The fourth year in architectural education is one where preliminary intentions and final designs have more similarities than differences. The preceding three years of architectural education has brought an understanding of issues in architecture, which is to be nurtured and brought forth both by faculty and students. This programme will showcase fourth-year work from different colleges which will be presented by students in front of a student jury and a participative student and faculty audience.

The Students presenting their design projects are:
Harshal Ajani Sir J. J College of Architecture Project – Commercial Complex at Malad.
Abdul Rehman Kapadia L B.H.S.S College of Architecture Project – Residential Cum Shopping Complex at Dadar.
Sunanda Satwah Rizvi College of Architecture Project – Revitalisation of Ghat Gate at Jaipur.
Suketu Shah K. R. V. I. College of Architecture Project – Housing Project at Goa.

August 7, 2002 | 6.30 pm
Little Theatre, National Centre for the Performing Arts, Mumbai

Can architects/designers depend on their inner resources while designing? The human body is capable of achieving so much, yet the current design practices and procedures take very little advantage of these abilities in design problem-solving. Should we not transcend such a self-limiting approach and search for other more organic alternative modes of approach to achieve the very best in our fields?

This workshop, inspired by such questions, will allow you to access diverse experiences and image systems and stimulate you to think as much with your body as with your brain.

Facilitators: A.G.K. Menon, A. Srivatsan, Anand Bhatt, Ashok Lall, Gautam Bhatia, Himanshu Burte, Neera Adarkar, Prem Chandavarkar, Rajat Ray
K.L. Nadir, Rahul Srivastava, Rajeev Bhargava and Shilpa Phadke

October 26 to 30, 1999
Little Theatre, National Centre for the Performing Arts, Mumbai

Art in India today has begun to receive recognition worldwide for the innovative spirit of its inspired images. This series of six illustrated lectures focuses on the work of some thirty artists since Independence. Based on interviews, it inquires into their process of an experiment in painting, sculpture, graphics and conceptual art, exploring affinities with folk and popular art. Together, these constitute the importance of visual culture in reflecting the transformation of values in India.

This is part of a series of multi-disciplinary workshops planned to foster a deeper understanding of art and culture among college students. The workshop will focus on how histories are inscribed both in formal and popular narratives and the role of history in contemporary living, both at a personal and collective level. It is aimed at sensitising participants to alternative historical traditions and alerting them to the privileging of specific cultural traditions that silence `other’ voices.

October 1, 1999
Little Theatre, National Centre for the Performing Arts, Mumbai

August 9 to 11, 1999
Audio Visual Room, National Centre for the Performing Arts, Mumbai

The workshop will focus on the relationships between natural and architectural elements. It is based on a belief that man retains, even after all these years of evolution, a primordial feeling towards form, space, and order. The talk will be supplemented by slides.