Semester 3 Batch - 2014

School of Architecture and Planning

GD Goenka University

Newsletter

“ArcNews”A Students’ Initiative…

Etreluxe Field TripGuest Lectures

ARCHOTSAV 2015Settlement Study Trip :Udaipur

Building Information WorkshopFine Art Club

Student’s WorkSportropia

Field Trip to Etreluxby Ms. Guneet Raj Singh

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A trip was organised for the students of second year on 10th September 2015 to Etreluxe, a lifestyle brand that make available highend interior products for Kitchens (Nolte, Miele, Siemens, and many more), Bath (Agape, Treemme, Olympia Ceramica, Mestre, Hoesch,Stern Hagen and many more), Living (Asnaghi Furniture, Flos Lights, Porro furniture, Alivar, Villari and many more), Surfaces (MarcaCorona, Fiandre and many more).Students were accompanied by two of their design faculties, Ms Guneet Raj Singh and Ms Parul Singh.

This workshop was organised to expose the students to the latest market trends and get an insight into the vision of the architectstoday. The students were given a presentation on the materials and technologies available in the market and given a tour of theshowroom to understand the design implementation of the products.

Students of 2nd year B.Arch studying about high end interior products for Kitchens

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On Site Guest LectureBy Ms. Guneet Raj Singh

A panel discussion was held between ArchitectAmritha Ballal, Space Matters and teamUltra Confidential Architects, to introducethe students to the changing trends inArchitecture. The panel discussion ended witha question answer round, with enthusiasticquestions from the students culminating into astimulating discourse between the architectsand the students.

Students of 2nd year B.Arch attending a panel discussion and presentation on Changing Trends of Architecture

Participation in ARCHOTSAV 2015

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The Only Source of Knowledge is Experience – Albert Einstein.As a part of the Experience, students of Architecture participated in the three day Architectural Festival “Archotsav” in Sunderdeep group of institutions, GhaziabadOur first and second year B.Arch students participated in various events, both technical as well as non-technical events. The festival was a great exposure to the students as they interacted with various renowned architects of India. Students participated in the model making competitionand gained a lot of appreciation from fellow colleagues as well as the jury members. Around 102 architectural colleges including our university participated in this event. Faculty Ms. Deepika Raina and Mr. Anuj Seth accompanied the students and motivated them to perform better, in on- spot events.

B.Arch students working on Model for ARCHOTSAV B.Arch students with Wooden Deck model and sheet.

By Ms. Deepika Raina

Settlement Study: Udaipur (B.Arch 2nd Year)

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A field trip is an opportunity for students to visit sites of nationaland international significance and to study historic, contemporaryand vernacular architecture. Field trips enrich and imbue student'slearning through active hands on experience. Such activitiesenhance students’ knowledge about architecture and provokecritical thinking, historical empathy and sustained interest in thesubject. The study trips are mandatory and provide uniqueopportunities for students to explore and learn outside class roomswith exposure to real world issues in an informal interactive forum.School of Architecture and Planning, G.D. Goenka Universityorganized a settlement study trip to Udaipur, Rajasthan for thirdsemester students of B. Arch program from Jan 9th to 17th, 2016.The village chosen for Settlement study was Sisarma village on theoutskirts of Udaipur .The various aspects that the students havestudied are Natural and Built Environment, Socio-Economic,Cultural Heritage and Religious etc. Students also studied housingtypology and building types in detail, understanding the localmaterial used and evolution of the settlement of the village.Thestudents were accompanied by Assistant Dean SoAP, Ms VarshaKhetrapal and two faculty members, Ms.Parul Singh and Mr MukeshRay.

Students of B.Arch 2nd year excited for their trip in UDAIPUR

B. Arch students at Jain Temple, Ranakpur, Udaipur

Site seeing for Sunset at Sajjan Garh Fort, Udaipur

By Ms. Parul Singh

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Revit is the latest and highly useful software in an architectural professionalsetup. It is a B.I.M. (Building Information Modelling) software for architectswhich generates 3-D models simultaneously with plans, elevations andmaterial specifications. Revit is 4-D BIM capable, with tools to plan andtrack various stages in the building life cycle, from concept to construction.

