Hands on Workshop 2017 : Adaptable Campus - 23/11/2017 to 27/11/2017

We VIT's PVP College of Architecture, Pune organised a Hands on Workshop (HoW) 2017 - ADAPTABLE CAMPUS from Thursday, 23rd November 2017 to Monday, 27th November 2017. 

Total 163 students of II Year B. Arch. & III Year B. Arch. participated in this workshop along with HoW team.

The theme for this year - "reducing foot print and increasing handprints for making college campus adaptable". 

Based on cosumption habits & behaviour pattern 4 heads were identified for the workshop - 

1. Waste management, 

2. Water management, 

3. Energy management, 

4. Ecosystem management 

We have started the workshop with following site visits to understand non-convetional approaches developed / adopted: 

1. Appa Patwardhan Safai wa Paryawaran Tantraniketan, Dehugaon & Vidyankur School, Vadgaon sheri, Pune - to study decentralised wastewater system developed by. Dr. S. V. Mapuskar (awarded Padmashree posthumously for his work in field of public health & sanitation) - DOSIWAM 

2. Sipna forest, Khadakwasla & Fanuc industries, Chakan (ecosystem developed by Oikos, Pune) - to study ecosystem & natural habitat developed by manmade interventions 

3. Appropriate Rural Technology Institute, Phaltan - to study the different systems developed for rural context, some of which are very much appropriate for adaptation in urban context for managing waste within the compound wall 

4. Tolani Maritime Institute, Induri, Talegaon - waste water recycling 

5. Maharshi Karve Stree Shikshan Sanstha, Karve Naga, Pune - Biogas plant - using food waste & generate energy 

6. Pebbles II, Bavdhan, Pune - water softners & wastewater reuse for a residential complex 

Followed by these site visits, students were oriented towards the understanding of the geography, geology & terrain of the college campus under guidance of Dr. Shikant Gabale, on Thursday, 23rd November 2017.

Total 10 interactive sessions were planned to give students exposure about different managements (please see the attached schedule for more details) 

- Prof. Rajendra Saraf 

- Dr. Priyadarshini Karve 

- Dr. Ashok More 

- Ar. Uday Chipalkatty 

- Mr. Sandeep Sonigra 

- Ms. Ketaki Ghate 

- Mr. Mahesh Siddheshwar 

- Dr. Sameer Shastri 

- Ar. Anagha Purohit 

- Mrs. Nayana Nargolkar 

After 2 days of intense work, students came up with the comprehensive strategies for PVPCOA campus, which were presented to the following panel of experts on Sunday, 26th November 2017 

- Ar. Prof. Prasanna Desai 

- Ar. Narendra Dengle 

- Ar. Vikas Bhandari 

- Dr. Shilpa Narayan 

- Prof. Rajendra Saraf 

- Dr. Priyadarshini Karve 

- Ar. Uday Chipalkatty 

- Ms. Pallavi Pethkar 

- Ms. Ketaki Sathe 

- Mr. Mahesh Siddheshwar 

- Dr. Sameer Shastri 

- Mrs. Nayana Nargolkar 

Poster for the Event 

Poster for the Jury 

The Jury, Faculty and Students of HOW 2017