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Thesis Projects

CCA has about 1,000 B.Arch. thesis successfully completed by its alumni ever since the first batch graduation in 1966. Many thesis, embodying research, documentation, analysis, design proposal and presentation, on a wide variety of subjects, have won acclaim from external examiners from various parts of India and abroad. Some of the thesis projects are pioneer works in the annals of architectural education in India .

Topic

Business cum Recreational Centre, Goa .

Centre for Performing & Visual Arts, Chandigarh .

5-Star Deluxe Hotel at Jaypee Greens, Greater Noida.

Toy Museum aand Research Centre, Greater Noida.

5-Star Deluxe Hotel at Gurgaon.

Multiplex at Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai.

DLF’s Ready Built Office at Chandigarh Technology Park , Kishangarh.

Convention and Exhibition Center , Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai.

Meditation Space – Savitri Bhawan, Auroville

Venue for international Film Festival of India, Bambolim (Panaji), Goa

“Workspace Picnic”- Office Headquarters for Godrej Mumbai.

National Aerospace Museum Complex, New Delhi .

Sultan Ghari Sanskritik Kendra, New Delhi .

Quark Infocity, Mohali

Marine Archeological Museum at Panaji, Goa

Indian Embassy in Muscat .

Delhi Public School , Faridabad .

A Slum Rehabilitation Scheme at Molarband, Delhi .

Interpretation Centre for Bhoj Wetlands, Bhopal

Museum on Goddess and Sanskrit Bhawan, Mansa Devi.

SAARC Information and Documentation Centre, New Delhi .

Indira Gandhi Pratishthan Sansthan, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow .

Multiplex at Bangalore .

Habitat Centre, Patiala .

Precepts and Performance of Capitol Complex, Chandigarh with special reference to the Secretariat Building .

Sports Complex, Sirsa

Recreation-cum-Health Centre, Greater Noida.

Indian Institute of Management, Noida.

Centre for International Research on Human Unity, Auroville.

School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi .

Research and Tourist Centre at Lonar.

Habitat Centre, Panchkula.

Osho Commune at Delhi .

IT Park, Greater Noida

ISBT, Gurgaon

Aarogya Dham, Sector 3, Panchkula.

Habitat Service Centre, Noida.

District Jail at Narnaul, Haryana.

Gurgaon Exhibition cum Convention Centre, Gurgaon

French Pavilion, Auroville

Regional Habitat Centre, Ahmedabad

National Media Centre, Gurgaon.

Amity University of Information Technology, Noida.

Delhi Public School , Jaipur.

Noida International Centre, Noida.

Canara Bank Development Banking Institute, Gurgaon

Infosys Campus IT Park, Chandigarh .

Luxury Hotel at Forest Hill Resort

Protective Exhibition Space, Kurukshetra

National Institute of Design, Bangalore

Centre for Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts

The Chandigarh “ Botanical Garde n

Masha Simrat Kaur Lucknow Racecourse

Humane Habitat for the Urban Poor of Chandigarh at Sector 56, Chandigarh .

Aqua Park at Rohini, Delhi .

Revitalization of the immortal link between the river and the town:Vrindavan Ghats.

“Galiara” – An approach to urban Conservation, Amritsar

Research and Training Centre in Palliative Care & Hospice

Meditation Centre, Delhi

THESIS TOPICS

THESIS TOPICSThe Residential enclave at Bangalore Habitat centreInstitute for performing artsIndian Institute of management –NoidaEco Spa retreat at ThekkadyIskcon Temple Complex-ChennaiAcademy for the blindAyurvedic centreSuper speciality eye hospitalFreedom park-urban space in BangaloreMegaMall @ Bangalore(Design of mixed-used building)Amusement park at Kerala 99BatchMini Tidel Park at CoimbatoreCity Centre @ NoidaEdathavalam for Sabarimala at NalakkalSea-Sublime Entertainment ArenaNational Institute of Port Management@ ErnakulamKumari Darshan at KanyakumariIndian Institute of Technology @ PalakkadLuxurious Apartment complexMusic Academy @ ThiruvaiYaruInnovative –Child and Youth development centreFilm and Video Park @ TrivandrumShrujan-Heritage VillageMultispeciality HospitalKalashram a centre for Performing Arts Mega Sports Complex-RanchiChennai Motor speedwayMall of Minerva at BangaloreCovention Centre @ HyderabadFive star HotelBeach Resort at Bekal @ KeralaBio-IT Business ParkHerbal ParkAviation University @ MaduraiGroup Housing

THESIS TOPICSHealth Resort-SiruvaniYouthcentre at MaduraiSchool of Arts Architecture @KanayakumariMuthamil MaiyamHigh Court Bench At MaduraiChildrens VillageTourist Centre the Gateway to Unknown at Gekar-

Sinyi-ArunachalpradeshKnit wear Industry at PerunduraiGandhiMuseum Revitalisation of Madurai Science centreAlgar kovil fort area developmentCivic centre @ Hyderabad a place for peopleTuticorin Marine DriveResidential school –PandicherryVandiyur Lakeside DevelopmentInter university centre for astronomy and astrophysics KavalurIslamic centreEnergy Efficient ApproachTelevision broad casting centre at ChennaiG.K.G.Charitable Trust Hospital –Coimbatore Prison –A Humane ApproachVaigai River Front developmentWeavers housingIntegrated wholesale market complexBharat Darshan At BangaloreInformation Technology Part-Chennai Hill Resort –KodaikannalNational Institute of Fashion TechnologyRedevelopment of Madurai Periyar Busstand area –MaduraiWhole Sale Textile market at KoyambeduScience Centre

THESIS TOPICSMass Rapid Transit system-ChennaiCar Manufacturing PlantFilm & Video Park TrivandrumInstitute for the Orthopaedically HandicappedCenter for ArtsCenter for Digital Art and designBhaaskara KeralaTourist Village at Sarabendra –RajapattinamInterstateBus Terminal at ChennaiExhibition Pavilion-ChennaiNational Institute of Port Management-CochinMulti-Speciality Hospital-PondicherryGolden city Vardehpalayam Artisans village MaduraiWater Park at ChennaiIndian School of BusinessHeitage villat at HambiAgriculture College at Thanjavur

Institute of Graphic Arts at SivakasiPaediatric Institute paediatric hospital and Research Institute International Convention CentreMedical CollegeNeighbourhood Development Uthangudi MaduraiDesign of Engineering CollegeGodissia Trade Fair Complex-CoimbatoreMultiflex Integrated whole sale Market Complex-MaduraiFive star hotel-ChennaiGoshree Islands Development Conservation of Chennai General Post officeAccounts Generals office Image Institute of Photography Bangalore

THESIS TOPICSGreen Architecture-National Academy of construction –HyderabadBuddhaPurnima lake front development –HyderabadCitycenterIntegrated Resort ArakuIntelligent Buildings Design of an office complexFive star Hotel,CoimbatoreConvention Center-HyderabadThanjavur Heritage fort area Redevelopment of TanjoreSeminary(light of hope centre)-MaduraiBiotechnology parkHealth Resort,Bangalore and an efficient approachE-City’s Entertainment Ltd-chennaiBuddhist Heritage Circuit –ThotlakandaUniversity CampusRehabilization Centre for childrenIndustrial Housing for Jayankondam lignite and power projectRestructuring of urban scenario T.NagarSports Complex-NoidaHospice-(add days to life)Multifunctional light rail transit station –DelhiAmenties centre industrial parkKalasangam-A Cultural Gallery –HyderabadEcotourism and Wildlife and Research –HyderabadCancer center-PondicherryBeach Resort –Vizhapatinam

New Town Rajarhat civic centreCenter for folk artsArts & Science college ariyallurUrban Hatt Traditional GlimpseDiscovery Center

