B V Doshi and Rajeev Kathpalia on the Idea of the Indian Smart City

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Songdo in South Korea is one of the most advanced smart cities so far constructed. Image Courtesy of Cisco

Despite being largely invented and developed by Western technology companies such as IBM and Cisco, the concept of the Smart City has been exported all over the world, with some of the most advanced implementations of smart city ideals being found from Rio de Janeiro in Brazil to Songdo in South Korea. In this interview, originally published by Indian Architect & Builder as "Perceptions of a Smart City," Morgan Campbell talks with B V Doshi and Rajeev Kathpalia about Le Corbusier, urbanization, and what it might mean to establish a smart city in India.

Shortly after coming to office in 2014, Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi announced an urban agenda in the form of 100 new Smart Cities for the country. The idea has captured attention at home and abroad, provoking intense discourse and debate regarding the form and context into which these cities should be developed. In January of this year, the city of Jaipur hosted the first annual Architecture Festival. Crafting Future Cities is just one of many platforms for this discussion.

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Cite: Indian Architect & Builder. "B V Doshi and Rajeev Kathpalia on the Idea of the Indian Smart City" 20 Jun 2015. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/644850/b-v-doshi-and-rajeev-kathpalia-on-the-idea-of-the-indian-smart-city> ISSN 0719-8884

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