Orientation Module 2019-20 | A19 Batch Studio Mentors : Prasad Shetty, Tamal Mitra Text by : Tanuja Vartak Edited by: Veeravalli Vikram The first week of the 'orientation module' was rather disorienting as we had discussions about the ideas of ‘respect’, ‘god’ and ‘religion’ that had been imbibed into our minds. We were trying… Continue reading Unlearning
Rethinking Transportation for an Exploding Metropolis (Andheri)
author: Komal Gopwani In November 2018, SEA got the opportunity to host the Mumbai Design Charrette of the Van Alen International Council, who over the course of a four-day, deep-dive exploration of Mumbai, were examining the complexity of the city through three distinct dimensions – public space, social connectivity, and transit infrastructure – conceiving… Continue reading Rethinking Transportation for an Exploding Metropolis (Andheri)
Energy management for built forms
Project : Passive Design House Semester III (Batch A18): Technology Studio conductors: Malak Singh Gill, Abhijit Ekbote, Shahveer Irani, Sabaa Giradkar, Dipti Bhaindarkar, Gauri Joshi Text by: Diwakar Motwani Edited by: Veeravalli Vikram, Sabaa Giradkar Today, the world's economic system is based on the principle of exhaustion of natural resources for the purpose of production… Continue reading Energy management for built forms
The Resource Question
Case : Architecture School at Borivali West Studio Mentors: Ravindra Punde, Dipti Bhaindarkar, Sabaa Giradkar, Faizan Khatri, Gauri Satam, Malaksingh Gill Duration : 27th August to 05th October 2018 The focus of Semester 5 Design Studio was to create a awareness on the issue of resources in architecture and related design questions. The project was… Continue reading The Resource Question
The Ground Scape
Semester 6 | Landscape Module Studio Mentors: Ravindra Punde, Savita Punde Blog Text - Dipti Bhaindarkar and Nikeita Saraf The semester six landscape module exposed the students to working with the complexities of terrain and programmatic demands of a project. It broadly focused on the four major objectives, To Build an understanding of natural systems… Continue reading The Ground Scape
Winter Electives 2020
Electives at SEA this semester brought in diverse intersections with the design discipline through the varied courses of visual storytelling by Sunil Thakkar, urban ecology by Anand Pendharkar, bamboo weaving by Pratik Dhanmer, appreciation of Indian classical music by Anita Kulkarni, urban farming by Julius Rego, ethnographic studies by Prajakta Palav Aher, theatre by Shivani… Continue reading Winter Electives 2020
Blurred Edges
A Tale of Two Lakes - Powai and Vihar Semester 6 | Settlement Studies Studio Mentors : Rohit Mujumdar, Sabaa Giradkar, Malaksingh Gill, Ravindra Punde, Dipti Bhaindarkar Blog Text - Veeravalli Vikram, Dipti Bhaindarkar, Sabaa Giradkar and Rohit Mujumdar Architectural Representation and drawing have been a subject of discussion over the past few years. The… Continue reading Blurred Edges
Design Detailing
Semester 6 | Technology Module Studio Mentors : Ravindra Punde, Dipti Bhaindarkar, Komal Gopwani and Abhijit Ekbote Expert Guidance : Gauri Joshi, Suhas Chande, Dnyanesh Bhave Blog Text - Veeravalli Vikram, Dipti Bhaindarkar and Komal Gopwani Design Detailing module for semester 6 initiated with the intent of equipping the students with understanding the sequential… Continue reading Design Detailing
Contextual Technologies
Allied Design Module, Vertical Studio, Semester 7 & 9 Mentors : Dushyant Asher, Milind Mahale, Chinmay Shidore, Mihir Desai Blog Post by : Dushyant Asher Urban spaces in Indian cities such as street edges, railway bridges, unused vehicles, small and large open spaces, on the one hand, and environmentally sensitive conditions such as hill slopes… Continue reading Contextual Technologies
Productive Architecture
Case : Co-Living Space, Mumbai Text by : Ruchita Sarvaiya, Vikram Veeravalli, Nikeita Saraf, Manthan Chandak, Anjali Agarwal, Dipti Bhaindarkar and Sabaa Giradkar Studio Mentors: Dipti Bhaindarkar, Sabaa Giradkar, Malaksingh Gill, Shahveer Irani, Areen Attari, Gauri Satam Duration : 26th August to 11th October 2019 The focus of Semester 5 Design Studio was to develop an… Continue reading Productive Architecture