THESIS TOPICSNational Convention Center-ChennaiRasa Commune (Barrier Free Community for the Mentally challenged)National Institute of design-BangaloreRedevelopment of Bhavani Down-UrbanstudyPolice Academy-Campus PlanningPayanigal maiyam-chithambaramShilparamam-A cultural Village, HyderabadGreen ResortArya vaidya salaIndian Institute of Management –IndoreInternational National Residential SchoolHotel design an energy efficient approachNational Institute of Port Management Wellingdon IslandA vedic study & Research CentreAshramFamily Entertainment centre-CochinFilm city-TrivandrumScience centreSub-central Business District MaduraiLeisure centreShrutilaya school of Indian classical music@ ChennaiKnowledge Park-An Intelligent BuildingState Capital –ChennaiKaladeep-ArtisansVillageSelf Contained Apartment ComplexResidential ParkTourist Centre-KancheepuramWater Theme ParkHousing for Transport Staff MaduraiInternational Hindi University-WardhaOrphanage

THESIS TOPICSScience & Technology centre @ CoimbatoreInstitute of Medical sciences-AndipattiMud Village @ ThanjavurSchool of Music

Redesigning of Poompuhar Heritage centreSocio Cultural complexSpiritual centre for Iskcon @ ChennaiTruck Terminal an Integrated service complexWorld trade centreState Capital complexIntegrated whole sale Market ComplexConvention centre-HyderabadAAditya centre for Rehabilitation of the mind-CBEBeach Resort at BehalResort at MahabalipuramArchaeological park-oldLeisure park at TirupathiTaj Wellington Mews at MumbaiMass Rapid Transit system at St.thomas Mount –ChennaiPhuntsoklin Tibetan Craft SettlementCorporate HousingHill Resort-Eco village, Eco Resort-VagamonCity centre at Salt Lake-KolkataApparel Park-BangaloreInstitute of brackish water aquaculture-MangaloreBiotech park-BangaloreBits-Birla Institute of Technology and Science –GOA

Info-Tech-Park at Bangalore

THESIS TOPICSHyderabad International Trade ExpositionInternational residential School at HyderabadOffice Cum Entertainment Centure @ Ekkatuthangal-ChennaiHill Resort at Ponmudi-Kerala Residential Condominium a passive approach Town center at KaraikudiISBT @ Thiruvananthapuram-KeralaHi-Tech City @ Bangalore Intelligent building SystemTextile Trade CentreNational Institute of siddha at chennaiHotel Management & Catering Technology InstituteTourist centre at Gangai Konda CholapuramGlobal Institute of Governance in the information age at Hyderabad Collectorate at KrishnagiriBeach Resort at ChennaiCost-Effedctive Neighbourhood

Shopping MallSmart Homes at SiruseriAyurvedic Retreat centre

THESIS TOPICS /SPECIAL STUDYECO RESORT AT BEKAL AT KERALA /eco tourismRESIDENTIAL ENCLAVE AT TARABANAHALLI /OPEN SPACESSCIENCE MUSEUM AT SANA’A –YEMEN /YEMEN ARCHITECTURE VIRTUAL REALITY / LIGHTS MUSEUM / ARCHITECTURE AND LIGHTHERITAGE CENTER AT MADURAIINTER MODAL TRANSIT CENTRE-BANGALORE / FIRESAFETYSPORTS COMPLEX FOR COMMON WEALTH GAMES 2010, NEWDELHI / CABLE SUSPENDED ROOF STRUCTURESKOCHI MARINA VILLAGE COCHIN INTERNATIONAL MARINA CLUBINFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PARK AT COIMBATORE / BETTER WORKING ENVIRONMENT)TEXTILE RESEARCH CENTER AT KARUR / ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTLEISURE STAY AT OOTY / INFRASTRUCTUREMEDICAL TOURISM / LANDSCAPE PLANTSCONDOMINIUM AT CHENNAI / TO DEAL WITH THE VARIOUS LANDSCAPE PRINCIPLES IN ORDER TO DESIGN HIGH RISE RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGSHOPPING MALL @ OMR, CHENNAI / LIGHTINGENGINEERING COLLEGE AT KARUR /CLIMATOLOGYINTERNATIONAL CRUISE TERMINAL AT KOCHININTERNATIONAL SCHOOL AT PUNE /CAMPUS PLANNINGBORSTAL SCHOOL / BEHAVIOURAL APPROACH /AGEWISE CLASSIFICATIONSCHOOL FOR SPASTICS AT DWARKA / LEARNING SPACESSOCIO-CULTURALCENTER AT CNIDA / OPEN SPACESHABITAT CENTRE AT THIRUVANANTHAPURAM HIGH PERFORMANCE BUILDINGSINTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TERMINAL AT NAVI MUMBAI BUSINESS CENTRE AT MUMBAI / STRUCTURAL SYSTEMA NEW DAWN AT WYANAD –AN ASHRAM /

SYMBOLISM IN ARCHITECTURE

1. Wild life institute of India in Behr.2. Home for the aged.3. Public school.4. Centre for independent living. Rehabitation centre for the physically handi-

capped.5. Civic centre at New Delhi.6. Correctional centre for the 1st time offenders.7. Doordarshan Kendra at Madurai.8. Centre for mentally retarded children at madrass.9. Paryatak ashray – tourist resort that embodies the living traditing of japan.10.Shore like leisure centre.11.central university at pondicherry.12. rural school.

1. science and technology centre at coimbatore.2. international air terminal at madrass.3. unity temple – a temple of understanding.4. proposed evergreen housing estate in Bangalore5. kalaniketan – cochin.6. half way home rehabitation centre for the mentally ill.7. Gandhiji university at Kottyam.8. Tropicl botanical garden at trivendrum.9. Indian institute of management, lucknow.10.archeological museum and research centre at Hampi.11. fort cochin seafort development.12. recreation centre at trichy.13.centre for Christian studies and information.14.proportioning system in traditional hindu arch.

1. School of architecture.2. Passive solar Holliday resort.3. Rehabilitation centre for the blind.4. MEDO – a pharmaceutical industry and research centre t coimbatore.5. Islamic centre at tirunelveli.6. Cancer institute.7. Film institute.8. Regional sports centre at Trivandrum.9. A tourist village at trichy.10.District hospital at kanya kumari.11. International convention centre at madras.12.a religious complex at Jamshedpur.13.Architectural college and research institute.14.College of art and design Madurai.15.Saint school.16. Indian institute of Technology, assam.

1. ecotel.

2. navi Gantal holistic approach towards disaster resistant housing3. institute of hotel management catering technology and applied nutrition4. hospice care5. genome research institute6. world trade centre at Chennai7. convergence centre for independent journals8. integrated marine harvesting development centre 9. design of eco-village10.multiplex-design at Bangalore11.an energy efficient software park at mysore12.sports complex at Hyderabad13.hill resort at munnar14.nandyal medical college15.centre for textile technology16.vertical city a study on vertical urbanism17.urban realization: study of built environment of Sourastra community at

madurai18.marine complex- a dive in to marine world19.study of ghats of varanasi

1. the integrated agricultural research centre at coimbatore 2. virtual abode-a setting for subnormal3. design for holistic healing centre – an approach to subtle energy conscious

architecture4. resurrection of humpi- study of humpi village and group of monuments to

develop the living standards of its people5. development of mansagar lake – as a tourist spot through the urban study

of amber settlement6. a centre for classical dance and music7. “saransh” – study of ulsoor lake precinct and to rejuvenate it through the de-

sign of mixed land use typology8. an integrated approach towards developing patnitop as tourist village9. centre for development of stones10. line of force-an integrated high density habitat for the new millennium at au-

rovile11.study of charminar street and miralam mandi area for redesign proposal12.metro plaza- an approach towards interior architecture13. the national “space science centre”14. “punarjanma” – a centre for treatment rehabilitation and research of people

affected by HIV/AIDS15.“pragathi” – a humanitarian design approach for a correctional centre

through a study of psychological impact of built environment16.hi-tech park at nanguneri17. Islamic- culture centre at nagore18.a milieu for fashion amelioration at Bangalore

