Biannnual Newsletter September | 2020
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62nd Year Annual NASA Convention
The here & now...
63rd Year Theme: RUDIMENTS 63rd Year ECZC Meet The 63rd Year Council Note from the Council
Collaborations: United opportunities OAN Grants Program ACEDGE LIXIL Mentorship Program
Campaign: Awareness and change #REDO Campaign
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Events Virtualized Zone 1 ZCM Zone 2 ZCM Zone 3 ZCM Zone 4 ZCM Zone 5 ZCM Zone 6 ZCM
Trophies Released ANDC
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DESTECH
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ID Trophy
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GSEN Trophy
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The hands behind the work The 63rd year Design Editorial Team
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n 7th February 2020, around 2500 student delegates embarked on the final journey of the 62nd Annual NASA Convention which was hosted by 62nd year Council at Innovative Film City, Bidadi, Bengaluru. The four day event catered to the active participation of student delegates from 180 colleges across the country, including around 200 international delegates from the SAARC Nations- Nepal and Sri Lanka. Ar. Kirtee Shah
From the get go, the 62nd ANC has been an open experience and learning platform for all the participants. International speaker Ar. Guiseppe Morando and other eminent architects like Ar. Ajit Rao, Ar. Sharukh Mistry, Ar. Keerti Shah and Ar. Prem Chandravarkar talked about diverse topics ranging from the process of cultivating individual uniqueness to the broad perspectives of the future of design organizations, sustainable design and architectural education (Pune Declaration). The annual trophies(competitions) of NASA India like GRIHA, HUDCO, Louis I Kahn were a huge success with Post Jury Discussions where the participants got to interact with the jurors, while Reubens trophy attracted crowd during the exhibition of works of all trophies.
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Ar. Giuseppe Morando
There were many formal and informal events that helped keep students engaged at all times of the day and also helped inter-college interactions. These events aimed at mutual interaction in a process to achieve innovative thinking. Apart from this, the workshops of experts from various fields gave the delegates an extraordinary opportunity of handson experience. The workshops covered a variety of aspects in architecture like bamboo structures, video presentation and other skill-based workshops like calligraphy, metal carving, sketching and origami also added to the wholesome experience. An assorted collection of cultural events were organized to rejuvenate everyone from a busy working schedule. All these events brought together various talented and innovative minds onto a single platform to interact with each other and make the ANC a grand hit.
The convention required a lot of planning and strategizing in order to work on a shoe string with the additional help of volunteers from different colleges. The winners of the various competitions were awarded on the final day and the overall trophy was awarded to Z211 Indian Education Society’s College of Architecture. The convention ended with a vote of thanks to the entire volunteer team who worked day and night to make the 62nd ANC a successful and memorable event. It can be said that all the mini events cohesively triumphed in giving all the attendees a great time and inducing them to think.
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Theme: RUDIMENTS
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ur origins trace back to the microscopic nuclei, and yet our evolution and capabilities are blankets of the Earth’s crust. In pursuit of growth the roots are often forgotten. Each discipline has its elementary principles to sustain through progression, nevertheless they are often overlooked as the journey ages. In today’s ever-developing world, these forgotten rudiments lead to a shift from the sown intention and objectives. While sustenance of any discipline banks on principles, responsibility gives it a shape. Responsibilities, when questioned, make us think “We are only human, what can we do?” but we fail to realize that humans collectively have tipped the balance of the world to many global crises. Evaluation of all factors affecting the overall outcome becomes a basic obligation; like how the formation of early civilizations banked on the fundamentals of making advancement for all, which meant accounting for all individuals and factors that affected their survival. Intellectuals from the early times daringly altered their surroundings, not only to gave a primary purpose to ‘space’, but also a life to it. Scholars claim that this is the greatest gift and power of architecture. Certainly, great power bestows great responsibility. Nonetheless, it should be considered that nothing happens overnight; the attitude and approach
twards architecture is cultured from school itself. One rational design has the potential to solve a million hiccups. “We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us.” -Winston Churchill The perception of the environment can be altered through certain specialized fields and these fields come together to make architecture for the masses. The practice is not only about monuments and structures or about planning and services. The profession through design and experience builds, rebuilds, forms and reforms the society. The enduring strength of such creative fields has tremendous impact on society, making considerations broader and the connection to basic principles - a big responsibility. The shaping is the most crucial aspect in aspiring architects, a phase where the rudiments and broader objectives are endowed upon them. The association, comprising of thousands of creative minds, realises its responsibility of representing, amassing and enactment of all such aspirers and their affairs. Keeping its members-the Students, at the forefront and with their involvement, the association hopes to trace back the origin and envision a resilient path that is not nearsighted.
