Building India’s Blue-Green Grid

Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade / Bengaluru, India

Building India’s Blue-Green Network: A Strategic Framework for Bengaluru is a multi-disciplinary international collaboration supported by the Australian Government through the Australia-India Council, delivering knowledge-sharing workshops & cross-cultural investigations to develop innovative planning approaches to integrated environmental, water, urban, & landscape design. McGregor Coxall led the project alongside partners Integrated Design (Bengaluru), bringing together international subject experts & thought leaders, in conjunction with key government actors & stakeholders prominent in blue-green initiatives & programs, such as; Adrian Grey, (Greening the West Chair & Brimbank City Council), Melbourne Water, Sydney Water, Bengaluru Municipal Corporation Lakes Authority Department, Ashoka Trust For Research In Ecology & The Environment (ATREE), World Resources Institute (India), & a host of others from Australia & India.The project aims to establish a shared vision & integrated road map for Bengaluru’s Blue-Green Network that will assist in driving future city development with equitable, holistic community benefits & environmental outcomes at regional & local levels.

Year

2021 - 2022

Services

  • Landscape Master Plan

Scope

  • Concept Design
  • Design Development
  • Construction Documents
  • Miscellaneous Services

Collaborators

  • Integrated Design India

Sectors

  • Water + Environment
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An isometric map illustrates Bengaluru City within the larger Bengaluru Region, highlighting Seegehalli Lake and Hebbal Valley as key nodes in India's Blue-Green Grid. A vertical gradient bar on the left ranges from Local to Regional.
A flowchart illustrates the Blue-Green Grid transition from policy to implementation in India, moving from regional to project scale—Karnataka, Bengaluru, Bengaluru West, and Jayanagar 4th Block—linked by arrows and text boxes.
A simplified city map featuring a Blue-Green Grid of water bodies and parks, orange roads with arrows, and circular markers. Blue and orange lines form pathways that cross the landscape, echoing the structure of India's Grid.
A colorful urban map of India featuring a Blue-Green Grid, with green zones, blue water areas, and yellow, red, and black lines and arrows highlighting city routes, infrastructure, buildings, and key regions.

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