PAST COMPETITION

An invitation to all designers to provide a quality student housing solution for India. The major thought behind the competition is to address the unmet demand of student housing across India through an innovative architectural solution. The idea is to enhance the concept of “student community” in India by setting up student residence module such that it can be repeated across the country & function as a student housing brand. The aim of the competition is to design a small student housing facility which provides quality living to the students. Come, join this design movement and be a part of this amazing competition.

An invitation to all designers to design a co-working commercial space for freelancing architects, studios for established firms and a learning center for architecture students. The major thought behind the competition is to design a facility where the design students & professionals can work together encouraging design dialouge , interactive sessions , workshops & a new generation of architects. The idea is to create a facility which bridges the gap between students & professionals. The main aim is to create an one of its kind design facility where students & architects learn & work under one roof. Come, join this design movement and be a part of this amazing competition.

An invitation to all designers to design a government school in India. There are about 10 lakh government schools in India offering primary education but these schools are in extremely bad shape with some even lacking basic facilities such as electricity & water. The major thought behind the competition is to address the issue of the poor condition of government schools in India through architecture by proposing a "Model School" which can be repeated across the nation. Let’s rethink these “Education Temples” of India, let’s redefine these education spaces & recreate a school which could benefit millions of children in achieving a better education. Come, join this design movement and be a part of this amazing competition.

An invitation to all designers to design an innovative residential facility in India. Human being are always involved in the process of adaption from the consequence created by its own. Among such one of the prevailing consequence humans face at present is the space crunch. The concept of vertical living is no new but the way architecture has shaped it has made vertical living a new luxury. The aim of the competition is to explore & innovate new design possibilities for the future vertical communities in India. The major thought behind the competition is to refine the "Apartment Architecture" in India. Come, join this design movement and be a part of this amazing competition.

An invitation to all designers to design an urban coffee house having a mix of open, semi-open & closed spaces. India is usually identified as a tea drinking country, but this is being slowly taken over by coffee as the choice of beverage in some urban centres. The entry of Café Coffee Day ( CCD ) in 1996 transformed the coffee drinking experience in India. Rising middle class, growing brand awareness, and the availability of international experiences at home are fuelling the coffee culture in India. The idea is to design a café which has an equal balance of ambience & aesthetics. Come, join this design movement and be a part of this amazing competition.

An invitation to all designers to design a meditation & yoga center catering its services to max. 500-1000 people. The center should have open & enclosed areas for meditation & yoga. The aim of the competition is to promote such retreat centers which have now become the need of the hour in today’s world. Yoga & Meditation in India were first practiced only by religious monks. Today millions of people worldwide roll out their mats daily to practice and is now a worldwide phenomenon. Dedicated centers & studios for practicing yoga & meditation have added to the popularity of both the art. Meditation & Yoga as a trend are bound to grow at a faster pace as more & more people indulge in these two art in order to find peace & physical fitness.

An invitation to all designers to design a community of Eco - Habitats. The challenge is to design a community of 50 eco-homes. Each home in the community should be designed keeping in mind all the sustainable aspects. “The Urban Escape” design brief aims to explore innovative & sustainable housing ideas wherein earth , water , food , air and vegetation are considered as the elements of the project. The aim of the brief is to achieve design proposals which are bold, experimental & most importantly functional. Let us all try to bring a change and create a new category of housing which has all the features of an “Urban” home but at the same time the community experience is “Rural”.

An invitation to all designers to design a pavilion for India for future world expo. Expo’s are a catalyst of change, a platform for nation branding and a window to international dialogue & a new world. World Expo's are aimed at educating the public, sharing innovation, finding solutions to pressing challenges of our time by offering a journey inside a universal theme through engaging and immersive activities. Architecturally EXPO’s are fascinating. The aim is to design a pavilion for India on a plot of a maximum of 7,000 sqm.

An invitation to all designers to a dedicated area which can host architecture juries/viva & pin up of other subjects. The aim of the competition is to develop a module of “Jury Space” which is innovative bold & dynamic , multifunctional , aesthetically appealing & most importantly it should be functional & user friendly. Over the course of 5 years, each student approximately pin’s up his/her work for approximately more than 50 times for juries & viva. In most cases we end up with pin up in our studios , in an empty hall or along the corridors. But here is one thing, none of these spaces are designed to host a jury in first place. The entire 5 years of the degree we are taught about space organization but when it comes to our own Pin – Up areas do you think we have done anything over the years ? May be your design can be the solution of this for the present & upcoming generation of architecture students.

An invitation to all designers to design a innovative Student Community Living in India. A Student Community Living concept is something we are trying to achieve through this design brief. A community where a student has a range of living options to choose from , as per his/her requirements , an accommodation that comes loaded with complimentary facilities such as fitness centeres , laundry services , air conditioners , food courts , play grounds , gardens & much more , a community which respects individuality but at the same time is very flexibe such that it blurs the threshold between indoors & outdoors and a community that is not only aethestically pleasing but is also functional , sustainable & fulfills the physcial & psychological needs of students.