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1ST ISSUE
PUBLISHED ON 9TH APRIL 2019 CONTACT INFO mail us at publication.archinitp@gmail.com / NIT Patna Architecture
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HERE WE ARE.
NIT Patna , the 6th Oldest Engineering Institute of India marked its humble beginning in 1886 with the establishment of pleaders survey training school which was subsequently promoted as Bihar College of Engineering Patna in 1932 thereafter rechristened as National Institute of technology in 2004. Situated on the south bank of holy river Ganga behind Gandhi Ghat, that is associated with the immersion of ashes of father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi in the river, the campus has a picturesque river view with historic building presenting a spectacle of architectural delight and natural beauty. A strand of this intricate web is the department of architecture, one of the oldest Department of the Institute, which was established in the year 1979. Being dedicated to producing intellectuals and professionals who are well-versed in the state-of-the-art techniques and requisite skills of the profession, this department has always been reaching greater heights. The Department started under the guidance of Prof. Ar. Surendra Kumar who had completed masters of city planning in IIT KGP. Then Professors, Ar. Sridhar Rajan , Late Ar. Mithilesh Kumar Lal and others had helped to the development of the department. Amidst this the department had their first batch topper Ar. Anil Kumar who is now working as Chief Architect BCD, Bihar. In the later years the department gave birth to many good architects like Ar. B.N Verma (1980 batch) chief architect Jharkhand, Ar. Hari Shankar Singh Urban development and housing department,Bihar, Ar. Rajib Neog Deputy Director Town planning, Assam. As the years pass this institute has kindled the talents in many students and has inspired them to achieve great heights.
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Head of Department, Dept. of Architecture NIT Patna
STANCHION a quarterly magazine by students of architecture, NIT Patna is a noble step and hope it will continue in years to come. All the best to the students working for it.
MESSAGE FROM
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Dr. Ravish Kumar (Asst. Professor) Dept. of Architecture NIT Patna
It is my immense pleasure to introduce the departmental magazine and also I congratulate the Publication team who have been working hard for the magazine. A very few days back I took an initiative being Student’s Activity Coordinator, to form departmental students club and its various constituents teams in order to increase interaction among students within the department and also to increase their participation in various competitions and activities outside the department. The idea of publishing the departmental magazine was basically brought to me by Publication team which told me how helpful it can be in achieving the aim of students club in increasing in not only within the department but also from other institutions. I agreed with this idea and permitted to do so. Here they are with the result, transforming the idea into reality. I wish the whole publication team Best of Luck for success of magazine.
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t is very challenging for first year architecture students to change their composition of shapes into a design project for first time, same was the challenge we have faced working for the first issue. From proposing the idea, going through the selection of contents till finalizing the reports, it has been state of topsy-turvy for us, since it is first of its kind in Department of architecture NIT Patna. The idea of starting a magazine was actually an outcome of “me interacting with people from different colleges and different professions (educators, architects, students) in the Annual NASA convention and exploring their works. It is going to be different and a bit unconventional as far as it is concerned about contents which we have tried to keep short and elaborating. Everyone in architecture agrees with the fact that as much as you share with others you will gain things in return either positive or negative but those are definitely going to improve you. So, we are not limiting the magazine to our college only but publishing it publically and we are open to any kind of suggestions and surely we will implement it in our next issues.
THE STUDENT ACTIVITY CLUB
Ritesh The Professor In-Charge of the Student Activity in the department is Dr. Ravish Kumar who is very active and supportive in not only our academics but also development of other essential activities in Architecture students. The SAC provides a department level platform for interaction and transfer of skills and ideas among students of all batches thus bringing the department more closer in being a family. Student Secretary Ritesh Sharma is giving his full effort to bring it in reality.
The Publication Team works for the publishing related works of the department like the Magazine “Stanchion� and also looks after the publications from other teams of the department. This team also has the control of the social media handles of the department. The achievements, activities, and other academic as well as extra co-curricular activities of the students. The team is headed by Chetan Siddhartha (as Coordinator) and Yatish N. Asthana (as co-Coordinator) with a whole of dedicated team working for the team.
Chetan
The Publication Team The Event Management Team The Photography Team The Cultural Team
The Photography team helps all the other teams and
the department in creating impressions of their activities on people out of the department. The team works especially in coordination with the publication team to provide them with the required photographs for their publications. This team functions as a bridge between the outer society and the department by transfer of views and ideas through their photographs. The team is headed by Rik Chattopadhyay (as Coordinator) and Abinash Prasad (as co-Coordinator).
