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.