Idris Ahamed Shariff
National Advisor
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he First EC-ZC Meet of the 63rd year was held at the NASA India Headquarters School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi (SPA Delhi) from 14th March to 16th March. This was the first meeting of the newly elected 63rd-year council. 5 Executive Council members, 3 Zonal Presidents and the Advisor were a part of this meeting.
Highlights of the meet: • Reviewing and preparing the Association documents for the upcoming year. • Brief on all Bank accounts of the association and all the legal documents of association to the newly elected council members. • Meeting and discussing with Mrs Ranjana Mittal, the architecture department HoD of SPA Delhi, about the year’s proceedings and receiving inputs. • Discussion about job roles and duties of every post in the Council. • Reviewing and analysis of 61st year and 62nd year of NASA India. • Preparation of annual calendar for the 63rd year. • Distribution of works and responsibilities for the upcoming year. • Reviewing all the pending Publications. • Discussion about the Zonal Visions of the 6 zones and the National vision.
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The National President and the National Secretary gave an introductory session to the newly elected council members about the association and working of the association as well as a brief about the proceedings of the amendment year. The existing collaborations were reviewed and updated apart from the proposals for new collaborations. The Sub-Committee (Design and Editorial Team) management was distributed within the council members to handle the respective department for the commencing 63rd year. Individual agendas of everyone for the course of their tenure were presented. The NASA India Constitution articles were distributed among the different council members for brainstorming on the different revisions and modifications possible for making amendments this year. The meeting helped the new council to first create a direction to start the long journey. All the shared aspirations helped strengthen the bond between the fellow travellers to work better together on the impending adventure with the vision of redefining roots and refining routes.
Council Simarjeet Singh National President
Ashwith Koyyala National Secretary
ZONAL COUNCIL
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
The 63rd Year
Vagish Chaudhary Zonal President Zone-1
Arunav Sinha Zonal President Zone-2
Aditya Jaiswal Zonal President Zone-3
Manogna Malempati National Vice President
Siddhi Dhanaraj Zonal President Zone-4
Anurag Gautam National Treasurer
Dinesh Prasad Public Relations
Ayush Bipin Zonal President Zone-6
Idris Ahamed Shariff National Advisor
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Note from the Council T
he Glorious 63rd year of NASA India started with a huge success of the 62nd Year Annual NASA Convention which was hosted by the 62nd year Council at Innovative Film City, Bidadi, Bengaluru. The first Executive and Zonal Council Meet of 63rd year gave a kick start to the year’s proceedings with a brief discussion about all the events and roles of each council member. Since the 63rd year is the amendment year, the council understands its responsibility regarding the same and aims to bring everything back on track. I’m glad to represent my view and learnings through the first edition of the 63rd year Thought Paper Scissors Newsletter. The primary intent of this newsletter is to inform everyone in the association about the new steps and initiatives taken by the Council. TPS being the quarterly newsletter of NASA India, reaches out to all the associated stakeholders and provides a glimpse of the working of the association. Through the 62nd-year theme “Embark”, we travelled a path full of new achievements and worked for a better association in terms of credibility and reach to new collaborations and platforms. Now we are ready to understand our roots with the theme of the 63rd year “Rudiments” that will take us to our point of origin and help us improve and grow better than ever. The association has travelled a long journey and it not only creates a platform for knowledge exchange but also gives the students a chance to become leaders among different colleges and prepare them to
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be upstanding members the architecture fraternity. I’m pleased to inform you all that despite being challenged by the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown, the association is still working at full pace, expeditiously pulling things online for the betterment of the student fraternity and the Association. Coming to the main agenda of the 63rd year, the focus is on the Amendment of the NASA India Constitution and making sure everyone starts understanding it from its sole purpose of identifying new measures that can be taken for further improvement. For better outcome, the zonal council meetings were held via online platforms and discussed with the General Council in order to take their input and suggestions from their understanding of the association. Apart from that it started with many challenges, one of them being the Supreme Court Judgement on the practice of Architecture Profession. Considering this the right time to achieve the 2nd goal of the association, the #REDO campaign has been started to give the student community a better understanding of the Architect’s Act 1972. I wish good luck and safety to everyone in the current situation and hope that even in these challenging times, we as an association can create more talented leaders for the nation. Thank You!
