Department of Architecture,Jadavpur University

Vol 1. no. 4April-June 2016

Department Of Architecture, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, W.B. <hod@arch.jdvu.ac.in>

The closure of the academic year 2015-’16 in May 2016 was brought in by series of architectural design jury sessions including UG and PG theses works. These have been documented and presented in this newsletter.

Contents:i. Students’ academic

activities: UG & PG Theses

ii. Teachers’ activitiesiii. Upcoming events

Editorial Board Members:Prof. Jayita Guha NiyogiProf. Shivashish BoseDr. Suchandra Bardhan

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Third Yr. design problem: Vivek Teertha, Kolkata – an educational-cum-cultural centre on Sw. Vivekananda.

Third Year second semester final design review in progress with Prof. A. N. Das as the external examiner.

First Year second semester final design jury.

Second Year second semester final design review in progress

Second Yr. design problem:Residence design of a famous personality & Neighbourhood market place.

First Yr. design problem: Interpretation Centre of Dept. of Architecture, JU

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Vol. 1. no. 4April- June 2016B. Arch. Thesis Final Jury

18th May - 19th May 2016Student’s Name Thesis titleRinky Haldar Visakhapatnam Convention CentreUpama Ghosh Greenfield Airport at Pakyong, SikkimAmbawrish Pati Centre For Indian Classical Music At VaranasiParama Ghosh Roy Trade Facilitation Centre and Craft Museum, VaranasiAvilash Bardhan Urban Entertainment & Leisure Centre, KolkataSwargadapi Gariyasi Biswas Aviation Museum, TambaramKunal Rakshit Indian Institute of Information Technology, KalyaniGarima Singh Resort at Phuleswar

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Vol. 1. no. 4April-June 2016Student’s Name Thesis titleDebdoot Moitra International Convention Centre, NewtownKaustav Ghosh Museum of Bengali Literature andArtsSayantani Kar Temple of No ReligionAbhirup Dandapath De-Addiction Rehabilitation CentreArpita Mondal North-East Art and Cultural MuseumJaved Akram Food Museum

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Student’s Name Thesis titleAbantika Mukherjee QUIETUS: Remembrance Centre, AurovilleSuhita Saha Proposed Expansion of Cotton College State UniversityRuma Adhikari Bhumi-Chitra : A Heritage Awareness Centre at Dhauli, OdishaSuhina Sarkar The Car WorldSaptak Pramanick Super Speciality HospitalArunima Roy Textile ParkNilakash Dutta Stadium And Sports Complex at Jalpaiguri, West BengalSreya Sinha Army Officers' Training Academy at Gaya

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Student’s Name Thesis titleYashoda Tamang The DARJ-HEALING: A Wellness And Rejuvenation Resort Moumita Majumdar Luxury River Front ResortTayana Ghosh A Public Interface for Creative Culture :

Handicrafts Center at Malda, West Bengal, IndiaSheemantini Paik Center for Awareness and Research on Environment: The

Adaptive Re -Use Of A Resource Depleted QuarryShankhoneel Ghosh World Trade Centre at GIFT City, GujratAnamika Saha Sports Arena for Enfeebla (S.A.F.E.), Mohali, PunjabPratik Kumar Das South Point / DPS BhagalpurTitas Roy Indraprastha Sanskritik Kala Kendra, Dwarka, Delhi

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3-D models of some of the best theses

Student’s Name Thesis titleAyan Choudhury Indian Institute for Human Settlements, New CampusSayantani Gunin Kisan Mandi at Burdwan, WBSoumyajit Dutta Transportation Hub, Santragachhi, KolkataDebaditya Swarnakar Naturopathy and Yoga Research CentreRimpa Biswas Institute of Stone Technology and Skill Development CentreDipanjan Howladar Multi-speciality Hospital, KalyaniAniruddha Mutsuddi Endogenous Tourism ComplexUshasi Rauth Palm Beach Resort, Mandvi, GujratDebojyoti Kundu NRHM Modular Hospital Design

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Student’s Name Thesis titlePrasenjit Karmakar Commercial development at Behala Tram DepotPritish Halder Urban design strategies for Rangpo --- a Hill

Town in SikkimSayantan Mondal Revitalizing Public Environment at Sonajhuri,

ShantiniketanJanani Ranganathan Redevelopment of Temple Town at Sayon Pramanik Impact of Hoardings and generating image of

the city from the northern gateway of Kolkata

M. Arch. (Urban Design)Thesis Final Jury

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6th June 2016

The M. Arch. Thesis final jury was held with Prof. Keya Mitra and Mr. Debangshu Dey as the external examiners.

The Department will support a three-day composite event of seminar & workshop by Architects & Engineers Guild on Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC) at the H.L. Auditorium, JU from 19th -21st August 2016. Dr. Debashish Das is the coordinator of this program.Academicians, professionals and students attached to the building industry are expected to benefit from the deliberations and discussions at the event.

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Upcoming events

•Ms. Sanghamitra Sarkar & Dr. Suchandra Bardhan attended the ICOMOS symposium held at Indian Museum on 15-16th April 2016 as a delegate.

Teachers’ activities

•Dr. Suchandra Bardhan was invited as a speaker at the 2nd International Workshop for ‘Gandhi Bhawan Conservation Planning: Keeping it Modern’ on 28th -29th April at Gandhi Bhawan, Panjab University, Chandigarh organized by Panjab University in association with DRONAH and IIT Madras. The title of the talk was ‘Gandhi Bhawan Condition Assessment of Landscaping & Pool Structure’.

Three-day ‘Training of Trainers’ program under GODREJ CSR Employability Initiative ‘Godrej-Disha’ from 7th - 9th June 2016

A teaching cum training service titled "Training the Trainers for Interior Design & Site Supervision" has been rendered to some selected trainers of M/s. Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd. during 7-9 June 2016 at the Department of Architecture of JadavpurUniversity. Prof. Tapas Kumar Bhattacharyya was Convenor and Prof. Shivashish Bose was Coordinator of this training programme. Mr. Ravindra from Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd. Mumbai, and Mr. Suthirtha Banerjee, Mr. Surajit Paul and Ms. Anindita Ray from George Telegraph Training Institute Kolkata were participant-trainers in this programme. Prof. S. Bose, Prof. T. K. Bhattacharyya and Prof. J. Guha Niyogi taught on behalf of the Department of Architecture and Mr. Pabitra Ghosh, Mr. Ronit Maity, Mr. SumanBiswas, Mr. Somen Sarkar, Mr. Samir Mandal, Mr. Shibnath Sen, Mr. Sk. Jahangir Alam, and Dr. Goutam Banerjee provided the training. Mr. Ashok Kumar Ghosh and Mr. Ashok Sinha of the Department assisted in arrangement of refreshments and necessary office-assistance during the three days in this programme.

Participants of the program

Prof. S. Bose with the participants

Prof. T. K. Bhattacharyya delivering a talk