Joint Studio of SPA and BNCA at Mandu, MP

Joint studio of BNCA- M.Arch (LA) students and Students of Department of Landscape Architecture of SPA, Delhi was held in the month of March. Students worked in Mandu for 4 days. Professor and Head of Department, SPA Delhi Romeel Mehta, Professor and Head of Department , BNCA Shubhada Kamalapurkar , Ar. Ameet Babbar ,Ar. Swati Sahasrabudhe and Ar. Asmita Divekar guided the students in the study of Entire Mandu.
Students interacted between each other and made presentations for the Jury held in Mandu.
The students studied the intelligent water systems in the entire planning and designed landscapes of mandu.

Congratulations to All the Students of First Year, M.Arch (LA) for winning first prize in the University Competition

In response to the Competition floated by the University of Pune, Bnca – 1st year landscape Architecture, M.Arch students submitted a conceptual Master Plan proposal for the Pune University Campus.
The competition was co-ordinated by Prof. Suresh Athawale
and was guided by Prof Shubhada Kamalapurkar (HOD, M.arch.Landscape Architecture) and Principal Anurag Kashyap,

Landscape Architect Swati Sahasrabudhe, Ar. Asmita Divekar and Prof. Kanhere, as part of BNCA Faculty.

Dr. K.K. Gokhale co-ordinated the competition as a representative from Pune University.

The proposal focused on the integrated conservation and development of the campus, suggesting a conceptual management framework for its efficient operation. It also suggested, designating the whole area as a ‘special area’ under MRTP act for its administrative and legal background.

PROPOSED MASTER PLAN- CONCEPT
SALIENT FEATURES
A Campus Which Respects The Symbiotic Relationsip Between Nature And Mankind – Respecting Indian Cultural Ethos

A Heritage Sensitive Plan- A Special Area Plan For Integrated Conservation And Development Of Architectural And Natural Heritage

A Plan That Considers Information And Its Availability As Tools Of Empowering The Stakeholders To Actively Participate In Management.

Architecture Displayed And Organised As A Series Of Experiences Through Designed Landscapes

Giving An Exclusive Identiity As ‘Environmently Conscious Campus’-
Highting The Campus As ‘A Biodiversity Hub’ For Flora And Fauna

A Landmark Campus Plan – ‘International Identity’- Also From The Air On Google Earth

Pedestrian Friendly Secured Campus With Accessible And Well –Lit Areas, Gathering Plazas, Food Courts

Safe And Uncluttered Vehicular Circulation With Ample Orgnised Parking Areas

‘Visawa’ -Amenity Hubs (A Modular Design- Prototype)

Rationalised Proposed Zoning

Comprehensive Landscape Development Plan




CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE FIRST YEAR M.ARCH (LA) STUDENTS
AND PROF SWATI SAHASRABUDHE AND PROF ASMITA DIVEKAR!!

Congratulations Aboli Aurangabadkar and Snehal Patwardhan , Nutan Prabhu and Snehal Yadav

General Motors India has floated a competition for the students of second year of M.arch (LA). 5 groups had participated in it. Aboli Aurangabadkar and Snehal Patwardhan Bagged first prize of Rs 1 , 70,000/- ,Nutan Prabhu and Snehal Yadav bagged second prize of rs 1,30,000/- and Madhura Lavand got consolation prize.

CONGRATULATIONS TO Winner , Runner and all the students of the class for enthusiastic participation and good work!! Keep it up!!

The Prize distribution Ceremony was held on 31st October, 2007. Mr. Satya Veerpaneni-VP Manufacturing GM India , Mr. P. Balendran -VP Corporate Affairs GM India were Present at the function along with Mr. Ben Almagro, Mr. Shailendra Joshi and Ms. Manjsha Kale. Chief guest for the function was Shri Prabhakar Deshmukh, Collector of Pune and Special Guest was Prof. Indira Parikh , President FLAME. Samstha Members - Dr. A P Kulkarni , Mr. Ravindra Deshpande presided over the function.

Principal Anurag Kashyap Welcomed the guests and Head of the Department Prof. Shubhada Kamalapurkar talked about the competition process and the challenges of the project and the site.

