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Jan – April 2016 01 Vol V, No. 1 The Road Ahead – Contents Smart Cities Conference 01 Chairman's message 02 Real Estate Bill 03 Article 04 Kanvinde@100 05 Conference Contd… 06 Article 08 Book Review 09 Ar. Jeet Malhotra 10 Students’ Center 11 Conference Contd… 12 Chai, Coffee and Architecture !!!! Friday, 29th April, 2016 New Committee Room 4.30 pm S.P.A., New Delhi (Details inside) next The Conference on 'Architects and Smart Cities Mission',was jointly organized by Northern, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal, UP and Uttarakhand Chapters of The Indian Institute of Architects. The conference witnessed over 300 people on its first day. The events commenced with an Inaugural Session which saw Ar. Vijay Garg, Representative of the Government of NCT Delhi in the Council of Architecture, Ar. Shamit Manchanda, Chairman, Northern Chapter, The Indian Institute of Architects, Ar. Rohit Jain, Conference Coordinator, and Ar. Ashish Gupta, Conference Organizing Secretary, together on the dais. The chief guest, Ar. Satyendra Jain, Honorable Minister for Health, Industries, Home, Public Works Department, and Power, Government of NCT, Delhi, was escorted on the stage by Ar. Shamit Manchanda, and Ar.Rohit Jain, and, Ar. N.K. Negi, Chairman, Himachal Chapter, The Indian Institute of Architects felicitated him with a bouquet. During the welcome note, Ar. Shamit Manchanda welcomed the Chief Guest, and all the Delegates on behalf of the organizing committee. He praised the Chief Minister as being one of the most approachable ministers, and, that his views on the subject of Smart Cities were eagerly awaited by all. He commented that in togetherness there was strength; that Northern Chapter, The Indian Institute of Architects, was privileged to be actively supported by not only its neighboring Chapters, but also, The Public Works Department, Government of NCT Delhi, School of Planning & Institutions (including Educational Institutes & Professional Bodies) representing various Design Aspects of Built Environment came together with Northern Chapters of the Indian Institute of Architects, at the end of the Conference, and agreed for working together in a collaborative environment, initially for a period of one year, for finding ways – l to understand Challenges created by the GoI's Smart Cities Mission for Urban Renewal at a Mass Scale l to formulate Ways and Methodologies to assess the “Profession's readiness” to take on the Challenges to GoI and society l to formulate Ways, and agree on Methodologies to make the Profession “More ready” to take on these Challenges for positioning the Profession in a Leadership position l to initiate Collaborations amongst Institutions for advocacy of the “Design Profession”to the GoI's Smart City Mission's delivery mechanism l to position the Institutions to work in Collaboration with GoI's Smart City Mission (thru' its ULBs) and Society (through our understanding of the problems) for adding the Profession's inputs into the Smart City Mission. We at the Northern Chapter intend to – Call it the “Year of the Smart Cities” We plan to launch initiatives to connect to all aspects of our Profession and work Towards a better future of the Design Industry for the youth of our Profession. The Newsletter of www. iianc.org The Indian Institute of Architects, Northern Chapter Vastu Samvad (continued on page 6)
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J
an –
Apri
l 2016
01
Vol V,
No.
1
The Road Ahead – Contents
Smart Cities Conference 01
Chairman's message 02
Real Estate Bill 03
Article 04
Kanvinde@100 05
Conference Contd… 06
Article 08
Book Review 09
Ar. Jeet Malhotra 10
Students’ Center 11
Conference Contd… 12
Chai, Coffee andArchitecture !!!!
Friday, 29th April, 2016
New Committee Room
4.30 pm S.P.A., New Delhi
(Details inside)
next
The Conference on 'Architects and Smart Cities Mission',was jointly organized by Northern, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal, UP and Uttarakhand Chapters of The Indian Institute of Architects.
The conference witnessed over 300 people on its first day. The events commenced with an Inaugural Session which saw Ar. Vijay Garg, Representative of the Government of NCT Delhi in the Council of Architecture, Ar. Shamit Manchanda, Chairman, Northern Chapter, The Indian Institute of Architects, Ar. Rohit Jain, Conference Coordinator, and Ar. Ashish Gupta, Conference Organizing Secretary, together on the dais.
The chief guest, Ar. Satyendra Jain, Honorable Minister for Health, Industries, Home, Public Works Department, and Power, Government of NCT, Delhi, was escorted on the stage by Ar. Shamit Manchanda, and Ar.Rohit Jain, and, Ar. N.K. Negi, Chairman, Himachal Chapter, The Indian Institute of Architects felicitated him with a bouquet.
During the welcome note, Ar. Shamit Manchanda welcomed the Chief Guest, and all the Delegates on behalf of the organizing committee. He praised the Chief Minister as being one of the most approachable ministers, and, that his views on the subject of Smart Cities were eagerly awaited by all. He commented that in togetherness there was strength; that Northern Chapter, The Indian Institute of Architects, was privileged to be actively supported by not only its neighboring Chapters, but also, The Public Works Department, Government of NCT Delhi, School of Planning &
Institutions(including Educational Institutes & Professional Bodies) representing various Design Aspects of Built Environment came together with Northern Chapters of the Indian Institute of Architects, at the end of the Conference, and agreed for working together in a collaborative environment, initially for a period of one year, for finding ways –
l to understand Challenges created by the GoI's Smart Cities Mission for Urban Renewal at a Mass Scale
l to formulate Ways and Methodologies to assess the “Profession's readiness” to take on the Challenges to GoI and society
l to formulate Ways, and agree on Methodologies to make the Profession “More ready” to take on these Challenges for positioning the Profession in a Leadership position
l to initiate Collaborations amongst Institutions for advocacy of the “Design Profession”to the GoI's Smart City Mission's delivery mechanism
l to posit ion the Institutions to work in Collaboration with GoI's Smart City Mission (thru' its ULBs) and Society (through our understanding of the problems) for adding the Profession's inputs into the Smart City Mission.
We at the Northern Chapter intend to –
Call it the “Year of the Smart Cities”
We plan to launch initiatives to connect to all aspects of our Profession and work Towards a better future of the Design Industry for the youth of our Profession.
The Newsletter of
www. iianc.org
The Indian Institute of Architects, Northern Chapter
Vastu Samvad
(continued on page 6)
03
NORTHERN CHAPTERwww.indianinstituteofarchitects.com
www.iianc.org
Chairman Ar. SHAMIT MANCHANDA
Vice-Chairman
Ar. MAHESH T. PALIWAL
Hon. TreasurerAr. ROHIT JAIN
Jt. Hon. Secretaries
Ar. MANOJ MATHURAr. ASHISH GUPTA
VASTU SAMVAD TEAM
ConvenorAr. ARCHANA KHANNA
Editorial TeamSONAL SRIVASTAVASHUBHAM BATRANISHTHA DUGGAL
AISHWARYA DEOPUJARIROHIT KUMARARCHIE TYAGI
Published For Northern Chapter
The India Institute of Architects,
8-B, Shankar Market, Connaught
Circul, New Delhi: 110001
Tel.: 23411699, Telefax: 23413483
e-mail: [email protected]
website: www.iianc.org
DISCLAIMER
Opinions expressed and matter contained
within the Vastu Samvad are of thier
respective authors and not necessarily IIA
Policy and the Publication Board may or may
not subscribe to the same in part or in whole.
(for private circulation only)
Imm. Past. Chairman
Ar. ASHUTOSH KR. AGARWAL
Editor’s Message Chairman’s Message
Dear Fellow Professionals,
Always a pleasure to connect with all of you!
It is the Age of “Smart”-ness all around us. We develop Smart Goals, use Smart Phones, drive Smart Cars, invent Smart Technology, believe in Smart Lifestyle and Smart Health, employ Smart Infrastructure, and, above all dream about Smart Cities!
In the middle of all this “Smart”-ness, why should we Architects get left behind??
This Issue focuses on Architects getting “Smart”.
While Open Source Software shows us a way towards Smart Technology of the future, Digital Media presents a Smart way of showcasing our works, and, our Marathon Runners lead the way for a Smart Lifestyle! The spirit of “Smart”-ness, rubbed on our editorial team as well. Their Crossword will test your “Smart”-ness quotient...
And, of course... our Mega Event!! The Conference on “Architects and Smart Cities Mission” was an effort to bring together various chapters of the Indian Institute of Architects, with various other institutions, all working in the field of Design and Planning of Cities, under one umbrella, in order to explore the role and relationship of the Architect in the Government of India's Smart City Mission.
This time, we also salute some of our seniors of the Northern Chapter. We bring you glimpses of the event held to commemorate the centenary of Ar. A.P. Kanvinde, a look into the life of Ar. Jeet Malhotra, the latest recipient of the Baburao Mhatre Gold Medal, and condole the loss of Ar. M. N. Andley.
Once again, we apologize for all errors and omissions.
Please contribute Articles on issues of Concern in the Profession.
Also, please feel free to write back to us with your valuable suggestions and views. They will go a long way in helping us better this periodical as we go along.
