Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University For Women
(Established by Govt. of Delhi vide Act 9 of 2012)
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ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING
Latest Events/ Workshops/ Seminars / Expert Lectures
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1Events organized in the Month of August 20232023-08-01 to 2023-08-31Event 1: Webinar on “ Motivational Life Lessons of the Teachers ” .
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2Events organized in the Month of July 20232023-07-01 to 2023-07-31Event 1: One day workshop on the “FLOODS OF YAMUNA” Event 2: Seminar on “Guru Purnima” Event 3: A seminar on " Lokmanya Tilak Life and Struggle” Event 4: A Talk on " Azad Freedom Fight Struggle” .
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3Events organized in the Month of June 20232023-06-01 to 2023-06-30Event 1: Six weeks summer internship programme on ‘Developing GIS And Story Map of Built Heritage Of Shahjahanabad’ Event 2: E- poster making competition on “World Environment Day” Event 3: Slogan Writing and Poster Making Competition to celebrate “International Yoga Day”.
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4Events organized in the Month of May 20232023-05-01 to 2023-05-31Event 1: Inspirational lecture on ‘Labour Day’ Event 2: Sketching Workshop in collaboration with “Urban Sketchers” Event 3: Lecture on “Mother’s Day” Event 4: Case Study & Interactive Session.
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5Events organized in the Month of April 20232023-04-01 to 2023-04-30Event 1: Expert Lecture on ‘Hospital Planning Design’ Event 2: Inspirational lecture on ‘Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Jayanti’ Event 3: Heritage Visit to Jaunti Village on World Heritage Day.
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6Events organized in the Month of March 20232023-03-01 to 2023-03-31Event 1: Words of Motivation on “Zero Discrimination Day.” Event 2: Heritage walk & Talk to LG “ Yamuna Bank Redevelopment”.
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7Events organized in the Month of February 20232023-02-01 to 2023-02-28Event 1: Tour to Jaisalmer Event 2: Tour to Banaras .
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8Events organized in the Month of January 20232023-01-01 to 2023-01-31Event 1: “Hindi Sulekh Competition”- calligraphy Event 2: Inter University Poster Competition Event 3: Inter University ‘Slogan Writing Competition’ Event 4: ‘74th Republic Day Celebration’ in IGDTUW on 24th Jan 2023 Event 5: ‘AKAM and G20 Air Balloon’ Event 6: AKAM & G20 Cycle Rally Event’ Event 7: Unveiling of Unity Wall to celebrate AKAM Event 8: Cultural Music to celebrate AKAM Event 9: Cultural Dance to celebrate AKAM Event 10: Inter University Poster Making Competition (OnSite) Event 11: Heritage Walk on ‘Bharat Parv’ to celebrate AKAM Event 12: .
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9Events organized in the Month of December 20222022-12-01 to 2022-12-31Event 1: IGDTUW organized a talk on ‘GOOD GOVERNANCE’. Event 2: Celebrating 25th December Christmas Day at IGDTUW.
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10Events organized in the Month on November 20222022-11-01 to 2022-11-30Event 1: Words on “Guru Nanak Jayanti” Event 2: Lecture on “Children’s Day” Event 3: Education Trip to ‘Amritsar Attari Border’, AKAM. Event 4: Webinar On India The Mother of Democracy Event 5: Educational trip to ‘Tehkhand - waste to energy project, Badarpur’.
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11Events organized in the Month of September 20222022-09-01 to 2022-09-30Event 1: Open Lecture on “Inhabiting the vulnerability: Architecture, COVID 19, Climate Change Interlinks” Event 2: “Lecture on “3D rendering: What’s new in V-Ray” Event 3: “Slogan Writing on Developing &Progressive India” Event 4: “Calligraphy Activity on Our Motherland India” Event 5: Slogan writing Competition on Digital India Event 6: Amrit Jal Dharohar Internship by AICTE- MOHUA.
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12Events organized in the Month of August 20222022-08-01 to 2022-08-31Event 1: “AKAM Exhibition”.
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13Events organized in the Month of July 20222022-07-01 to 2022-07-31Event 1: Internship program on mapping of heritage resources of Shahjahanabad through GIS Event 2: Delhi Inter University ReVisit to Indian History Quiz Competition Round 1 Event 3: Delhi Inter University ReVisit to Indian History Quiz Competition Round 2 Event 3: Just A Minute Competition: Talk on Women Oriented Topic Event 4: Pledge TakingPledge for Women Rights.
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14Events organized in the Month of June 20222022-06-01 to 2022-06-30Event 1: Expert lecture on “The convergence of Digitalization and Sustainability” Event 2: “Poster Making Competition”.