Ashwith Koyyala National Secretary
OAN
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BSERVATION & ACTION NETWORK (OAN) Grants Program is a collaboration between the Center for the Living City, the Urban Design Collective and NASA India that invites students who are extremely passionate about transforming their cities/towns for a better tomorrow. This program will utilize skill-sets and tools that both inform action and support students’ developing voices. The OAN strives to create a network where students can involve themselves directly with identifying and solving real urban challenges with the people in their neighbourhoods while also connecting with other creative leaders throughout the world. The Grants Program is an inaugural part of the OAN, and the three winners become the first 2020 OAN Fellows. Each of the winning individuals or teams will be awarded $500 USD for the implementation of their proposals.
TIMELINE Stage 1: • Launch of the Grants Program: 09.02.2020 • Registration deadline: 18.07.2020 • Deadline for FAQ: 20.06.2020 • Expression of the Interest submission deadline: 18.07.2020 • Announcement of OAN fellows: Before last week of August Stage 2: (Applicable only for the selected fellows) • The Stage 2 timeline will be discussed and finalized with the selected team(s) individually • OAN fellowship project begins • Intermediate progress report • Completion Report • OAN Fellowship Projects Exhibition - 63rd-year Annual NASA Convention, 2021
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ELEIGIBILITY OF THE CANDIDATES: • To be eligible to apply for the Observation & Action Network (OAN) Grants Program, the applicant must be a student of a unit that is a part of NASA India. • The applicant(s) must be available to carry out their project between May 2020 - December 2020, with a final exhibition to be held during the 2021 Annual NASA Convention. • The applicant(s) must be a bonafide student of their department/ institute/ university as on 1st April 2020.
• There is no limit on the number of entries that can be received from a single department/ institute/ university. • Applicant(s) must agree to commit to spending adequate time towards effective execution of their project if selected as OAN Fellows. It is advisable to ensure at the time of applying that the department/ institute/ university has no objection to their providing this time commitment.
As change-makers of the future, applicants will have to submit their ideas for an independent, team, or community-partnership project to the OAN Grants Program for review by a distinguished panel of judges. Each project proposal will be critically analyzed based upon its empathic and creative response, need stakeholder identification and the depth of community collaboration.
SHORTLISTED ENTRIES
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•Chhav •Adaptable contextual farming invoking self dependence •People’s Park •BuildBlox | Simplifying Architecture •MUDITA •CHAKRAVRITTA - Moulding happiness into lives •Sankhai Er Pola •Orange People Project
Announcing OAN 2020 Fellows ADAPTABLE CONTEXTUAL FARMING INVOKING SELF DEPENDENCY Location: Kozhikode, Kerala
HISHAM ABDUL, HAKKEEM, HUDA ZULPHIKAR, NASHWAH BATHOOL, AHAMED MISHAL, FIZA AMEENA BAVA, AYSHA HENAN, RISHAB MOHAMMED, NOUREEN AMINA K, NAJIYA, SALAL M RAHMAN, MANAL MOOSA, VASIL K V, FATHIMA AK, FIRAS SHAMSUDHEEN, MUSHTAQ ALI E, GOPIKRISHNA, AYSHA NEHA C, MOHAMMED SADIK, SHAHABAZ SIDHICK, PRITHVIRAJ, ABISHEK BOBAN
“A versatile gardening solution that roots for self dependence by means of modern-day solutions” The present pandemic made us realise that in order to futureproof ourselves we need to be equally self-sufficient and prioritise food security. Through the present hydroponics system and further climatic & contextual adaptations, we up-brought a paradigm that tackles water unavailabolity, space take up and excessive expenses, which are of equal prominence in each city and village. The project is capable of transforming lives, as it easily covers for the supply of vegetables. Thus cost of living drops, improving quality of life. MES College of Architecture Kakkodi (Z672)
ORANGE PEOPLE PROJECT Location: Nagpur, Maharashtra
KARRA RUTWIK REDDY, PARNAVEE PATHAK
“Embracing the idea of public participation in the change of their city, which is always missing.” It is done by letting the people pin out, on their city maps, the multiple multiple areas of public movement and gathering. The idea is to inculcate a conversation between the people and the city, and letting the authority know in order to create an impact. The project touches the physical and social aspects of the city like Safety and Security, Cultural Heritage, and the Road Infrastructure for the pilot. Visvesvaraya National Institue of Technology, Nagpur (Z224)