Happy Reading and Best Wishes till we meet next!
Ar Archana Khanna
Editor
Dear Fellow Architects,
With NATCON 2015 and the recently concluded IIA
Awards at Calicut, behind us, the last few weeks have
seen a lot of activity which culminated in the organizing
of the Conference : Architects and Smart Cities
Mission. Besides being a burning topic this conference
was unique in more ways than one. The event was jointly
organized by IIA Northern, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh as well as
UP & Uttarakhand Chapters making it a Northern Regional Conference.
The Conference was actively supported by various academic &
professional organisations including Delhi PWD, SPA Delhi, SPA Bhopal,
Ansal University Gurgaon, SPA Alumni New Delhi, Inst of Town Planners
India, Inst of Urban Designers India, Indian Society of Landscape
Architects, National Institute of Urban Affairs, and the Delhi Urban Arts
Commission. It has laid the foundation for new synergies with these
organizations. The Conference concluded with the announcement of
“Year of the Smart Cities” – a year-long initiative to make the required
changes in the industry to take on the challenges of the Smart Cities
Mission. This will include series of programs and events to create an
interface of the industry with Academia, Government of India and its
institutions and society at large.
Chai Coffee and Architecture is back and we shall be taking up the topic
of the recently notified Building Bye-Laws for Delhi 2016.
Looking forward to you continued support in working for the profession.
Ar. Shamit Manchanda
Ex. Committee Members
Ar.AJAY MIGLANI
Ar.AJAY PURI
Ar.AMARJEET SINGH
Ar.AMEET BABBAR
Ar.ANUJ SRIVASTAVA
Ar.HARISH CHANDER
Ar. KIRAN CHIMALWAR
Ar.NIKHIL MOHAN MISHRA
Ar. NILANJAN BHOWAL
Ar. SHARAD KUMAR CHOPRA
Co-Opted Members
Ar. ARCHANA KHANNA
Ar.RAJIV BIALA
J
an –
Apri
l 2016
DID YOU KNOW?
A Total of 100 Smart Cities
were selected under the
Governmentof India's Smart
City Mission.
Out of these, the
Government has shortlisted
20 cities in Phase 1, to be
made into Smart Cities. This
accounts for 3.54 crore
people.
Bhubaneswar leads the20
Smart Cities list. Pune and
Jaipur follow as the top
three.
To build Smart Cities, the
government is providing
central funding of Rs 48,000
crores.
Implementation of the Smart
Cities Mission at the city level
will be done by a special
purpose vehicle (SPV) created
for the purpose.
The SPV (special purpose
vehicle) will be headed by a
full time CEO and have
nominees of central, state
government and a ULB onit's
board.
"
OUR MARATHON RUNNERS!!Leading the way for a healthy Lifestyle!!
Ar.Harish Chander , Member, Executive Committee, Northern Chapter
(The Northern Chapter of Indian Institute of Architects, in a series of articles, will put forward the basic take- aways from this Bill to enable its members to understand the benefits that
may be derived from the provisions in the Bill.)
Ar.Anuj Srivastva , Member, Executive Committee, Northern Chapter
Cut
on t
he d
ote
d l
ine
(Copyright belongs to the original owner)
Real Estate Bill 2016: Opportunities for Architects
Part 1
The bill “The Real Estate Bill (Regulation & Development) 2016” was passed in Mar 2016. Since Land is a state subject, the states will be required to make rules under this Act within a year and implement this act. This act contains many provisions that compel the promoter to seek the architect's approval/consent even beyond the drawings and GFC.
It is up to us how we strategies and position ourselves to have the same dominant position in the Building Scenario that we once enjoyed
Three distinct provisions require involvement of architects and one provision needs advocacy of the institute.
Clause 4(2) (k) requires the promoter to announce name of his Architect on its/RERA website. Till now we had seen projects with celebrity names and celebrity architects, later the work was done by a local architect. This clause prevents such misuse. This clause could also be intended to eliminate the use of foreign architect's name. Unfair practice if reported or noticed by RERA will invite cancellation of registration under Clause 7.
Clause 4(2) (l) (D) requires the promoter to take a certificate from the Architect certifying the percentage project complete before approaching the bank to release funds from his escrow project account. This dependence on us architects will allow us to realize our fee.
Clause 14 requires the promoter to adhere to the plans and prevents deviations in the name of minor additions or alterations. These architectural changes have to be certified by an authorized Architect. This again increases the importance of the architects during the project.
Clause 41(4) defines the composition of Central Advisory Council that will advise and recommend to central government, and this shall consist of ten members to represent the interests of real estate stakeholders including academic bodies. The advocacy of the institute can help its members find a place in this council.
More importantly the States are now required to make rules within one year, and bodies that will further enable the role of Architects. The Chapters must closely liaise with State Government and approach them offering assistance as subject matter experts. Relevant Modifications in some Definitions:
1. “Carpet Area” means the net usable floor area of an apartment, excluding the area covered by the external walls, areas under services shafts, exclusive balcony or veranda and exclusive open terrace area, but includes the area covered by internal partition walls of the apartment ;
Now all the invented terms like super area are history, architects will have to calculate and document Carpet Area for each flat, so the promoter will now charge a rate for Carpet Area + Rate for Exclusive Balconies & Exclusive Terrace + Covered Parking.
2. “Apartment”,“Building”, “Development Works”, “Internal/External Development Works”, “Garage”,“Planning Area”, “Real Estate
Project”,“Common Area”and other terms The architects are encouraged to understand the meaning of these, since they look like common English words but they have distinct meaning and would appear in the contracts and work orders issued by the promoters and these words transfer LEGAL ONUS on the architects.
3. “Estimated cost of real estate project” means the total cost involved in developing the real estate project and includes the land cost, taxes, cess development and other charges; the bank (where the promoter maintains the project escrow account) will demand a certificate from the architect (& engineer and CA) before it releases the fund. The architect will have to certify the % age project complete. If we control this aspects then realizing our fee is no longer dependant on whims/fancy of promoter.
4.“Promoter” has been defined and it's the second most important definition and it includes Govt Agencies like DDA/PWD.
All the terms like contractors, builders, developers are now history and will not find any mention in our contracts.
Participation Invited
We invite contributions in the form of Sugestions,
Articles, News and Advertisements including
corrections in facts stated, if any.
Please send your contributions to
03
NORTHERN CHAPTERwww.indianinstituteofarchitects.com
www.iianc.org
Chairman Ar. SHAMIT MANCHANDA
Vice-Chairman
Ar. MAHESH T. PALIWAL
Hon. TreasurerAr. ROHIT JAIN
Jt. Hon. Secretaries
Ar. MANOJ MATHURAr. ASHISH GUPTA
VASTU SAMVAD TEAM
ConvenorAr. ARCHANA KHANNA
Editorial TeamSONAL SRIVASTAVASHUBHAM BATRANISHTHA DUGGAL
AISHWARYA DEOPUJARIROHIT KUMARARCHIE TYAGI
Published For Northern Chapter
The India Institute of Architects,
8-B, Shankar Market, Connaught
Circul, New Delhi: 110001
Tel.: 23411699, Telefax: 23413483
e-mail: [email protected]
website: www.iianc.org
DISCLAIMER
Opinions expressed and matter contained
within the Vastu Samvad are of thier
respective authors and not necessarily IIA
Policy and the Publication Board may or may
not subscribe to the same in part or in whole.
(for private circulation only)
Imm. Past. Chairman
Ar. ASHUTOSH KR. AGARWAL
Editor’s Message Chairman’s Message
Dear Fellow Professionals,
Always a pleasure to connect with all of you!
It is the Age of “Smart”-ness all around us. We develop Smart Goals, use Smart Phones, drive Smart Cars, invent Smart Technology, believe in Smart Lifestyle and Smart Health, employ Smart Infrastructure, and, above all dream about Smart Cities!
In the middle of all this “Smart”-ness, why should we Architects get left behind??
This Issue focuses on Architects getting “Smart”.
While Open Source Software shows us a way towards Smart Technology of the future, Digital Media presents a Smart way of showcasing our works, and, our Marathon Runners lead the way for a Smart Lifestyle! The spirit of “Smart”-ness, rubbed on our editorial team as well. Their Crossword will test your “Smart”-ness quotient...
And, of course... our Mega Event!! The Conference on “Architects and Smart Cities Mission” was an effort to bring together various chapters of the Indian Institute of Architects, with various other institutions, all working in the field of Design and Planning of Cities, under one umbrella, in order to explore the role and relationship of the Architect in the Government of India's Smart City Mission.
This time, we also salute some of our seniors of the Northern Chapter. We bring you glimpses of the event held to commemorate the centenary of Ar. A.P. Kanvinde, a look into the life of Ar. Jeet Malhotra, the latest recipient of the Baburao Mhatre Gold Medal, and condole the loss of Ar. M. N. Andley.
Once again, we apologize for all errors and omissions.
Please contribute Articles on issues of Concern in the Profession.
Also, please feel free to write back to us with your valuable suggestions and views. They will go a long way in helping us better this periodical as we go along.