Yatish
The cultural team works for the development of
cultural interest of students like music, dance etc. The main motive of this team is to provide some recreational time to the students and also help in the preparation of our department for cultural trophies or competition on institute level and also in Zonal and Annual NASA conventions. The team is headed by Akshay Kr. Sinha (as coordinator) and Shitakshi Keshri (as co-coordinator).
Akshay
The student Activity club of the department of Architecture, NIT Patna maintains a harmony between academics and other activities of the students. The club brings together all the batches of the department and makes them interact and work together to achieve a specified objective. The club maintains and increases the flow and transfer of ideas through the brains of different skills and thought process. There are four constituent teams together forming the SAC (Student Activity Club) they are:
Shitakshi
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Abinash
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Event Management team looks after organizing several events on departmental basis. The events under their organization include competitions creating a bridge between the social norms and design process like proceeding in designing something which goes hand-in-hand with the customs of the society also they look after the organization of events in association with other teams. The team is headed by Abhishek Anand (as Coordinator) and Kumari Suman (as Co-Coordinator) and consists of a treasurer (Rahul Raj) for the club who looks after the funds for these teams.
Abhishek
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INNOVATION
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ACHIEVEMENTS
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CROSSWORD
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TOON
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IMPORTANT WORKSHOP & EVENTS
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INFORMATICS
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INTERVIEW
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INSPIRATION
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YOUR ARCHITECT
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You went back to another world Where stars shine across the sky Where the divine birds pass by. Here I am thinking of you, Doing daily choirs I am meant to do Always thought that it’s time to let you go, But your thoughts never let me do so Still I remember those moments when we sang songs, Laughed together and played along. Still remember those times when we fought against each other, The times we ate our dinner together. Often surprises of shaving your hair, The bad jokes we used to share, Everyday has never changed since then, Just that you are not here, So the world does not remains the same. SUBHAGATA
PANKAJ KUMAR MAURYA 1998 - 2018
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He left us all alone but it never felt like reality. It always feels like he is around us in every moment of joy and sorrow. He always used to say that one should not grief for the departed ones and so we are doing. He gave us uncountable memories which puts smile on our faces. I had a special connection with him through music as he was into music, we used to listen Sufis whole night. He was just a multitalented man with one of the most soulful voice I ever heard and had a great management skill. The most memorable tour we had and will remain the best was LBC workshop tour. He was the string which held us together in toughest situations and played an important role for our success in Zonasa.
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Yatish N. Ashthana 2nd year
For better understanding of town planning of any city there are few points that are needed to be considered. Some of them are: Arrangement of different spaces and division of spaces for their proper functioning without interfering in other’s functioning. Transportation facilities both inside the city and outside it. Safe, hygienic, sanitary and comfortable housing for meeting requirements of all communities. Other services like schools, gardens, hospitals etc. Adequate water supply and sewage disposal services.
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odern city of Patna earlier known as Patliputra (successor of Patali). The city had many names in the ancient past for instance it was known as Kusumapur in Ramayana and Pushpapur by kalidas. The city became the capital of Chandragupta Maurya. The city was located at the confluence of Erannoboas (or Son river) and Ganges. Chinese Pilgrim Fa-Hian mentions the city fortified by wooden wall around 5th century AD and no damage to the city however the damage causing factors may be working back then. In 7th century, another Chinese pilgrim Hiuen Tsiang visited Palibothra (Pataliputra) and found no majestic city but only ruins.
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Megasthenes, the Greek ambassador to chandragupta’s court gave an elaborate description of various parts of pataliputra in his book “Indika�. According to him: The city was fortified, and the fortification protected the city from animals, robbers, invaders etc. The city was surrounded by a palisade having loopholes for trained archers. A ditch around 600 feet in breadth and 60 feet in depth surrounded the city functioning both for defense purpose and sewage receiving. The city had 64 gates and walls had 570 beautiful towers placed at around 220 feet from each other. The rampart and towers also had holes for dartsmen to fire their arrows and darts. There was a system of gate keeper and identity cards. The gatekeeper protecting the main gate was called kiledaar.
