It's intruiged architects across the globe. While some appreciate it for its horizontal display, others are impressed with the open spaces. No wonder that the coveted City Centre in Sector 17 has been short listed among other few places to be discussed at the 11th International Conference on Humane Habitat, 2009, which will be held from January 29 to 31 in Mumbai.

And architect, Housing Board Haryana, Archana Chaudhary has done a thorough research on it to present a paper on the Plaza on the theme, ‘Sustainable Humane Habitats: Revitalizing City Centres and Promoting Transit Area Development’. “From the architectural design, problems to remedies, all will be discussed here,” she tells us adding that the conference is being hosted by Rizvi College of Architecture, Mumbai. The 97 hectares of area, two zones of Sector 17 — north eastern for commercial and civic functions and south- western for functions of local administration and catalytic influence on the citizenry...all finding reference in her presentation, it’s the differences in the use of the plan she lays emphasis on. “The shops have been sub-divided and not proportionately segregated. As for the bus stand, it has expanded beyond its original size and acquired status of an Inter-State Bus terminus, when it was originally designed as a small bus stand,” Archana points out.