Happy Reading and Best Wishes till we meet next!
Ar Archana Khanna
Editor
Dear Fellow Architects,
With NATCON 2015 and the recently concluded IIA
Awards at Calicut, behind us, the last few weeks have
seen a lot of activity which culminated in the organizing
of the Conference : Architects and Smart Cities
Mission. Besides being a burning topic this conference
was unique in more ways than one. The event was jointly
organized by IIA Northern, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh as well as
UP & Uttarakhand Chapters making it a Northern Regional Conference.
The Conference was actively supported by various academic &
professional organisations including Delhi PWD, SPA Delhi, SPA Bhopal,
Ansal University Gurgaon, SPA Alumni New Delhi, Inst of Town Planners
India, Inst of Urban Designers India, Indian Society of Landscape
Architects, National Institute of Urban Affairs, and the Delhi Urban Arts
Commission. It has laid the foundation for new synergies with these
organizations. The Conference concluded with the announcement of
“Year of the Smart Cities” – a year-long initiative to make the required
changes in the industry to take on the challenges of the Smart Cities
Mission. This will include series of programs and events to create an
interface of the industry with Academia, Government of India and its
institutions and society at large.
Chai Coffee and Architecture is back and we shall be taking up the topic
of the recently notified Building Bye-Laws for Delhi 2016.
Looking forward to you continued support in working for the profession.
Ar. Shamit Manchanda
Ex. Committee Members
Ar.AJAY MIGLANI
Ar.AJAY PURI
Ar.AMARJEET SINGH
Ar.AMEET BABBAR
Ar.ANUJ SRIVASTAVA
Ar.HARISH CHANDER
Ar. KIRAN CHIMALWAR
Ar.NIKHIL MOHAN MISHRA
Ar. NILANJAN BHOWAL
Ar. SHARAD KUMAR CHOPRA
Co-Opted Members
Ar. ARCHANA KHANNA
Ar.RAJIV BIALA
J
an –
Apri
l 2016
DID YOU KNOW?
A Total of 100 Smart Cities
were selected under the
Governmentof India's Smart
City Mission.
Out of these, the
Government has shortlisted
20 cities in Phase 1, to be
made into Smart Cities. This
accounts for 3.54 crore
people.
Bhubaneswar leads the20
Smart Cities list. Pune and
Jaipur follow as the top
three.
To build Smart Cities, the
government is providing
central funding of Rs 48,000
crores.
Implementation of the Smart
Cities Mission at the city level
will be done by a special
purpose vehicle (SPV) created
for the purpose.
The SPV (special purpose
vehicle) will be headed by a
full time CEO and have
nominees of central, state
government and a ULB onit's
board.
"
OUR MARATHON RUNNERS!!Leading the way for a healthy Lifestyle!!
Ar.Harish Chander , Member, Executive Committee, Northern Chapter
(The Northern Chapter of Indian Institute of Architects, in a series of articles, will put forward the basic take- aways from this Bill to enable its members to understand the benefits that
may be derived from the provisions in the Bill.)
Ar.Anuj Srivastva , Member, Executive Committee, Northern Chapter
Cut
on t
he d
ote
d l
ine
(Copyright belongs to the original owner)
Real Estate Bill 2016: Opportunities for Architects
Part 1
The bill “The Real Estate Bill (Regulation & Development) 2016” was passed in Mar 2016. Since Land is a state subject, the states will be required to make rules under this Act within a year and implement this act. This act contains many provisions that compel the promoter to seek the architect's approval/consent even beyond the drawings and GFC.
It is up to us how we strategies and position ourselves to have the same dominant position in the Building Scenario that we once enjoyed
Three distinct provisions require involvement of architects and one provision needs advocacy of the institute.
Clause 4(2) (k) requires the promoter to announce name of his Architect on its/RERA website. Till now we had seen projects with celebrity names and celebrity architects, later the work was done by a local architect. This clause prevents such misuse. This clause could also be intended to eliminate the use of foreign architect's name. Unfair practice if reported or noticed by RERA will invite cancellation of registration under Clause 7.
Clause 4(2) (l) (D) requires the promoter to take a certificate from the Architect certifying the percentage project complete before approaching the bank to release funds from his escrow project account. This dependence on us architects will allow us to realize our fee.
Clause 14 requires the promoter to adhere to the plans and prevents deviations in the name of minor additions or alterations. These architectural changes have to be certified by an authorized Architect. This again increases the importance of the architects during the project.
Clause 41(4) defines the composition of Central Advisory Council that will advise and recommend to central government, and this shall consist of ten members to represent the interests of real estate stakeholders including academic bodies. The advocacy of the institute can help its members find a place in this council.
More importantly the States are now required to make rules within one year, and bodies that will further enable the role of Architects. The Chapters must closely liaise with State Government and approach them offering assistance as subject matter experts. Relevant Modifications in some Definitions:
1. “Carpet Area” means the net usable floor area of an apartment, excluding the area covered by the external walls, areas under services shafts, exclusive balcony or veranda and exclusive open terrace area, but includes the area covered by internal partition walls of the apartment ;
Now all the invented terms like super area are history, architects will have to calculate and document Carpet Area for each flat, so the promoter will now charge a rate for Carpet Area + Rate for Exclusive Balconies & Exclusive Terrace + Covered Parking.
2. “Apartment”,“Building”, “Development Works”, “Internal/External Development Works”, “Garage”,“Planning Area”, “Real Estate
Project”,“Common Area”and other terms The architects are encouraged to understand the meaning of these, since they look like common English words but they have distinct meaning and would appear in the contracts and work orders issued by the promoters and these words transfer LEGAL ONUS on the architects.
3. “Estimated cost of real estate project” means the total cost involved in developing the real estate project and includes the land cost, taxes, cess development and other charges; the bank (where the promoter maintains the project escrow account) will demand a certificate from the architect (& engineer and CA) before it releases the fund. The architect will have to certify the % age project complete. If we control this aspects then realizing our fee is no longer dependant on whims/fancy of promoter.
4.“Promoter” has been defined and it's the second most important definition and it includes Govt Agencies like DDA/PWD.
All the terms like contractors, builders, developers are now history and will not find any mention in our contracts.
Participation Invited
We invite contributions in the form of Sugestions,
Articles, News and Advertisements including
corrections in facts stated, if any.
Please send your contributions to
05
J
an –
Apri
l 2016
A NEW HORIZON: A NEW BEGINNING
By Navneet Malhotra*
With every passing year, our small architectural consultancy
firm would feel elated and energized on accomplishing yet
another challenging project. Our success barometer was
dependent on customer satisfaction more than financial
viability. Our portfolio bulged with exciting projects:120
bedded hospital in Bhutan, for the Royal Bhutan Army,236
primary schools in 5 states, and so on, but a painful question
lingered on and that being “ How do we showcase our work and
reach out to people at large?"
The digital media became the obvious choice as it is the most
popular medium at the moment. Our website was built
anticipating traffic that did not come and needed regular
updates, search engine optimization techniques, marketing
strategies, firewalls, security systems and so much more. On
Google, people search for “best home designs in xxx” or
“amazing designers in or for xxx” and not for ourname. How
could they? They didn't know us,right?
So we started looking for a platform where Indians came in
large numbers, looking for Ideas or Designs or Architects.
Foreign sites were of no help while most Indian sites had very
little traffic. We also could not evaluate if it was worth
creating our page on top of a site where people came searching
for pots & pans, where our work would be incidental
information. And most important of all, we could not find a site
where photos were king. Let's be clear, people understand
design through real live project photographs more than words
or three dimensional images or two dimensional plans. We then
started creating such a site. After eight months of tireless
working with web designers marketing agencies etc on the 3rd
of September 2015, www.RENOMANIA.com was born. It is
India's first and only home design and home building online
platform that attracts homeowners with inspiring images and
designs presented by their proud creators like you!
Indian architects currently overshadowed by predominantly
foreign design platforms can finally show their unmatched
talent to the world and get the respect they truly deserve
creating a strong connection with people who love their work.
To strengthen the platform with rich content, we entered into
several alliances like 'Ideal Home and Garden', Poggenpohl,
Hacker, Jaquar, Kajariaand Eggermann, to name just a few.
What does RENOMANIA give you?
n Easy to set up and update your company's profile
information, including cover and profile photo, and
company logo, contact details.
n Upload as many projects as you like with appropriate “tags”
along with each image for improved discovery of the same
in each search. Add text to describe the project features.
n See how many followers you have on RENOMANIA.
n Check reviews, ratings and comments about you/ your
company as well as others in the community.
n Give brief description about the firm and its strengths.
n With one or two clicks, you will be able to share your work
on social media like Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Linked
In and Twitter.
n Special service for fellow architects: the White Glove
service.
The RENOMANIA team can create your web profile for you,
cropping & resizing them for best results on site. The team of
designers would gladly tag each image with its appropriate
attributes for example: “small open kitchen design with black
and white tiles” will be recognized by the system to display
relevant image.An extra special service for fellow architects is
the free photography service.We are very keen to make this
platform your most important link to the world.We hope you
like our endeavor and join us to build RENOMANIA into a
thriving platform that connects homeowners with high quality
experts like you.
