{"id":77398,"date":"2026-08-13T17:10:58","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T17:10:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us\/book\/learning-from-ganga-riverfront\/"},"modified":"2026-08-13T17:10:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T17:10:58","slug":"learning-from-ganga-riverfront","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us\/book\/learning-from-ganga-riverfront\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning from Ganga Riverfront"},"content":{"rendered":"

Learning from Ganga Riverfront<\/em><\/strong> chronicles a unique revitalization program along the River Ganga in Patna. For a city with its back to the river—marked by isolated ghats<\/em> and disconnected development—this project proposes a comprehensive development solution addressing vital concerns such as public space, civic amenities, environmental awareness, and ecological restoration. The project connects existing fragmented open spaces into a continuous public realm along the river, aiding in religious festivities and recreation alike. The project also aims to develop ghat<\/em> prototypes that could create a cohesive typology for the river’s edge, integrating heritage buildings while remaining sensitive to the local context.<\/p>\n

Engaging a long stretch along the river, the purposed development includes 6.5 kilometers of promenades, six community, educational, and recreational buildings, food kiosks, ecological landscaping, and other public amenities. The project received $40 million in funding from the World Bank and was supported by the Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India. As a holistic development, the proposal promotes a walkable city, creating larger usable open spaces and attracting people from all age groups.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Learning from Ganga Riverfront <\/em>documents Patna’s landmark riverfront revitalization—a 6.5 km expanse of promenades, heritage integration, and ecological restoration—offering architects and urban planners a comprehensive study in context-sensitive, river-edge urban design.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Author’s Note
\nIntroduction: Designs for a Variable Edge
\nProject Timeline
\nPart A: City and Nature
\nTri-River Junction
\nLinear City
\nGradient and River Hydrology
\nPart B: Reimagining the Riverfront
\nRevitalization and Urban Vision
\nEdges, Paths and Connections
\nTypology of Interventions
\nPart C: From Plan to Practice
\nMaidan to Ghat
\nCampus to Ganga Kinare
\nOld City to Ganga Setu
\nAfterword: Patna Promenade by Amitava Kumar
\nProject Credits
\nAcknowledgements<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":77399,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[5601],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-77398","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-architecture-landscape-design","author-by-author-nishant-lall","publisher-mapin-publishing-gp-pty-ltd","first","instock","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nLearning from Ganga Riverfront - ACC Art Books US<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us\/book\/learning-from-ganga-riverfront\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Learning from Ganga Riverfront - 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