QIP Short Term Course on

Recent Trends in Application of Art in Architecture

(June 8-12, 2015)

Course Coordinators:

Dr. Ila Gupta, Professor

Dr. P.S. Chani, Associate Professor

Department of Architecture & Planning

IIT Roorkee

A one week short term course was organized which was attended by 23 faculty

members from different Institutes across the Country. The course was inaugurated by Prof. BK

Gandhi, Head QIP, IIT Roorkee. The objective was to share and learn from the experience of a

few eminent professionals on their Art work in Built Environment.

Lectures were delivered by:

Invited Outstation Experts:

1. Prof. Yatin Pandya, F.O.O.T.P.R.I.N.T.S., Ahmedabad

He spoke on “Adding value through design: Towards engaging timeless and interactive

spaces”. He also gave hands-on exercise to participants on creative design.

2. Architect Rajender Kiri, New Delhi

He spoke on inter relationship of Art and Architecture – Form, meaning and identity

design”

3. Artist and Sculptor Satish Gupta, New Delhi

He spoke on “The play of opposites, colour, form and texture, asymmetry and scale”

4. Architect Amit Hajela, New Delhi

He spoke on “Public Art – an integral component in public spaces”

5. Architect Kavi Jain, New Delhi

He spoke on “Architecture – logical derivation of art form”. He also presented case

studies.

Faculty from IIT Roorkee:

1. Prof. Vinod Kumar, Deputy Director

He spoke on “Virtual Labs”

2. Prof. S Y Kulkarni

He spoke on “Art and Architecture: a perspective”

3. Prof. Ila Gupta

She spoke on “Public Art – recent trends”

4. Dr. Gaurav Raheja

He spoke on “Form, meaning and identity design”

5. Ms. Smriti Saraswat

She spoke on “Art, craft and interior architecture: focus on trans-disciplinarity”

The following research scholars of fine arts group at the Department of Humanities and

Social Sciences, IIT Roorkee extended overall assitance in coordination of the Course:

1. Mr. Soujit Das

2. Ms. ManiNandini Mani

3. Ms. Mandakini Sharma

4. Ms. Jyoti Saini

5. Ms. Ayushi Verma

6. Ms. Rohita Sharma

7. Ms. Rajinder Kaur

8. Ms. Pooja Sharma

Details of Participants:

Sl. No Name Designation and Institute

1 Ms. Aashka Shah Assistant Professor at SAL School of Architecture,

Ahmedabad

2 Mr. Abhijit Rastogi Assistant Professor at CURAJ

3 Mr. Ajay Kumar Assistant Professor at NIT Patna

4 Ms. Anu Singh Assistant Professor at Chandigarh College of Architecture

5 Mr. Ashish Pateriya Assistant Professor at Amity University Jaipur

6 Mr. Karan Barpate Assistant Professor at Central University of Rajasthan

7 Mr. Kuntal Shah HOD at LJ School of Architecture, Ahmedabad

8 Mr. Lovlesh Sharma Assistant Professor at Amity University Noida

9 Mr. Mahendra Singh

Baoni

HOD at School of Architecture and Design ITM University

Gwalior

10 Mr. Manish Yadav Assistant Professor at Poornima University, Jaipur

11 Mr. Manoj Panwar Assistant Professor at DCrust Murthal

12 Ms. Neha Syal Assistant Professor at Poornima University, Jaipur

13 Ms. Nirmala Assistant Professor at DCrust, Murthal

14 Ms. Prajakta Rahate Assistant Professor at Amity University Jaipur

15 Ms. Preethi Agrawal Assistant Professor at Poornima University, Jaipur

16 Ms. Priyanka Patel Assistant Professor at SAL School of Architecture,

Ahmedabad

17 Mr. Ravish Kumar Assistant Professor at NIT Patna

18 Ms. Reenu Sharma Assistant Professor at Poornima University, Jaipur

19 Mr. Sandeep Singh Assistant Professor at Amity University Noida

20 Mr. Satish Chand

Khusawah

Associate Professor at ITM University, Gwalior

21 Mr. Sunil Sharma Assistant Professor at Central University of Rajasthan

22 Mr. Vikas Kumar

Nirmal

Assistant Professor at Amity University Gurgaon

23 Mr. Vivekanand

Tiwari

Assistant Professor at Central University of Rajasthan

Day 1: Architect Rajender Kiri delivering his lecture

Day 1: Dr. Gaurav Raheja delivering his lecture

Day 2: Architect Amit Hajela addressing the participants

Day 2: Prof. Vinod Kumar discussing about Virtual Labs

Day 2: Ms. Smriti Saraswat during her talk

Day 3: Artist Satish Gupta during the workshop

Day 3: Participants preparing a model during the workshop with Artist Satish Gupta

Day 3: Participants posing with one of the models prepared in the workshop

Day 3: One of the models from the Workshop

Day 3: Prof. Ila Gupta delivering her lecture

Day 4: Prof. Yatin Pandya during his presentation

Day 4: Prof. Yatin Pandya discussing with the participants after the workshop

Day 4: Prof. Ila Gupta and Architect Kavi Jain in conversation

Day 4: Architect Kavi Jain during his presentation

Day 5: Prof. S. Y. Kulkarni delivering his lecture

Day 5: Prof. Ila Gupta and Prof. Kulkarni with one of the participants during valedictory session