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Demonetization: A good cause turning into chaos

2016-11-16T00:15:00.003+05:30

Frankly saying most people are not against demonetization. I was myself very happy with the announcement of demonetization but as soon as I heard about new 500 and 2,000 currency note not compatible with ATMs, I was so disappointed.

Here are few things I would like to point out that could have been avoided to make this movement a success.

Problems with Demonetization:

1. It is not demonetization but the lack of planning that is actually creating chaos. New 500 and 2000 Currency is not compatible with ATMs and so need to be recalibrated. It seems to be like u say we have bought a new house but you cant enter it. Only way to enter is from the rooftop and the old one is useless now.

2. Lack of currency at Banks and ATMs.

3. Why cant banks simply give tokens to all those standing by and make them relax, walk, talk, eat nearby or at home and come according to their turn. I am sure some banks have already this feature and some even have apps for the same but the public is not aware of the same and even bank is not interesting in creating awareness.

4. Several kiosks could have been stalled at crowded as well as remote areas with adequate security.

5. How can my parents deposit cash in my account while I am studying in Delhi and my parents live in Bihar.

6. What if a person with no bank accounts want to exchange 2,3 lakhs in 7 weeks where cash exchange is limited to 4500 per week.

7. Why not advertising or even making efforts to popularize or create awareness among people regardig UPI (Unified Payment Interface) which has greater potential then PAYTM and other wallets that are highly benefitting these days.

At this point of time after so much sacrifices it is also not wise to rollback the decision but the government, RBI and Banks must chalk out several measures to end or atleast reduce the chaos.

Even the local administrations and political parties should come together and help people.

Political Party Volunteers can easily do such things and they have done earlier too like in Odd-Even, Swach Bharat Abhiyan etc.

Forgive me for any mistakes or if I hurt anyone.

Remembering Charles Correa

2015-06-20T04:02:00.000+05:30

Charles Correa - (1 September 1930 – 16 June 2015)

Born - 1 September 1930, Secunderabad

Who was Charles Correa?

Architect, Urban Planner, Activist and Theoretician
Creator of modern architecture in post-Independence India.
India's greatest contemporary architect
Over four decades of Architectural Practice
Pioneering work on urban issues and low cost shelter
1970-75 - Chief Architect for New Bombay
1984 - founded the Urban Design Research Institute, Bombay
Won various prestigious awards in the field of architecture for his notable works

Architectural Inspiration

Toy train catalogues in childhood and
an encounter with an architectural journal at age of 15

Education

Higher Studies - St. Xavier's College, Mumbai

(1949–53) - University of Michigan in Ann Arbor
(1953–55) - Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge

1958 - Established his own Mumbai-based professional practice

Projects

1958–1963 - Mahatma Gandhi Memorial, Sabarmati Ashram, Ahmedabad

1967 - Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly, Bhopal.

1970-83 - Kanchanjunga, Mumbai

1975–1990 - National Crafts Museum, New Delhi

1982 - Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal

1983-85 - Incremental Housing, Belapur, Mumbai

1986 - LIC building, Connaught Place, New Delh

1986–1992 - Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur, Rajasthan

1987–92 - British Council, Delhi

2000–2005 - McGovern Institute for Brain Research, MIT, Boston

2004 - City Centre, Salt Lake City, Kolkata

2007–2010 - Champalimaud Centre for The Unknown, Lisbon, Portugal

Awards

1972 - Padma Shri

1984 - Royal Gold Medal for architecture, RIBA

1990 - International Union of Architects UIA Gold Medal

1994 - Praemium Imperiale

1998 - 7th Aga Khan Award for Architecture for Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly

2005 - Austrian Decoration for Science and Art

2006 - Padma Vibhushan

2011 - Gomant Vibhushan (Goa's highest civilian honour)

2013 - Royal Institute of British Architects held an retrospective exhibition, "Charles Correa – India's Greatest Architect", about the influences his work on modern urban Indian architecture.

June 16, 2015 - Charles Correa died at his residence, Mumbai after a brief illness in the age of 84.

50 Years of Archtecture of Charles Correa

Anti-Conversioon Bill - Should it be passed

2014-12-21T16:27:00.000+05:30

There's a lot of uproar on conversion these days which is creating a lot of chaos. We have seen in Agra & Gujarat. Anti-conversion bill is being seen as an initiative to stop all this.

For me its like if I am studying Hindi then I won't be allowed to study English or any other language which is not at all welcoming. All the religions have their own teachings on way of life and religious practices which is being taught and practiced by them in their own community, religious places, religious gatherings and even there are places of learning for them.

Though we see these days teachings and practices vary a lot still teaching is propagated everywhere to be practiced. So, if someone likes the teachings, or the way of life and practice of other religion why not he/she be allowed to practice that on his/her own will.