CHHAV
Location: Delhi
GUNRAAGH SINGH TALWAR, IPSITA CHOUDHURY, EISH AHLAWAT
“Seeking to provide a spatial solution for the people of Rajiv Nagar - an informal settlement around the Bhalswa Landfill - one of Delhi’s 3 major landfills” By understanding the context and community it can be identified that there is a lack of dignified open space for the community. Chhav realises the ‘lost space’ in the settlement and attempts to activate it with an intervention designed around the existing infrastructure. School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal (Z301)
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ACEDGE ACEDGE was born as an offshoot to Ethos, a platform developed to equip students from the fields of design and technology to be agents of change, to lead and not just follow and to contribute towards the building of a harmonious society.
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ith the aim of making ideas and information accessible and affordable, ACEDGE is an online knowledge exchange platform to bridge the gap between experts and learners. Since its inception in August 2018, ACEDGE has successfully conducted 14 e-Studios, 26 online lectures and over 10 Ask-me-Anything sessions with experts. The primary aim is to collectively explore individual strengths and weaknesses to understand design in a more profound way. Some of the recent events hosted by ACEDGE via online platforms were: • Architects Connect 2.0 • Architects Connect 3.0 • Upskill 2.0 from home includes: - Sketch to Design and Communicate - Learning Revit Architecture - LEED Fundamentals - Project Management
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• Open to All Discussions: - Poetics and Politics in shaping Architecture - Lowering the Carbon Footprint: Humanistic Architecturwe for the post-COVID-19 world NASA India is happy to announce that during the collaboration with ACEDGE for Architect’s Connect 3.0 over 350 students enrolled in the program and we have made a contribution of Rs 1.75 Lakhs through the entire series to construction workers and daily wage laborers in village Soda, Rajasthan, and APSA, in Karnataka and Telangana. Other than the online certified courses which are available at discounted prices for NASA India Students, there are also many free open courses to explore and broaden one’s knowledge base.
LIXIL
Mentorship Program
‘LIXIL MENTORSHIP PROGRAM’ is organised by NASA India in collaboration with LIXIL for budding minds and talents in the architecture industry. The aim of this program is to clarify the progressive concept of quality in architecture and urban design. LIXIL mentorship Program is an exclusive, one-on-one relationship between mentor and mentee. The mentees meet their mentors over 8 virtual sessions which started from the month of September and continue till the month of October. LIXIL creates an opportunity for students to be with the mentors under one platform and aim for a single mission called ‘Creative Learning’. The program has the stalwarts of the industry whom we best call as our esteemed MENTORS who function as the go-to person and provides moral and institutional support, ranging from choosing a project focus to help you build a dream.
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Ar. Sidhartha Talwar Founding Member, Studio Lotus Topic: The soul and the soil
Ar. Hiren Patel Founder, Hiren Patel Architects Topic: Art and the Architect Ar. Indrajit Kembhavi Partner, Kembhavi Architecture Foundation Topic: A builder’s yardstick Ar. Sharukh Mistry Founder Partner, Mistry Architects Topic: Joyologist @ the table of design Ar. Vivek Singh Rathore Design Principal, Salient Design Studio Topic: Beyond Buildings
Participants had to fill up the registration form on the LIXIL website. A total of 1154 registrations were received. A total of 450 entries were received. And 150 participants i.e. 30 participants per Architect based on their first preference were selected for the next round by a panel from LIXIL The 150 students were notified via mail with the following submission requirements: “Why do you want to be a part of the Lixil Mentorship Program?” All the participants who submitted the entries were given slots for interaction with the Architect. Out of which 75 participants i.e. 15 per architect have been chosen.
