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GATE 2024 AR — Architecture – Question 31

Urban Design and Conservation · Theories, principles, tools and techniques of urban design · 2 marks · Multiple choice

Match P NIMBY, Q form-based code, R tactical urbanism, S suburbanisation with 1 waterfront view through abutting street, 2 regulation primarily by urban form, 3 residential growth on city outskirts, 4 short-term low-cost scalable interventions, 5 resisting unwanted neighbourhood development.

  1. P–5; Q–2; R–4; S–3
  2. P–5; Q–4; R–3; S–2
  3. P–1; Q–2; R–4; S–5
  4. P–1; Q–5; R–4; S–3

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Correct answer: (A) P–5; Q–2; R–4; S–3

Explanation

NIMBY expresses local opposition to an unwanted nearby intervention(5). Form-based codes regulate physical form(2). Tactical urbanism uses small, rapid and scalable changes(4). Suburbanisation shifts development towards outskirts(3). The sequence 5, 2, 4, 3 gives A.

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