Yes, there must be some law or provisions against forced, bribed, lured conversion. But if anyone wants to follow or practice or learn some other religion and its teaching peacefully with his/her own will or by being fascinated with their practices then he/she must be allowed to do that and no one should have any right to torture them or force them to re-convert.

So from my own point of view Anti-Conversion Bill should not be passed.

There's no intention to hurt anyone or his/her feelings, forgive me if I hurt some-one un-intentionally.

Jamia Honours Maulana Abul Kalam Azad on Education Day by installing his Statue in the Faculty

2014-11-11T22:13:00.002+05:30

Faculty of Architecture & Ekistics, Jamia Millia Islamia on the Occassion of National Education Day has installed a statue of "Maulana Abul Kalam Azad" in the lawn of Construction Yard.

National Education Day is celebrated every year on November 11 on the birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.

Statue of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad in Construction Yard (Source: Cyard Arch)

Statue of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad in Construction Yard (Source: Cyard f/o arch & ekistics, JMI)

94th Foundation Day Celebrations in Jamia Millia Islamia

2014-10-29T13:43:00.004+05:30

Dr. Karan Singh, Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha inaugrated 94th Foundation Day Celebrations & Inaugration Of Talimi Mela along with Prof. Talat Ahmad, Vice-Chancellor, Jamia Millia Islamia today at 10.30 am in the Forecourt of Dr. M. A. Ansari Auditorium, +Jamia Millia Islamia. They received the Guard of Honour by +NCC CADETS of JMI.

94th Foundation Day of Jamia Millis Islamia (Source: cyard, Faculty of Architecture)

Jamia Celebrates its Foundation Day every year on October 29 as it was established on October 29, 1920. Various exhibitions, programmes, debates, competitions, drama and other activities are taking place in the campus.

Highlights of Talimi Mela

Exhibition “The Making of a University, Jamia Millia Islamia
(1920-1988)” Venue: Premchand Archives & Literary Centre, Al-Beruni Block, Jamia Millia Islamia. The exhibition shall be on view on all week days till 19th November, 2014.
NCC Show and Cultural Function by Officer Cadets of NCC at Jamia
Venue: 07.30 PM at NCC Camping Ground, Behind Faculty of Fine Arts, Jamia Millia Islamia.

Outreach Programme: Session on "Dastangoi"

Dr. Karan Singh, Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha inaugrating 94th Foundation Day of JMI by cutting the ribbon along with Prof. Talat Ahmad, Vice-Chancellor, Jamia Millia Islamia (left) and Prof. S. M. Akhtar, Dean Faculty of Architectre & Ekistics (right) Source: cyard, Faculty of Architecture

Invitation (Source: http://jmi.ac.in/)

Dastangoi (Source: http://jmi.ac.in/)

94th Foundation Day Programmes (Source: http://jmi.ac.in/)

Pictures from Talimi Mela

Visitors in Talimi Mela

Main Entrance of Talimi Mela from the +Ansari Auditorium

Volunteers Welcoming Visitors at the Entrance

Visitors at Stalls

Long Rush at The Entrance

Hoarding displaying Research Project of +CECDR

Crowd at the fair

Crowds Welcoming Vice Chancellor and the Guests

Food Stall

Visitors at Food Stall

Participants in Painting Competition

Me with my Friends : Me ( +md shahroz alam ), +md tariq habib , +mud (from left to right)

for more details visit official site:

http://jmi.ac.in/bulletinboard/eventmodule/latest/detail/1146/22971

What to do and what not to do: Alert as Al-Qaida launches India wing

2014-09-04T21:57:00.000+05:30

Its high time the whole nation is burning from inside specially after so many riots in Uttar Pradesh and the gang rapes all over the country...Before this heat gets spark and burn the country we must come together join hands in hands and make ourself strong and create some understandings between each other...

Al-Qaeda and other terrorist organisation has no religion, no human feelings..they fool people by spreading salt on their wounds given by us...So we should try not to wound anyone...It is we who faces all the atrocities in the hands of terrorists, politicians etc...So we must understand that none of us want to harm anyone and its others, some terrorists or politicians who spread hatred among us...we should open our eyes and ears and spread the truth..not get foofled by them..

What to do?

1. keep your eyes, ears open and report any suspicious activities or materials to police or any authority.

2. Co-operate with police or other authority

3. believe in yourself..have self confidence..

4. settle all your disputes and grievances..

5. respect every individual of any cast community or religion

6. help the one in need.

7. report to police if anyone tries to create conflict and disputes.

8. oppose firmly if someone tries to create conflict or spread hatred and even throw tomato and egg.

9. in case of any dispute report to police, try to pacify them..

10. act before it is too late...

11. always support truth..

12. have the guts to admit your mistakes and take blame on yourself...

