Sınır pratikleri ve bölgesellik: Islamabad ve Yenı Delhi.

Islamabad and New Delhi are two planned capital cities; yet they exhibit completely divergent social and territorial formations. The research posits that this difference is due to the Islamabad gridiron plan functioning as a network of borders which resist the processes of territorialization and restrict sociospatial revision. Borders are not only space-bound; they are also time-bound – in essence, they function as spatial as well as temporal phenomenon. Since space evolves with time, it is necessary for borders and territory to develop and transform, bringing new meaning to sociospatial practices. Therefore, when borders are permanently designed and defined as a spatial bounding box, they resist the evolution of territory and sociospatial practices. This results in segregated and poorly managed cross-border relations. In order to define and subsequently redefine territoriality of a given space, it must undergo processes of deterritorialization and reterritorialization, where it re-establishes itself as a territory – with redefined boundaries and redefined sociospatial relations. This redefinition allows the revision of social relations that are impacted by the territory and as a result allows the breakdown of established norms and prejudices, in order to give shape to new social practices. Fixed borders resist these mechanisms of territorialization, thereby preventing the revision of social processes and resulting in stagnated sociospatial sensibilities. The aim of the research is to understand the impact of borders on social relations, through the exploration of territoriality and segregation. The aim is to begin by highlighting a prevalent and relevant definition of borders as a spatial instrument and briefly studying its impact on social relations. Subsequently, the research aims to study borders as a political instrument and its impact on identity and territoriality. Finally, the research aims to conduct a comparative case study on the urban planning of the two aforementioned capital cities, which will clarify the impact of borders on spatial and territorial processes.M.Arch. - Master of Architectur