Exam Details

Subject (Urban Designing) (Elective - 2)
Paper
Exam / Course Bachelor Of Architecture (B.ARCH)
Department School of Engineering & Technology (SOET)
Organization indira gandhi national open university
Position
Exam Date June, 2016
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

Match the names in Column A with the best fit from Column B.

ColumnA ColumnB
KLynch Nine-square grid
Haussmann Radial streets
Lutyens' Delhi Alexander
Christopher Imageability
Jaipur Paris

Describe any five principles of urban design.

2. Write short notes on the following:

Porosity

Street networks

Perceiving cities

3. How can urban design reclaim space for the pedestrians? Give suitable examples.

4. When designing a city centre what principles of urban design would you employ?

5. Explain how urban design can enhance the city experience.

6. Giving examples of any two Indian cities, show how the street-network is an important determinant of city form.


Departments

  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • National Centre for Disability Studies (NCDS)
  • School of Agriculture (SOA)
  • School of Computer and Information Sciences (SOCIS)
  • School of Continuing Education (SOCE)
  • School of Education (SOE)
  • School of Engineering & Technology (SOET)
  • School of Extension and Development Studies (SOEDS)
  • School of Foreign Languages (SOFL)
  • School of Gender Development Studies(SOGDS)
  • School of Health Science (SOHS)
  • School of Humanities (SOH)
  • School of Interdisciplinary and Trans-Disciplinary Studies (SOITDS)
  • School of Journalism and New Media Studies (SOJNMS)
  • School of Law (SOL)
  • School of Management Studies (SOMS)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts (SOPVA)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts(SOPVA)
  • School of Sciences (SOS)
  • School of Social Sciences (SOSS)
  • School of Social Work (SOSW)
  • School of Tourism & Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSM)
  • School of Tourism &Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSSM)
  • School of Translation Studies and Training (SOTST)
  • School of Vocational Education and Training (SOVET)
  • Staff Training & Research in Distance Education (STRIDE)

Subjects

  • (Urban Designing) (Elective - 2)
  • Advanced Building Services (Elective 1)
  • Architectural Sciences & Services - Iv (Energy Systems And Hvac)
  • Architectural Sciences And Services - I (Climatology)
  • Architectural Sciences And Services - Ii (Illumination And Acoustics)
  • Architectural Sciences And Services - Iii (Water Supply And Sanitation)
  • Culture And Built Forms - Iii
  • Culture And Built Forms-I
  • Culture And Built Forms-Ii
  • Culture And Built Forms-Iv
  • CULTURE AND BUILT FORMS-V
  • Culture And Built Forms-Vi
  • Disaster Management (Elective - 2)
  • Earthquake Resistant Structures (Elective 1)
  • Estimating And Costing
  • Green Architecture And Environmental Planning (Elective - 2)
  • Intelligent Building Systems (Elective - 2)
  • Interior Design (Elective - 1)
  • Professional Practice And Building Bye Laws
  • Project Management
  • Site Planning (Elective 1)
  • Theory Of Structures - I
  • Theory Of Structures - Ii
  • Theory Of Structures - Iii
  • Theory Of Structures-Iv
  • Theory Of Structures-V
  • Topographic Systems
  • Town Planning