OF MARIAN COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE & PLANNING [KL26], KAZHAKKUTTOM P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT, KERALA FOR EXTENSION OF APPROVAL FOR B.ARCH. COURSES FOR 2019-20

Day 1: 17-05-2019, Friday

09.30 - 10.00 Hrs: Presentation by the Principal on the overall profile of the School. Briefing on compliance with the observations in the inspection report of AY 2018-19.

10.00 - 11.00 Hrs: Verification of Documents _

1. Land record documents showing area, ownership, land use.
2. Plans of all buildings and all the floors, clearly mentioning dimensions as well as use.
3. Approved drawings of building along with the letter of approval from a competent authority.
4. The audited statement of documents.
5. TDS statement of all faculty members.
6. Salary statement of last and current academic year.
7. Letter of affiliation from affiliating university valid for current AY.
8. Selection Committee reports for all...

Home in the City: Bombay 1977 - Mumbai 2017
by Sooni Taraporevala

Maximum City: Bombay Lost & Found
by Suketu Mehta

Mumbai: Mumbai 1660 to Present Times
by Mariam Dossal

An Independent, Colonial Judiciary: A History of the Bombay High Court during the British Raj, 1862–1947
by Abhinav Chandrachud

Bombay Cinema: An Archive of the City
by Ranjani Mazumdar

Project Cinema City
by Madhusree Dutta, Bhaumik Kaushik, Rohan Shivkumar

At Home in Mumbai: Stories from the City’s Living Spaces
by Chandrima Pal

Riots and After in Mumbai: Chronicles of Truth and Reconciliation
by Meena Menon

Mumbai To Mecca
by Ilija Trojanow

A Joint Enterprise: Indian Elites and the Making of British Bombay
by Preeti Chopra

Justice before Reconciliation: Negotiating a ‘New Normal’ in Post-riot Mumbai and Ahmedabad (Religion and Citizenship)
by Dipankar Gupta

The Emergence of Regionalism in Mumbai: History of...

BROAD THEMES

1. ‘untraversed’ focuses on the celebration of instances, thoughts, and ideas that set trajectories to redefine future
2. What is the act of architecture? What are its elements? It’s conditions; it’s materials and its motives?
3. motive, context and time
4. defining moments in the course of evolution of a community, region, city or a country defining moments are foundations of our contemporary society architecture constantly responds and symbolizes these instances with or without the presence and/or intention of architects
5. architecture does not follow the norm and stand for a moment in time

BUILDING SELECTION

1. that signifies a place in time
2. origin and evolution of design governed and symbolized by strong social, political, economic, ideological and environmental concerns in spite of its origin and intention, it went on to acquire different meanings
3. buildings can range from a...

PREAMBLE

1. observation,
2. documentation,
3. analysis and
4. understanding of architecture.

STUDY/ TROPHY FRAMEWORK

A. THEORY OF COST
B. IDENTIFYING AND DOCUMENTING A LIVE CASE STUDY
C. ANALYSIS OF CASE STUDY
D. PRESENTING AN INFERENCE

TODO’s

ANALYSIS _ 03. THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK & 04. ARGUMENTS
DATA COLLECTION _ 01. SITE WORK & 02. DOCUMENTATION
& PRESENTATION _ 05. SHEET COMPOSITION & 06. VIDEO

03. THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK & 04. ARGUMENTS

INTENTIONS

1. buildings by Laurie Baker; affordable housing by Government at HUDCO, housing boards, Nirmithi Kendra (building centers) and slum resettlements; cheap private constructions; many non-descript urban commercial buildings; rural architecture
2. however, is cost merely a reflection of money spent on construction or does it connote deeper meanings?
3. as a determinant of design, what diverse roles does cost play?
4. the least studied during the...

a) gather all institutional program documentation from wherever possible to frame requirements of commitments.
b) do not read self-help books or guides as they are indicative of application systems from other curricula and practices.
c) after tidying up the cv, identify common strands in your work that can act as interests you further research on.
d) find out who your tentative guide is and identify what are their academic accomplishments or aspirations are.
e) read up work they have produced and how your area of interest can work as an extension of their work.
f) when drafting a proposal you shouldn’t have a project as in it’s not a research for design, it’s either research on design or through.
g) understand the research process, how much resources you will need to complete your work and in how much time.
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“ briefnotes ”

Geometry For Dummies
by Mark Ryan

Statistics For Dummies
by Deborah J. Rumsey

Statistics Essentials For Dummies
by Deborah J. Rumsey

Statistics II for Dummies
by Deborah J. Rumsey

Statistics: 1,001 Practice Problems For Dummies (+ Free Online Practice) Consumer Dummies

Rhetoric: A Very Short Introduction
by Richard Toye

Knowledge: A Very Short Introduction
by Jennifer Nagel

Information: A Very Short Introduction
by Luciano Floridi

Intelligence: A Very Short Introduction
by Ian J. Deary

Networks: A Very Short Introduction
by Guido Caldarelli, Michele Catanzaro

Probability: A Very Short Introduction
by John Haigh

Symmetry: A Very Short Introduction
by Ian Stewart

Derrida for Architects
by Richard Coyne

Benjamin for Architects
by Brian Elliott

Foucault for Architects
by Gordana Fontana-Giusti

Lefebvre for Architects
by Nathaniel Coleman

Bhabha for Architects...

Dear Isaac,

We would like to thank you for applying to the Prince Claus Fund and British Council’s joint Call for Proposals Contemporary Take, Beyond Cultural Heritage 2017. We received and read your application with great interest.

We have received a high number of applications and have carried out a thorough assessment of each one in order to select those organizations that were most appropriate to the criteria and focus of this joint Call.

We regret to inform you that unfortunately your project has not been selected for support. While we do appreciate the importance of your initiative, the Prince Claus Fund has given priority to applicants whose proposals made a more direct contribution to the objectives and the aim of this Call for Proposals and the mission of the Prince Claus Fund and British Council.

We hope that you succeed in finding alternative financial support to help you...

a.k.a pica design survey, a good idea with interesting outcomes

the following is a summary of discussions with Jinu and Archis. it’s to be considered as the first draft of notes towards a possible idea.

fundamental similarity to the act of curating, which at its most basic is simply about connecting cultures, bringing their elements into proximity with each other - the task of curating is to make junctions, to allow different elements to touch. Hans Ulrich Obrist, Ways of Curating

there isn’t any brief at the moment or to simplify work the brief is not presented here. the broad goal of an initiative at hand is to investigate possibilities of surveying a design community. key questions the task begins with is why conduct this survey?
second, if conducted what is the use of this survey? and
third who else other than the community producing it will find it useful?
the task...

By 2050, India’s cities will be home to 850 million people or 40 per cent of its population. But how will they be housed and what role will architects play in planning emerging urban landscapes? In Mumbai, an exhibition titled the State of Architecture, Practices and Processes in India explores these issues while tracing the history of the profession since 1947.

this video is archived as part of a project assembling various documents produced during and as a reaction to the Exhibition titled THE STATE OF ARCHITECTURE, PRACTICES & PROCESSES IN INDIA | 6 JANUARY - 20 MARCH, 2016, NATIONAL GALLERY OF MODERN ART, MUMBAI