Objectives:
- To help students connect better with the Humanities they are studying (Sem 1 – Sem 6).
- To encourage appreciation of a range of styles of architecture including space planning, site context, connectivity, construction methodology and materials.
- Bhopal was selected as the site for both AD (Architectural Design) Sem 4 and AD Sem 6. Students were expected to carry out on-site analysis of the sites assigned to them. Sem 4 students carried out documentation exercises of the existing structure on their site, and Sem 6 students carried out urban studies related site documentation including community analysis.
- Creating an understanding and connection with the students about the Bhopal Gas Tragedy, explaining to them the magnitude and impact of the same. A seminar on the same topic was given to the students on-site, where one of the social workers working and volunteering with the Bhopal Gas tragedy victims and survivors gave us a briefing on what happened, the legal issues faced, the challenges occurring, and the status on ground today.
The study tour this year was conducted to Bhopal – Sanchi – Ujjain – Mandu – Maheshwar – Indore, based on the preference established by a survey conducted amongst the respective class in-charges. The tour involved understanding planning of historic sites including temples, mosques, palaces, stupas etc., understanding planning of different public buildings and experiencing firsthand the scale of the public buildings as per context and experiencing the same along with the development of market streets as per local and tourist requirements which included photo documentation. The tour also included site analysis and documentation work for both Sem 4 and Sem 6 students as sites in Bhopal were selected for both semester AD projects. A seminar on the same topic was given to the students on-site, where one of the social workers working and volunteering with the Bhopal Gas tragedy victims and survivors gave us a briefing on what happened, the legal issues faced, the challenges occurring, and the status on ground today.
