tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57879160806256493912024-02-20T16:54:20.845+05:30Power of SeeingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5787916080625649391.post-67993169995283893692009-09-28T17:15:00.002+05:302009-09-28T17:17:31.978+05:30“The Power of Seeing: Humane Urban Design Project” won the “Delhi Within”, Ideas Competition to Reinvent, Revise, Realise Delhi’s Untapped Urban Potential, on September 26, 2009<br /><br />Placing the body’s convenience, comfort and safety at its center, Studio Abhyas launched the Power of Seeing: Humane Urban Design Project in 2005. The project facilitates school children and young adults to ADOPT a street element in their neighbourhood and document its history over and extended period of time.<br /><br />The aim of the project is to first of all connect the child to his/her environment, instill an-eye-for-detail in the young, hone their observation and documentation skills, empower and equip them to become care takers of their environment, facilitate a healthy interface between citizens and civic authorities, lobby for centralized emergency helpline numbers, make information pertaining to public spaces and amenities public, and make our streets humane and pedestrian friendly.<br /><br />The Project is not about pointing fingers, it is about being connected to the environment, taking care of it as one’s own and being responsible as well as watchful; and letting the authorities know that we are looking!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0