Chanakya in his famous book “Arthashashtra� wrote about many methods of fort construction methods used around that period of time. The script also contains details about the construction and structure of the fortified city of Palibothra or Pataliputra. Maximum instances provided by kautilya (Chanakya) resemble to that in Indika by Megasthenes. For instance, The Royal Palace was constructed out of Timber. The timber used in the construction works were treated with some chemicals which prevented decaying and corrosion. Almost all the public buildings and palaces had inscriptions on their walls, columns,
ceilings etc., these inscriptions were not inscribed randomly but they depicted some storyline somewhat similar to the Hieroglyphs of the Egyptian Architecture. There were around 84000 topes in the Ashokan palace which paved the way for huge ornamentations. Talking in context of the Ashokan palace, The palace was beautifully built and were highly functional. There were number of bedrooms in the palace and most of them had secret exits. The main gate of the palace lied on its eastern side. The whole palace was designed hugely according to the climatic situations of the region. The soil had
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plenty of moisture due to presence of the Ganges. The constructions had very strong foundations built out of timber and sandstone. There were store houses built for storing grains. Megasthenes talks about no occurrence of famine in the region but presence of such stores indicate that there was the need of storing huge amount of grains. The two observations are thus contradictory. There were pleasure houses and guest houses for the recreational purpose and guest hosting. The buildings like store houses, pleasure and guest houses were the major public spaces of that time. According to the Arthashashtra book by kautilya, the houses, fields, tanks of any kind were called “Vastu”. Though there were various types of houses present in the Palibothra region but the methodology of construction of many of them were same and in that the roof was to be fastened with a transverse beam. Fastening of roof of a house to the transverse beam by means of iron bolts is called “Setu Making”. There were various rules and regulations which were required to be followed during construction of houses. These rules were decided by the ruling authority similar to the municipal bye laws that we have present day. Each element of the house was to be built, oriented and placed according to those rules. For example, the foundations of a house was supposed to be laid at a distance of at least 3 padas from well of the neighboring house, Each house’s water course should be at least 3 padas from the neighboring site. The town had a separate and isolated space designated for cremation purpose. The distance between two houses was restricted to 3-4 padas and also roofs of the houses must either be overlapping or 4 angulas apart. Multi storied houses were also found in the palibothra region small but high windows on the upper storey. The doors width were measured to be a “Kishku”. Also none of
the doors opened towards interior of the house. These information can be found easily as they were the systems which existed for a long period of time and were used by the greatest city of its time. The climate of the region was such that it received good amount of rain each year, so precautions were required to be taken to protect the buildings from the rain. The materials that were used in construction other than treated Sal wood were clay burnt bricks ( the remains can be seen at the Kumhrar region of Patna known for ancient remains of Pataliputra). These bricks were considerably less affected by rains however the roofs need to be treated
There were various rules and regulations which were required to be followed during construction of houses. These rules were decided by the ruling authority similar to the municipal bye laws that we have present day. so that they last for long period of time. For prevention of damages due to rain, top of roof was covered with broad mat (not blow able by wind). One of the main rules was the restriction to construct doors or windows facing those of other houses when they were separated by king’s road or highway. There were strict punishments for damage of others property due to one’s house elements. There was a harmony in spaces of dwellings, like each one had a kitchen room, water course etc. also, there was a jail in the city. Most of the wells of the city were around 5 feet in diameter. Also these wells were constructed using special type of bricks.
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MATERIAL Urjaswita 2nd year
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n the era where we are dependent on the mechanical systems for our thermal and visual comfort, a Hungarian architect Aron Losonzi developed transparent concrete in the year 2001. First successful block was made in 2003 and was named LitraCon. It can be proved a good alternative for the construction of green buildings. Transparent concrete is not heavy in weight and let the light (natural/ artificial) to pass through it. This is made possible with the help of the optical fibre. Optical fibre is mixed in concrete and because of its thin property it integrates easily with the concrete. The transparent concrete is made with only fine ingredients and no coarse aggregates are mixed. The ingredients include sand, ordinary portland cement, water and optical fibre. The strength of the transparent concrete is as good as that of
normal concrete and it offers the crushing strength of 70 MPa ( 10,000 psi). The optical fibre is very thin (thickness varies; 2 Âľm and 2 mm). The proportion is just 4% of the total volume of one concrete block. It is laid parallel between two surfaces of the block forming a matrix. First the moulds are made and later the optical fibres are laid into the moulds parallel form or in organic form. The concrete is then poured into the mould and then it is de-moulded after 24 hours. The transparent concrete is available as prefabricated blocks. This makes the installation easier. The shadows in the lighter area can be seen with sharp edges on the darker side. The colour of light also does not get changed. It has multiple advantages but the use of optical fibres makes it costly and its installation requires skilled labours
The shadows in the lighter area can be seen with sharp edges on the darker side. The colour of light also does not get changed.