*Ar. Navneet Malhotra is the co-founder of Renomania India. He is a regular “Q&A” columnist on Better Interiors. He did his undergraduation in Architecture from S.P.A., New Delhi in 1989, followed by M-Tech from I.I.T. Delhi.
Celebrating a Life:KANVINDE@100
Tuesday|09th February|2016|NewDelhi
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The year 2016 marks the centenary of the legendary architect,
Achyut Purshottam Kanvinde. To honour him and celebrate his
contribution to the field of architecture, a grand seminar was
recently held in Delhi, followed by a Book Launch on his Life &
Works.
Born in 1916 in Maharashtra, A.P.Kanvinde completed his
graduation from the famous J.J. School of Architecture and
went to Harvard for further studies. He served as the Vice
Chairman of IIA Northern Chapter from 1960-63 and as its
Chairman from 1963-65.He then went on to serve as the
President of IIA from 1974-75. He was also the first recipient of
the esteemed Baburao Mhatre Gold Medal in 1984.
The event took place at Azad Bhawan, which was incidentally,
designed by Kanvinde himself. The audience comprised of
professionals, academicians and students of all age groups.
Starting with the traditional lighting of the lamp, the inaugural
address was presented by the current chairperson of the ICCR
Mr. C. Rajashekhar.
Achyut Kanvinde always spoke about the education system and
how it needs to be more developed for better learning of
students. A Srivasthan, an architect-urban designer from CEPT,
Ahmedabad, was the first speaker who spoke about Achyut
Kanvinde's ideas on acedemics and the quest for quality
education. The second speaker was Narendra Dengle, who,
apart from being an architect, is also an educationist & writer
based in Pune. He discussed the future of architectural practice
as we know it, and also talked about some fine works of
Kanvinde.
Architect and author Miki Desai was the third speaker, who
spoke on reinterpreting the definition of modernism. While
doing so he gave various examples like Panjarapol Asylum and
Hospital for Animals, The Solarium and also buildings by
Claude Batley, who was Achyut Kanvinde's mentor.
The last Speaker was Prof. Ranjit Sabhikhi. He spoke of the
Challenges of Urbanization where he discussed the Concepts
of Urbanism in campuses designed by Kanvinde. He also
discussed the needs of urbanism in the context of problems
faced by the city of Delhi, like the metro or the badly used
open spaces.
The final presentation was given by renowned architect Ashok
B Lall on Kanvinde-His Life & Times, which was followed by a
video clip of Kanvinde speaking on his own philosophy.
The event was concluded by the launch of the book titled
AchyutKanvinde @100, and a final vote of thanks by Sanjay
Kanvinde & Tanuja B K.
(Copyright belongs to the original owner)
A Srivasthan Miki Desai Narendra Dengle Ranjit Sabikhi
Tanuja B K Ashok B Lall Sanjay Kanvinde
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A NEW HORIZON: A NEW BEGINNING
By Navneet Malhotra*
With every passing year, our small architectural consultancy
firm would feel elated and energized on accomplishing yet
another challenging project. Our success barometer was
dependent on customer satisfaction more than financial
viability. Our portfolio bulged with exciting projects:120
bedded hospital in Bhutan, for the Royal Bhutan Army,236
primary schools in 5 states, and so on, but a painful question
lingered on and that being “ How do we showcase our work and
reach out to people at large?"
The digital media became the obvious choice as it is the most
popular medium at the moment. Our website was built
anticipating traffic that did not come and needed regular
updates, search engine optimization techniques, marketing
strategies, firewalls, security systems and so much more. On
Google, people search for “best home designs in xxx” or
“amazing designers in or for xxx” and not for ourname. How
could they? They didn't know us,right?
So we started looking for a platform where Indians came in
large numbers, looking for Ideas or Designs or Architects.
Foreign sites were of no help while most Indian sites had very
little traffic. We also could not evaluate if it was worth
creating our page on top of a site where people came searching
for pots & pans, where our work would be incidental
information. And most important of all, we could not find a site
where photos were king. Let's be clear, people understand
design through real live project photographs more than words
or three dimensional images or two dimensional plans. We then
started creating such a site. After eight months of tireless
working with web designers marketing agencies etc on the 3rd
of September 2015, www.RENOMANIA.com was born. It is
India's first and only home design and home building online
platform that attracts homeowners with inspiring images and
designs presented by their proud creators like you!
Indian architects currently overshadowed by predominantly
foreign design platforms can finally show their unmatched
talent to the world and get the respect they truly deserve
creating a strong connection with people who love their work.
To strengthen the platform with rich content, we entered into
several alliances like 'Ideal Home and Garden', Poggenpohl,
Hacker, Jaquar, Kajariaand Eggermann, to name just a few.
What does RENOMANIA give you?
n Easy to set up and update your company's profile
information, including cover and profile photo, and
company logo, contact details.
n Upload as many projects as you like with appropriate “tags”
along with each image for improved discovery of the same
in each search. Add text to describe the project features.
n See how many followers you have on RENOMANIA.
n Check reviews, ratings and comments about you/ your
company as well as others in the community.
n Give brief description about the firm and its strengths.
n With one or two clicks, you will be able to share your work
on social media like Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Linked
In and Twitter.
n Special service for fellow architects: the White Glove
service.
The RENOMANIA team can create your web profile for you,
cropping & resizing them for best results on site. The team of
designers would gladly tag each image with its appropriate
attributes for example: “small open kitchen design with black
and white tiles” will be recognized by the system to display
relevant image.An extra special service for fellow architects is
the free photography service.We are very keen to make this
platform your most important link to the world.We hope you
like our endeavor and join us to build RENOMANIA into a
thriving platform that connects homeowners with high quality
experts like you.
*Ar. Navneet Malhotra is the co-founder of Renomania India. He is a regular “Q&A” columnist on Better Interiors. He did his undergraduation in Architecture from S.P.A., New Delhi in 1989, followed by M-Tech from I.I.T. Delhi.
Celebrating a Life:KANVINDE@100
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The year 2016 marks the centenary of the legendary architect,
Achyut Purshottam Kanvinde. To honour him and celebrate his
contribution to the field of architecture, a grand seminar was
recently held in Delhi, followed by a Book Launch on his Life &
Works.
Born in 1916 in Maharashtra, A.P.Kanvinde completed his
graduation from the famous J.J. School of Architecture and
went to Harvard for further studies. He served as the Vice
Chairman of IIA Northern Chapter from 1960-63 and as its
Chairman from 1963-65.He then went on to serve as the
President of IIA from 1974-75. He was also the first recipient of
the esteemed Baburao Mhatre Gold Medal in 1984.
The event took place at Azad Bhawan, which was incidentally,
designed by Kanvinde himself. The audience comprised of
professionals, academicians and students of all age groups.
Starting with the traditional lighting of the lamp, the inaugural
address was presented by the current chairperson of the ICCR
Mr. C. Rajashekhar.
Achyut Kanvinde always spoke about the education system and
how it needs to be more developed for better learning of
students. A Srivasthan, an architect-urban designer from CEPT,
Ahmedabad, was the first speaker who spoke about Achyut
Kanvinde's ideas on acedemics and the quest for quality
education. The second speaker was Narendra Dengle, who,
apart from being an architect, is also an educationist & writer
based in Pune. He discussed the future of architectural practice
as we know it, and also talked about some fine works of
Kanvinde.
Architect and author Miki Desai was the third speaker, who
spoke on reinterpreting the definition of modernism. While
doing so he gave various examples like Panjarapol Asylum and
Hospital for Animals, The Solarium and also buildings by
Claude Batley, who was Achyut Kanvinde's mentor.
The last Speaker was Prof. Ranjit Sabhikhi. He spoke of the
Challenges of Urbanization where he discussed the Concepts
of Urbanism in campuses designed by Kanvinde. He also
discussed the needs of urbanism in the context of problems
faced by the city of Delhi, like the metro or the badly used
open spaces.
The final presentation was given by renowned architect Ashok
B Lall on Kanvinde-His Life & Times, which was followed by a
video clip of Kanvinde speaking on his own philosophy.
The event was concluded by the launch of the book titled
AchyutKanvinde @100, and a final vote of thanks by Sanjay
Kanvinde & Tanuja B K.
(Copyright belongs to the original owner)
A Srivasthan Miki Desai Narendra Dengle Ranjit Sabikhi
Tanuja B K Ashok B Lall Sanjay Kanvinde
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Balbir Verma summed up the session by explaining the role and collaboration of IT and Design together, for the successful completion of Smart City Mission; how pilot studies need to be taken into consideration, backed up by serious evaluation.
