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GYMKHANA CLUB, JALANDHAR, PUNJAB – SAKSHI GOEL (CHANDIGARH COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE)

The client demanded a banquet hall for accommodation of 400-500 people along with bedrooms and multipurpose space for indoor games, a swimming pool on the existing tennis court area of the club and landscaping elements on façade was proposed by us. While doing this project some personal learnings were time management, skills, teamwork, client dealings …

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TALE OF CITIES

There are two kinds of people when it comes to travelling. One category who feels all the cities across the world are same and hence why waste time in travelling and city roaming. These are the ones who will never let your plans fructify and invariably spoil your vacation. There is other group which just …

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STUDENTS’ AWARDS – MEET THE RECIPIENTS

First edition: Session 2021 -2022 The RISE’82 AWARD to an outstanding first year M.Arch student for session 2021 to 2022 is presented to Ar. Shrishti Kumari Ar. Shrishti is a postgraduate student at CCA, a GATE scholar and a registered architect. She belongs to Sunder Nagar, Himachal Pradesh situated at the foothills of Himalayas. She …

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ARCHITECTURAL AWARDS – STUDENTS’ AWARDS

ARCHITECTURAL AWARDS Do Architectural Awards in education matter? They do and they can matter more. Architecture education demands creativity and innovation; research and investigation; environmental awareness and technical competence. It is important to recognize and appreciate these traits in architects because to find all these qualities in one place is rare. Since everyone wants their …

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MEET RECIPIENTS OF PEDAGOGY AWARD – FIRST EDITION

First edition: Session 2022 -2023 Pedagogy Award for full-time Faculty The Pedagogy Award to an outstanding young full-time faculty for session 2022 to 2023 is presented to Ar. Saumya Sharma Ar. Saumya needs no introduction – she is a valuable asset of CCA and a strong pillar of this institution. All of you here must …

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ARCHITECTURAL AWARDS – PEDAGOGY AWARDS IN ARCHITECTURE

ARCHITECTURAL AWARDS   Do Architectural Awards in education matter? They do and they can matter more. Architecture education demands creativity and innovation; research and investigation; environmental awareness and technical competence. It is important to recognize and appreciate these traits in architects because to find all these qualities in one place is rare. Since everyone wants …

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FORM OR FUNCTION! BEWARE! HAZARD ZONE! – My Design Story

Form or function! Poor architecture students! Keep oscillating between the two in all semesters. I too was not spared of this dilemma as I grappled to make faculty happy in my design classes.  Flash back to forty years! My college studio! Three professors sitting in a semi circle, examining my design project, a primary school, …

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