As a part of the Architectural Drawing Course, the fundamental abstracts of Architectural representation namely plan, section, elevation were introduced through documentation and measured drawings of vennataragarai, heritage ghat structure on the banks of the Cauvery river.
A team of second year students visited Naveen’s garden near Thuraiyur for an amazing experience of interacting with many animals living together. One can see and interact with animals right from cats, camel, dogs, donkeys, bull, horse, reptiles, fishes and others all living together wandering on a large farm land. The place is also developed Read more about A Site Visit to Understand Bio diversity – Naveen’s Garden[…]
An exercise in model making and Theory to understand relative scales and proportions through perception and memory,with an intent to develop physical models with proportions similar to the existing context.The premise for the same was the Thiruvannaikovil temple complex.
The revival of the 1000-year-old, Uyyakondan Canal, that runs across the city, was initiated as an Urban design studio project in 2018 by the school. The project has now become a flagship project, with the aid of the “Citizen of Uyyakondan,” a forum floated by people from various walks of life to prevent further pollution Read more about Volunteering for Citizen for Uyyakondan (CFU)[…]
The third year Students of the school hosted “Ethnic Day”,as a continuing tradition in the school. A fond celebration of our rich Culture and heritage, the students adorned themselves in Ethnic clothes and showcased both ethnic art forms like silambattam and classical dance like Bharatanatyam. Traditional drinks and foods were part of this celebration.The event Read more about Ethnic Day Celebration[…]
The first year students undertook a Site visit to Thiruvanaikovil, chosen as a premise, to understand and demonstrate the basic Theories of Architecture. Familiarity with the typology and context enhances the appreciation of the theories and helps in deciphering the architectural expression and in turn the experience. The Students, through restrictive drawing techniques understood both Read more about Thiruvanaikovil Site Visit[…]
A talk by commander V K Jaitley, a motivational speaker, consultant, a coach, author and a mentor was organized on 23rd January, 2020, commander Jaitley, presented his book “We can! We can! and infused a lot of energy and positivity in the minds of the participates.
A Site visit to the Rubine glass factory, the first professional toughened glass manufacturing and processing unit in Tamil Nadu, to understand the process of toughening and various types of advanced Architectural glass products available in the construction industry was organized as a part of the Building Material and construction studio.
A two week long design charette was conducted as a part of the third year studio programme to understand organization,light &fenestration and response to a given context.The charette was a precursor to the museum design studio programme to be situated in the historical Thanjavur palace precinct.The studio is mentored by professor PVK Rameshwar,academician , urban Read more about Studio program[…]
A walk through along with architect and conservationist Shakthi Murugan in the historical Thanjavur Palace precinct ,as a part of the conservation elective program.
