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Updated On: 07 June, 2019 07:15 AM IST | Dalreen Ramos

How does design impact everyday life and can we make cities more efficient? A discussion puts architects and photographers to the test

Oddly Enough is a salon series by Paper Planes

What makes a city a city? Sure, there are definitions in terms of population, density, connectivity to global markets and access to technology. But if there is one thing that is largely left out of these definitions, it's design. More than the architecture that reminds you of Mumbai, there are smaller elements that we interact with every day, that change so quickly that you forget it ever existed. That shift for us, came when one day we were handed over a printed ticket in a BEST bus — we didn't miss the colourful hand-punched alternative then, but we do now.

This ever-changing nature of the city and the importance of design will be the topic of discussion at a panel discussion called Oddly Enough: Out in the City this weekend. Hosted by Paper Planes, a subscription-based service for indie magazines, the panel comprises architects Sameep Padora and Ruchika Madhok, and photojournalist Chirodeep Chaudhuri and will be moderated by designer Ayaz Basrai.

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