Governor Andrew Cuomo recognizes that Buffalo's waterfront is a unique asset that must be fully utilized to attract people and businesses to our community. The Governor's vision for a redeveloped waterfront is becoming a reality through the work of the Empire State Development and Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation (ECHDC).

As a result, our waterfront is being transformed with multiple locations for people to access and enjoy the water's edge. This year more than one million people will visit Canalside for concerts, exercise, family activities, relaxation and food. Right now, the area's historic canals are being recreated to provide a centerpiece for growing public and private projects. When winter comes, you will see skaters gliding along the newly built canals, much as they do in similar historic locations in Canada and Europe. Further, the Outer Harbor is now home to the first New York State park to be located in the City of Buffalo. The newly named Buffalo Harbor State Park is another site that invites residents and visitors to enjoy recreation and relaxation on the waterfront.

There are 1,000 events and activities planned for Canalside this year, so make sure you stay plugged in by heading to our website at www.canalsidebuffalo.com. The website will keep you up-to-date on the ECHDC projects underway, provide information for local history lovers and showcase a wide variety of photos that focus on Buffalo's new waterfront experience.

We are proud to invite you to visit Buffalo's waterfront, a year round destination with something for everyone to enjoy.

Sincerely,

ARCHITECTURAL THESIS: WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENTVisakha Festival Plaza, Beach Road, Visakhapatnam: Developing city�s urban fabric to exploit its interface with the waters of a natural sea face to maximum benefit.

About the projectWaterfronts, the unique places where land and water meet, are a finite resource embodying the special history and character of each community. Urban waterfronts, like the cities help define, dynamic places. In each era, the needs for relaxation and the pursuit of leisure activities resultedin planning forms and architecture solution that expresses the human response to lakeside orseaside. Waterfronts are often the most valuable resource of a city and many people feel they area stakeholder: from the resident�s beautiful view to marine industry to waterfront shops, everyone wants their interests protected.

As a student of Architecture, I wanted to explore, understand and develop an approach towards waterfront city. And Visakhapatnam is recognized as the fifth-fastest growing "IndustrialMetropolis" in the Asian sub­continent and the fastest growing industrial city on the East coastof India strategically located mid­way between Calcutta and Chennai. This comes down to visionof Visakhapatnam city -to become an economically vibrant, safe and inclusive city providing thebest social and physical infrastructure facilities for its residents, businesses and visitors.

The project dealt with transforming Beach Road as a unique cultural quarter with

recreational and entertainment facilities serving the city, its people and tourists with new dimension, meaning and scale of development. The program of development was prepared envisioning the public character and to create a city�s identity on its waterfront. The urban form integrated with landscape created an enriching experience by responding to the context of water, existing diversity of activities, metaphors representing city�s characteristics and as a visually dominant landmark form.

The ProcessThe project was done in 5 months of time by understanding waterfronts, analyzing the site, developing the vision, ideating concepts, developing an area brief and following design strategy, layout and zoning.