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#REDO Campaign In view of recent events considering the profession of architecture, the entire fraternity is deep in thought about the liability of a professional in the field; making it obvious that the law to govern, protect and administer the profession is irrelevant in doing the same.
the most at stake must take this initiative. The goal would be to table these proposals at the Parliament in the winter session of 2020. Help and support from all possible sources are essential for a successful attempt.
The Architects act 1972, has proven to lack lucidity and explicitness and failed to protect the profession. The Supreme Court, with the Act as its base, passed a judgement where the definition of a credible practitioner has become more indistinct than before. This ruling highlights the flaw in the Act.
• Hoping to serve as a bridge between the student, architecture fraternity, and the concerned authorities, we hereby urge everyone associated to unite and raise the collective concerns about the consequences of the act, and help take it forward in an organized manner. • Opinions and suggestions can aid in drafting a more holistic bill, which will be more inclusive in terms of addressing a variety of issues from all facets.
A wholesome approach to empower the profession requires a new bill to be drafted. All concerned entities can partake in this process. Practitioners and students of architecture who are
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A Call for Action:
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ZCM The Zonal Council Meet of Zone 1 was organised from 9th to 14th June. Due to this pandemic, with the intent to keep the proceeding of the year alive, the meetings were conducted on an online platform on Google Meets. This meet was successful over 6 sessions wherein Unit Council of the 62 units of zone 1 gathered to discuss and formulate the happenings of the current year. The meet was conducted by Vagish Chaudhary, Zonal President – Zone 1, aided by the various members of the executive and zonal council. The meet was conducted with an aim to brief the unit secretaries and unit designed about their responsibilities and job roles towards their unit as well as the association. With this year being an Amendment year, there was an in-depth discussion and debate on the constitution of NASA India to discuss and formulate proposals for the possible changes in the constitution. Fruitful discussions
were also held about the structuring of the Zonal Magazine followed by a debate on the pros, cons and possible solutions for Reubens trophy. A new structure of Zonal NASA Convention (ZNC) was formularised which would focus on social works i.e., giving back to our society. It was a very dynamic and new approach to a ZCM. The meeting proved beneficial for both the council as well as the association. Zone 1 with its enthusiasm and participation is ready to overcome all the obstacles of this year and come through with flying colours. It will aspire to be an active part of the association always keeping in mind the welfare of the students.
Vagish Chaudhary Zonal President (Zone 1)
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he Zonal Council Meet for Zone 2 was conducted from 16th to 20th of May, 2020 over Google Meet. It was the first time that the meet was held virtually owing to the pressing conditions our nation is presently facing due to the pandemic. This meet was divided over 6 sessions wherein the Unit Secretaries and Unit Designees of the 44 units of zone 2 were invited to discuss and ideate over various topics of importance, in terms of student welfare of each units. The meet was conducted by Arunav Sinha, Zonal President – Zone 2 and assisted by various members of executive and zonal council. The meet also served as a platform to guide the Unit Secretaries and the respective Unit Designees towards their duties and responsibilities towards both their units and the association. In depth discussions and information was given out to them in regards to the various new collaboration the association has undertaken or is planning to undertake which furthered discussions to its pros and cons for students of each unit. Owing to the pandemic, a lot of zonal
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and annual events are going to be affected, from conventions to trophies as well as various seminars, workshops and talk series. Realizing this, there were interesting discussions held for developing new ways of taking up initiatives to create beneficial opportunities for students without putting their safety at risk. As the 63rd year of NASA India is the year of amendment of the NASA India Constitution, Zone 2 did a reading through all the articles, discussed it in detail to understand them and in turn came up with suggestions to reiterate, omit or add necessary changes. Overall, it was a very fruitful experience for all the participants, and this new medium of discussion definitely paves the way for more such discussions down the line. With hopes held high, moving into the 63rd year, Zone 2 seems ready and confident to take up any challenges coming its way and being on its active foot to help the association and the students in any and all way possible.
