GATE 2021 AR – Question 17

Urban Design and Conservation · Theories, principles, tools and techniques of urban design · 1 mark · Multiple choice

In Gordon Cullen’s urban-design terminology, Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi, is the example asked for under which concept?

Serial vision
Pinpointing
Occupied territory
Here and there

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Correct answer: (A) Serial vision

Explanation

The source identifies the experience of Rashtrapati Bhavan through the unfolding sequence of views along its approach as serial vision, A. The emphasis is the changing visual experience through movement, rather than one isolated object or a single static viewpoint.

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