Session Two, which spoke of the Industry Perspective, commenced with Ar. Sanjay Goel, the host, inviting the presenters and the moderator. The first presenter, Ar. Prasanna Desai, left everyone hopeful towards the Mission, as he discussed how the “small efforts” put in by him, had brought about significant changes in Pune. “If helping people, live happier and longer, is not the goal of Smart Cities Mission, then I don't know what is”, said Ar. Desai. Human interaction, better living conditions, better breathing environment, free walkways, less money, and more output was the key. He shared his experiences in Pune, where he himself and some friends, jointly brought about significant changes.
Dr. Shikha Jain, the second speaker, discussed the importance of keeping the heritage values of the cities in mind, while implementing the Smart Cities Mission. She discussed how the government had finally started to look at heritage cities differently and exclusively.
Ar. Minesh Parikh, the last speaker of the session, presented the view of a landscape architect towards the Smart Cities Mission. “A great revolution is going to take place. We are going to need many architects and urban planners. And we are still talking about how we can contribute?” questioned Parikh. He went on with, “Find a way to get involved; profession has vast number of designers, people should get along and join the journey. Task is voluminous. People will go on and make excuses, like they do. They blame it on our colonial rule. They blame it on the GDP. The fact is, we need to get rid of our obsession with growth, and rather imparting knowledge should become our obsession. Because, we are producing a large mass of illiterate people, who have clothes and mobile phones, but insufficient knowledge.”
Moderator, Prof. Chetan Vaidya, concluded the session by encouraging the architects to think about their role and responsibility towards the Smart Cities Mission.
The launch of Conference Commemorative Publication had Ar. Satish Singla, Past Chairman, Haryana Chapter, The Indian Institute of Architects,, inviting Ar. Biswaranjan Nayak, Chief Architect, Odisha, Ar.Amitava Roy, East Zone representative of IIA at COA, Ar. N K Negi, Chairman, Himachal Chapter, The Indian Institute of Architects, Prof. Manoj Mathur, Convener Technical Committee, Ar. Kiran Chimalwar, Member, Technical Committee, Ar.Kapil Mehta, Convener, Publication Committee, Ar. Archana Khanna, Member, Technical Committee, and Ar.
Architecture, New Delhi, Ansal University, SPA Alumni, Institute of Town Planners of India, Indian Society of Landscape Architects, and the Delhi Urban Arts Commission.
Conference Coordinator, Ar. Rohit Jain prefaced Sessions of the Conference. He mentioned that the Various Chapters had have been debating on the Smart City Mission, for a long of time, the result of which was this Conference.
He explained that the Conference aimed to find answers to the questions of how each person would contribute to Smart Cities and how we in this profession could make a place in the Smart City Mission.
The Conference was to be in 5 sessions, he said, aimed to initiate a debate, to make desirous change, to our cities to make them Smart. Seniors and experts, he felt, could ensure all the thoughts and ideas get included in the conclusions, to incorporate the same to the stakeholders.
Ar. Vijay Garg, then introduced the Chief Guest, Ar. Satyendra Jain, who, he said, is, apart from the public figure that the country knew him as, an active member of Northern Chapter, The Indian Institute of Architects. He requested the Chief Guest too touch upon the vision of making Delhi a Smart City, and their initiatives towards Role of Architects in the Smart City Mission.
Ar. Satyendra Jain then addressed the august gathering. He discussed with the audience, his experiences as Minister for Public Works, in the Government of NCT, Delhi, and his inputs about the Smart City Mission. He explained that so many options exist for making Delhi Smart, but only if we simplify things can we be truly Smart.
He emphasized on how to make existing things better for future, rather than creating new structures. Efficiency, he said, is not smart, but how to use resources smartly, judicious use of resources, both renewable and non renewable. On his recent visit to Pompeii, he shared “Rome has 75% of land left for future expansion. The management there believes in self- survival of land with nature being its caretaker. The effective use of the 25% built area makes it a smartly accessible country.” He also grieved on how the money has been used on non returning factors in terms of infrastructure in the last many decades. He laid stress on the fact that to make a city smart, we also need to be smart. “For a good design, we need not compulsorily re-invent. To make things better, we need to start
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(continued from page 1) standardization and create a benchmark in the design process. Instead of creating 50 different designs for different projects; we need to make one single ideal design that can be implemented on major projects. “
He spoke of sharing knowledge for the benefit of the city. His simple and straightforward approach left the audience spellbound during the speech.
Ar. Ashish Gupta, Conference Organizing Secretary, gave the Vote of Thanks.
A lamp lighting ceremony by the Chief Guest, and all the dignataries, along with esteemed members of The Indian Institute of Architects, was followed by an inauguration of the material exhibition. The exhibition also displayed some works by the students of the department of Urban Design, SPA, New Delhi.
Session One of the deliberations discussed the Government of India's perspective on the Smart City Mission.
Ar. Punit Sethi, Chairman, Haryana Chapter, The Indian Institute of Architects, the host for the session, invited the speakers, Dr. R. Srinivas , Head Metropolitan & UT division, New Delhi, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Head of Department, Department of Urban Planning, SPA, New Delhi, and Ar. Jagan Shah, Director, National Institute of Urban Affairs, New Delhi, and Ar. Balbir Verma, Past President, The Indian Institute of Architects, as the moderator. Ar. Jagan highlighted the respected Prime Minister's vision stating that “ The smart cities mission is driven by one ethos, that is, how we can spend less money, waste less resources, and deliver the kind of outcomes required; these outcomes could be public health, livelihood, etc.” He spoke about India's complex situation, the thrust of the mission and its ultimate goals. He concluded the presentation with a note to Architects, where it was for them to decide, how exactly they could be helpful towards the mission, and that nobody shall be entitled to advocate their Role to them.
Ar. Srinivas stated “Smartness is to plan very well, but if it isn't operated smartly, then its smartness stands failed. ICT technology needs to be transparent.”
Dr. Sanjay Gupta discussed the components of Smart Cities, how a Smart City needs to be self sufficient and compact. New age technology needs to be brought in, like the traffic timer, parking management applications etc.
Kapil Setia, Chief Architect, Chandigarh, on the dias.
Prof. Manoj Mathur thanked the Publication and the Technical Committees for their hard work towards bringing out the commemorative.
A panel discussion, the last event of the day, between the esteemed panelists Ar. Abhijit Ray, Past Chairman, Northern Chapter,The Indian Institute of Architects, Ar. Ranjit Sabhiki, Eminent Urban Designer, New Delhi, Prof M.N. Ashish Ganju, Eminent Architect, New Delhi, Prof. A.G.K. Menon Eminent Conservation Architect, New Delhi, along with Prof. Manoj Mathur, HOD Department of Architecture, SPA, New Delhi as the moderator.
With their many years of experience and expertise, the panelists discussed the enormous changes in cities, both good and bad for the society, in the last so many decades. Prof Mathur concluded by questioning, whether we were lacking inventiveness or initiation?
With this food for thought, curtains were drawn on Day One.
The success of the event was more evident on Day Two with a houseful arena, and the delegates all pumped up with enthusiasm, as Ar. Rohit Jain, Conference Coordinator, raised the curtain for further sessions during the day.
Ar. Shamit Manchanda hosted the Session Three: Redefining the Architects' Role for Practices of the Future. Dr. P.K. Sarkar, HOD, Department of Transport Planning, SPA, New Delhi, emphasized on Smart mobility and infrastructure. For the world to get smarter, he said, smart buildings are a must. Technology is an important part. “3Cs law and rule for the smart cities mission to get started, C1 : collecting data and all the information needed and pre-requisites for the mission, C2 : communication of that data appropriately, C3 : crunching the collected and communicated date precisely, so that a decision can be made, keeping in mind all the knows' and how's' of the Mission.”
Ar. Sujata Hingorani, Landscape Architect, New Delhi, as the next speaker in this Session, discussed the pan city development proposals for Smart City Guwahati, and, last but not the least, Ar. A K Jain, Former Commissioner Planning, DDA, spoke of digitized mapping, automation of internet access, integrated utilities, and many other techniques towards Smart City Planning. Ar. Surinder Bahga, Municipal Councilor, Chandigarh, moderator, concluded the Session.
Session Four of the Conference dealt with Integrating Academic Research
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Balbir Verma summed up the session by explaining the role and collaboration of IT and Design together, for the successful completion of Smart City Mission; how pilot studies need to be taken into consideration, backed up by serious evaluation.
Session Two, which spoke of the Industry Perspective, commenced with Ar. Sanjay Goel, the host, inviting the presenters and the moderator. The first presenter, Ar. Prasanna Desai, left everyone hopeful towards the Mission, as he discussed how the “small efforts” put in by him, had brought about significant changes in Pune. “If helping people, live happier and longer, is not the goal of Smart Cities Mission, then I don't know what is”, said Ar. Desai. Human interaction, better living conditions, better breathing environment, free walkways, less money, and more output was the key. He shared his experiences in Pune, where he himself and some friends, jointly brought about significant changes.
Dr. Shikha Jain, the second speaker, discussed the importance of keeping the heritage values of the cities in mind, while implementing the Smart Cities Mission. She discussed how the government had finally started to look at heritage cities differently and exclusively.
