4th February 2022
Dr. Ujwala Chakradeo addressed the students of 1st Semester M.Arch on an Online Platform. She shared her journey from an Architect to Architecture Educationist. She in an interactive discussion with Students particularly discussed the Art Deco Buildings of Mumbai.
DETAILS – GUEST LECTURE – 2020
| Sr. No. | Title | Convenor | Team | Speaker | Date | Time | No. of Participants |
| 1 | Architectural Project Management: Towards Atma Nirbhar Bharat | Dr.Ushoshi Guha, Dr.Lakshmi Rao | Dr. Madhura Rathod,Ar. Renuka Chutke Chakradeo,Ar. Harpreet Saggu, Ar.Vaijyanti Yadav,Ar.Mrinmayee Tiwari, & Ar.Anuradha Bhute | Er. Jatin Ambani- Civil Engg , Senior MAnagement Consultant Mumbai & Ar. Mahesh Mokha, Ngp | 9th July, 2020 | 04:00pm-5.30pm | 189 |
| 2 | Masters in Architecture – Prospects and Options | Dr. Priya Choudhary and Dr. lakshmi Rao | Dr. Ujwala Chakradeo,Dr. Priya Choudhary, Dr. Lakshmi Rao, Dr. Sampada Peshwe, Ar. Kaushal Jajoo, Ar. Madhura Rathod, Ar. Poornima Deshpande,Ar. Renuka Chakradeo, Ar. Tanvi Burghate, Ar. Vaijayanti Yadav, Ar. Sneha Mandekar | Dr. Priya Choudhary, Dr. Lakshmi Rao, Dr. Sampada Peshwe, Ar. Kaushal Jajoo | 1st Aug 2020 | 4.00 pm – 5.45 pm | 351 |
| 3 | Guest Lecture on Documenting Temple Architecture | Dr. Madhura Rathod | Dr. Lakshmi Rao, Dr. Madhura Rathod, Ar. Renuka Chutke Chakradeo | Ar. Ujjwala Khot Palsuley | 3rd September 2020 | 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM | 102 |
| 4 | Analysing Temple Architecture- An Indian Viewpoint | Dr. Madhura Rathod | Dr. Lakshmi Rao, Dr. Madhura Rathod, Ar. Renuka Chutke Chakradeo | Ar. Ujjwala Khot Palsuley | 8th September 2020 | 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM | 45 |
| 5 | Role of Visual Perception in Design and Analysis of the Built Environment | Dr. Madhura Rathod | Dr. Lakshmi Rao, Dr. Madhura Rathod, Ar. Renuka Chutke Chakradeo | Dr. Mainak Ghosh | 17th September 2020 | 11: 00 AM – 12: 30 PM | 45 |
| 6 | Parmetres for Analysing Indian Temple Architecture | Dr. Madhura Rathod | Dr. Lakshmi Rao, Dr. Madhura Rathod, Ar. Renuka Chutke Chakradeo | Ar. Tanisha Dutta | 1st October 2020 | 11:00 AM -12:30 PM | 40 |
– Guest Lecture by Ar. Tanisha Dutta on “Parameters for Analyzing Indian Temple Architecture”
PG department of Architecture Education hosted a Guest Lecture by Ar. Tanisha Dutta on Thursday, 1st October 2020 at 11:00 AM. The title of the lecture was “Parameters for Analyzing Indian Temple Architecture”and was linked to the ongoing studio of M.Arch (Arch Edu) III Semester.
Ar. Tanisha explained various key factors behind the concept of temples. She discussed the key differences between South Indian and North Indian types of temples. She discussed how temple is a representation of micro as well as macro systems of knowledge. Ar. Dutta elaborated on the various layers of temple logic.
Ar. Dutta discussed following Points :
She also discussed the key differences in North Indian and South Indian style of Temple architecture quoting examples of Sun Temple at Konark, Shore Temple, Lingaraj Temple etc.
The lecture was followed by interactive question and answer session. The guest lecture was attended by students, academicians and professionals. Around 45participants joined online for the guest lecture. The program was conducted by Dr. Madhura Rathod. Dr. Lakshmi Rao and Ar. Renuka Chutke Chakradeo were a part of support team to the guest lecture.
– Guest Lecture by Dr. Mainak Ghosh on “Role of Visual Perception in Design and Analysis of the Built Environment”
PG department of Architecture Education hosted a Guest Lecture by Dr. Mainak Ghosh on Thursday, 17th September 2020 at 11:00 AM. The title of the lecture was “Role of Visual Perception in Design and Analysis of the Built Environment”and was linked to the ongoing studio of M.Arch (Arch Edu) III Semester.
Dr. Ghosh introduced the 3 O’s of Visual Perception being Object, Observer, Others and interrelationship between those. He further explained what is psychological interaction and analytical factors for the same. The top down and bottoms up approach was also discussed.
He elaborated on the Environmental and socio-cultural aspects as significant factors which affect the perception.