What not to do?

1. never spread the message that you are not sure of whether its rigt or wrong

2. never suspect anyone without reason or by his her appearance or cast or religion

3. never ever do anything that can create conflict

4. never give way to communal angle if you are harassed by some one..

5. Never get fooled by someone who create conflicts or spread hatred...

6. never get carried away by the false reports..

7. never applaud when your leader give hate speeches...instead throw tomato, eggs or whatever you can grab..

8. never go mob way..no one can control them..act before some-one gets mobbed down.

9. never take sides when things go wrong..instead jump in between and try to pacify them and find out what's wrong...

10. never blame anyone...instead blame yourself if you did anything wrong...

at last I would like to say everyone knows what to do and what not..we all can differentiate between the right and wrong...but the reality is that none of us does what we need to do...we simply closes our eyes when we are at fault and attack when they are at fault....

forgive me for any mistakes I did...I never had any wrong feelings..

issued in the interest of mankind

Is there anybody who can help this old man???

2014-02-20T20:07:00.000+05:30

After watching a movie at Centre Stage Mall Sector 18 Noida we decided to go to Nizamuddin as we felt hungry.

I was with three of my friends travelling in a car on the way to Nizamuddin....We were in our own mood, talking, singing making fun of each other until my friend applied a sudden break....We saw someone lying on the road near the nizamuddin-bhogal bridge. We stepped out and when saw the person it seemed he was dead and presumed that somebody might have struck him and fled. But when we came near and heard him screaming in low voice. He was unable to say anything other than aah uuh. Other vehicles were passing by as we parked the car midway as to prevent another stroke to him. Some even stopped and joined us we didn't know what to do. Some wounds were seen on his head. They were like holes and even the blood had dried or better say the man had no blood in him to shed. We decided to put him on the median (divider) on the road to prevent further chaos. After placing him on the median we requested several autowallas to help us take the man to the hospital but no-one agreed. Everyone tried to get rid of the situation. Even a policeman was there and when we approached him he also tried to flee. But when we shouted on him and asked him to call the police van, he instead asked us to dial 100. Even the policeman was unable to stop any autorickshaw.

After some time a pcr van came and when we asked them to take the old man to the hospital they instead started enquiring. what happened? How did the accident occured? Was it you who struck him? But there were some people who were qithbus from the start and explained them that he was already lying on the road and nobody knows how. And then they said ok we are taking a U turn and then take the man to the hospital and they never did the U turn instead went ahead and stopped there. Another pcr van came. They were from the local police station. They also enquired and noted our vehicle no and went ahead. When we forced him he showed us another pcr van approaching and said ask them they will take him.

We were like what the hell is going on. Even the police is not doing anything then who the hell will do. Will Krrish or Shaktiman will come to protect this man. Finally when that pcr van approached policemen didn't want to take him on their van as it would get bloody or dirty. They removed the floor cover of the vehicle and asked us to carry the old man and keep him on the floor. We carried him to the van and he was still screaming and shivering. After they went we asked other policemen that why did they note our vehicle no they said not to worry. The first policeman who was nearly from the beginning whom we didn't allow to run started saying you don't understand we have our work our duty and all bla bla.

I really don't get this. What has happened to us, our people, our society no one ever cares about others. Even some of them who stops they only enquires and instead advise you do this, do that and all and go off.

I even felt that there are some glitches in law that some people who want to help resist because of police questioning and harassing them.

But nobody thinks that it can be us, our family members, friends, relatives, or our loved ones in place of old man and if this situation goes on nobody will help us too.

Road Landscape - Mathura Road, New Delhi

2014-01-11T17:01:00.002+05:30

This document is about the Landscape of Mathura Road, Near Modi Mill Flyover & Okhla Mod
New Delhi.

INSIDE THE DOCUMENT:

ROAD AND ITS SURROUNDINGS
PLAN,
ROAD SECTION,
DETAILS,
LANDSCAPE FEATURES
PLANTS AND TREES
SERVICES AND STREET FURNITURES
INFERENCE

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Jama Masjid Boys Hostel, Jamia Millia Islamia

2013-12-11T15:15:00.000+05:30

Jama Masjid Boys Hostel, Jamia Millia Islamia

VIEW

FLOOR PLANS

LOWER GROUND FLOOR PLAN AT LEVEL -900

FIRST FLOOR PLAN AT LEVEL +8100

UPPER GROUND FLOOR AT LEVEL +3600

SECOND FLOOR PLAN AT LEVEL +12600

PICRURES OF CONSTRUCTION STAGES

PRELIMINARY ESTIMATE

National Education Day Celebration in Faculty of Architecture, Jamia Millia Islamia

2013-11-12T16:57:00.000+05:30

Faculty of Architecture & Ekistics, Jamia Millia Islamia celebrated Education Day to commemorate the 126th birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.