Ar. Minesh Parikh, the last speaker of the session, presented the view of a landscape architect towards the Smart Cities Mission. “A great revolution is going to take place. We are going to need many architects and urban planners. And we are still talking about how we can contribute?” questioned Parikh. He went on with, “Find a way to get involved; profession has vast number of designers, people should get along and join the journey. Task is voluminous. People will go on and make excuses, like they do. They blame it on our colonial rule. They blame it on the GDP. The fact is, we need to get rid of our obsession with growth, and rather imparting knowledge should become our obsession. Because, we are producing a large mass of illiterate people, who have clothes and mobile phones, but insufficient knowledge.”
Moderator, Prof. Chetan Vaidya, concluded the session by encouraging the architects to think about their role and responsibility towards the Smart Cities Mission.
The launch of Conference Commemorative Publication had Ar. Satish Singla, Past Chairman, Haryana Chapter, The Indian Institute of Architects,, inviting Ar. Biswaranjan Nayak, Chief Architect, Odisha, Ar.Amitava Roy, East Zone representative of IIA at COA, Ar. N K Negi, Chairman, Himachal Chapter, The Indian Institute of Architects, Prof. Manoj Mathur, Convener Technical Committee, Ar. Kiran Chimalwar, Member, Technical Committee, Ar.Kapil Mehta, Convener, Publication Committee, Ar. Archana Khanna, Member, Technical Committee, and Ar.
Architecture, New Delhi, Ansal University, SPA Alumni, Institute of Town Planners of India, Indian Society of Landscape Architects, and the Delhi Urban Arts Commission.
Conference Coordinator, Ar. Rohit Jain prefaced Sessions of the Conference. He mentioned that the Various Chapters had have been debating on the Smart City Mission, for a long of time, the result of which was this Conference.
He explained that the Conference aimed to find answers to the questions of how each person would contribute to Smart Cities and how we in this profession could make a place in the Smart City Mission.
The Conference was to be in 5 sessions, he said, aimed to initiate a debate, to make desirous change, to our cities to make them Smart. Seniors and experts, he felt, could ensure all the thoughts and ideas get included in the conclusions, to incorporate the same to the stakeholders.
Ar. Vijay Garg, then introduced the Chief Guest, Ar. Satyendra Jain, who, he said, is, apart from the public figure that the country knew him as, an active member of Northern Chapter, The Indian Institute of Architects. He requested the Chief Guest too touch upon the vision of making Delhi a Smart City, and their initiatives towards Role of Architects in the Smart City Mission.
Ar. Satyendra Jain then addressed the august gathering. He discussed with the audience, his experiences as Minister for Public Works, in the Government of NCT, Delhi, and his inputs about the Smart City Mission. He explained that so many options exist for making Delhi Smart, but only if we simplify things can we be truly Smart.
He emphasized on how to make existing things better for future, rather than creating new structures. Efficiency, he said, is not smart, but how to use resources smartly, judicious use of resources, both renewable and non renewable. On his recent visit to Pompeii, he shared “Rome has 75% of land left for future expansion. The management there believes in self- survival of land with nature being its caretaker. The effective use of the 25% built area makes it a smartly accessible country.” He also grieved on how the money has been used on non returning factors in terms of infrastructure in the last many decades. He laid stress on the fact that to make a city smart, we also need to be smart. “For a good design, we need not compulsorily re-invent. To make things better, we need to start
(continued on page 12)
(continued from page 1) standardization and create a benchmark in the design process. Instead of creating 50 different designs for different projects; we need to make one single ideal design that can be implemented on major projects. “
He spoke of sharing knowledge for the benefit of the city. His simple and straightforward approach left the audience spellbound during the speech.
Ar. Ashish Gupta, Conference Organizing Secretary, gave the Vote of Thanks.
A lamp lighting ceremony by the Chief Guest, and all the dignataries, along with esteemed members of The Indian Institute of Architects, was followed by an inauguration of the material exhibition. The exhibition also displayed some works by the students of the department of Urban Design, SPA, New Delhi.
Session One of the deliberations discussed the Government of India's perspective on the Smart City Mission.
Ar. Punit Sethi, Chairman, Haryana Chapter, The Indian Institute of Architects, the host for the session, invited the speakers, Dr. R. Srinivas , Head Metropolitan & UT division, New Delhi, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Head of Department, Department of Urban Planning, SPA, New Delhi, and Ar. Jagan Shah, Director, National Institute of Urban Affairs, New Delhi, and Ar. Balbir Verma, Past President, The Indian Institute of Architects, as the moderator. Ar. Jagan highlighted the respected Prime Minister's vision stating that “ The smart cities mission is driven by one ethos, that is, how we can spend less money, waste less resources, and deliver the kind of outcomes required; these outcomes could be public health, livelihood, etc.” He spoke about India's complex situation, the thrust of the mission and its ultimate goals. He concluded the presentation with a note to Architects, where it was for them to decide, how exactly they could be helpful towards the mission, and that nobody shall be entitled to advocate their Role to them.
Ar. Srinivas stated “Smartness is to plan very well, but if it isn't operated smartly, then its smartness stands failed. ICT technology needs to be transparent.”
Dr. Sanjay Gupta discussed the components of Smart Cities, how a Smart City needs to be self sufficient and compact. New age technology needs to be brought in, like the traffic timer, parking management applications etc.
Kapil Setia, Chief Architect, Chandigarh, on the dias.
Prof. Manoj Mathur thanked the Publication and the Technical Committees for their hard work towards bringing out the commemorative.
A panel discussion, the last event of the day, between the esteemed panelists Ar. Abhijit Ray, Past Chairman, Northern Chapter,The Indian Institute of Architects, Ar. Ranjit Sabhiki, Eminent Urban Designer, New Delhi, Prof M.N. Ashish Ganju, Eminent Architect, New Delhi, Prof. A.G.K. Menon Eminent Conservation Architect, New Delhi, along with Prof. Manoj Mathur, HOD Department of Architecture, SPA, New Delhi as the moderator.
With their many years of experience and expertise, the panelists discussed the enormous changes in cities, both good and bad for the society, in the last so many decades. Prof Mathur concluded by questioning, whether we were lacking inventiveness or initiation?
With this food for thought, curtains were drawn on Day One.
The success of the event was more evident on Day Two with a houseful arena, and the delegates all pumped up with enthusiasm, as Ar. Rohit Jain, Conference Coordinator, raised the curtain for further sessions during the day.
Ar. Shamit Manchanda hosted the Session Three: Redefining the Architects' Role for Practices of the Future. Dr. P.K. Sarkar, HOD, Department of Transport Planning, SPA, New Delhi, emphasized on Smart mobility and infrastructure. For the world to get smarter, he said, smart buildings are a must. Technology is an important part. “3Cs law and rule for the smart cities mission to get started, C1 : collecting data and all the information needed and pre-requisites for the mission, C2 : communication of that data appropriately, C3 : crunching the collected and communicated date precisely, so that a decision can be made, keeping in mind all the knows' and how's' of the Mission.”
Ar. Sujata Hingorani, Landscape Architect, New Delhi, as the next speaker in this Session, discussed the pan city development proposals for Smart City Guwahati, and, last but not the least, Ar. A K Jain, Former Commissioner Planning, DDA, spoke of digitized mapping, automation of internet access, integrated utilities, and many other techniques towards Smart City Planning. Ar. Surinder Bahga, Municipal Councilor, Chandigarh, moderator, concluded the Session.
Session Four of the Conference dealt with Integrating Academic Research
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PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE: I WANT TO BREAK FREE
By Rohit Jain*
This article is first in series of articles intended to showcase my experience in Breaking Free from the dependence on proprietary & expensive software. This article will focus on software used for General Architectural Office tasks.
The next one would be on software used for Graphics & Desktop Publishing like Adobe Photoshop and InDesign. The last of the articles would be focused on low cost alternates to AutoCAD.
The Challenge
My computer is slow and it cannot handle the new software, we need to buy a new machine was the comment I heard one month after I installed the new and legal Windows and Microsoft Office. It was not fair to me as a business owner, being caught in the vicious cycle of new software leading to a slow machine, managing licenses and ultimately being arm twisted in buying an upgrade to the machine itself.
The Utopia
Imagine, what if you didn't have to spend any money to buy software, or have to upgrade your existing computers for the next 5 years or worry about accounting for different versions of legal software licenses installed on your computer networks. Imagine concentrating on just architecture and business, and not losing sleep over software compliance audit to check whether you are using pirated software. Imagine software expense as a negligible component of your operating expense.
The Need
The operating expenses became a major concern. After years of not noticing the software expenses, the cost of doing business had gone up significantly. It brought about challenges of staying legally compliant, while remaining commercially viable.
This article is a collection of the experiences in our journey to the transition and the strategy we used and will continue to build upon.
The Strategy
Consider that “All Software are Just Tools”n
Remove the User Resistancen
Segregate the Computer Taskn
Target the General Office Task
The tasks that do not need much computing power and should usually be done on machines that are no longer suitable as CAD machines.