1. A STUDY OF BRITISH EXPENSSIONS AT CALCUTTA2. A LEISURE VILLAGE AT COCHIN3. A CULTURAL INSTITUTION WITH BARRIER FREE ENVIRONMENT

4. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF KNITWEAR FASHION TECHNOLOGY AT TIRUPUR

5. TOWARDS THE CREATION OF AN IDEAL ENVIRONMENT FOR CHIL-DREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS “THE HUMAN TOUCH AT AUROVILLE”

6. DESIGN OF A VALUES MANUFACTURING UNIT AT RANIPET7. MILLENIUM CENTRE AT CHENNAI8. REDEVELOPEMENT OF TRICHY CENTRAL BUS STAND9. CENTRE FOR BUILT ENVIRONMENT AT TARAMANI CHENNAI10.HERITAGE AND TOURIST COMPLEX AT KHAJURAHO11.UNDERSTANDING WALLS AND THE CONTEXTURAL DESIGN OF MUS-

SIUM AT CHANDIGARH12.CENTRE FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES AND WORLD TRADE EN-

ERGY CONSCIOUS APPROACH 13.NATIOANAL DEFENCE ACADEMY, MUNNAR14.SUPER SPECIALITY HOSPITAL15. IN SEARCH OF SPECIAL IDENTITY FOR CREATIVE ASCENT16.RIVER FFRONT DEVELOPMENT SABARMATI17.REGIOANLA HEAD QUARTERS FOR “SUS” VILLAGES OF SOUTH INDIA

A COLOUR CONSCIOUS DESIGN18.TAMIL KALACHARA MAIYAM- CENTRE FOR TAMIL CULTURE AT

MADURAI19.TOWARDS A NEED ARCHITECTURE A DEMONSTRATION FOR SUS-

TAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

1. SCHOOL OF CULTURAL STUDIES – AT JEZPUR2. PEOPLE’S PLACE- A CIVIC CUM COMMERCIAL CENTRE AT COIMBAT-

ORE3. TEMPLE OF JUSTICE GUJARAT- HIGH COURT DESIGN OF ENERGY

CONSCIOUS CMC BUILDING 4. HARBOUR- SEAPORT AT GOPALPUR5. REGIONAL EXPRESSION IN CONTEMPORARY CONTEXT6. CONTEXTUAL OF A MASS RAPID SYSTEM STATION COMPLEX AT

MYSORE7. INSTITUTE OF RUBBER TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH8. TO REVITALIZE THE DETORIORATED GUISE9. THE ARCHITECTURE AND THE IDENTITY OF MANDVI10.AN AMBIENCE FOR TEXTILE AMEBIORATION AT COIMBATORE11.MORPHOSIS OF A PLACE, A STUDY INTO THE LOGICS OF DECON-

STRUCTION STIMULI AND SCIENCE12.SANGAMAM… A CENTRE FOR AMELIORATION OF TAMIL CULTURE

AND TOURISM IN CHENNAI13.MANDU – A STUDY OF ITS ARCHITECTURAL CHARRACTER AND DE-

SIGN OF TOURIST VILLAGE14.MEHRAULI… A STUDY OF CHANGES AND AN EFFORT TOWARDS

CONTINUITY PRECINENT DEVELOPMENT TAHAZ MAHAL TO AULIYA MASJID

15.ENERGY CONSCIOUS DESIGN OF A SOFTWARE COMPLEX16.ENVIRONMENT FOR ADVANCE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AT BANGA-

LORE

17.VISUAL MEDIA CITY AT BANGALORE THIYAGARAJAN – A DESIGN PROPOSAL

18.KUBAKONAM – MANIFRSTATION OF TRADITIONAL SETTING19.MIXED USE WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT20.AN EXPOSITION OF HUMAN OSTENTATION AT CHENNAI21.GREEK EMBASSY IN INDIA22.ART MANOR23. INDUSTRIAL CENTRE FOR AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURING AND RE-

SEARCH AT THIRUVALLUVAR, TAMIL NADU24.VISHAKAPATNAM EXPORT PROCESING ZONE25.DOORDARSHAN KENDRA- DESIGN OF TV STATION AT

PONDICHERRY26. INTERFACE ZONE OF TRANSPOR – A STATION NODE OF MARKET

SPACE KOYAMBEDU27.RYTHMS OF ASCENT IN ARCHITECTURE OF FORT COCHIN AND MA-

TRAW CHERRY28.LANDMARK COMPLEX IN COMMEMORATION OF INDIA’S 50 YEARS OF

INDEPENDENCE29.COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS

1. BANGAL INTERNATIONAL CENTRE AT CHENNAI2. LOW RISE HIGH DENSITY HOUSING AT CHENNAI3. ASIAD CITY – CALCUTTA4. A HIGH DENSITY MODEL HOUSING AT HOSUR5. NATIONAL LAW SCHOOL AT CHENNAI 6. ZONAL HABITAT CENTRE AT CHENNAI7. “A STUDY OF FRENCH EXPRESSION” AT PONDICHERRY DESIGN OF

ARTS AND CRAFTS CENTRE8. GOAN HERITAGE CENTRE9. MULTI FUNCTIONAL CONVENTION CENTRE AT BANGALORE10.CORE OF A SATELLITE TOWN – FARIDABAD(COAST CORE SATELL-

LITE TOWN)11. INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AT CHENNAI12.A SUSTAIANABLE DEVELOPEMENTTAL APPROACH FOR A HEALTH

RESORT AT SIRUVANI13.A SETTING FOR JAINA THOUGHT14.A STUDY ON ENVIRONMENTAL PERCEPTION AND MEANING DESIGN

OF URBAN MULTIPLEX AT BANGALORE15.REJUVENATION OF CRAWFORD MARKET MUMBAI THROUGH A

STUDY ON SPATITAL INTREFACE AND IMAGE STRUCTURE IN MAR-KET PLACES OF COLLONIAL PRECINET

16.REFLECTION OF HERRITAGE ON THE URBAN FORM OF PUSHKAR – AN INSIGHT OF A COMMENSURATE DESIGN OF A “SHILP GRAMI”

17.REDEVELOPMENT OF CHENNAI CENTRAL RAILWAY STATION18. INTEGRATED BUS- TRANSIT TERMINAL AT CHENNAI19.BEACH RESORT AT GOA

1. SCHOOL OF GRAPHIC ARTS AT SIVAKASI

2. INTER UNIVERSITY CENTRE FOR ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS – BANGALORE

3. RENINTERPRETATION OF SACRED SPACES. DESIGN OF SPIRUTUAL COMPLEX AT RAMESHWARAM

4. REVITALISATION OF MAMALLAPURAM THROUGH A STUDY OF THE BUILT ENVIRNMENT AND BEHAVIOUR PATTERING IN THE TRADI-TIONAL URBAN SETTING OF INDIA

5. A STUDY OF VERNACULAR AND CONTEMPORARY ENERGY CON-SCIOUS TECHNIQUES AND PROPOSAL OF RENEWABLE ENERGY CENTRE AT JAIPUR

6. CENTRE FOR INNOVATIVE COMMUNICATION 7. MARINE TRAINING INSTITUTE8. HEAD QUARTES FOR NON-ALIGNED NATIONS, BANGALORE9. UNIVERSITY OF IDEOLOGY AT SRIRANGAM10.ARRIVING AT DESIGN RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ENERGY EFFICIENT

BUILDINGS FOR REPRESENTATING ITS NOS. OF THREE CLIMATIC ZONES, APPLICATION OF DESIGN RECOMMENDATIONS FOR DESIGN OF CENTRE OF ENERGY STUDIES

11.ARTS AND HAND CRAFT CENTRE AT PIPLI12. IN SEARCH OF REGIONAL IDENTITY AND CULTURAL CONTINUITY

THROUGH A STUDY OF TRADITIONAL ARCHITECTURE OF KERALA13. INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CREATIVITY14.CORRECTIONAL CENTRE FOR THE JUVENILES15.SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MUSEUM AT TIRUCHY16.EXPLORATORIUM17.CENTRE FOR EARTH SCIENCE ,MADRASS18.NATIONAL CENTRE FOR ADVANCED MEDICAL SCIENCE19.NATIOANAL INSTITUTE FOR THE HANDICAPPPED20.REDEVELOPEMENT OF THE SUR SAGAR LAKE – VADODARA21.CITY CENTRAL COMPLEX22.OLD DELHI – PROPOSED HERRITAGE MUSEUM, KASHMERE GATE,

DELHI23.A HOLISTIC ENVIRONMENTAL FOR CHILD DEVELOPMENT24. INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE AND RESEARCH AT PERUNDURAI25. INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL.

