00:00 – Introduction by Meenakshi Bhagat, 02:34 – The city as stage. An introduction to the subject. Framing a city, 06:25 – As urban catalysts. Identity, inclusion, economic and cultural transformation, 08:23 – Risk versus Opportunity, Short term Spectacle versus Long term urban value, 09:31 – How temporary events and daily life can co-exist, 10:51 – The event city and the everyday city, 23:36 – Discussion.
This is an Urban Design Group UK & Institute of Urban Designers India presentation.
Meenakshi Bhagat is a Founder & Creative Director at Maestro Design India. She is an Urban Designer with a background in architecture and interior design and has 18 years of experience in residential, institutional and entertainment building designs in India and overseas.
She has also worked as an independent lead design consultant to government organisations in India on numerous public realm and stadium design projects, for instance the Commonwealth games 2010, Hockey World Cups and Lusophony games 2012. Her work focuses on place making for large crowds with permanent or temporary facilities. She is also a co-opted member of Urban Design Group London.
Alican Inal is an Associate Principal at Populous EMEA, leading the Urban Design studio with a focus on creating experience-led urban spaces, sports and entertainment masterplanning, esports architecture, computational urbanism and experiential landscape design.
He has extensive project experience across a wide range of scales, having held key roles and led the Urban Design team for various sports and entertainment masterplanning projects across the Middle East, Europe, and the UK.
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