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It can be used for making interior or exterior walls. It’ll let the sunlight pass through tit during daytime and will save on power consumption. It can be used in flooring and pavements. During daytime the floor will look like a normal concrete floor but during sunset it’ll illuminate colourful lights. It can be used in partition walls where natural light doesn’t reach properly. In furniture. Light fixtures. In metro stations. It can be used for lighting indoor in case of power cut. It can be used in load bearing structure and reinforcement can be added to it as well. These developments are still under process.
REFERENCES: • What is Transparent Concrete or Light Transmitting Concrete? (https://theconstructor.org/concrete/transparent-concrete-light-transmitting-concrete/9271/) • A Study on Transparent Concrete: A Novel Architectural Material to Explore Construction Sector (https:// www.researchgate.net/publication/281178537_A_Study_on_ Transparent_Concrete_A_Novel_Architectural_Material_to_ Explore_Construction_Sector) • Transparent Concrete Full Seminar Report Abstract and Presentation download (http://www.123seminarsonly. com/Civil/Transparent-Concrete.html)
Let the natural light pass through it and thus reduces the load of mechanical HVAC systems. Reduce the use of energy resources. It is light in weight.
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TRANSPARENT
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here is a growing demand for energy efficient buildings and sustainable architecture. Designers of the next generation of buildings, whether residential, commercial, or institutional, aim for “zero energy” buildings in which there will be no need to draw energy from a region’s power grid. In this approach, climate and environment are used to advantage rather than being treated as adversaries and buildings become sources of energy, like batteries. Through this article we shall see how
technology helps in achieving energy efficiency. Vladimir Bulovi, Miles Barr and Richard Lunt are making transparent solar cells that could one day be deposited on everyday objects from mobile devices to windows, turning surfaces everywhere into low-cost energy-harvesting systems. Their new solar cells absorb only infrared and ultraviolet light. Visible light passes through the cells unimpeded, so our eyes don’t know they’re there.
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“They estimate that using coated windows in a skyscraper could provide more than a quarter of the building’s energy needs without changing its look.”
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“An attractive part of this technology is that it can be added to things that are already being deployed, and it won’t require devoting vast new areas to collecting solar energy. With this technology, those areas already exist in the surfaces all around us. This increases the profit in using this technology as no new construction is required”
The solar cells would block much of the infrared radiation, a large part of the sunlight that heats up a room. That effect could cut down on air conditioning needs, further reducing energy use and operating costs in the building. And all of those benefits would be gained without modifying the look of the building or obstructing views for the occupants. Also, this is aesthetically pleasing when used as glass windows and the glass can be still coloured as Paintings and murals will be behind the PV layer.
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Current versions of the team’s cells transmit more than 70% of the visible light, which is within the range of tinted glass now used in the windows of the buildings. But their power-conversion efficiency is low—only about 2%. In a detailed theoretical analysis, Lunt, Bulović, and others showed that their design should realistically be able to reach over 12% efficiency, a rating comparable to that of existing commercial solar panels.
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ACHIeVEMENTS
2016 Annual NASA Convention: ANDC: top 100 colleges Zonal NASA Convention : Product Design : Citation Design 30 : second runner-up
2018 - 2019 Zonal NASA Convention : O v era l l r u n n e r s-u p Reubens : Citation Flag trophy : Special Mention Main.Design 2 : Shortlisted Photography : Special mention Annual NASA Convention : Destech challenge : Special mention ANDC : 40% criteria Transparence : Regional round of TRANSPARENCE 13.0 - EAST REGIONAL whose jury was held on February 8, 2019 at KIIT School of Architecture & Planning, Bhubaneswar
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Parikalpana: Ghat design: Winner Gate design: Winner Runners-up On-spot design: Winner Second Runners-up
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important workshop & events
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LAURIE BAKER CENTER
The Laurie Baker Centre for Habitat Studies in Thiruvananthapuram organizes a 14 days long training program aiming to “create awareness on the need to move towards a Green Habitat, which is based on sustainable building design and construction technology that is cost effective as well as environment friendly�- Laurie Baker Center. The program is for graduates and undergraduates students of architecture, planning, civil engineering, urban and rural studies.