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15Events organized in the Month of May 20222022-05-01 to 2022-05-31Event 1: “Slogan Writing Contest” Event 2: “Self Defence Programme for Women Safety” .
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16Events organized in the Month of April 20222022-04-01 to 2022-04-30Event 1: “Gorakhpur Master Plan 2041 (Q&A Session)” Event 2: “Health for All” .
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17Events Organized in the Month on March 20222022-03-01 to 2022-03-31Event 1: Short-term Course on “Free Software and Resources for Technical Education”..
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18Department of Architecture & Planning, IGDTUW, presents online exhibition- the ‘Thesis Exhibit Batch 2015-2020’ 10th Oct – 31st Dec 2020 2020-10-10 to 2020-12-31.
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19Department of Architecture and Planning in association with IGDTUW-Anveshan Foundation presents its online series on “Architects on Architecture”, 3rd Oct 20202020-10-03 to 2022-10-03.
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20Awareness Webinar on ECO-NIWAS Samhita Code 2019, 24th July,2020-07-24 to 2020-07-24.
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21Eco Niwas Samita2020-07-24 to 2020-07-24Department of Architecture and Planning, IGDTUW organized an awareness programme via Webinar on Eco Niwas Samita in coordination with Price Waterhouse Cooper, dated 24th July 2020. The event was attended by a total of 33 students..
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22Technical Poster Competition on occasion of 87th Birth Anniversary of Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam2019-10-11 to 2019-10-11Technical Poster Competition on occasion of 87th Birth Anniversary of Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam held on 11th October 2018.
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23National Workshop on Thoughtful Cooling, 16th -20th Sept 20192019-09-16 to 2019-09-20One week Faculty Development Program (FDP) on THOUGHTFUL COOLING was organized from 16- 20 September, 2019, by the Department of Architecture & Planning, Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women (IGDTUW).
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24Participation in the launch of Unnat Bharat Abhiyan and 1st LAC Meeting of UBA Cell at IGDTUW2019-08-22 to 2019-08-22First meeting of local advisory committee for Unnat Bharat Abhiyan was held in IGDTUW om 22ndAugust, 2019. Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA) is a flagship program of MHRD Govt. of India.
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25Participation in Annual NASA convention 20192019-01-19 to 2019-01-24Participation in Annual NASA convention 2019, SJB School of Architecture and Planning, Bangalore from 19th to 24th January 2019.
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26ZONASA 2018 October 20182018-10-18 to 2018-10-2123 students of B. Arch participated in a ZONASA 2018. The NASA India is one of the largest Architectural Student Organizations in the world with student participants from more than two hundred colleges all over the India and countries around the world.The main objective of NASA India is to create a platform for architecture students to learn and interact, engage them directly and indirectly through both online and offline platforms. NASA was held from October 18 to 21, 2018 at College of Architecture IET Bhaddal, Chandigarh with over 50 Colleges attending the convention. Zonal NASA India conducts events, conventions, seminars, workshops, design competitions & trophies and many other activities. Students of IGDTUW,B.Arch got special mention in trophies and stood first in the cultural fashion event as well.
27IGDTUW, Delhi Concluded National Workshop on Application of Virtual Reality in Architecture: A Visual Storytelling in Architecture (25th - 29th May, 2018)2018-05-25 to 2018-05-29Keeping in view of the importance of the subject and its inter departmental nature as advised by Shri Anil Baijal, Hon’ble Chancellor, IGDTUW and Lt. Governor, NCT Delhi, during 2nd Court meeting of IGDTUW, Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women (IGDTUW), Delhi, is concluded National Workshop on Application of Virtual Reality in Architecture: A Visual Storytelling in Architecture organized by Department of Architecture and Planning in collaboration with Studio Foresight from 25th - 29th May, 2018.
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28Visit to Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi2018-03-16 to 2018-03-163rd year students of B. Arch undertook an architectural study tour of Rashtrapati Bhavan as part of their curriculum in History of Architecture-VI for better understanding of Indo-saracenic style of architecture. Students visited Rashtrapati Bhavan with a guided tour of the premises and inside under the supervision of accompanying faculty Ar. Venus Kashyap. 16
29Settlement Study of Sari Village, Rudryaprayag, Uttarakhand2018-02-27 to 2018-02-28Exhibition organized by students of First and Third Year of Department of Architecture & Planning on Settlement Study of Sari Village, Rudryaprayag, Uttarakhand. Exhibition was organized on 27th and 28th February 2018. The exhibition was hosted and participated by 34 students which proved to be extremely informative..