1. soico – technical centre for environmental education 2. central silk and sericulture research institute and silk industry at Dharapuri3. Arugya Dhamam – a place for healthy leisure 4. high density urban housing5. ocean park6. state legislature complex7. electronic technology park at kerala8. institute of hotel management and catering technology9. post graduate institute of medical science at Tanjore10. regional telecom training centre at madras11.centre of excellence in bio- technology12.world trade centre at madras

1. regional forest academy and research centre at Bangalore

2. sports city of south asia at Bangalore3. regional science centre at coimbatore4. police academic5. anthropological museum and research centre at mysore6. climatic design approach – a synthesis of vernacular and contemporary

principles7. high court bench – madurai8. an energy conscious approach to design navodaya vidyalaya9. mother dairy – madras10.software research and development centre at taramani – madras11. a contemporary fishing centre12.automotive research centre13. international airport

1. ndustrial design centre 2. an approach to the design of shopping centre 3. Jamia Darusalam4. Agrahara – a study and documentation of 18 Vathima Agraharans , thanjore

dist.5. international convention centre6. cardio and neurg research institute at Vellore7. manolaya – a centre for mental health8. institute of oceanography at madras9. design proposa for film city at madras10.manonmaniam sudaranar university11.bharat diamond bourse(BDB) at Bombay

1. silk centre at kanchipuram 2. a study of the evolution of church architecture in tamil nadu diocese3. national institute of sports at madras4. institute of leather technology and research at kanpur5. residential public school at hydrabad6. centre for electronic design and technology at thuvakudi7. a religious complex at srirangam 8. district head quarters at nagapattinam9. textile research centre at coimbatore10.a setting of creativity11.permanent capital complex12.district health care complex at madurai13.study of open spaces in planned housing colonies14.centre for aquatic sports and indoor games – hydrabad15.centre for the environment16.eco sensitive agriplex17. rajiv Gandhi centre for science and youth development at sriperumbalur18.multi arts centre at coimbatore19.airtropolis at madras20.redevelopment Gandhi street market at trichy 21.agricultural university at trichy22.redevelopment of new market at Calcutta architectural design of phase-

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23. five star hotel at coimbatore24.centre for oncology25.coimbatore stock exchange26.kala academy – a school for music and dance at Chidambaram27.retreat centre at Yelagiri hills, for C.M.C. Vellore28.Bandra KUrla complex an international finance and business centre 29.Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB) – Bombay

1. revitalazation of Alappuzha : Venice of East2. a centre for advertising studies at Pune3. technopolis at cennai4. architecture for the blind – a studey and design of a comprehensive re-

habilitation centre at pondicherry5. marine training institute at Cochin6. design of a modern temple at Sriperamputhur7. urban insertation an approach towards contextual design in old city at

Madurai8. rejuvenation of mahamandir area (jodhpur) through the redisn of social

institutions 9. sea life park (vol-1, vol-2)10.bangalore international airport11. redevelopment of gopi talav12. the design of infrastructural facilities for an automatic power station13.bio technology park at Chennai14.study of pre fabrication and modular coordination (design of mid rise of-

fice complex)15. light space form an understanding on the creative use of light and design

of centres for fine arts at pondicherry16. revitalization of capital complex chandigarh17. transportation interchange at Nerul, navi Mumbai18.commercial cum recreational centre people place at Chennai19.an energy conscious approach to the design of a resort at mamallapu-

ram20. incremental design in public housing at navi mumbai21.a contextual conglomeration of systems at Kattupalli island22. international convention centre23.energy conscious design of construction equipment manufacturing unit24.a study of step wells of Gujarat design of a cultural design at Gandhina-

gar25.design of a mixed use building at Dubai26.design of the Indian institute of technology at Dhakwad27.design of sea shore hotel 28. “so-Ham” ambience for self realization and austere living

 

CHANDIGARH COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE: CHANDIGARH

10TH SEMESTER B.ARCH.SESSION 2008-2009TENTATIVE LIST OF APPROVED THESIS TOPIC 

Sr.

No.Name of Thesis

GuideName of student Topic

1. Mr Pradeep Kumar

Bhagat

Assistant Professor

Nishaant Saxena

– 22/04Advanced Trauma Centre and Hospi-tal, Sector 53, Chandigarh

Jagjot Singh – 38/04

Eco Park at Mullanpur

Manav Batra – 20/03

Aquanarium-Aqua Display and Re-search Centre, Chandigarh

2. Mr. Sohan Lal SaharanAssistant Professor

Aditi Gupta – 2/04 Utilization of Space Under Flyovers Hina Sahi – 14/04 Bangalore Mass Rapid Transit

System (MTRS) Study and Station Design at the Majestic

Khushboo – 17/04 Railway Museum at Lonavala Amit Kumar Verma – 03/03

Institute and Studios for Gaming and Animation, Multimedia Film City, Sarangpur, Chandigarh

3. Mr. Parmeet Singh BhattAssistant Professor (CAS)

Debajyoty Dam – 9/04

Centre of Excellence for Lighting, Bangalore

Richa Talwar – 25/04

Waterfront Development – Beach Convention and Exhibition Centre, Pondicherry

Sarang Goel – 30/04

Integrated Transportional Node, Sector 17, Chandigarh

Saumya Sharma – 31/04

Architecture for Hills: A Site Responsive Settlement at Dakhoo

4. Mrs. Sangeeta Bagga Mehta,

Lecturer (Sr. Scale)

(Ms. Amrit Panwar &

Ms. Anu Singh,

Co-guides)

Aina Mittal – 3/04 Forest Research and Training Institute- Raipur, Chandigarh

Ruchika Thakur – 26/04

Urban Entertainment Centre, Hyderabad

5. Mr. Janbade Prafulla Tarachand, Lecturer (Sr. Scale)

Amol Langer – 5/04

TATA Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre – Rajerhat, Kolkata

Diptarshi Dev – 10/04

Aqua Marine Park, Mangalore, Karnataka

Umadhar Kamti – 35/04

Chandigarh Home – “ A machine to live in”

Amandeep Joon – 36/04

Archeological Survey of India – Re-search and Training Institute, Greater Noida (NCR), U.P.