*Ar. Rohit Jain is a practicing Architect and the Hon. Treasurer of IIA, Northern Chapter. He completed his studies in Architecture from the National Institute of Technology, Bhopal in the year 1992, and further went on to do Post Graduation in Building Engineering & Management from SPA, New Delhi In 1998.
The Alternative to Windows Operating System: Ubuntu - It's simple and easy to install, it's Virus Free and this saves the annual antivirus cost. In the new interface the first thing that the users find different is the location of the buttons with which one minimizes or closes the application/browser. If one is able to accept this small change, then rest of the other things become easy.
The Alternative to Microsoft Outlook: Thunderbird - Thunderbird is a free email application that easily replaces MS Outlook. It is compatible with all major email providers.
The Alternative to Microsoft Office Suite: Libre Office
LibreOffice is a free office suite that's 100% compatible with MS Office meaning the
files made in MS Office can be easily opened edited and exchanged without loss of
formatting of data. The exchange is bidirectional.
The equivalent of MS Word is called Writern
The equivalent of MS Excel is called Calcn
The equivalent of MS Power point is called Impressn
These resistance to change was the biggest hurdle faced. The resistance was less
visible at the very top and visibility increased as one moved down the hierarchy.
Everyone was used to doing their task in a particular way.
n Non-restrictive ways.
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Marking the 50th anniversary of Le Corbusier's death, the second edition of William J R Curtis' seminal book, "Le Corbusier: Ideas and Forms” was released. It reveals Le Corbusier's works with the help of over 500 images and their analysis. The author explains how Le Corbusier's legacy has changed in years, but also why the book is needed as much now as it was back then.
Today, the long-term relevance of Le Corbusier is no longer in doubt, although there are many ways of 're-reading' and transforming his example. Apart from being unquestioned in the academic world, his brand name has proved profitable in furniture industry also.
In this edition the author has cut through irrelevant details to refocus attention on the works themselves, submitting them further into their deep intentions.
Le Corbusier lived a life, had political views, painted pictures, wrote books, but he was first and foremost a designer of extraordinary buildings and it is his architecture that continues to be the main focus of this study. Due to this, the author has tried to evoke visual and physical qualities of his works, including their relationship to site and landscape. Great emphasis has been placed on drawings, not just for the evidence they supply, but also for their visual quality as documents.
Even though this book explains various aspects of Corbusier's designs in a pictorial manner, no photograph can recapture the feeling of moving through spaces designed by him of different intensity, the touch of materials or the unfolding of views.Over the years, the author has revisited Le Corbusier's buildings often, meditated upon them, been surprised by them and always found something fresh or unexpected, which is reflected in the book.
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PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE: I WANT TO BREAK FREE
By Rohit Jain*
This article is first in series of articles intended to showcase my experience in Breaking Free from the dependence on proprietary & expensive software. This article will focus on software used for General Architectural Office tasks.
The next one would be on software used for Graphics & Desktop Publishing like Adobe Photoshop and InDesign. The last of the articles would be focused on low cost alternates to AutoCAD.
The Challenge
My computer is slow and it cannot handle the new software, we need to buy a new machine was the comment I heard one month after I installed the new and legal Windows and Microsoft Office. It was not fair to me as a business owner, being caught in the vicious cycle of new software leading to a slow machine, managing licenses and ultimately being arm twisted in buying an upgrade to the machine itself.
The Utopia
Imagine, what if you didn't have to spend any money to buy software, or have to upgrade your existing computers for the next 5 years or worry about accounting for different versions of legal software licenses installed on your computer networks. Imagine concentrating on just architecture and business, and not losing sleep over software compliance audit to check whether you are using pirated software. Imagine software expense as a negligible component of your operating expense.
The Need
The operating expenses became a major concern. After years of not noticing the software expenses, the cost of doing business had gone up significantly. It brought about challenges of staying legally compliant, while remaining commercially viable.
This article is a collection of the experiences in our journey to the transition and the strategy we used and will continue to build upon.
The Strategy
Consider that “All Software are Just Tools”n
Remove the User Resistancen
Segregate the Computer Taskn
Target the General Office Task
The tasks that do not need much computing power and should usually be done on machines that are no longer suitable as CAD machines.
*Ar. Rohit Jain is a practicing Architect and the Hon. Treasurer of IIA, Northern Chapter. He completed his studies in Architecture from the National Institute of Technology, Bhopal in the year 1992, and further went on to do Post Graduation in Building Engineering & Management from SPA, New Delhi In 1998.
The Alternative to Windows Operating System: Ubuntu - It's simple and easy to install, it's Virus Free and this saves the annual antivirus cost. In the new interface the first thing that the users find different is the location of the buttons with which one minimizes or closes the application/browser. If one is able to accept this small change, then rest of the other things become easy.
The Alternative to Microsoft Outlook: Thunderbird - Thunderbird is a free email application that easily replaces MS Outlook. It is compatible with all major email providers.
The Alternative to Microsoft Office Suite: Libre Office
LibreOffice is a free office suite that's 100% compatible with MS Office meaning the
files made in MS Office can be easily opened edited and exchanged without loss of
formatting of data. The exchange is bidirectional.
The equivalent of MS Word is called Writern
The equivalent of MS Excel is called Calcn
The equivalent of MS Power point is called Impressn
These resistance to change was the biggest hurdle faced. The resistance was less
visible at the very top and visibility increased as one moved down the hierarchy.
Everyone was used to doing their task in a particular way.
n Non-restrictive ways.
We campaign for these freedoms because we believe that everyone n
deserves.
Interested to learn more, please contact the Chapter at
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Marking the 50th anniversary of Le Corbusier's death, the second edition of William J R Curtis' seminal book, "Le Corbusier: Ideas and Forms” was released. It reveals Le Corbusier's works with the help of over 500 images and their analysis. The author explains how Le Corbusier's legacy has changed in years, but also why the book is needed as much now as it was back then.
Today, the long-term relevance of Le Corbusier is no longer in doubt, although there are many ways of 're-reading' and transforming his example. Apart from being unquestioned in the academic world, his brand name has proved profitable in furniture industry also.
In this edition the author has cut through irrelevant details to refocus attention on the works themselves, submitting them further into their deep intentions.
Le Corbusier lived a life, had political views, painted pictures, wrote books, but he was first and foremost a designer of extraordinary buildings and it is his architecture that continues to be the main focus of this study. Due to this, the author has tried to evoke visual and physical qualities of his works, including their relationship to site and landscape. Great emphasis has been placed on drawings, not just for the evidence they supply, but also for their visual quality as documents.
Even though this book explains various aspects of Corbusier's designs in a pictorial manner, no photograph can recapture the feeling of moving through spaces designed by him of different intensity, the touch of materials or the unfolding of views.Over the years, the author has revisited Le Corbusier's buildings often, meditated upon them, been surprised by them and always found something fresh or unexpected, which is reflected in the book.
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Across3. New capital of Andhra Pradesh to be built as a smart city
(10)4. The World’s bigest metropolita city (5)5. F irst nomination to be received by the Urban
Development minister for a smart city mission (10)8. Union Minister of Urban Development (13)10. India’s first smart city (6)
Down1. President of FIRST, and SCC India founder (12)2. Out of Smart city race (9)6. These are used for intelligent energy consumption
management (10)7. this city is considered to be a pioneer in digital networking
(9)9. Maximum no. of to-be-developed smart cities in this State
(12)
Look out for the solution in the next issue of Vastu Samvad.
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World renowned Japanese architecture and planning company,
Maki and Associates, bagged the contract of designing the two
iconic structures, Assembly and High Court, at proposed new
capital Amravati.
Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu announced this on Friday,
25th of March, 2016, after assessing presentations from three
companies- Richard Rogers (England), D V Joshi Architects
(India) and Maki and Associates (Japan), which submitted their
plans. The important component is that the two iconic buildings –The State
Assembly and the High Court will be designed by the Japanese company.
According to Chief Minister, Maki & Associates' design was recommended by the
jury of six renowned architects as well. ” We want to construct a best capital that
should become one among the top ten cities in the world. The capital will be eco
friendly and embodies the green and blue concept. It should be a people's capital.
We conducted a competition among to elicit best design from companies of
international repute and finally we have got some wonderful designs,” the CM
said.
Naidu said the design would be placed before public for their critical
appreciation.” The designs of two important buildings in the capital city are with
us now. They are good. But let us place them before public for discussion. We also
want to elicit opinions from engineering colleges, premium institutes like IITs. We
will integrate all the suggestions we receive from them into the plans of Maki's
firm,” the CM said.
The company, Maki and Associates, was set up in 1965 by Fumihiko Maki, a former
professor and Pritzker Prize winner. He is best known for his studies in the use of
new materials and also for the fusion of the cultures of East and West.
Ar. M. N. Andley, noted architect and senior member of IIA Northern Chapter, left for his heavenly abode on the morning of 29th February, 2016. He was an Office Bearer with the Northern Chapter for two terms; from 1994-96 he served as the Jt. Hon. Secretary, and from 1999-2000 as the Vice Chairman (co-opted).
