Name of the Workshop: Conceptual Development of Thesis project Dates:16th August 2019 Venue: B & W studio and Verky Hall
Name of the Expert: Ar. Rahul Kadam
Final year Students came back to Pune for two days extensive work on developing preliminary ideas related to their own designs. Intension of workshop was to guide students towards developing different ideas and helping in case study required for their own research for Thesis. Till this stage students were evolving their field of work they intend to work in. So this was right time for them to go beyond just titles and look in to details to be worked out in terms of design brief and what is to be seen and observed in case study analysis.

Methodology was very straight and simple to be understood well by all students and common for all typology projects. Ar. Rhaul Kadam sir mainly focused on learning by doing and demonstrating. Interesting part was he has shown his own thesis work completed during his bachelor study. Mainly he has emphasized on his own handwork and sketches done while understanding case study.

Sir has started with his own experience of architectural education. He enhanced more on his development as an architectural student and his own journey. He explained with few of his initial works as student. That was majorly focusing on sketches and models done. He explained how he arrived to his own thesis project and how it‟s represented in final presentation. This entire journey of his own thesis project was very thought provoking and helping in understanding overall scale of the project that is needed for final year thesis project. Sir elaborated on details of research he conducted to arrive at brief as well. This included importance of case studies and studying site in details.

Second half of the day was dedicated to sketching by students upon their own thought processes and conceptual development for their own designs of thesis.

Students have learnt to experience observe and represent in their own way. Overall discussion helped all the students to understand what is the importance of case study and site visits as well.Interested applicants can apply for teaching and non-teaching posts at the institute.
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