Duration: 4 days
Laurie baker Worksop was a new experience to me because I had never seen such brick work before. There I got a chance to see and learn the ideology and philosophy of Laurie Baker and his thoughts about architecture. We did hands on construction of different type of masonry with country baked brick and stone. We got the chance to do case study of different works done by Laurie Baker and after all the experience I gained there, I think its not necessary to make a brick wall and plaster that and paint lines on it to make it look like a brick wall. I think it is equally untruthful to cover it all over with tiles shaped to look like brick wall. The bare brick wall is itself enough to add on to the aesthetics of a building if used efficiently and by applying simple concepts of solid and void and changes in level and other related concepts. tI also learnt that how to construct buildings with low budget and where we can cut the cost. I must say it’s a lifetime experience. STANCHION
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ECBC WORKSHOP
ECBC workshop was conducted by Alliance for an Energy Efficient Economy (AEEE) in partnership with NITI Aayog and the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), supported by the UNDP-GEF programme. Primarily the code was developed for energy consuming commercial buildings but now the Ministry of Power (MoP) has announced the ECO Niwas Samhita 2018, which is the Energy Conservation Building Code for residential buildings (ECBC-R). “The code sets a minimum energy standard for buildings having a connected load of 100kW or contract demand of 120 KVA. The code is voluntary with 22 states at various stages mandating the ECBC where most of the building construction is happening across the country. “ – International Energy Agency. The workshop includes the importance, need and application of the code.
Duration: 2-5 days
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Buildings consume a significant amount of energy resources and ECBC code is an important controlling tool to restrain their energy footprint. This workshop has been a great help. The workshop helped us realizing the negative effects of using HVAC system on environment, introduced us to the code, explained benefits and need of the code. We also learnt simulation of energy in building design. After attending this workshop we now have a better understanding of how to use energy resources more efficiently in a building thereby reducing it’s over consumption, wastage and also the cost involved. The code has been made mandatory in most of the Indian states already and being architecture students we need to know its application to use it in our design so that we can save energy consumption and make our buildings more sustainable.
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WORLD BAMBOO WORKSHOP
This workshop is organised by World Bamboo Organization. This organization promotes bamboo and its uses in architecture and design and other fields like food and handicraft thus creating awareness about it. “The World Bamboo Organization is a diverse group consisting of individual people, commercial businesses, non-profit associations, institutions, and allied trade corporations that all share a common interest = BAMBOO. The purpose of the WBO is to improve and promote this common interest, as well as the conditions affecting, and the industry surrounding, this common interest. We are dedicated to promoting the use of bamboo and bamboo products for the sake of the environment and economy.” – World Bamboo Organization. The 3rd world bamboo workshop held in Manipur included construction handicraft and food, photography, food competitions and different other activities. The workshop was attended by hundreds of students and professionals. The famous architect Martin Mortera and team of Bamboo Architecture Company (Mexico), Peter van Lengen of TIBA (Brazil and Mexico), Juan Pablo Pinto and team of Cave Urban (Australia), Neelam Manjunathof Mansaram Architects (India) and Sukumar Haobam of Strategy Innovative Consultancy Services (Manipur) joined the workshop to train the students and they taught about the use and application of bamboo to construct sustainable and cost effective structures.
Duration: 4 days
3rd world bamboo workshop, Manipur a platform which made me realise that bamboo is not only a grass it’s our future and a step toward sustainable & vernacular architecture. In that workshop I got a chance to work on bamboo pavilion with the architects from different countries and we got a chance to share our ideas and thoughts between us and learn a lot with them. Bamboo can replace other building materials like timber and brick. As we know a building should breathe and now a days we are using concrete and brick which will never breath, because of that we use other equipment for cooling and waste energy to get the comfort. India is a bamboo rich country but these days India is importing bamboo from other countries instead of exporting. People are not aware about the merits of this futuristic material and thus its not being valued by every section of society. Such workshops are necessary to spread awareness. This workshop gave me platform to make expand my horizon and make interaction with number of students of architecture and design. STANCHION
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AUROVILLE EARTH INSTITUTE “The Auroville Earth Institute (AVEI) is a non-profit organization specializing in the research, development, promotion and transfer of earth-based building technologies, among the most cost effective, low carbon, low embodied energy solutions for sustainable development.” – AUROVILLE EARTH INSTITUTE The institute holds two special courses, Bioclimatic Earth and Earth & Bamboo for interested students from architecture and design.
