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The 2010 International Charrette is based in Pune, the youngest Metro-city of India. The Charrette is an intensive 4 day event from the 11th – 14th March 2010 to develop proposals for the regeneration of the Urban Corridor of the historic core of the city. Pune has a unique twin character, that of a traditionally bound place — generally considered the quintessence of Maharashtrian culture and that of an industrialised upcoming IT hub of India. The Charrette involves local professional bodies, universities and academicians, the local government along with national and international partnering organisations. The event opens up possibilities to grasp ground realities of a vibrant old core while focusing on site specific concerns surrounding the depletion of rich traditional built environments in a rapidly urbanising Indian city such as Pune. The Charrette proposes the involvement of proactive participants to comprehend complex issues of regeneration in old historic cores and formulate a vision for future interventions in a traditional setting. Collaborating organisations  
Who is it for? Architects, planners, urban designers, conservationists, students and others with an inclination towards promoting heritage and urban renewal within the cultural and social settings of Pune. Participants are responsible for their own travel to India and accommodation. Project Objectives
 Google image of site area An important corridor of the inner core of the city of Pune has been identified as the target area for the Pune Charrette. This urban corridor is part of traditional link of Shivaji road. It connects the administrative centre (Pune Municipal Corporation) and the traditional market (Mandai) of Pune. The corridor with its porous boundaries has the right ingredients to highlight issues pertaining to the inner core of the city of Pune.
What is a Charrette?
A charrette is an intensive planning session where citizens, designers and others collaborate on a vision for development. It provides a forum for ideas and offers the unique advantage of giving immediate feedback to the designers. More importantly, it allows everyone who participates to be a mutual author of the plan. The Charrette process is a key planning and urban design tool which involves stakeholders and the local community in shaping a vision for a place. It is an intensive design process where every issue is tested hands on. The aim of any charrette is to collate a wide range of relevant information about a given place and to reconcile this with the aims and aspirations of all the key stakeholders. This will include local statutory agencies and authorities, landowners, local community, voluntary groups, representatives of employers, retailers and other interest groups.
Registration & Costs
The registration fee for International participants is £200 and for Indian participants it is Indian Rupees Rs.5000. This fee shall cover costs of the venue, drawing material, intermediate meals and snacks during the workshop, transportation costs related to workshop activities and a tailor made heritage walk along the site.
Please register by requesting for application form at contact @ intbau.in. Foreign participants must also pay a 10% non-refundable deposit by using our online payments system. A limited number of student scholarships covering the registration fee are available. To apply, please contact Deependra Prashad at the address below.
Travel
Participants will have to organise their own travel to Pune (India). Pune has a domestic airport with a selected number of international flights. However connecting flights from Mumbai, Bangalore and Delhi are frequent. Coaches, trains and private taxis are available from Mumbai, a four hour drive from the city.
Participants will have to organise their own travel to and from Pune, and cover accommodation and meals individually although meals during the period of the workshop will be included in the registration fees. We can suggest accommodation in the city depending on individual requirements.
Visa
You will need a visa to visit India. Please contact your local Indian embassy. A tourist visa will be the simplest to obtain. As per the regulations you will have to submit the name of the hotel or the address when applying for a visa. INTBAU India can provide a suitable invitation letter on request.
Organisers
The Charrette is organised by INTBAU India in partnership with College of Engineering Pune, Academy of Urbanism London, Aranyavaak group and other eminent local organisations. The work at INTBAU India is coordinated by Deependra Prashad, Jyoti Soni, Shirish Gupte & Darshana Gothi with advice from the INTBAU India board. Deependra is an architect and environmental planner by training and has extensively taught and lectured at various national and international forums on issues of appropriate architecture, sustainability and urban renewal. Darshana, an urban designer by training is coordinating the work at Pune.
The Indian chapter has successfully organised past events since 2005 such as the Mumbai Mills workshop and the flagship international conference on New Architecture and Urbanism: Development of Indian Traditions.
Pune
In Pune, the past meets the present. Pune is one of those rare cities with a twin image: that of a traditionally-bound place — generally considered the quintessence of Maharashtrian culture — and of a modern industrial metropolis. Pune is known as the cultural capital of Maharashtra owing to its rich culture and heritage. It has earned a reputation for its esteemed colleges and educational institutions, and thus referred to as the "Oxford of the East". It is also known as "Detroit of India", "Pensioners paradise", "Cyber City" due to its favourable location, pleasant climate, historical importance, vibrant culture and incentives for upcoming IT-BT centres. A young metro city, it is the seventh largest in India and second only to Mumbai in Maharashtra. It has a population of more than 4.5 million and lies roughly 160 kilometres east of Mumbai.
With rapid urbanisation, the city core faces the threat of negligence. Unplanned development, lack of effective area specific regulation, intense commercialisation with emphasis on branding, unplanned residential development, lack of proper and adequate infrastructure facilities are a few issues among many others. The multilevel issues of conservation and redevelopment make the situation even more difficult to comprehend.
The city and its components must change according to the changing aspirations of the citizens and needs of contemporary urban cosmopolitan community through a constant layering and integration process. Thus inner core sensitive areas seek the attention of planners, local authorities and proactive citizens to ensure inclusive growth and avoid irreversible damage to its innate character.
Pune Charrette Program. March 10th to 14th 2010
Day 1 WEDNESDAY 10 March - Evening
Welcome by INTBAU India, Introductions & Program Outline. Followed by a buffet reception.
Day 2 THURSDAY, 11 March
Morning 9:30 am
Work Session - Tour of old core of the city of Pune and introduction to site area. Interaction with the locals such as owners of private properties, tenants, business groups, trust members of community areas and public participatory exercises.
Day 3 FRIDAY, 12 March
Morning 9.30 am
Brief discussions on specific issues such as development control regulations, history and heritage, traffic and transportation, urban character and architecture.
Day 4 SATURDAY, 13 March
Morning. 9.30 am
Studio work – Drafting the Masterplan. Team work according to training and affinity.
Day 5 SUNDAY, 14 March
Morning. 9.30 am
Studio work finalisation of plans
Participating experts
Collaborating organisations
Supporting organisations
Further information
Deependra Prashad
Darshana Gothi
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Participants at the INTBAU India Mumbai Mills workshop, 2005
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