This semester we stepped outside the confines of our homes, pushed against the coercive confinement of the pandemic aftermath and rediscovered the locality in which we are situated. The first stage included capturing the spectrum of everyday life from morning to night by observing defining characteristics of our locality in terms of physical content and urban life. The next stage was studying the community and social groups that belong to our locality and the networks of everyday life related to place, people and purpose that characterize
it. The third stage required us to employ various participatory tools to establish close engagement with the community and other stakeholder groups, including governmental and non-governmental agencies, to identify and prioritize multiple urban issues based on their inputs. In the final stage, a design proposal was drafted by collaborating with focus groups and developing a Local Design Action Plan. This LAP exercise not only helped us learn about the undiscovered layers of everyday urbanism but also helped us understand how the localities in various cities have responded to the COVID-19 Pandemic and lockdowns.