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30One Day Workshop on Earth Construction with Hunnarshala Foundation in Bhuj, Gujarat on 22nd Feb 2018 of 2nd Year B.Arch Students, IGDTUW2018-02-22 to 2018-02-22Contemporary urban culture is one of copious consumption, which uses a lot of energy and resources and at the same time generates a lot of waste. HunnarshalaFoundation believes that it is essential to stress on technologies and materials that not very energy consuming as well as recycling the waste our environment generates. The goal of the workshop was to strengthen students with knowledge and skills required for understanding and promoting the various architecture and craft form with sustainable system. The workshop course lays importance of Earth construction. The students were given demonstration where in a conscious effort to use materials like waste wood in structural areas in the built form was shown. The students were given a tour of the campus which has a fair bit of rammed earth construction; use of waste product generated in china clay factories as an additive to the earth mixture was used. Students could understand Balinese thatching technique used in the building roof and the use of Rice husk for thatching. Apart from that the students could get a thorough understanding of various experimentation with other earth technologies and roofing techniques in the campus. The students were given a hands- on demonstration of understanding soil and testing it. Students could make adobe bricks and Wattle and Daub composite wall as part of their hands on activity. Overall the workshop gave the students an insight as to design built form using local material with local resources. The workshop was participated by 32 students including three faculty member Ar.Sneha Maji, Ar.VenusKashyap, Ar.Amit Agarwal .
31Workshop on Local Vernacular Construction Techniques2018-02-02 to 0000-00-00Workshop on Local Vernacular Construction Techniques of 2nd Year B.Arch Students with Hunnarshaala Foundation in Bhuj, Kutch-Gujarat on Feb 2018..
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32Workshop on Brick roof construction technique by Department of Architecture and Planning, IGDTUW2017-11-10 to 2017-11-10Brick roof construction workshop was organised by the department of Architecture and planning by inviting Ar. Suresh Vaidya Rajan who is an expert in Vernacular construction.. Students made mud bricks and were familiarised with hands on activity of construction of various roofing styles such as dome etc.Total number of participants was close to 120 including students from all years and all the department Faculty members. The final models were on display as part of the workshop exhibit and were visited by Hon’ble Vice Chancellor.
33One day Pottery Workshop with Delhi Blue Pottery trust in Triveni Kala Academi,Delhi for 1st year B.Arch,IGDTUW Students in October 20172017-10-20 to 2017-10-20The students of 1st YearB.Archparticipated in a one day workshop for understanding clay as a material for three dimensional expression as part of their Architectural Graphics Design course. The Delhi Blue Pottery Trust studios organised a three day event in Triveni Kala academi, Delhi where in instructors were giving hands on lesson using Clay in Sculpture, Jewellery and Pottery. The instructors were equipped with wheels, kilns, - both gas and woodfired and other materials such as clay, glazes etc.Students could learn techniques likethrowing; making lids, wares and handles, slab work, bisque firing, glazing, and glaze firing. The event also had exhibits of various clay works from all parts of India which gave students a nice exposure and awareness.31 students and two faculty members Ar.Sneha Maji and Ar.Aditi Kundu participated in the daylong event.
34Participation in “THE THIRD WAVE” ZONASA 2017 October 20172017-10-10 to 2017-10-1323 students of B. Arch participated in a ZONASA 2017 organised by ITM University. Zonal NASA convention ZONASA or zonal NASA convention is the miniature form of Annual National Convention, which promotes cross-college interaction by teaming up students of different colleges as a unit at a zonal level. As the name suggests, the notion behind participating in the zonal convention is to get exposure to the local talent and staging them, on a broader platform. This convention also encourages extra-curricular activities and gives students a humongous podium to showcase their talent outside their college
35Guest Lecture Series organised by Department of Architecture and Planning2017-09-15 to 2017-09-29Department of Architecture and Planning organised a month long 1st Guest Expert Lecture series. Many multi displinary area and wide spectrum of topics were covered as follows: 1. Psychology in Architecture by Expert Architect Taniya Saniyal on 15th September 2017. 2. Jal-Thal-Mal talk water and soil pollution –conservation techniques by Journalist Mr.Sopan Joshi on 21st September 2017 3. Dramatics Workshop was organised on 22nd September 2017 by an Architect and Theatre Person Akriti Singh. The workshop was open for the University and attended y 60 students and all in-house faculty members of Department of Architecture and Planning 4. Temple architecture of India and Restoration strategies adopted to conserve them management framework and gap areas by Ar.Meenakshi Dubey on 28th September 2017. 5. Understanding Plumbing and Water supply systems-From concept to commissioning by Mr.Sunil Jha on 29th September 2017.