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Bioclimatic Earth -Organized by the Auroville Earth Institute Conducted by Omar K. Rabie, SMArchS MIT, MSc AA Its a two week course aiming to teach design with earth and with climate. “This two-week design workshop will reinvestigate earth architecture predominantly through environmental reasoning. This intensive design workshop aims at providing designers with the knowledge needed to evoke their sensibility to simultaneously design with earth and with climate.” - AUROVILLE EARTH INSTITUTE Earth & Bamboo -organized by Auroville Green Practices Co-taught by Auroville Earth Institute & Auroville Bamboo Centre Its a five day course aiming to create awareness about vernacular building materials - earth and bamboo to create sustainable structures and to discuss their possible use in future. The organization conducts many other workshops related to Compressed Stabilised Earth Blocks (CSEB) AND Arched Vaults and Domes (AVD).
Duration: 6 days
It's a useful workshop. The kind of architecture was vernacular, but the building material used was unconventional. We did CSEB masonry workshop and learnt how to construct with a CSEB. We got detailed knowledge about the construction techniques. "Hands on work" helped us to understand how the work is done at the site and what problems and issues a mason faces. This workshop also helped us in detailing the structure using CSEB, so that the masons won't have to put their heads during the construction.. Such workshops should be attended by architecture students to learn working in practical and intelligent way.
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GIAN WORKSHOP Global Initiative of Academic Networks (GIAN) in Higher Education program is initiated by Government of India. The workshop involves entrepreneurs and professionals over the world so that “students and faculty can interact with best industry expert and also share their experiences and expertise to motivate people to work on Indian problems” - GIAN Aim – “augment the country's existing academic resources, accelerate the pace of quality reform, and elevate India's scientific and technological capacity to global excellence” – GIAN
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rchitecture, the art and science of creating designed spaces is defined as the complex or carefully designed structure of something. With time it has evolved along with the humans and at many instances has left permanent marks in the world diary. According to Vitruvius (1 AD), a good building should satisfy the three principles of firmitas, utilitas, venustas, commonly known by the original translation – firmness (durability), commodity (utility) and delight(beauty). In the material form, buildings are often perceived as cultural symbols and as works of art. Historical civilizations are often identified with their surviving architectural achievements. The architecture of India influenced by the invaders and believes of people. The Indian architecture progressed with time and assimilated many influences that came as a result of India's global discourse with other regions of the world throughout its two millennia-old past. Though the Indus Valley civilisation provides substantial evidence of extensive town planning, the beginnings of Indian architecture can be traced back to the advent of Buddhism in India. It was in this period that a large number of magnificent buildings came up. With the establishment of Hindu kingdoms in South India, the south Indian school of architecture began to flourish. In north India, there developed a new a different style of architecture called as the Nagara style architecture. In central India, the Chandela rulers built a magnificent temple complex at Khajuraho. With the coming of the Muslim rulers, there developed a new architectural style in India- the Indo-Islamic architecture. The architecture of the medieval period can be divided into two main categories. They are the Delhi or the Imperial Style and the Mughal Architecture. It was followed by a
new style of architecture that developed as a result of colonization of India, the style called as Indo-Saracenic. The colonial architecture exhibited itself through institutional, civic and utilitarian buildings such as post offices, railway stations, rest houses and government buildings. Post 1947, Indian architecture was at a standstill in terms of progression; there was no unique identity being formed. However, when the Indian Punjab government took on world famous architect Le Corbusier to design the city of Chandigarh, an architectural breakthrough began. Architects working in India began to draw inspiration in the years following Le Corbusier's work, and thus began a more rapid evolution of modern architecture. Today we see traditional character in Indian architecture, but with modern form and style. Building is less ornate and more expressive in form. Materials are basic, but cutting edge. The use of steel and glass to erect innovative building forms is very popular and striking in the landscape. Urban centres in India are booming, bringing along with it a rise in population and property demand. High rise buildings are also common in these dense urban areas where space must be maximized. However it is evident that the modern architectural methods practiced in India are a result of examination and implementation of its established building traditions and Vastu Shastra still remains influential. Another modern characteristic in the architecture is its response to ecology and climate, designing for the environment. The works of legends such as Charles Correa, BV Doshi, Raj Rewal, Laurie Baker, CN Raghavendran, Shiv Datt Sharma, among others, have long represented Indian architecture on international platforms. Today, a lot of younger contemporary