6. Mr. J. P Singh, Lecturer (Sr. Scale)

Anu Dhiman – 8/04 Low Cost Housing at Karjat, Mharashtra

Harveesh Kaur – 13/04

Drug De-addiction and Rehabilitation Centre at Kharar, Punjab 

Mukesh Kumar Sondhi – 19/04

Automobile Research and Training Institute, Pune 

7. Mr. Sujay Sengupta, Lecturer (Sr. Scale) Jatinder Kaur –

16/04Fashion Technology Park, Mohali

Sajal Das – 29/04 Tribal Heritage Museum, Sonapur, Assam

Siddhartha Bharadwaj – 34/04

Convention Centre in Rajiv Gandhi Education City, Sonepat

8. Mrs Deepika Gandhi, Lecturer Aman Sohal –

04/04Houses for Raghu Rai and Isabelle Normand – A Study in Contrast

Gagandeep Singh – 12/04

Digital Morphogenesis and its Implementation in Fairlie Centre, Kolkata

Richa Sarin – 24/04

Srishti Campus – School of Art, Design and Technology, Bangalore, India

9. Mr Manoj Kumar, Lecturer Rahul Vig – 23/04 General Hospital at Sector 23-A,

Gurgoan

SK Nawaz Ali – 27/04

Centre for Art, Culture and Tourism promotion of North East India

Cornelius Deb Barma – 9/03

Museum of Modern Art, Kolkata

10. Mr Gaurav Gangwar,

Lecturer

Jaskanwal Singh – 15/04

Bus Terminal cum Commercial Com-plex, Mohali

Neha Narang – 20/04

Aurofilm -- Film and Research Insti-tute, Auroville

Shikhar Sharma – 32/04

DLF Galleria Mall, Ludhiana

11. Mr Dharmendra

Kumar

Lecturer

Gagandeep Bawa – 11/04

International Cruise terminal, Mum-bai

Shivank Sharma – 33/04

Bio-climatic Tower, Gurgoan

12. Ms Harleen Kaur,

Lecturer on Contract Basis

Abhimanyu Gupta – 1/04

Luxurious Sea-Front Apartments at Mahalaxmi, Mumbai

Sagar Prasad - 28/04 Airport  at JaisalmerSupriya Kukreja – 39/04 Varnaparichay – The Book Mall,

Kolkata

 

 

CHANDIGARH COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE ,CHANDIGARH10TH SEMESTER B.ARCH.SESSION 2007-2008TENTATIVE LIST OF APPROVED THESIS TOPIC

NAME OF THESIS GUIDE

NAME OF STUDENT AND ROLL NO.

THESIS TOPIC

Mr Sangeet Kumar Gupta

Rahat Khanna 20/02 Formula One Circuit, Greater Noida, India.

Amrit Anoop Singh Bains 5/03

I.T. Faridabad

Mandeep Kumar 21/03 I.I.M., Pune.Mr Pradeep K BhagatAssistant Professor Abhinav Gupta 2/03

Automall,Gurgaon

Harpinder  Singh 16/03 5 Star Hotel, Amritsar

Kamaljit Singh 18/03 Professional Animation Movies &

Games Studios DVPMNT.

Mr K.D. SinghAssistant Professor

Amita Heer 4/03 Sabarmati Riverfront Development –

Heritage Park, Ahmedabad.

Priyanka Singh 25/03 Heritage Interpretation Centre,

HAMPI

Vinod 39/03 Mythological Theme Park, Haridwar,

(Uttranchal)

Mr S.L. SaharanAssistant Professor

Anuj Sharma 8/03 Theme Park, Sarangpur, Chandigarh

Narzina Ahmed 23/03 Research and Exhibition Centre for

Light, Bangalore.

Sheena Saini 31/03 5 Star Deluxe Hotel City Centre,

Panchkula

Mr Parmeet S Bhatt Aarti Khokar 1/03Habitat Centre, Gurgaon.

Lecturer Rajesh 26/03 Conventional-cum-Cultura; Centre, New Delhi.

Sheetal Bedi 32/03Fashion Institute & Retail, Pondicherry

Mr Janbade Prafulla Tarachand Divya Jindal 11/03

Ellora Sculpture Park, Ellora.

Simrandeep Singh 33/03

Commercial Centre, Bangalore

Jaikishan Negi 12/02Wildlife Resort Jim Corbelt National

Park, Uttrachanl

Mr J P Singh,         Lecturer

Rajesh Kumar, 22/02 Housing at Greater Noida

Gaurav Mahajan 13/03 Club Mahindra –Theme Village

Resort, Lonavala

Monika Choudhary 22/03

Sustainable Redevelopment of

Tsunami effect Village.

Richa Aggarwal 28/03 Convention cum Hospitality Hub at

Sabarmati Riverfront, Ahmedabad

Mr Sujay Sengupta, Lecturer    

Richa Tandon 29/03 I.T. Park, Gurgaon

Simranjeet Singh Bho-gal 34/03

Museum of Color, Mumbai.

Varun Narain Mathur 38/03

Aerospace Museum, Bangalore.

Mrs Deepika Gandhi

Lecturer

Anindita Guha 6/03 High Court, Tripura.

Jasmeet Kahlon 12/03 PIER Redevelopment, Pondicherry.

Suvidha Arora 37/03 School Design  with Barrier for

concept at Raipur, Chattisgarh

Mr Manoj Kumar,

Lecturer

Gaurav Thukral 14/03 International conventional Centre,

Dwarka, Delhi.

Sonia 35/03 LA Calypso Bearch Resort at Baga

Beach, Goa.

Pranamee Nath 40/03 Fashion Hub, Dwarka.

Mr Gaurav Gangwar,

Lecturer

Ankit Srivastava 7/03M.B.A. Campus

Dhruv Sarweshwar Lal 10/03

World Trade Centre, Gurgaon

  Kriti Sharma 19/03 Business Centre, Whitefield,

Bangalore.

Mr Dharmendra |

Kumar

Lecturer

Neha Singh 24/03World Class Sports Centre at Mohali

Satendra Jain 30/03Integrated Airport Terminal, Bhopal

Shushant Gupta 36/03Film and Television institute, Rohtak

Ms Harleen Kaur,

Lecturer on Contract

Basis

Ekta Aggarwal  12/03Indian Textile plaza, Ahmedabad.

Gunveen 15/03 Broadcast Media – Technology Cen-ter, Mumbai

Nabin Das 38/02I.I.M., Shillong.

 

CHANDIGARH COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE ,CHANDIGARH10TH SEMESTER B.ARCH.SESSION 2006-2007TENTATIVE LIST OF APPROVED THESIS TOPIC

NAME OF THE-SIS GUIDE

NAME OF STUDENT AND ROLL NO.

THESIS TOPIC

Mr Pradeep K BhagatAssistant Professor

Akhil Agrwal, ½Ocenarium at Dona Paula, Goa

Mohita Garg,14/02 Infotech Park, Mohali

Tania Miglani,35/02 Multimedia-cum |Film Center,

Film City, Chandigarh

Anoop Roop Grover,39/02

Sky Bus Station integrated

with commercial complex,

Pune

Mr K.D. SinghAssistant Professor

Gopal K Garg, 8/02 Cruise Terminal, Kochi

Sandeep Kumar, 26/02 Sports Complex, Greater Noida

 Saurabh Bhagra, 27/02 Winter sports club Solang,

Manali

Animesh Majumdar,37/02 Capital Complex, Agartala,

Tripura

Mr S.L. SaharanAssistant Professor

Chesta Khanna, 6/02 Judicial Academy, Dwarka

Pushpkant Verma, 19/02 International Cricket Stadium

cum Academy, Noida

Surabhi Sharma, 34/02 Entertainment and Retail

Centre at Mumbai Textile Mills,

Mumbai

Mayank Kaushal, 41/02 Campus Development of

Agilent, Technologies,

Manesar, Gurgoan

Mr Parmeet S BhattLecturer

Garima Gulati, 7/02Animation Centre, Hydrabad

Rahul Sharma, 21/02The Villas – The Ideal Retreat for so-phisticated, Gurgaon

Kirandeep Kaur, 16/01Nityanand Rehabilitation Centre for Mentally ill, Hinjewadi, Pune

Mrs Sangeeta Bagga Mehta, Lecturer

Hina Gupta, 10/02CIRHU Centre For international

Research on Human Unity,

Auroville

Kadambini Jain,13/02 Kalagram at Said-Ul-Ajaib, New

Delhi

Rajrishi Garg, 23/02Highland Ranch, Resort and

Cottages, Shimla

Mr J P Singh, Lecturer

Rajesh Kumar, 22/02 Unitech Housing, Noida, U.P.

