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July 10, 2026Open Access

The Chandigarh Challenge: Balancing cultural heritage and urban development

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MGM GiraltNMNima Maghsoudi

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Overview

Urban design studio explores scenarios for integrating cultural heritage with urban development needs in Chandigarh.

Key Points

  • The research aims to explore how to balance cultural heritage preservation with urban development in Chandigarh.
  • Developed alternative urban design scenarios using a research by design methodology.
  • Focused on density, housing, functional mix, and sustainability for the 21st century.
  • Provided a re-densification strategy addressing public spaces and parking organization.
  • Design projects propose innovative urban visions for future development.
  • All contributions feature a common re-densification strategy with additional functions.
  • The findings support discussions on alternative options for Chandigarh's urban transformation.

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Giralt et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a508f236eeac72a437a17c5https://doi.org/10.5445/ir/1000195099
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