Site Visit : ABTS IV - Swimming Pool and Balewadi Stadium - 31/08/2015

As a part of  Advanced Building Technology and Services (ABTS) subject IV year students visited Swimming Pool at Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex at Balewadi, Pune to study the Filtration system and other related services. The Stadium was visited to study its construction details and function. 

Accompanied by :  Ar. Hrishikesh Ashtekar,  Ar. Deepti Shahi,  Ar. Sandhya Patil.

Filteration pumps for Swimming Pool 

View of the pool

Pathway besides the pool 

Inside the Balewadi stadium

Filtration plant

Inside the sports hall

View of the ground

Site Visit : ABTS IV - Industrial Shed, Shirval - 28/08/2015

As a part of Advanced Building Technology and Services (ABTS) subject IV year students visited the Industrial Shed to study the portal frame construction details, Cladding system details, joinery and the overall building envelope.

Accompanied by: Ar. Hrishikesh Ashtekar,  Ar. Deepti Shahi, Ar. Sandhya Patil.

View of the Roof of  Industrial Shed

 

Details of the supporting members of the shed

STUDENTS ACHIEVEMENT : COA - NIASA NATIONAL THESIS AWARDS 2015

Council of Architecture (COA) through its academic unit - National Institute of Advanced Studies in Architecture (NIASA) has been organizing an "AWARDS PROGRAMME For EXCELLENCE IN ARCHITECTURAL THESIS" for students who have submitted their thesis, in the undergraduate courses, each academic year, from Colleges of Architecture in India. This is an annual event to identify the best thesis projects at undergraduate and Post Graduate level.

For this year the National Final Jury was held on 25th August 2015, at Jamia Milia Islamia, New Delhi and Awards ceremony was held on 26th August 2015 in Joseph Allen Stein's Auditorium at INDIA HABITAT CENTRE (IHC), New Delhi.

The winner of this year has been announced to be VIKRAM YELURE from Padmabhushan Dr. Vasantdada Patil College of Architecture, Pune  for his thesis on "SANGRAHA  SANGAM - A decentralized Idea of City Museum, Pune". The concept and focus was a tribute to the Indian Freedom Movement and the culture of  Pune.

The award was given at  the hands of  Hon. Speaker of  LOK SABHA,  Smt. Sumitra Mahajan and  Deputy Speaker of  LOK SABHA  Mr. M. Thambi Durai. The winners have been awarded with the prize money of  Rs. 75000 each.

Congratulations Poster acknowledging
Vikram Yelure 

Vikram Yelure receiving award at the hands of
 Smt. Sumitra Mahajan, Hon. Speaker of Lok Sabha

Visit and Interaction : Ar. Padmashree B.V.Doshi, Ahmedabad - 21/08/2015

Ar. Padmashree Balkrishna Vitthaldas Doshi, founder of studio Vastu-Shilpa (environmental design) paid a visit to the college and had a lively interactive session with the students of all the years.

Poster

 Ar. B.V. Doshi with  Ar.Prof. Prasanna Desai

Works displayed on notice board

Looking at the hanging models made by students

 In the Exhibition Hall

Interaction with students in class

Appreciating the Portrait of  
Late Ar. Charles Correa, made by students

Discussion on Models made by students

Ar. B.V. Doshi's interaction with the faculty

Appreciating the Bamboo Bicycle made by a student

Interaction with all the students

Jury : AD III - Museum - Ar. Narendra Dengle, Pune - 18/08/2015

As a part of  Architectural Design (AD), III year students presented the work on Museum design, the work was assessed by  Ar. Narendra Dengle, Academic Chair and overall suggestions and guidelines were given by him to give further positive direction to the students.

Student presenting and explaining the work

Ar. Narendra Dengle giving  guidelines

Ar. Narendra Dengle identifying and
explaining the shortcomings 

Ar. Narendra Dengle giving overall
 review of the session

Marathon 2015 - 15/08/2015

Like every year this year also Marathon 2015 was successfully held with very positive, enthusiastic and equal participation of  all the students of the college on the  Independence Day.

Poster

Scenario before the competition

Getting Started  

Competition spirit displayed by the students

Marathon continues

Student approaching to the Finish point

Jury : ROOKIES 2015 - 09/08/2015

For the Second Indian domestic contest for Asian Contest for Architectural Rookie's Award (ACARA) -2015, (hosted by PVP college of architecture) invitations for participation were sent to all the 400 plus colleges recognised by Council of Architecture in India.

Opportunity for 2 Gold winners:

Winners of Indian domestic contest 2015 will have an opportunity to represent India in Ho Chi  Minh city, Vietnam in October 2015.

JURY PANEL:

Jury panel for Indian domestic contest for ACARA 2015 includes :

1.   Ar. Youngil Lee, Japan

2.   Ar. Narendra Dengle, Pune

3.   Ar. Prof. Mustanshir Dalvi, Mumbai

4.   Ar. Prof. Persi Engineer, Surat

5.   Ar. Prof. Manoj Parmar, Mumbai

6.   Ar. Dr. Prof. Kiran Shinde, Pune

7.   Ar. Prof. Pushkar Kanvinde, Pune

8.   Ar. Prof. Suresh Singh, Mumbai

9.   Ar. Prof. Vishwanath Kashikar, Ahmedabad

10. Ar. Prof. Tom Binumol, Kottayam

11. Ar. Prof. Pushpalata, Roorkee

12. Ar. Prof. Mandeep Singh, Delhi

13. Ar. Prof. Rama Subrahmanian

14. Ar. Prof. Prasanna Desai, Pune

15. Ar. Vijaya Shrinivasan, Pune

Rookies Poster 1

Rookies Poster 2

The Jurors and the student participants

The participant presenting her project

The participant presenting his project

The participant presenting his project

Ar. Prof. Yongnil Lee being 
felicitated by Ar. Mrunalini Anekar

The Jury being feliciated by Ar. Isha Umarani

The admin team behind the scene

Publication of Yearbook 4 & 5
 at the hands of Ar. Prof. Yongnil Lee

Mr. Gaurav Chordia, IV yr student of PVPCOA,
 who was awarded Silver Medal, being felicitated