Shilpam Sood, 32/02 Amusement Park, Chandigarh

Sunali Bansal 42/02 Commercial Plaza Faridabad

(Haryana)

Mr Sujay Sengupta, Lecturer          

Annie Goyal, 3/02 Museum of Moving images,

Film City, Jaipur

Ramandeep Singh24/02 Venue for international Film

Festival of India, Goa

Ripan Das,25/01 Hibiscus,  luxurious

apartments in Gurgaon

Mrs Deepika

Gandhi

Lecturer

Arunjyoti Hazarika, 5/02 Indus Centre: Ideas from the

ruins, Gujrat

Pardeep Kumar, 17/02 Mgf Housing Palm Spring,

Sector 54, Gurgaon.

Ruchika Singhal, 25/02 Kolkata Riverside Project at 

Batanagar.

Mr Manoj

Kumar,

Lecturer

Anil Kumar, 2/02 Mahatma Gandhi Hindi

Vishwavidayala, Wardha,

Nagpur

Isha Sharma,11/02 Centre for Western Music,

Bandra – Kurla Complex,

Mumbai.

Prithviraj Bhattacharjee,18/02

TC GL Centre at Dinosaur

Fossil Park, Balasinore, Gujrat

Mr Gaurav

Gangwar,

Lecturer

Sharmila Chatterjee, 29/02

Sri Shikshayatan Technical and

Management Institute, Kolkata

Manjit Singh, 40/02 Shree Geeta Temple Complex,

Kurkshetra

Mr Dharmendra

|Kumar

Lecturer on Contract Basis

G Preethi Reddy,9/02Goa Institute of Design and Architec-tural Museum, Goa

Tanu Mathur,36/02International trade and conventional centre, Bhopal

Ms Harleen

Kaur,

Lecturer on

Contract Basis

Shilpa Ahuja, 30/02Barrio Chino, Kolkata (Cultural cum Health Centre)

Shikha Dhiman, 31/02Academy and Museum of Photogra-phy, Pondicherry

 

LIST OF THESIS TOPICS (SESSION 2005-2006

Name of The-sis Guide

Roll No.

Students allot-ted

Topic

Mr S.K.GuptaAssistant Professor

10/01 Dyutima Jha  250 bed – Adarsh Divya Vikas Hospital, Hazipur, Bihar.

11/01 Harsupriyajeet Kaur 

Noida Administration’s Office Building, Noida.

26/01 Ritisha Hazarika  The Artisan’s Village – Art and Craft Valley, Khadavli, Thane

Mr K.D. SinghAssistant Professor

05/01 Anish Sharma  THE BRITISH CULTURAL PAVILION17/01 Nitin Bansal  Media Centre – MTV at Bandra Kurla

Complex, Mumbai.24/01 Renu Rani  Shopping Mall, Greater Noida.

Mr S.L. SaharanAssistant Professor

7/01 Chayanika   CRAFTS AND DESIGNINSTITUTE, DEHRADUN.

9/01 Dipti Bansal  DOONS INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL, DEHRADUN.

30/01 Shilpi  Apparel Park for Exports, Barhi, Sonipat.

Mr Bipin Kumar Malik,Assistant Professor

01/01 Abhishek Gupta Multi – Faceted Neopolis, Ludhiana.21/01 Preeti  Extension of B J Park, Sabarmati

Riverfront Development Project, Ahemdabad

16/2k Neeraj Sharma  Memorial Complex for the Bhopal gas Tragedy Victims, Bhopal.

Mr.Parmeet Singh Bhatt, Lecturer

12/01 Honey Thukral   Dilli Haat (Craft Park), Pitampura, Delhi.

29/01 Sakshi Mahna  Five-Star Hotel, Sector 35, Chandigarh.

37/01 Sushmita Rishi   New Campus for School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi.

Mrs Sangeeta Bagga Mehta, Lecturer

28/01 Rohini Singh  Cultural Zone City Centre, Mohali.34/01 Simran Chana  Fashion Technology Park, Sector 90,

Mohali.Mr J P Singh, Lecturer

03/01 Ajaybir Singh Chahal 

Tourist Complex, Patnitop, Jammu and Kashmir.

1/99 Ankan Deb Barma  RAJIV GANDHI AKSHAY URJA PARK, Gurgaon.

Mr Sujay Sengupta, lecturer

13/01 Isha Anand   Arts Center at Sector 15-A, Belapur-CBD, Navi Mumbai.

15/01 Keerat Singh   Science Center at Kharghar, Nvi Mumbai.

Mrs Deepika Gandhi,Lecturer

04/01 Aman Aggarwal  PEACE PARK, WAGHA BORDER, Amritsar.

32/01 Shweta Kailani Synergy – nature cure centre cum retreat, Lonavala

Mr Manoj Kumar, Lecturer

8/01 Dhruva Sondhi  250-bed Hospital at Sector 44, Gurgaon.

39/01 Vivek Trakroo  Commercial Complex at Vasant Kunj, New Delhi.

Mr Gaurav Gangwar, Lecturer

02/01 Abhishek Shishir Sinha 

Film Training Institute, Film City Jaipur.

18/01 Poonam Singh  Engineering College at Jabalpur.

Mr Dharmendra Kumar, Lecturer

33/01 Siddarth Gaind  Commonwealth Games Village, New Delhi.

28/2k Rasleen Syal  Shopping Mall Cum Offices, Wazirpur.Ms Harleen

Kaur,

35/01 Sonal Tayal  Sports Academy at Hyderabad.36/01 Sukhjeet Kumar  Indian Institute of Management,

Noida, UP.

Lecturer on Contract Basis

Ms Monika

Sharma

Lecturer on

Contract Basis

27/01 Rohini Dhawan  INFOSPACE – CYBER PARK.38/01 Vijeta Singh  Business Hotel-cum-Convention

Center.

 

LIST OF THESIS TOPICS (SESSION 2003-2004)

Name of Thesis Guide

Name of Student

Title of Thesis Project

Mr S K Gupta,Assistant Professor

Harneet Kaur Business cum Recreational Centre, GoaHaimanti Debnath Centre for Performing & Visual Arts,

ChandigarhSunil Kumar Kala 5-Star Deluxe Hotel at Jaypee Greens, Greater

NoidaSukrita Singh Toy  Museum and Research Centre, Greater

NoidaMr P.K. BhagatAssistant Professor

Samarjit Kalita 5-Star Deluxe Hotel in Gurgaon.Payal Setia Multiplex at Bandra Kurla Complex , Mumbai.Shailja Aggarwal DLF’s  Ready Built Office at Chandigarh

Technology Park ,KishangarhMani Aggarwal Convention and  Exhibition Center,  Bandra

Kurla Complex , MumbaiMr K.D. SinghAssistant Professor

Shashi Kant Kaushal

Meditation Space - Savitri Bhawan, Auroville.

Sukhtej Singh Gill Venue for international Film Festival of India, Bambolim  (Panaji), Goa.

Hemant Purohit “Workspace Picnic” – Office Headquarters for Godrej, Mumbai

Uday Ranjan Goswami

National Aerospace Museum Complex, New Delhi

Mr S.L. SaharanAssistant Professor

Shilpa Gupta Sultan Ghari Sanskritik Kendra, New DelhiShipra Trikha Quark Infocity, MohaliRohan Khurana Marine Archeological  Museum at  Panaji, GoaTara Sharma Indian Embassy in Muscat

Mr B.K. MalikAssistant Professor

Gurpreet Singh Delhi Public  School , Faridabad.Shikha Singhal A Slum Rehabilitation Scheme at Molarband,

Delhi.Neha Aggarwal Interpretation Centre for Bhoj Wetlands, Bhopal

Surbhi Arora Museum on Goddess and Sanskrit Bhawan, Mansa Devi.

