ARCH 201 Studio Travel: India 2008

Sabeer Bhatia, founder of Hot Mail, sponsored this studio to investigate the master plan, urban design, and architectural possibilities of developing a new tech city — Nano City — in Haryana, India. Based on a careful reading of the ecological resources, social resources and conditions, and the economic and political issues involved in land development, the suggested proposal conserves existing village and vegetation resources, organizes city centers to house institutional and commercial growth, and harnesses site water and energy sources through careful design for sustainable development.