National Seminar on "Emerging Trends in Architecture Design and Urban Studies" at Amity University Madhya Pradesh, Gwalior.
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| Hon’ble Vice Chancellor, Lighting the inaugural Lamp of the seminar |
To discuss the challenges of
"Emerging Trends in Architecture Design and Urban Studies" and to suggest plausible solutions for the same,
Amity School of Architecture and Planning (ASAP), organised a one day National Seminar on "Emerging Trends in Architecture Design and Urban Studies" at the University campus, where many architects deliberated on the topic.
The program commenced with Saraswati Vandana and felicitation of the guests by Hon’ble Vice Chancellor Lt. Gen. V. K.Sharma AVSM (Retd.). Dr. Manmohan Kapse, H.O.D of Architecture and Planning Department MANIT Bhopal, Dr. Mayank Mathur , (Associate Professor) Department of Physical Planning , SPA New Delhi, Ar. Tarun Mittal, (Corporate Architect), Ar. Sudhanshu D R Mandlik (Corporate Architect), Prof. Alok Sharma, Architecture Department MITS, Gwalior, Prof. (Dr) M. P. Kaushik, Pro- Vice Chancellor, Amity University Madhya Pradesh , Gwalior, were the dignitaries at the seminar.
Welcoming the distinguished gathering, the key note speaker Dr. Manmohan Kapse, HOD of Architecture and Planning Department MANIT Bhopal, thanked the erudite speakers and guests for taking out time and enlightening the budding Architects with their knowledge and vast experience. Talking about the theme of the seminar, he gave his expert views on Architecture and Design, the lifestyle of people, Interior Design, Furniture etc. which threw light on the present scenario. He also laid emphasis on the need of the current hour. Furthermore, Dr. Kapse emphasized on the concept that focuses on the components or elements of the structure or system and unifies them into a coherent and functional whole, according to a particular approach in achieving the objectives under the given constraints or limitations. He also said that Architecture design refers to the actual design and layout of spaces. Architecture encompasses many different elements including construction, design, and the manipulation of light as it relates to shadow. Throughout history, architects have found ways to create functional and practical spaces using any materials that were available.
Addressing the gathering, the expert speaker, Dr. Mayank Mathur, (Associate Professor), Department of Physical Planning , SPA New Delhi, threw light on Urban Studies which deals with cityscape, planning for slum free cities, streetscape and street life. The public demand for such spaces is increasing at an alarming rate. Dr. Mayank Mathur emphasized on the awareness of the same. The Urban Studies Program teaches students to analyze the city, urban life, and urbanization through a variety of disciplinary lenses. Students learn where cities come from, how they grow, thrive, and decline, how they are organized, and how to construct meaningful, inclusive, secure, and sustainable places. The curriculum examines how urban problems arise, how they have been previously addressed, and how to plan cities of the future.
Providing an Architectural point of view and sharing important information,
Ar. Tarun Mittal, (Corporate Architect) addressed the audience on the Importance of
Sustainable and Green Initiatives, Bioclimatic Designs, Green Development and Contribution System, the target which the entire world is striving to achieve. He said that ‘’Sustainable design is the thoughtful integration of architecture with electrical, mechanical, and structural engineering’’. In addition to concern for the tradition, aesthetics of massing, proportion, scale, texture, shadow and light the facility design team needs to be concerned with long term costs: environmental, economic and human. Sustainability is the key issue in studying environmental architecture, with energy efficient buildings, renewable energy applications, passive solar design and the use of environmentally responsible materials. Other important considerations are surface water run-off from built-up areas and the ecology of building sites, as well as the health and wellbeing of building occupants, including daylight, exposure to direct sunlight and the use of healthy materials in construction. Sustainable construction is defined as the creation and responsible management of a healthy built environment based on resources efficient and ecological principles. Sustainably designed buildings aim to lessen their impact on our environment through energy and resources efficiency. It includes the following principles:
· Minimizing non-renewable resource consumption
· Enhancing the natural environment
· Eliminating or minimizing the use of toxic materials
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prominent guest speaker, Ar. Sudhanshu D R Mandlik, (Corporate Architect) threw light on importance on Futuristic Design and Emerging Trends, space habitation, virtual reality in design which can change the entire view of today's world to a brand new perspective. He said that Creative architects and designers have been dreaming of futuristic architecture for decades. According to his view the definition of futuristic architecture changes with every generation, with a few similarities. The fascination with all things futuristic continues to grow, as people are no longer satisfied with the present, but instead are always searching for the next big thing. Concept designers are also referred to as “visual futurists”. Furthermore, he said that these concept designs may not be on the market yet, but they can still inspire us to create something just as futuristic and exciting. The designs may be impractical in some cases, but the idea is to put the concept out to the world to see how it evolves and grows.