Mrs Harkirat R.SinghLecturer

Himani Sharma SAARC Information and Documentation Centre, New Delhi.

Shuchita Gupta Indira Gandhi Pratishthan Sansthan, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow.

Gaurika Bhatia Multiplex at Bangalore.Mrs Sangeeta Bagga Mehta, Lecturer

Samdeep Nandwani

Habitat Centre, Patiala

Monika Arora Precepts and Performance of Capitol Complex, Chandigarh with special  reference to the Secretariat Building.

Vatika Aggarwal Sports Complex, Sirsa.Mr Sujay Sengupta, Lecturer

Shaily Verma Recreation-cum-Health  Centre,  Greater Noida.Dimpy Arora Indian Institute of Management, Noida.Haneet Khanna Centre for International Research on Human

Unity, Auroville.Mr J P Singh, Lecturer

Ravinder Kaur School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi.

Lov Meena Research and Tourist Centre at  LonarSaruchi Anand Habitat Centre, Panchkula

 

Unpublished Thesis on Chandigarh

Chandigarh College of Architecture – through collaborative as well as individual efforts of its students and faculty members – has contributed to many a study on Chandigarh over the past thirty years.  A number of Thesis Projects on various aspects of the city form a rich re-source and have been used as reference material by good number of scholars. 

List of B.Arch. thesis projects related to Chandigarh 

Sr.No. Number Year Name Title

1. 197 1980 Chetna Purnami Environmental Design for City Centre Chandigarh : A Critical Study

2. 275 1981 Deepta KanwarPrecepts and Performance of Capitol Complex Chandigarh - An Environmental Design

3. 297 1982 Arvind DhamUrban Structuring of Jan-Marg, Chandigarh .

4. 300 1982 Raminder BhatiaStructuring of an Urban Connector (Centered in Chandigarh )

5. 314 1983 Ajay Pal Singh JohlUrban Resuscitation of Chandigarh City Centre.

6. 317 1983Mohammad Reza Pourjafar

Neighbourhood Unit Precept and Performance of Sector 22, Chandigarh .

 

7. 328 1983 Minny TrikhaStructuring of V4 ( Shopping Street in Chandigarh in urban Context)

 

8. 354 1984 Abha Kachru

A critical appraisal of Chandigarh Architectural Planning and controls in commercial development.

 

9. 381 1985 Amita KharbandaResidential Street Scape -A Study concept of LIG Street-Scape in Phase-III, Chandigarh .

 

10. 466 1986 Pooja PeshwariaRestructuring of the V4 in Chandigarh .

 

11. 525 1987 Nawal Kumar BansalCritical Study of 17 Characteristics of Sec. 1 an attempt to resuscitate the Piazza.

 

12. 543 1988 Sandhya SoodThe changing pattern of housing in Chandigarh .

 

13. 548 1988 Vijay SahuIntroduction of landmarks on an urban connector Madhya Marg, Chandigarh .

 

14. 570 1989  Harkirat R Singh

Cultural Resurrection of Chandigarh City Centre Initial Civic zone wasteland Lying South of Shopping Area.

 

15. 649 1990 Sangeeta Bagga

Chandigarh City Centre: Reinterpretation of its activity structure, circulation pattern and physical form in response to the city's changing needs.

 

16. 678 1992 Navita BhattiThe Chandigarh (Sector) - its evaluation and proposals for future development.

 

             

Individual Research

 M.Arch. thesis:

Prof Rajnish Wattas

Mrs Harkirat R Singh

Mrs Sangeeta Bagga

Mr Sujay Sengupta

A Study Of Tree As Elements Of Design In The Urban Environment With Special Refer-ence To Sector 22 & 17 by Prof Rajnish Wattas

A thesis submitted for the degree of M. Arch, University of Queensland , 1985

This thesis is concerned with the study and evaluation of tree plantation in Chandi-garh that was undertaken as part of its planned landscaping. The study has two purposes: firstly, to assess the validity of the tree plantation concepts as evolved at the inception of the city; secondly, to examine the tree plantation as presently developed and evaluate its usefulness in shaping the city’s outdoor environment.

The criteria for evaluating the tree plantation is broadly its: I) micro-environmental values; ii) functional value. Iii) Interrelationship with architecture and iv) aesthetic value. The trees are studied in relation to their built-up surroundings and not as individual elements in isola-tion.

The structure of the thesis has four major sections. Section one covers the I) original land-scape character of the Chandigarh site ii) resume on Chandigarh iii) early concepts and policies regarding tree plantation in Chandigarh  and iv) value of urban trees a review.Sections two and three of the thesis consist of case studies of tree plantations in selective and representative areas of sectors 22 and 17. These case studies cover the typically diver-gent urban situations in Chandigarh , where tree plantation is of significance. Sector 22 the oldest and one of the most densely populated residential areas in the city with its intimate scale of buildings streets and open spaces, contrasts with the urban design characteristics of the monumental City Centre, Sector 17.Section four of the thesis contains the conclusion and recommendations based on the evalu-ation made in the detailed case studies, regarding the usefulness of the existing tree planta-tion, in the context of the criteria established for examining it.The thesis concludes that tree plantation in Chandigarh barring a few positive results mostly fails to fulfill its potential role of; ameliorating the adverse micro-climatic condi-tions, establishing interrelationship with architecture an affecting a better use of the city'’ streets and civic spaces. Undue stress on the aesthetic value of the trees at the expense of other essential purposes undermines their contribution in improving the city’s outdoor envi-ronment. They remain, at best ornamental embellishments and counterfoils to the ambient brick and concrete architecture of the city.

Recommendations are made regarding possible improvements in the selection, arrangement and management of trees in different locations, to produce better results than a t present. The lessons from Chandigarh tree plantation can be easily applied to the development of human settlements elsewhere in India , with similar physical, climatic and socio-economic conditions.

Spatial structure of modernist cities: A critique through redesign in Chandigarh by Mrs Harkirat R. Singh

M.Arch Urban Design Thesis ,S.P.A.Delhi.

The thesis entitled “Spatial Structure of Modernist cities: A Critique through redesign in Chandigarh ” in an effort to prepare a design guidelines for the city of Chandigarh to rein-terpret its built form open space relationship. No doubt the city provides reasonably good services and utility like water supply, drainage, sewerage, excess of greens, wide roads. But it lacks the intrinsic quality of the Indian environment-- like quality of enclosure, density, sense of coherence, and a meaningful figure-ground relationship, with little regard to dis-tinction between inside and outside.

The suburban kind of an environment resulted in lack of satisfaction on the part of the users as regards to character, coherence and imageability aspects.  The author assumed the city to be an example of modernist movement as it was design by one of the pioneers of the move-ment – Le Corbusier.  The intention was to retain the city as such along with attaining the qualities mentioned above, which it lacks in.

The attempt to do so was demonstrated by redesigning a new sector in the third phase of Chandigarh , consisting of four neighborhoods that would form an urban extension to the city. 

Identifiable Structure For Chandigarh Through Integrated Recreational Places by Mrs Sangeeta Bagga

M.Arch Urban Design Thesis , S.P.A.Delhi.