Arunav Sinha Zonal President (Zone 2)
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he 63rd Zonal Council Meet, Zone 3 was conducted from 15th – 20th May 2020 over Google Meet due to the prevailing pandemic situation in the country. The meeting was divided over 6 sessions wherein Unit Secretaries and Unit Designees of the 38 units of zone 3 were invited to discuss over various topics, considering student welfare of each unit. The meet was conducted by Aditya Jaiswal, the Zonal President – Zone 3, and was assisted by various members of the executive and zonal council.
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proceedings, collaborations which the association has undertaken or is planning to undertake with further discussions on their pros and cons considering student welfare of each unit, 63rd-year vision and theme, Redo campaign, ideas on formulating different ways to execute associational activities considering the current pandemic situation, etc. The meet also served as a platform to guide the Unit Secretaries and Unit Designees to fulfil their job roles towards their unit and the association.
Meeting over such a platform prompted a shift from the conventional methods, providing an opportunity for the association to explore new horizons of communication, mediating information and having extensive discussions.
Overall, it was a very good experience for all the participants, paving a new way of communication with everyone. Moving into the 63rd year with high hopes and aspirations, Zone 3 is ready to take up challenges and contribute for the student’s welfare and help out association in all the possible ways.
With 63rd year being the amendment year, several related topics were discussed, which led to some suggestions for the possible amendments. Discussions covered various points such as understanding the association, trophy
Aditya Jaiswal Zonal President (Zone 3)
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The Zonal Council Meet for Zone 4 was organized from the 29th of May to 3rd June of 2020. It was the first time that an online medium was adopted, to meet up and discuss the happenings of the previous year and proceedings of the current year. It was an experimental yet successful trial to a way of dealing with this current pandemic situation. The meet was conducted through Google Meets as 6 sessions wherein Unit Secretaries and Unit Designees of the 27 units of zone 4 were invited to discuss and conceive about various topics, the importance in terms of the welfare of each and every student who is a part of the association. The meeting was conducted by Siddhi Dhanaraj, Zonal President – Zone 4, and was assisted by the members of the Executive and Zonal council. The sessions also served as a platform to guide the Unit secretaries and respective unit designees towards their duties and responsibilities towards both their units and the association. Constitution was discussed in detail to imbibe in-depth knowledge of the association and it’s
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working. A brief debate on each of the pointers in the constitution gave us an overview of the needs of the student fraternity and the changes that should be focused on in the Amendment year. Effective discussions and information went on in regards to the various new collaborations which the association has undertaken or is planning to undertake with further discussions on their pro’s and cons for students. The pandemic cannot be allowed to disrupt the zonal and annual events, like conventions, trophies as well as various seminars and workshops. Innovative yet feasible ideas were discussed to proceed in a smooth and safe manner. Overall, it was an effective session and a new experience for all the participants of the meet, and this new medium of discussion definitely paves the way for more such discussions. Zone 4 is confident enough to take up the challenges and provide active participation and support to the association.
Siddhi Dhanaraj Zonal President (Zone 4)
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he Zonal Council Meet (ZCM) for Zone 5 was conducted from 16th20th May 2020 on the Google Meet platform due to the current pandemic situation. The Meet was held over five different sessions scheduled from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. There was active participation from the Unit Secretaries and the newly elected Unit Designees. Since the Zonal President of zone 5 is not yet selected, the session was managed by the National Secretary and members from the Executive Council. The meeting had 20 member colleges and 28 observer colleges as participants. As 63rd year is an Amendment year, the discussion was based on it and suggestions was invited considering the present opportunity and requirement. This year’s meeting was done on a different platform to explore the new methods of communication. The meeting covered topics like understanding of the association, trophy discussions, collaborations, 63rd-year vision and theme and articles of the constitution. There was also a discussion over the events of NASA India and how to proceed during this pandemic situation.
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Highlights of the meet: • Discussion on the Constitution and amendments for the same. • Discussing views and reimagining a new pattern for the Zonal NASA Conventions. • Collaborations • NASA ideas for the zone • Ideas for Zonal publication • The orientation of Unit Designees • Discussion on the Redo campaign and OAN Grants Program Apart from that, new ideas and initiatives were discussed regarding online interactive sessions and the promotion of NASA India as a brand, with the help of the units and students. Ideas like how to promote architectural education and its effects on an individual were also discussed. Overall, it was an effective meeting on a whole new platform, which gives us hope to innovate more and fill in the communication gaps in the absence of physical interaction.
