Deccan Traverses: The Making of Banglalore's Terrain (Hardcover)
by Mathur Da Cunha, Anuradha Da Cunha, Dilip Da Cunha
# List Price: $115.00
# Hardcover: 231 pages
# Publisher: Rupa (February 2, 2006)
# ISBN: 8129108526
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| review from the Hindu
"The future of city is suggested by this incredible past and in the
wonder of its terrain," points out da Cunha. "Everyone talks about the
chaos of the city today. People talked about London and New York in a
similar way some decades ago. But the development will take place. The
question is, what will remain of Bangalore after that is done," wonders
the city planner. "We have to stop blaming corruption and lack of data
for the poor infrastructure in the city. Instead, we need to be more
inventive. After the British left there has hardly been anything new
invented. It's important to bring new thinking into education,
administration, planning and design," he adds.
Tank civilisation
To begin with, the authors suggest we talk to our children about the
incredible `tank civilisation' instead of ruing the fact that we do not
have rivers. "What the mind takes for granted, the eye takes for
granted," says da Cunha. Hopefully, Deccan Traverses, with its beautiful
view of the tota or flower garden of K R Market, its linkages between
the land and the people that make it, and its unique presentation will
change the way we look at a city. The architects and their little
daughter are now dreaming of traversing the unknown depths of the
Sunderbans next!
cont'd....
http://www.hindu.com/mag/2006/07/23/stories/2006072300390700.htm