Environment was discussed as synthetic and natural to focus on the understanding the pyramid of space, user and activity. User can be humans or animals. He explained that Environmental perception thus attributes the senses, mental processes which can be perceived in space and time through examples.
The socio-cultural aspects include material, method, modality, mythology which form the basis for analysis and design for cognitive judgements. The layers of analysis include physical attributes, visual attributes, impression, emotion and design.
He further explained Design and Creativity as processes. The taxonomy to create design was also discussed.
The lecture was followed by interactive question and answer session. The guest lecture was attended by students, academicians and professionals. Around 45participants joined online for the guest lecture. The program was conducted by Dr. Madhura Rathod. Dr. Lakshmi Rao and Ar. Renuka Chutke Chakradeo were a part of support team to the guest lecture.
– Guest Lecture by Ar. Ujjwala Khot Palsuley on “Analysing Temple Architecture – An Indian Viewpoint”
PG department of Architecture Education hosted a Guest Lecture by Ar. Ujjwala Khot Palsuley, on Tuesday, 8th September 2020. The title of the lecture was “Analysing Temple Architecture- An Indian Viewpoint”and was linked to the ongoing studio of M.Arch (Arch Edu) III Semester on “Geometry of Indian Architecture.”
Ar. Ujjwala discussed various stages of evolution of temple architecture. She discussed it through following examples:
Further, she discussed the Western approach in analyzing temples by quoting James Fergusson, .B. Havell, Percy Brown, Adam Hardy, Banister Fletcher, Christopher Tagdell. She also pointed out our dependency on these resources is because of inability to trace eastern literature and the invasions which lead to destruction of some of our resources.
Ar. Ujjwala referred to Kapila Vatsayan, Bettica Barmer, R. Nagaswamy’s writings as a reference for eastern literature. She explained the Eastern and Western viewpoint with the example of Brihadeshwara Temple.
She further concluded that it is important to understand the process and meanings of temples. Ar. Ujjwala stressed on linking different artforms, folkfare, stories as an integral part of studying temples. The oriental literature and practical application of the same becomes the base for research. The temples in Indian Context are “ Sarva Sarvatmakam” and should be looked through the same perspective only.
The lecture was followed by interactive question and answer session. The guest lecture was attended by students, academicians and professionals. Around 45participants joined online for the guest lecture. The program was conducted by Dr. Madhura Rathod. Dr. Lakshmi Rao and Ar. Renuka Chutke Chakradeo were a part of support team to the guest lecture.
– Guest Lecture by Ar. Ujjwala Khot Palsuley on “Documenting Temple Architecture”
PG department of Architecture Education hosted a Guest Lecture by Ar. Ujjwala Khot Palsuley, on Thursday, 3rd September 2020. The title of the lecture was “Documenting Temple Architecture” and was linked to the ongoing studio of M.Arch (Arch Edu) III Semester on “Geometry of Indian Architecture.”
Ar. Ujjwala addressed the audience about the need of architectural documentation. While elaborating on the need of documentation of built environment she discussed the practical, historical and aesthetic purposes of the same. Further, the techniques of documentation by hand and by digital mediums were also discussed. By quoting and explaining through the example of Angkor Wat temple at Cambodia, she narrated her own experience of documentation.
The lecture was followed by interactive question and answer session. The guest lecture was attended by students, academicians and professionals. Around 100 participants joined online for the guest lecture. The program was conducted by Dr. Madhura Rathod. Dr. Lakshmi Rao and Ar. Renuka Chutke Chakradeo were a part of support team to the guest lecture.
An interaction as a part of Second Semester Studio was held. Prof. Akhtar Chauhan, Prof. S.A. Deshpande interacted with students on various issues related to architecture education. The discussion had multiple ranges which included creativity, status of architecture education, and future directions to the same. The discussion was also attended by faculties from other colleges.
The studio of III Semester M.ARCH was conducted by Dr. Harimohan Pillai from Kerala. The theme o f the studio was Architecture: The Local Universe.
Craft variety and practices are unique to India. Crafts are best representative of the local universe of Human Beings. Architecture in the past was craft, hence had a deep connect with the local universes of people. The objective of the Studio was to create design brief for architecture that is rooted to a place , with place adaptive qualities enhanced by humans through art, craft, and use of local materials and indigenously created structural systems.
The students identified eight different crafts of various regions in India namely Meghalaya, Tambat oli Pune, Gadhchiroli, Indore, Melghat, Bidar, Pachdhar (M.P.) and documented their evolution, prospects continuity and skills required.
Paradox is a seemingly absurd or contradictory statement or proposition which when investigated may prove to be well founded or true.
The students of M. Arch (Architecture Education) II Semester identified paradoxes on the basis of a chaos which disturbs the architect from within and investigated the same. They explored movies as a medium of expressing the same. The panel discussion was on the issues showcased by the students through their movies.
Ar. Tejas Prabha Vijay Deoskar, renouned movie director was the special guest for the occasion. Along with him, Juilee Deoskar landscape architect from Pune, was also the expert for the panel. Ar. Renuka Chutke Chakradeo was the convernor for the programme.