The contemporary city unlike its monofunctional limited sized traditional counterpart must fulfill a variety of functions in response to its peoples’ needs. The contemporary city may thus be perceived as a series of opportunities for its people. The parts of the city are the physical manifestations of these opportunities.A major part of the city, which qualifies for attention, is its matrix of Open Spaces with an activity, which is predominantly recreational in nature. Very often these vital lungs of the city are prone to misuse, disuse and overuse. In some instances, the open spaces are taken over by other city functions regardless of their compatibility to functions existing in the vicinity. Eventually the verdure of the city is replaced by a masonry jungle. The open space matrix is a vital component of today’s city from physical and non-physical standpoints:

As lungs of the city, open spaces fulfill physical as well as psychological needs of the peo-ple.The visual blight and adverse microclimatic effects produced by masonry jungle seal the fate of the city’s verdure.Open spaces through their form, use and location posses the inherent potential of providing ‘identifiability’ to the contemporary city, which is otherwise, criticized for its anonymity.In light of the above premise, it is time of examine Chandigarh . A brainchild of Le Cor-busier and Pandit Nehru and a ‘symbol of India ’s new found freedom..’ Chandigarh is a bold experiment and one of the fine examples of post independence cities.  Fifty years since its inception, if Chandigarh is to continue to fulfill the aspirations of its people, it needs an in-built system of review and revision of its existing framework in light of the city’s peoples changing needs. People associate themselves with the variety of open spaces in Chandigarh . As crucibles of activity, these open spaces can become highpoint identity builders on the otherwise flat canvas of the city. The recreational places of the first phase of

city development are evaluated for their performance vis-à-vis a large user base. Further their inter dynamics with other city parts is analysed to generate an urban form which could aim towards evolving an Identifiable city structure.

Urban Renewal of Oriyabazar, Cuttack , Orrisa by Sujay Sen Gupta M .T .R.P .Thesis, Calcutta University .

The 1000 years old silver city of Cuttack is the former capital of Orissa. But, it has achieved the status of multi-functional centre for administration. It is the most important re-gional commercial and transportation made in the entire state. Due to its geographical loca-tion, the city has expanded horizontally to accommodate residential areas, while the C.B.D. has got restricted within the hub of the old city, covering areas like Baxi Bazar, Oriya Bazar, etc. The main problem with Cuttack is the limitation of roads. The existing ones are extremely narrow and congested, with practically, no breathing space within the city.

The main objectives of the thesis is to revitalize the urban spaces by improving circulation pattern, providing utilities and services for future, generating more floor space under differ-ent uses and provide a proper guideline for future growth in orderly direction and organized manner.

The process of renewal is not a simple task. The first phase of redevelopment can only start from a public land, which can demonstrate the willingness of the Development Authority to actually revitalize the city.

  Publications on Chandigarh :

Trees of Chandigarh   Chandigarh Informograph

Documenting Chandigarh – Volume I

Trees of Chandigarh :A book authored by Chhatar Singh, Rajnish Wattas,  & Harjit Singh DhillonPublished by B. R. Publishing Corporation , Delhi . 

Chandigarh , one of the greatest experiments in urban planning of the 20th century, is today as much famous for its landscaping, as it is for its architecture.  An important feature of its planning was the recognition accorded to landscaping as an integral com-ponent of its master plan from the very inception.  Today, Chandigarh presents a visual delight of a harmonious blend of buildings, trees and other landscape elements embellishing the skyline.

Thus, it was significant that the valuable lessons obtained from the tree plantation experience of Chandigarh , be recorded and preserved for posterity.  Therefore this book is an attempt to bring together in a single volume basic information about the

tree plantation of Chandigarh .The book is broadly divided into two components comprises critical essays on the inception, planning and the actual results as visible today, of Chandi-garh’s tree plantation; as visible today and the second components is a directory of major tree species growing in Chandigarh, to enable their easy identification in the city.  Nearly 200 color pictures supplement the text to make the book more useful.

It has been designed primarily for the lay reader with a keen interest in: where, why and what trees exist in Chandigarh ; and how they integrate with its overall landscape.  It is in fact, a user-friendly reference book for all tree loving people of Chandigarh and elsewhere.

The publication is available at Capital Book Depot, SCO –3, Sector 17-E, Chandigarh , Phone # 2702554, 2702260.

Chandigarh Informograph   

Address purchase enquiries to:

The Principal,Chandigarh College of Architecture,Sector 12,Chandigarh : 160 012 ( INDIA )Fax No.0091-172-2746260E-mail:cca@chd.nic.in

 

Documenting Chandigarh – Volume I: The Indian Architecture of Pierre Jeanneret, E. Maxwell Fry and Jane Drew

Concept and Text by Kiran Joshi.  Mapin Publishing, Ahmedabad, in association with Chandigarh College of Architecture, Chandigarh , 1999, 286 pp., with 317 photographs and 327 drawings.  Rs.2,000/-  

About The Book

Chandigarh is valued universally as a landmark construction of Modernism and a pacesetter for post-independence architecture in India .  In contrast to the undifferentiated sprawl of contemporary Indian towns, Chandigarh is endowed with a specific identity -- given by its picturesque setting, the well-ordered, orthogonal matrix and, above all, a distinctive architectural vocabulary.

This book, coming 50 years after the city’s conception, is an attempt to record various built elements that created the city’s urban image.  Foremost among these are works of Pierre Jeanneret, E. Maxwell Fry and Jane B. Drew – the three associates of Le Corbusier who, with true pioneering spirit, braved the desolate plains of Chandigarh and ushered the

city towards civilization.  Their creations were a large stock of ‘people’s architecture’ – places for living, work and play -- whose low-rise, low-density cubic forms and experimental constructions in local brick and stone, were to form the vocabulary of the “Chandigarh Style”.

Part of a two-volume series, this book is the first comprehensive documentation of the original form and present-day status of ninety individual and type – designs created by he three architects between 1951-1965.  Each design is covered through detailed drawings, photographs and analytical text.  Also included are details of the fourteen “Heritage Zones” – the key- areas signifying the historicity and cultural content of Chandigarh ’s image.The book aims to bridge an existing gap in the recorded history of Post-independence Indian Architecture.  It will, in the process, serve as a useful database for a more intensive investigation of the social history of the city and, more importantly, for deliberating on issues of its conservation, development and change.

Address purchase enquiries to:

The Principal,Chandigarh College of Architecture,Sector 12,CHANDIGARH : 160 012 ( INDIA )FAX NO.0091-172-746260E-mail:cca@chd.nic.in

Mr. Bipin ShahMapin Publishing (P) Ltd.,31, Somnath Road, Usmanpura, Ahmedabad – 380 013 (INDIA)FAX NO.0091-79-7550955E-mail:mapinpub@vsnl.com

Corbusier’s concrete: Concerning Modern Heritage of Chandigarh – Proceedings of

Seminar on Conservation of Le Corbusier’s work in concrete Chandigarh 11-13 February,

2002.

Appreciation of Modern Heritage has also directed attention to technical aesthetic and philosophical issued of conserving histroric concrete.  What kind of methods can be ap-plied to restore these structures, ensuring their long life as well as cultural significance?  Are the dictums of ‘minimum intervention’ and ‘reversibility’ any less relevant for modern constructions, especially so for monolithic concrete?  These were some of the questions ad-dressed during the seminar “Conservation of Le Corbusier’s Work in Concrete” organized in Chandigarh by the Chandigarh Administration and the “Foundation Le Corbusier”.

Citing key examples, this publication highlights the rich diversity of exposed concrete I  Modern Heritage, lists its common failures, the difficulties of conserving its structural and design authenticity, and compares usefulness of available options for repair.  Case studies of Le Corbusier’s work in Chandigarh and France put across practical problems of restor-

ing ‘Corbusier’s Concrete’ and outline a cost-effective and non-destructive repair system that can be carried out without loss of visual character or material integrity. Round-table discussions reveal conservation dilemmas confronting Chandigarh , including limitations of its experimental’ constructions, changing functional requirements, outmoded urban con-trols, and users’ disenchantment with its social ideology as well as the all-pervading aes-thetic simplification.  Though emerging from Chandigarh , many of these issues would in-terest custodians of Modern Heritage the world over and find universal application.

Documenting Chandigarh , Volume II: Currently Ms Kiran Joshi is working on the 2nd vol-ume of the book which shall contain detailed information on drawings of the complete works of Corbusier- realized and unrealized -in Chandigarh . 

 

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