HCPDPM - HCP Design and Project Management Pvt. Ltd.
HCPDPM - HCP Design and Project Management Pvt. Ltd.
HCPDPM - HCP Design and Project Management Pvt. Ltd.
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the mind-set of the people. There were many apprehensions: Is it going to be people<br />
friendly? Is not the river width too narrow? Will it become a new centre of recreation<br />
<strong>and</strong> commerce or a promenade? Will it yield the results it is predicting? What will<br />
happen to the people <strong>and</strong> small time businesses that would be displaced? Thus it is<br />
albeit controversial <strong>and</strong> futuristic on the same token. Once again, the practice <strong>and</strong> the<br />
profession are brought clearly into focus. Modernism as a paradigm <strong>and</strong> a tool to bring<br />
unprecedented change is operative here. Apart from all else it is asserting the fact that<br />
architecture is a political act <strong>and</strong> that the profession <strong>and</strong> professionals must engage<br />
themselves in this process. It is here that what was once within the realm of statutory<br />
city planning is brought into the fold of private practice.<br />
<strong><strong>HCP</strong>DPM</strong> is inventive in other ways. It attracts younger talent constantly. There is an<br />
agenda in place where the technical skills <strong>and</strong> capabilities of trainees <strong>and</strong> fresh graduates<br />
are enriched in a systematic manner. Here the graphic <strong>and</strong> presentation experience<br />
of the employee is enriched by bold end products at various stages of the project. A few<br />
selected young designers are often sent abroad for better exposure <strong>and</strong> higher education<br />
after a commitment to <strong>HCP</strong>. There is also policy level research <strong>and</strong> writing undertaken<br />
on urban issues with an effort at making a national impact.<br />
It has been fifty years since the practice started, many projects have been designed <strong>and</strong><br />
many more are yet to come. It has been an exemplary <strong>and</strong> inspirational journey. The<br />
practice has evolved along with the transforming economic <strong>and</strong> social Indian context.<br />
If one were to take a performance audit of the firm <strong>and</strong> their architecture <strong>and</strong> planning<br />
initiatives; the variety <strong>and</strong> scale of their projects, presents a wide latitude, the quality of<br />
their buildings has created lasting value, their impact on the urban l<strong>and</strong>scape has been<br />
enormous, <strong>and</strong> the user acceptance has been remarkable. <strong><strong>HCP</strong>DPM</strong> has set a professional<br />
benchmark for the country <strong>and</strong> created a legacy for the next generation.<br />
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