36Three day visit to Mussoorie/Dehradun to study Hill Vernacular architecture as part of Architecture Design curriculum.2017-02-24 to 2017-02-27The visit to Dehradun and Mussoorie (Uttarakhand) was successfully conducted from 24th Feb to 27th Feb 2017.The visit was undertaken to study the complexities of Vernacular Hill construction. The first year students of architecture were accompanied by faculty members namely Ar.Preeti Chauhan and Ar.Amit Agrawal.A rich contextual study was undertaken which involved critical observation, interactive sessions with local architects and masons and then documentation of the data gathered. Various site visits to villages were conducted to see the vernacular construction styles like random rubble masonry, Timber structures like roofing, window, door, staircase, etc were studies in detail. The students interacted with the locals and were able to understand the environmental impact on the settlement lately. Settlement study, social setup, construction site visit and interaction with engineer in charge made the study trip full of rich experiences. The current Architecture Design studio deals with application of the knowledge gained and translating in a design based project. The entire trip was funded by the university.
37One day visit to Fatehpur Sikri (Agra) to study Mughal Architecture as part of History of Architecture curriculum.2017-02-16 to 2017-02-16Since the curriculum of Architecture deals with rich understanding of one past glory visit to sites with historic importance forms a crucial part of History of Architecture syllabus. Educational site visit to Fatehpur Sikri was conducted in Feb 16th 2017 in order acquaint and inspire the fourth semester students of architecture about the greatness of the Mughal Style of Architecture. Spatial organisation, architectural style and construction techniques of the complex were studied through field trip in order to understand its magnificent planning and the students were able to appreciate its architecture in its intricate details. Total number of students who were part of the trip was 38 and 3 faculty namely Ar.Sneha Maji, Ar.Venus Kashyap and Ar.Amit Agrawal accompanied the students to this visit.
38One day In house Workshop to study “Structures in Nature”2016-11-11 to 2016-11-11Architect Peu Banerjee Das conducted a one day workshop to familiarize the students with ‘Structures in Nature’. Architectural design and method of construction of buildings can only be well executed if the structure system takes into consideration safety, functionality and aesthetics. Various examples from nature can be derived which exhibit all these factors. The in house workshop was attended by first year B.Arch students along with all the faculty members. Various hands on activity were conducted and in depth lectures explaining various concepts were given. All the students had actionable take aways from this workshop. Certificates were given to all the participants as well.
39Three day visit to Chandigarh for study of climate responsive architecture2016-11-02 to 2016-11-04Chandigarh is one of the most significant urban planning experiments of the 20th century. It has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2016. It is the only one of the numerous urban planning schemes of Le Corbusier, the famous Swiss- French architect-planner, to have actually been executed. It is also the site of some of his greatest architectural creations. The city has had far-reaching impact, ushering in a modern idiom of architecture and city planning all over India and has become a symbol of planned urbanism. The tour was conducted which serves as a great academic interest to all the students of B.Arch. second year visited Chandigarh along with Faculty members Ar. Preeti Chauhan,Ar. Venus Kashyap. The three day tour had a very engaging itinerary which included visits to Museum & Art Gallery, Sector 10, Chandigarh, and visit to Chandigarh College of Architecture, Sector 12, and Visit to the Hon’ble High Court, Open Hand Monument, Punjab Assembly and the top floor of Punjab & Haryana Civil Secretariat to study the famous Le Corbusier’s work. Outdoor visits to spaces like War memorial and Sukhna Lake and rock garden were as also conducted. The entire trip was funded by the university.
40Three Day trip to Chandigarh2016-11-02 to 2016-11-04The tour was conducted which serves as a great academic interest to all the students of B.Arch. second year visited Chandigarh along with Faculty members Ar. Preeti Chauhan,Ar. Venus Kashyap. A total of 25 students went for the educational trip. The three day tour from 02-11-2016 to 04-11-2016 had a very engaging itinerary which included visits to Museum & Art Gallery, Sector 10, Chandigarh, and visit to Chandigarh College of Architecture, Sector 12, .
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41One day visit to Industry as part of Building Material and Construction Techniques studio to study manufacturing of Timber Products.2016-10-10 to 2016-10-10Site visit and Industry visits are integral part of the course Building Material and Construction Technology. Industry visits gives students an opportunity to observe industrial manufacturing processes in operation. A one day Industry visit to D S Doors in Faridabad was conducted in 21st October 2016 in order equip the students with first hand information regarding application and proper use of Building components like Doors and Windows as a part of Building Materials and Construction Techniques subject in their syllabus. Here the students could see the usage of timber right from seasoning to the manufacturing of doors and windows. Various joineries and assembling techniques were explained. The students were also given a rich lecture on various types of wood and samples of the wood were given to them which are exhibited in the Material Museum of architecture department. No of Participants: 39 students and 2 faculty Members (Ar.Sneha Maji and Ar.Kshitij Sinha).Transportation was arranged by the University.


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