Case Study : 1

Centre for Environmental

Planning & Technology
(CEPT)

Focu
s

Understandi
ng
1.To understand the curriculum,
Designing
pedagogy of school and its physical Planning
environment.
Constructing
Location : Ahmadabad .Managing
Architect : Ar. B.V.Doshi
Year
: 1962

First
year
Basic design introduction of
the language of architecture
Human through study of 2D-3D
HabitatsCompositions. Anthropometric
study Workshops, cutting
pasting assignments.

Pedagogy of School :-

Making of timber
windows
Brick wall
Arches
Vaults
Clay workshops
Wood workshops

2nd & 3rd year

Focus on building professional

75% Mandatory
capacities and therefore they are
subjects
Studios -Vertical
center to Studios.
25% Elective
Thinking
To develop conceptual and
Students have
Groups 15 studios
Objective of School :- analytical abilities
choice to choose
For 1 design problem :10-15
Coursework
topic according to
solutions
Architecture is situated in physical
Seminars
their area of interest
contexts, both natural and
Research assignments
7th
manmade. It has to be responsive
Skill enhancing workshops
semester
to cultural contexts of deep
support learning in studios.
Training
historical and ideological
Clay workshops
Study tours documentation
th
8
semester
significance.
by potters
programs
Urban & exchange
It significantly affects the flows of
Wood workshops by
Educating professionals requires
programs with foreign
resources and energy.
carpenter
practicing professionals and
countries
Education based on premise that
Workshops open for 24 x 7
academics to work closely together.
Architect is responsible agent of
Fabrication labs-model
Therfore,CEPT works as
societal change.
th
making lesser cutting
9
semester
collaborative of academics and
Cultural exposure that shapes a
Digital cutting will be
Design thesis
practitioners. Practitioners adept at
reflective and critical outlook based
introduce.
decision making bring their
on social and environmental
experience to classrooms and
10th semester
awareness and responsiveness.
academics impart a more
Research thesis
Rigorous learning of the skills and
thoughtful and critical approach.
disciplines.

Megha Panchariya
M.Arch-1st sem
S.M.M.C.A,Nagpur

Centre for Environmental Planning & Technology

Physical Environment : -

Megha Panchariya
M.Arch-1st sem
S.M.M.C.A,Nagpur

Centre for Environmental Planning & Technology

Physical Environment : -

Megha Panchariya
M.Arch-1st sem
S.M.M.C.A,Nagpur

Centre for Environmental Planning & Technology

Physical Environment : -

Megha Panchariya
M.Arch-1st sem
S.M.M.C.A,Nagpur

Centre for Environmental Planning & Technology

prefer to club the subjects into three stream

Curriculum

Case Study : 2
Bricks School of
Architecture,Pune

ArchitectureEducati
on

that they call Laboratories or sudios:

The Thinking
The Construction
The Design
Lab
Lab
Lab
(Theories &
(Science &
(Application
Society based) Technology
and Creation
based)
based)

Architecture till very recent

1.To understand the curriculum, times has always been an
esteemed craft, and the architect
pedagogy of school and its
as master builder held the skill of
2.physical environment.
Humanities &
Structures - Forces, Basic Design
3.Its expression of sustainability knowing the full layout of the
Society
Effects & Systems
Objective of School :-creation, meeting its every need &
aspiration, while balancing the
To produce trained architects aesthetic intent with the
History of
Building Materials
Architectural
Architecture
& construction
Design
for developing nations to
technological compulsions. In the
shoulder the responsibility of
last couple of centuries and
infrastructure. Particularly in
particularly in the last few
Theories & allied Systems &
Workshop
providing low cost housing,
decades, architecture like any
disciplines
Services
(hand &
well equipped hospitals
other field of human Endeavour
machine
addressing health issues, wide has seen immense specialization
skills)
range of luxury and economy and internal diversity.
Architectural Education in India
hotels to promote tourism in
Professional
Surveying &
both urban and peri-urban
is a 5-year exercise involving
Practice
Leveling
areas amongst other
nearly 20 mandatory subject
infrastructure requirements.
streams (with subjects of various
To make the students aware breadths) to be studied, exposure Research
Quantities &
about the new challenges in
to nearly as many 'optional
Methods
Costing
the field of architecture with
electives' some of whom enrich
sustainability issues such as
and some which serve as preStudy Tours
Practical Training
green construction, eco
specializations, and about a year
For each progressing year, there is a mix of subjects
friendly architecture, rainwater of 'Practical Training', the
under each laboratory / studio. This is planned as per
harvesting, and the optimum compressed avatar of the
the stage the students have reached and knowledge
use of solar energy.
apprenticeship. Typically the early
acquired at each level. Content of every subject is
To inculcate the ethical,
years focus on skill building and
designed so as to trigger thinking, develop technical
social and moral values in all
knowledge sharing, while the later
rules & skills, and then urge students to explore the
our stakeholders; which is the years focus on application of the
subject for their understanding throughpractical
basis of humane social order. knowledge with the skills, and
application, experimentation or creation.
thereon to further exposure &
Megha Panchariya
specialization.
M.Arch-1st sem
S.M.M.C.A,Nagpur

Bricks School of Architecture,Pune

Case Study : 2
Built
Environment
Located in the suburban region
of Pune, this school of
architecture is a model for the
pupils to peek into the myriad
world of architecture.
For a student who spends nearly
one-third of the day in the
institution over a period of five
years, the design of the
institution itself is bound to make
an impact on his/her mind
Interaction is and has been
the foremost concern of the It draws inspiration from the South Indian temples
where elements like layering of spaces, symmetry in
design which is well reflected
in the planning. In fact, the planning and axial circulation form the essence of the
whole structure and layout of the campus plan.
has been used for this core
purpose.
The design also draws its
concepts from the vernacular
architecture of old Pune city,
in making a contemporary
interpretation of the courtyard
Wada typology.
The college of architecture promotes modern ideas
The series of courtyards
without losing faith in vernacular concepts of
connecting the studios, the
Indian place making. The library plays a pivotal role
overlooking corridors, the play of
in the complex, as it is foreseen as hotbed of acquired
linear and the dramatic angular,
knowledge and research. Physically the access here is
along with the honest use of
flexible irrespective of whether or not the
materials of bricks, class and
administration is open, while modern smart card
concrete, offer a visual imagery
technologies ensure their security.
of
the
place
which
enhances
the
Megha Panchariya
experience
st
M.Arch-1
sem of the users.
S.M.M.C.A,Nagpur

Bricks School of Architecture,Pune

Case Study : 2
Built
Environment

An informal discussion in the extended studio

in courtyards, a jury panel exhibition put up in
the court, bumping into a fresh piece of work
displayed along the passage these are all
proof that together with these elements, it
merely doesnt become an exercise in nostalgia
but it takes design interaction to the next
level.
It is like a walk through a live book where
communication and chance encounters are not
forced, but more casual and incidental. It is an
effective way to share work and thoughts, to
blur the boundaries between the juniors,
seniors and the faculty.

Inferences

References

http://arkistudentscorner.blogspot.in/2011/10/
Thoughts should reflect from its built expression.
bvdoshi-cept-ahmedabad.htm
we can promotes modern ideas without losing faith in
http://www.brick.edu.in
vernacular concepts of Indian place making.
http://www.architecturelive.in/project/420/
Again we should starts to think about our traditional style
brick-school-of-architecture-pune-Pune-navkaar-architects/
with modern texture.
www.cept.ac.in
Megha Panchariya
M.Arch-1st sem
S.M.M.C.A,Nagpur

Bricks School of Architecture,Pune