Ar. Narendra Dengle and Ar. Mahesh Paliwal from Delhi were the Jury Panel for the competition.

Compering was done by Faculty member Shruti Joshi.
The Programme ended with the presentation of the winning entry.

The Competition was initiated and co-ordinated by Prof. Shubhada Kamalapurkar , HOD, M.Arch (LA)

POST GRADUATE COURSES IN INDIA - MASTERS IN ARCHITECTURE ( LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE)

M.ARCH (LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE) IN PUNE, MAHARASHTRA
CONTACT : - HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT - PROF SHUBHADA (9850958250) OR WRITE TO kshubhada@yahoo.com

THE NEED FOR IT TODAY AND WHY PEOPLE SHOULD OPT FOR MASTERS IN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE COURSE

Just as Interiors is an essential now- a-days for a good livable environment inside a building, landscaping is an important aspect to create livable outdoor environment.

India is progressing fast in different fronts , at various levels giving opportunities for Architects and Landscape Architects to deal with various scales of projects right from an industrial premises of a software company to SEZ’s ( Special Economic Zones) . The need and demand for Landscape Architects and Landscape Planners is rising high. The potential clients want to create their identity and Image not only through architecture but also through the landscaping which is foremost seen even before entering the premises. They want to create good environment for their employees which in turn is going to benefit them through increased performance levels and thereby increase in profit and gross economic growth of India.

On the other hand progress also means cutting of trees, disturbed ecology and environment, Depleting Ozone layer, Increased global warming, Increase in Urban sprawl and subsequent pressures on cities and unfavourable living conditions. It means neglect of our Cultural landscapes, our Historic links and going away from our roots and getting dragged into a world which is more inhuman , more ecologically imbalanced.

‘Landscape Architecture’ deals with concerns and concepts related to pure nature, nature-man relationship and man made environments.

Landscape Architecture has a ‘history’ a ‘present’ and a ‘future’, which reveals man’s response to nature from the past till present over a passage of time . The essential dimension of Landscape Architecture is the dimension of time which makes it interesing and ever changing.
Landscape Architecture encompasses aspects such as ecology, environmental upgradation, industrial landscapes, wasteland management, forest landscapes, urban landscapes, recreational and residential landscapes, green belts, roadscapes, cultural and historic landscapes and so on… Today, rapidly evolving technologies and processes like GATT has opened the gateway to the world, allowing the Indian architects to work on prestigious projects abroad and giving their expertise to the other nations and vice-versa . This situation invites for competition and only specialization in a discipline can give you a competitive edge.

OUR PROGRAMME
A rigorous training of 2 years trains the students to thoughtfully intervene into the existing landscapes to enhance both urban and rural environments ecologically as well as aesthetically

OUR PHILOSOPHY
This course therefore focuses on : 1 Developing our own philosophy of landscape architecture by drawing upon Indian references to create Indian contemporary Landscapes.2 Effectively design contemporary landscapes and resolve environmental issues and ecological issues . 3 Developing attitudes and concerns to create efficient and sustainable living environments and meaningfully contribute to the society by handling various scales of landscape projects

HOW IS MASTERS IN ARCHITECTURE ( LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE ) DIFFERENT AT BNCA ??

NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS ON THE CORE OUR VISITING PANEL
ADVISORY PANEL SET UP FOR QUALITY CONTROL
STATE –OF –THE ART INFRASTRUCTURE WITH WI-FI ENVIRONMENT
ADVANCED SOFTWARES AND SOFT SKILLS TRAINING
HANDS ON EXPERIENCE ON LIVE PROJECTS
‘ EARN WHILE LEARN’ MAKING A WOMAN SELF-SUSTAINABLE AND FINANCIALLY INDEPENDENT
PROMOTE INDIVIDUAL TALENT
PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN TO CONTRIBUTE TO CITY DEVELOPMENT AND SERVE A SOCIAL CAUSE.

