Students of 1st year M.Arch (LA) attended the Joint Studio Programme which was ventured by SPA –Delhi along with INTACH-Belgium as their partners from 25th to 28th April 2007 at Khajuraho.
The joint programme focused on the ‘Lost Gardens’ project wherein three gardens identified in Rajnagar area (5 km away from Khajuraho)were studied in detail and documented for working out proposals for the same.
- The students were divided into groups of seven students each looking at a particular garden.
- The students surveyed the immediate surroundings and documented the activities, structures and vegetation.
- They updated the basic survey drawings by condition assessment of structures, landforms and photographic data was added.
- Botanical documentation was made by listing the trees and major shrubs with the help of quadrats and an herbarium was to prepared alongside.
- Scientific Debris clearing was done by excavating smaller pits with minimum disturbance to the gardens and documented for the findings. Students were able to find traces of water channels connected to the existing ones on the site.
A group of students interviewed people in Rajnagar about the gardens. Senior citizens were chosen for the same and they could trace the history of the gardens till its original owner.
Students were guided by SPA-BNCA faculty.
-Dr.Romeel Mehta –Head M.Arch LA –SPA –Delhi
-Prof.Shubhada Kamalapurkar –Head M.Arch LA-BNCA-Pune
-Prof.Ameet Babbar-member INTACH-Belgium
-Prof.Asmita Divekar-sub coordinator BNCA-Pune.
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