School of Architecture and Planning, Architectural Graphic Skills-IIIsyllabus had Revit as a teaching module. To give a professional exposure anda hands on experience to our students we organized 3days Revit TrainingWorkshop.

Building Information Modeling- REVIT WorkshopBy Ms. Parul Singh

Students’ Work

A Halloween Costume fashion walk wasorganised on 5th November in the collegeamphitheater by the Fine Arts Club.

Students participated with full enthusiasmand were given awards for the best costumeand scariest moves.

Students participated in the Halloween Talent Show with full enthusiasm

First prize was won by RadhikaBhushan of SoAP Second Year

Built Environment ClubBy Ms. Bharti Chadha

Sportopia

Sportopia, the Annual Sports Event was organised on 20 Nov 2015 and 21 Nov 2015 in the University lawns.The Lawn Tennis event was coordinated by School of Architecture and Planning. Students enthusiastically participated from many colleges. Volunteers from School of Architecture and Planning assisted in organizing the games and were constantly on the court.Shivam Dabas from our school, performed very well and bagged the second place in Men’s Singles event.

By Ms. Mukta Rai Saxena

Lawn tennis game in progress.

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Visual Arts IIIStudents’ Work

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Architectural Design III

Students’ Work

Architectural Graphic Skills III

Students’ Work

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Sketches and PaintingsBy Sneha Nagar

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Fire And Ice

Paintings highlights a hypocrite nature of human.It tells us about the perfect balance of good and bad , anger and peace , joy and sorrow within us.

Abstraction

Abstractions like this are always an integral part of designing . One can re-write the definition of even a simple object through abstractions .

Documentation Sketching

Documentation sketching is a very valuable hobby in the field of architecture . Many of great architects world has ever seen were excellent in this.

Newspaper: A Textual ReflectorBy Anish Dixit

Nowadays, there are a lot of mass media for us to choose from, namely television, radio, computer and newspaper. Among

the many media, why do people choose to read newspaper every day? It's because reading newspaper has a lot of benefits.

Newspapers are called “The Mirrors of the World”. They are the most powerful of all the organs of expression of the news

and views about men and the things. Newspapers are regarded by economists as a necessity of modern life. With the

growth of literacy and the development of the means of communication they are playing a very important part in the

society we live in.

Newspapers help a person with bringing on a levity of spirit. They help one getting intimate with a blind faith and

developing a love for sensationalism in the form of printed matter. The influence that newspaper has on us is almost

boundless. Wielding a lot of power and influence, they can change the government or help in punishing a criminal by simply

acquiring support of citizens and demanding justice. Because of shaping and controlling public opinion, it’s one of the major

guardians of democracy. Newspapers help us in disseminating good ideas. In newspapers we find reviews on newly published

books. We read accounts of discoveries and scientific research.

The reading of newspaper as a habit is highly rewarding. It makes us alert, knowledgeable, well-versed and well-informed

about the affairs of the world. It enables us to be in the swim of life in the country and beyond.

Newspapers are really a mirror of our world . Plain text printed on a thin paper is what one needs. We should develop this

habit of reading bedpost because in this fast pace world , one needs a better understanding of every minute event.

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Faculty Members:

Mukta Rai SaxenaAssistant Professor

Bharti ChadhaAssistant Professor

Anuj SethAssistant Professor

Guneet Raj SinghAssistant Professor

Student Contributors:School of Planning Architecture (SoAP), First year

Robin Sharma(Editor)Megha(Co-Editor) 15

Parul SinghAssistant Professor

Mukesh RayAssistant Professor

Deepika RainaAssistant Professor

Puja BasuVisiting FacultyMs. Varsha Khetrapal

Assistant Dean

Prof. Chhabi MishraDean, School of Architecture and Planning