WHAT ARE THE FUTURE PROSPECTS ?
The training of 2 years will enable a student to –
1. Work as a Landscape Architect on large-scale development projects (city planning, township development, eco- tourism projects, etc) as a multidisciplinary team- member.
2. Work as a Landscape- project manager with project management firms or set up his or her Landscape project management firm.
3. To set up his/ her own practice.
4. Get into research/ PHD (in India or abroad) in the subject related or allied to Landscape Architecture.
5. Work in academics / teaching field .
6. Work in semi- government and government Departments on various projects developed by them.
7. Work with environmental organizations as a Landscape Architect. 8. Enter the field of Landscape Architecture Journalism, which demands creative writing skills.
9. Work on Live projects of BNCA’s Landscape Architecture Consultancy Cell.

ABOUT OUR SHORT TERM COURSES FOR HOUSWIVES AS WELL AS OFFICIALS IN GOVERNMENT AND SEMI-GOVERNMENT ORGANISATIONS

The Department of Landscape Architecture is also soon going to announce small courses of 3-6 months for those who are interesting in finer aspects of Landscape like cultural Landscapes, Eco-Landscaping, Sustainable Landscaping, Disturbed Landscape, How to develop your own garden , Developing landscapes in small buget and less maintainence, LandArt ,Native plants and trees , Forest management. These courses can be taken up by Housewives , Architects who wish to upgrade their knowledge base , Officials of Forest Department or those working for Government, Semi- government organizations .

M.Arch (LA) DEPARTMENT OF BNCA SIGNS MoU WITH G M , INDIA

Mr. Shailendra Joshi, Asst. Manager, Manufacturing , who is representing for G M , India's Landscape design of Assembly Plant at Talegaon, was here in BNCA Campus last week to sign a MoU for this competition floated for M.Arch -landscape architecture students. Principal Kashyap expressed enthusiasm regarding this project and thanked GM, India, Pune for this great opportunity given to our students. Prof. Shubhada Kamalapurkar, Head of the Department assured good performance from students side and she also handed over the Jury Schedule to the GM with list of Experts on the Panel.

Prof. Asmita Divekar further co-ordinated and students recently underwent a training of safety wear and rules and regulations to be followed while moving in the site.

LACC works for A Residential school for Mentally Retarded People

LACC is currently working on a very interesting and sensitive Landscape Design project . It is landscaping of a campus at Malunje .It is a Residential school for Mentally Retarded People. The President of this organisation which works for this good cause is Mrs. Desai. This campus which was owned by Irrigation department was for long lying unused. It is taken over on rent by this organisation. Designing the outdoor spaces for this catagory of users is a challenging job.
The site offer other challenges like being sloping, less water, termite problem , Nilgiri and other trees which are of not much use. The site will be developed in Phases.

Prof. Shubhada and Prof. Asmita are working on this project.

YASHDA announces competition for " Nature Interpretation Centre" at Bhimashankar Wildlife Sanctury

Yashada -Yashwantrao Chavan Academy of Development Administration

has announced a competition to develop

Conceptual and Architectural and landscape plans for 'NATURE INTERPRETATION CENTRE' at Bhimashankar wildlife Sanctury.

Please contact :Prof Abhay Pawar - 9881120459 at BNCA for further details.

For Landscape Design - Department of Landscape Architecture - Prof. Shubhada, Prof. Asmita



About YASHADA:
YASHADA,Pune is the apex training and research institute of the govt. of Maharashtra.the academy is ranked amongst the best of its kind in the country.Setting standards in its area of expertise,YASHADA'S key activities have always been contemporary,demand driven, and in tune with the priorities of the govt.The numerous research and consultancy projects sponsered and funded by UNDP,Ford foundation,various agencies of Govt of India and Govt of Maharashtra were designed and executed by various centres of the Academy
They have taken up a unique project in collaboration with NIASA for arranging a students competition for preparing concept plan,architecture and landscape plans along with a model on 'Nature interpretation centre'

YASHADA is going to reimburse the basic expenditure on preparation of plans/designs to the participating teams.They will arrnge a visit to Bhimashankar for the participants to get feel of the project site.

Prizes will be announced soon.All teams will be given a certificate of participation.