Prof. Alok Sharma, Dept. Of Architecture MITS, Gwalior emphasized on Heritage and Conservation, Cultural Heritage, Heritage and Sustainability, which focuses on protection and care of tangible cultural heritage, including artwork, architecture, archaeology, and museum collections (also referred to as "Conservation and Restoration" or "preservation"). Furthermore he said that conservation activities include examination, documentation, treatment, and collections care, otherwise known as preventive conservation. As a technical discipline, conservation of cultural heritage is supported by conservation science research concerning materials, design, techniques, and aesthetics, and conservators/restorers require specialized training in conservation and restoration techniques.
Mr. Abhraham K. Samuels (Asst. Prof., Amity Dubai) presented his research paper on
"A Glance into Changing Trends of Architecture in the United Arab Emirates", and won the best paper award. He opined that, the architecture in the UAE has marked its presence globally with all possible superlatives – the tallest, the biggest, the largest and so on. The city has been transformed from a desert land to a large man made oasis with buildings ranging from the arabesque designs to the advanced dynamic structures built with a challenged pace of construction time and technology used in achieving its targets.
The architecture of UAE has been an attraction to people from all countries travelling to this glorified tourist destination showing the countries developed face front to the nations. The development on one hand is a marvel but on the other hand has poor response to the climatic conditions of the region with an identity crisis being seriously realized by the Government in certain parts of UAE. Another trend seen is the changing nature of buildings from static structures to dynamic once with the intelligence to sense and react as human brains do. The energy demand is growing exponentially as the buildings are becoming highly reliant on the mechanical systems making them work like machines. If this supply of energy stops one day all these buildings shall become inhabitable. This was experienced in certain northern parts of the Emirates in UAE during the hot summer season of 2010 making the life miserable for many & could happen anytime in the coming future. His paper looked at the time line to understand the changing architectural trends with a study on the Masdar City, Abu Dhabi the model city designed and developed as a sustainable city for the future along with couple of other buildings in the region to understand the architectural trends in the UAE.
Two technical sessions were held during the seminar. The judges on the panel in first technical session were Dr. Mayank Mathur and Ar. Tarun Mittal, Ar. Sudhanshu D R Mandlik, Prof. Alok Sharma and Prof.Y. P. Singh were the judges on the panel in the second technical session. Many aspiring students presented their papers in all the three sessions. This gathering of Architecture department involved
16 scholars, from all across the world, 32 technical research papers got selected and published in the form of a book.
All the participants were honoured with mementos and certificates.
Prof. (Dr.) M P Kaushik gave the concluding remarks and congratulated the Amity School of Architecture & Planning on the grand success of the National Seminar. In the end vote of thanks was proposed by Prof. Y. P. Singh.
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| Dignitaries and Guests during the commencement of National Seminar |
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| Hon’ble Vice Chancellor and Ar. Alok Sharma giving Best Paper award to Ar. Abhramin K Samuels from Amity Dubai. |
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| Hon’ble Vice Chancellor and invited Guests releasing the Souvenir |
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| Prof. Y.P.Singh, Director, ASAP giving Memento to Ar. Sudhanshu D R Mandlik |
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| Hon’ble Vice Chancellor giving Memento to Prof. (Dr) Mayank Mathur |
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| Dignitaries and Guests during the National Seminar |