He will be forever missed in our hearts.
MEMBERS WHO HAVE LEFT US FOREVER
(30.06.1941 - 29.02.2016)
BABURAO MHATRE GOLD MEDAL
AR. JEET MALHOTRA
MAKI & ASSOCIATES TO DESIGN AMRAVATI ASSEMBLY AND HIGH COURT
The prestigious Baburao Mhatre Gold Medal for the year 2015
has been awarded to Ar. Jeet Malhotra, Architect - Planner,
based in New Delhi. He served as the Vice Chairman of IIA
Northern Chapter for two terms, first from1971-73 and then
again from 1973-75.
Jeet Malhotra was just 21 years old when he started working
with iconic town planner Dr. Otto Koenigsberger, and moved on
to work on the UN project during its transition from the League of Nations in 1949.
From 1951 to 1966, he closely assisted Pierre Jeanneret and Le Corbusier on the
Chandigarh Project and witnessed the
transformation of the city from a sketch to a
concrete reality. Later, from 1981 to 1985 he
went on to serve as the Chief Architect in
the Punjab Government.
He is one of the pioneers in evolution of
concept of Environmental Planning in India.
His expertise in the field has been of great
benefit to younger architects as well, which
he has been spreading through extensive
lectures, apart f rom heading the
Chandigarh School of Architecture for a
number of years.
This felicitation honours Jeet Malhotra for
the high reputation and immense critical
acclaim for his contribution in the field of
Architecture, through many years of hard
work.
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Contributions By: Students of Amity School of Architecture
Across3. New capital of Andhra Pradesh to be built as a smart city
(10)4. The World’s bigest metropolita city (5)5. F irst nomination to be received by the Urban
Development minister for a smart city mission (10)8. Union Minister of Urban Development (13)10. India’s first smart city (6)
Down1. President of FIRST, and SCC India founder (12)2. Out of Smart city race (9)6. These are used for intelligent energy consumption
management (10)7. this city is considered to be a pioneer in digital networking
(9)9. Maximum no. of to-be-developed smart cities in this State
(12)
Look out for the solution in the next issue of Vastu Samvad.
STUDENTS' CENTER CROSSWORD - 01
1z11
"
1
3
2
5
6
7
8 9
10
4
World renowned Japanese architecture and planning company,
Maki and Associates, bagged the contract of designing the two
iconic structures, Assembly and High Court, at proposed new
capital Amravati.
Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu announced this on Friday,
25th of March, 2016, after assessing presentations from three
companies- Richard Rogers (England), D V Joshi Architects
(India) and Maki and Associates (Japan), which submitted their
plans. The important component is that the two iconic buildings –The State
Assembly and the High Court will be designed by the Japanese company.
According to Chief Minister, Maki & Associates' design was recommended by the
jury of six renowned architects as well. ” We want to construct a best capital that
should become one among the top ten cities in the world. The capital will be eco
friendly and embodies the green and blue concept. It should be a people's capital.
We conducted a competition among to elicit best design from companies of
international repute and finally we have got some wonderful designs,” the CM
said.
Naidu said the design would be placed before public for their critical
appreciation.” The designs of two important buildings in the capital city are with
us now. They are good. But let us place them before public for discussion. We also
want to elicit opinions from engineering colleges, premium institutes like IITs. We
will integrate all the suggestions we receive from them into the plans of Maki's
firm,” the CM said.
The company, Maki and Associates, was set up in 1965 by Fumihiko Maki, a former
professor and Pritzker Prize winner. He is best known for his studies in the use of
new materials and also for the fusion of the cultures of East and West.
Ar. M. N. Andley, noted architect and senior member of IIA Northern Chapter, left for his heavenly abode on the morning of 29th February, 2016. He was an Office Bearer with the Northern Chapter for two terms; from 1994-96 he served as the Jt. Hon. Secretary, and from 1999-2000 as the Vice Chairman (co-opted).
He will be forever missed in our hearts.
MEMBERS WHO HAVE LEFT US FOREVER
(30.06.1941 - 29.02.2016)
BABURAO MHATRE GOLD MEDAL
AR. JEET MALHOTRA
MAKI & ASSOCIATES TO DESIGN AMRAVATI ASSEMBLY AND HIGH COURT
The prestigious Baburao Mhatre Gold Medal for the year 2015
has been awarded to Ar. Jeet Malhotra, Architect - Planner,
based in New Delhi. He served as the Vice Chairman of IIA
Northern Chapter for two terms, first from1971-73 and then
again from 1973-75.
Jeet Malhotra was just 21 years old when he started working
with iconic town planner Dr. Otto Koenigsberger, and moved on
to work on the UN project during its transition from the League of Nations in 1949.
From 1951 to 1966, he closely assisted Pierre Jeanneret and Le Corbusier on the
Chandigarh Project and witnessed the
transformation of the city from a sketch to a
concrete reality. Later, from 1981 to 1985 he
went on to serve as the Chief Architect in
the Punjab Government.
He is one of the pioneers in evolution of
concept of Environmental Planning in India.
His expertise in the field has been of great
benefit to younger architects as well, which
he has been spreading through extensive
lectures, apart f rom heading the
Chandigarh School of Architecture for a
number of years.
This felicitation honours Jeet Malhotra for
the high reputation and immense critical
acclaim for his contribution in the field of
Architecture, through many years of hard
work.
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with
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ArchieRohit Shubham Aishwarya Nishtha
HUMOUR!!!
Q. Which Austrian architect only designed toilets?
A. Adolf Loos.
Q. Have you heard about the crime in multi-story parking decks?
A. It's just wrong on so many levels.
Q: What do architects eat with Chinese meals?
A: Spatial Fried Rice
Q: Can a kangaroo jump higher than the Empire State Building?
A: Of course. The Empire State Building can't jump
Q: What did the blanket say to the bed?
A: "I got you covered."
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with Industry. Ar. PK Das, Architect & Activist, Mumbai, whose energy and experiences left the audience thrilled, was the first speaker. He spoke of the mapped open spaces of Mumbai, the Station Squares and the Market Places, sharing the Juhu Vision Plan and the Pimpri Chinchwad experiences with the audience.
The other two speakers, Ar. Namrita Kalsi, Dy. Chief Architect, DMRC, New Delhi, and Ar. Deependra Prashad, Architect, New Delhi, urged the propaganda of the Smart Cites. “Is smart the new modern? What happened to jugaad?” lamented Ar. Namrata Kalsi. Architect Deependra Prasad referred to Smart City v/s Happy City. He spoke of traditional cities and their walkability, city expansion v/s city compaction. Moderator Ar. Vibhuti Sachdev, Associate Dean, SSAA, Ansal University, Gurgaon, summed up by : “Smart as an adjective is getting obese; is it efficiency, is it safety, it is moksha?… these meanings were once adopted by Modernism..”. with this, the host, Ar. Mahesh Paliwal, Vice Chairman, Northern Chapter, The Indian Institute of Architects, ended the session.
With the Smart City Design being the subject of the discussions could Urban Design be left far behind? Session 5, was dedicated to The Urban Design Approach. Ar. Vijay Matange, urban designer, New Delhi, hosted the session, and Prof. Ranjit Mitra, Former HOD, Department of Urban Design, SPA, New Delhi, the moderator. Prof. P.V.K. Rameshwar ,Former Head, Department of Urban Design, CEPT, Ahmedabad, addressed the issues of territoriality segregating people, fundamental for urban design. He was followed by Ar.Kanak Tiwari, Urban Designer, New Delhi, who elaborated on the Child Friendly Smart City, and by Ar. Manisha Bhartia, Urban Designer, New Delhi, elucidated on the principles of agile and compact smart cities with smart mobility, and lastly, Ar.Arunav Dasgupta, HOD, Department of Urban Design, SPA, New Delhi, quite appropriately quoted “we oscillate on benefits of technology”, while referring to Manali and Khandeshwar railway station projects.
After all the presentations, the last Session of the event, the Panel Discussion had Prof. Kavas Kapadia, SPA Alumni, New Delhi, talk about how people's active participation is vital and smart city intervention a breakthrough. Ar. Amit Hajela, Hon. Secretary, IUDI, Ar. Jasleen Waraich, Chairperson, ISOLA, Delhi Chapter, and Prof Tapan Chakravarty, Dean, SSAA, Ansal University, Gurgaon, all discussed, how design creates a lot more than just beauty, and for a Smart City Design, how the rule book of construction needs reconstruction; how applied art and applied technology have to work hand in hand, for the success of this Mission. Ar. Ashish Gupta, Jt. Hon. Secretary, Northern Chapter, The Indian Institute of Architects, concluded “The field is wide open, there is space for everyone in this Mission. It is for us, and, on us, how we take it forward.”
The last event was the Valedictory Session. Conference Coordinator, Ar. Rohit Jain, was the host. Ar. Ashish Gupta thanked all the supporting organizations for their support and cooperation during the Conference. Their representatives, along with the entire organizing committee, student volunteers and the student rapporteurs were called on to the stage, justifiably applauded by the audience.
