Rebel Cities Rebel Bodies

Mansi Shah, Victor Cano Ciborro
Front Cover Rebel Bodies Rebel Cities

Rebel Bodies Rebel Cities shares the detailed pedagogy and design outputs produced by fifteen students from the second and third year of Bachelor of Urban Design. The studio was taught in the 2018 monsoon semester as part of the level two studios at CEPT University. The book disseminates its particular drawing-based methodology for reading and deciphering hidden and dynamic spatial practices for contested public spaces in the core walled city of Ahmedabad. The outcomes by students demonstrate sensitive urban design solutions based on the readings.

Published by:
CEPT University Press
ISBN Number:
978-93-83184-21-7
Publications Year:
2022
Actual cost:
₹1500/-

Rebel Bodies Rebel Cities is a teaching and research project born from recognising complexities and differing stakeholder interests within urban public spaces and the importance of recognising these dynamics to create more inclusive and equitable urban environments. 

For its first case study, fifteen students from the Bachelor of Urban Design at CEPT University work in Bhadra Fort Precincts, Ahmedabad, India. The book lays pedagogy taking students through three modules- one: Narrative cartographies, two: Performances and finally, the design that reflects on the context and the resistances. Throughout all the modules, drawing is a fundamental instrument to understand the dynamics of the space and materialise ideas and thoughts. This book disseminates our approach, learnings and creative design interventions by students based on critical analysis of problems.

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