practices in India have joined them, such as Sanjay Puri Architects, Mathew & Ghosh Architects and Morphogenesis who are making waves overseas for their futuristic thinking that rests on a traditional ethos and the core tenets of a contextual, responsible and resourceful architecture. Apart from globally positioning themselves at expos, biennials and award competitions, Indian architects are doing a fair amount of work overseas too. ‘The wheel of time and architecture’
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Chetan Siddhartha 3rd year
Ar. Ramakant Prasad 1981 batch, Dept. of Architecture, BCE Patna
Sr. Architect at Ministry of urban Development (Chief Architect CPWD Bihar and CPWD Jharkhand)
Notable Works Ceremonial Hall of 1500 capacity ,studio, apartment, motor garage and a museum 10,000 sqmt. At Rashtrapati Bhawan Lecture hall in NIT Jamshedpur, Changed the color scheme of CPWD Bihar buildings
Got letter of Appreciation from Director General, CPWD Letter of Appreciation from President
Q. As you are from second batch of the newly formed department back in 1979, will you please share us some glimpses of beginning journey of this family?
This statement got struck in my mind and I got motivated by it. Q. Should one focus on only on Academics or spend some time to enjoy the college life?
We didn’t have any 4th-5th year seniors to guide us and there were Creating memories are one of the very few faculties. most important parts of the college The only senior batch we got was life. Because these are going to be the of Fulena boss (prof. Fulena Rajak best moments in your life. Memories ) to guide us but you know the of the college remain forever and importance of having 3rd, 4th and when you meet your old mates those 5th years which we lacked. This moments are re-lined. But at the department also lacked the required same time, you must focus on your number of faculty of that time but academics also. So, there should be one of my favourite professors Prof. a balance between academics and Sridhar Rajan, played a key role in enjoyment. raising the bars of the department. We also lacked proper facilities Q. Though I’m a third-year student as department was under Patna I’d like to ask you whether a first-year university and was not founded student should go for an internship and also how should one decide when it’s directly by central government like the right time to go for an internship? current situation. Q. As I noticed a special glaze on your face while saying the name of prof. Sridhar Rajan, is there any incident you want to share that includes him you want to share with us?
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Yes, there are many. There is an incident which is the most memorable. He used to take the design studio, one day he was telling us about the professional life. He told “your starting salary will be in only four digits, it all depends on your current hard work and dedication to increase the digits of your salary.”
“FIRST GAIN – THEN WORK “ “I always follow this principle till date. The same applies in your case. Internship in first year is not suggested. As it just introduces a student about architecture. When it comes to second- and third-year students, you should focus on learning the basics of building construction, because design improvises all along the life. But BC is compulsory. You must know you interests and accordingly send your portfolio to the respective firms.
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Participants
Akash Mondal Final year Mayank Kumar 4 th year Kasturi Palit 4 th year
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YOUR ARCHITECT ADOLF LOOS
ABOUT
Rik Chattopadhyay 3rd year
Raumplan concept The theory was developed by Loos in the 1920s as an alternative to traditional stacked floor levels. Instead, he proposed dividing a house's interior into interconnected multi-level spaces arranged on the basis of their importance. His ideas have influenced many contemporary buildings, including a Brazilian home made up of geometric blocks and a Spanish property with staggered floor slabs.
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As Loos explained
“My architecture is not conceived by drawings, but by spaces. I do not draw plans, facades or sections… For me, the ground floor, first floor do not exist… There are only interconnected continual spaces, rooms, halls, terraces… Each space needs a different height… These spaces are connected so that ascent and descent are not only unnoticeable, but at the same time functional”
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Villa Muller
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STANCHION, a horizontal pole over vertical posts forming a support that guides a fellow towards the destination, what this magazine will do is create that support and that initiation, which has been started.
SCAN TO EXPERIENCE
cover concept & design
Kunal Naskar 2nd year