Ashwith Koyyala National Secretary
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he 63rd Zonal Council Meet of Zone 6 happened from 21st May to 28th May 2020 on Google Meet due to the pandemic situation prevailing throughout the Nation. The meeting happened over 7 sessions with the participation of 25 member colleges and 45 observer colleges. It was conducted by Ayush Bipin, the Zonal president of zone 6, accompanied by different executive council members. Given the fact that this year is the amendment year, extensive discussions happened over each article of the NASA India Constitution. Different possibilities and possible restructurings of the Constitution were voiced out by the representatives of the units. It provided an enormous amount of knowledge to the new Unit Designees. The effects of a pandemic on the functioning of the association were also discussed. The different responsive ways of conducting zonal events was also talked through. The overall structure of the zonal events was extensively discussed, and changes were proposed by the general council. The zonal analysis was done by the units and certain issues within the
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zone were brought out and discussed. Initiatives of the association like REDO were elaborated to provide more outreach. There was an exchange of views regarding plausible new collaborations with different organizations and the status of the already existing ones was discussed. Many suggestions were made regarding new collaborations in order to make them more useful and efficient for the students. The new approach towards the meeting in response to the pandemic helped the zone to have a very extensive discussion on various topics which might not have been possible if it was conducted in the conventional way. It also gave us the liberty to extend the meeting by a day!
Ayush Bipin Zonal President (Zone 6)
ANDC The Annual NASA Design Competition (ANDC) is NASA India’s own design competition, which addresses issues extending from current patterns to theoretical approach of architectural design. The Annual NASA Design Competition is also the qualifying trophy for the Annual NASA Convention of the respective year. The Brief of ANDC trophy was released on 28th June, 2020.
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DESTECH DesTech Challenge 2020 is a unique challenge that will take you through the journey from DATA to DESIGN. A challenge where the inputs from each participant is valued and used to communicate a powerful message through a shared DesTech Healthy Cities Platform. The brief was released on 29th July, 2020
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INDUSTRIAL DESIGN TROPHY ID
Trophy
The trophy aims to explore product design solutions for various purpose, which could be social or for local masses. The Trophy is moderated by ‘Thinkering’. The brief was released on 19 August,2020
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GSEN
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It is an Urban Design trophy that involves documentation, analysis and redesign with an integrated approach to the design process. Its intent is to comprehend and value the existing fabricated form of a building and redesign on the basis of given theme. The trophy is handled by NASA India with Ar. Mansi Shah being the moderator for the trophy. The brief was released on 19th August, 2020
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The 63rd Year
Dipti Chourasia Greeshmika Nagubilli Zainab Bhat
Nandini Mishra M L Vinay Vibha Sriraksha G Hareesh A N Roopal K N S Infant Akash Raj Akshayashreeya N Akhila A
RESEARCH CELL
Prachi Surana
Abhigna B Saksham Mitra Nooren Afza Anoushka Shome Prateeksha S Rao Omkar Mhatre Jayesh Wasnik Krittika K C Umang Bhardwaj R Sneha Amjad Hussain
PUBLICATIONS
Anushreya Kondapi Anvi Singh Achirava Raha Shreya Dubey
Radhika Jhamaria Rutuja Adhau Ayushi Nigam Soffia Firdous Nikita Konwar Gogoi
NASA TV
SOCIAL MEDIA
OUTREACH
Harshitha Kammari Radhika Ramakrishna K Richa Himanshu Garg Arundhuti Bhattacharya Gurrapu Sadashiva Shafi
INDIAN ARCH
TPS
Design Editorial Team
Nishi Shah Pranav Gupta Tanmay Bhavsar Prateek Vikal Rajasee Datta Abhigna B Deepanshu Babbar
Rajasee Datta V Amrutha Jaival Mehta Ishita Singh Tushita Basak Ojasvi Harish Karthick V Suyash Sherekar Sakshi Singh
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