Architecture and Planning Miscellaneous-topic


Architecture and Planning Miscellaneous-topic

Architecture and Planning Miscellaneous

  1. The Hall of Nations, New Delhi, was designed by









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    The Per manent Exhibition Complex is designed to form the focus of 130 acres of Exhibition ground designed by Raj Rewal in New Delhi.

    Correct Option: B

    The Per manent Exhibition Complex is designed to form the focus of 130 acres of Exhibition ground designed by Raj Rewal in New Delhi.


  1. As per the Urban and Regional Development Plan Formulation and Implementation (URDPFI) guidelines, the planperiod considered in a ‘Perspective plan’ is









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    Perspective planning is a blueprint regarding the objectives and targets of long run growth. The perspective plan is not just a plan, rather to attain certain objectives and targets; the perspective plan is divided into certain smaller plans. A Perspective Plan is a long term (20-25 years) written document supported by necessary maps and diagrams providing the state government the goal s, pol i ci es, st r at egi es and general programmes of the urban local authority regarding spatio-economic development of the settlement under its governance.

    Correct Option: C

    Perspective planning is a blueprint regarding the objectives and targets of long run growth. The perspective plan is not just a plan, rather to attain certain objectives and targets; the perspective plan is divided into certain smaller plans. A Perspective Plan is a long term (20-25 years) written document supported by necessary maps and diagrams providing the state government the goal s, pol i ci es, st r at egi es and general programmes of the urban local authority regarding spatio-economic development of the settlement under its governance.



  1. Gover nment of India’s urban devel opment program ‘HRIDAY’ stands for









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    National Heritage City Devel opment and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY) was launched on 21 January 2015 with the aim of bringing together urban planning, economic growth and heritage conservation in an inclusive manner to preserve the heritage character of each Heritage City. The Scheme shall support development of core heritage infrastructure project sincluding revitalization of linked urban infrastructure for heritage assets such as monuments, Ghats, temples etc. along with reviving certain intangible assets.

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    National Heritage City Devel opment and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY) was launched on 21 January 2015 with the aim of bringing together urban planning, economic growth and heritage conservation in an inclusive manner to preserve the heritage character of each Heritage City. The Scheme shall support development of core heritage infrastructure project sincluding revitalization of linked urban infrastructure for heritage assets such as monuments, Ghats, temples etc. along with reviving certain intangible assets.


  1. The structural grid type shown in the figure below is a









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    Tartan grids are grids with sub-grids which may be repetative in their pattern but do not have regular spacing. They came into their own in the late 1950s and 1960s under an architectural school of thinking called 'structuralism' (only loosely, in the end, having anything to do with linguistic structuralism). It also appears quite a bit in what was called mat building. Le Corbusier, on the other hand, used them consciously and some argue that he inher ited their use from his appreciation of classical architecture as shown below in Villa Stein's plan by him.

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    Tartan grids are grids with sub-grids which may be repetative in their pattern but do not have regular spacing. They came into their own in the late 1950s and 1960s under an architectural school of thinking called 'structuralism' (only loosely, in the end, having anything to do with linguistic structuralism). It also appears quite a bit in what was called mat building. Le Corbusier, on the other hand, used them consciously and some argue that he inher ited their use from his appreciation of classical architecture as shown below in Villa Stein's plan by him.



  1. In mass transportation, LRTS stands for









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    Light rail, light rail transit (LRT), or fast tram is a form of urban rail transport using rolling stock similar to a tramway, but operating at a higher capacity.

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    Light rail, light rail transit (LRT), or fast tram is a form of urban rail transport using rolling stock similar to a tramway, but operating at a higher capacity.