Several competitions were organised in the Construction Yard in Faculty Of Architecture.

Competiotions Organised:

Photography Competition
Mural Design Competition
Poster Making / Slogan Competition

Competition On The Spot:

Essay Competition
Caricature / Sketching Competition
Nukkad Naatak

Photography Competition:

Mural Design Competition:

First Prize

Third Prize

Caricature / Sketching Competition:

First Prize

Second Prize

Third Prize

Consolation Prize

Poster Making / Slogan Competition:

First Prize

Second Prize

Third Prize

Consolation Prize

Shallow Foundation

2013-10-30T19:00:00.000+05:30

This document is about the Shallow Foundation.

INTRODUCTION:
“A foundation is the lowest and supporting layer of a structure”. It transfer the structural load of build structure safely into the ground.

SHALLOW FOUNDATION:
Placed immediately below the lowest part of the superstructure. Its purpose is to distribute the load over a wide area.
Shallow foundations are usually embedded about a meter or so into soil.

Types of Shallow Foundation:

Spread footing
Combined footing
Strap or Cantilever footing
Mat or Raft footing

INSIDE THE DOCUMENT:

Classification of Foundation
Introduction of Shallow Foundation
Types of Shallow Foundations
Spread Footing
Types of Spread Footing
Combined Footing
Strap Footing
Matt or Raft Foundation
Raft Foundation
Advantages of Shallow Foundation
Disadvantages of Shallow Foundation
Precautions to be Taken

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Landscape of Humayuns Tomb, Nizamuddin

2013-10-17T20:00:00.000+05:30

This document is about the Landscape of Humayuns Tomb situated in Nizamuddin in New Delhi.

INTRODUCTION:
First garden-tomb in the Indian subcontinent:

 First Charbagh garden in India

 Architect: Mirak Mirza Ghiyas

 Spread over 30 acre(120,000 m2)

 over 2500 trees and plants, including mango, lemon, neem, hibiscus and jasmine are planted in the gardens.

Main Tomb is placed in centre of a 30-acre (120,000 m2
Persian-style garden with quadrilateral layout and was the first of its kind in the South Asia region in such a scale.
The highly geometrical and enclosed Paradise garden is divided into four squares by paved walkways and two bisecting central water channels, reflecting the four rivers that flow in jannat, the Islamic concept of paradise.
Each of the four square is further divided into smaller squares with pathways, creating into 36 squares in all.
The central water channels appear to be disappearing beneath the tomb structure and reappearing on the other side in a straight line, suggesting the Quranic verse, which talks of rivers flowing beneath the 'Garden of Paradise'.
The central walkways, terminate at two gates: a main one in the southern wall, and a smaller one in the western wall.

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Dissertation on Indian Architect: Ar Manit Rastogi

2013-10-10T20:14:00.000+05:30

This document is about the Dissertation on Indian Architect Ar. Manit Rastogi founder of Morphogenesis.

He has taught at the Architectural Association, London; School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi and the Hong Kong Polytechnic Institute; and has been a juror on several design & award juries and several academic juries at architectural institutes throughout the country.

He is also a member of the various energy and sustainable associations across the world like Association for Development and Research of Sustainable Habitats (ADaRSH), Green Buildings Rating System India (GRIHA), Architectural Association, London etc.

Manit Rastogi has been invited as a speaker to various national and international events such as, International Conference on Competitive Cities (New Delhi), International Design Conference APSDA, International Green Building Conference IGBC (Singapore), Urban Islands (Australia), Green Building Conference (Hong Kong), and the World Architecture Congress (Dubai and Singapore) etc.

Manit Rastogi follows a simple philosophy of sustainable design that adapts to the environment and is optimized for use by the community.

This Dissertation contains:

Introduction of Manit Rastogi
His Philosophies
Projects
Planning: Plan, Section as well as Construction details
An Interview With Manit Rastogi
Case Study of Projects
Metropolitan Mall, Gurgaon
Corporate Office For India Glycols, Noida
The British School, New Delhi
His Other Works
Conclusion
Bibliography

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The science of decision making

2013-08-01T08:41:00.001+05:30

There are so many things that effect our choices in decision making. We came across some choices that most of the people make and effect us in decision making.

We accept the default choice

We make worse decisions over time

We make better decisions in the morning

We make better decisions in a foreign language

Being hungry is bad for decision-making

A full bladder helps us make better choices

Ventilation is important for good decision-making

Leaning to the left affects our choices

Pictures: Inside the Badshahi Mosque

2013-03-24T19:00:00.000+05:30

Inside The Badshahi Mosque or the 'Royal Mosque' in Lahore, Pakistan

Built by Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb in 1671 and completed in 1673.
It is the second largest mosque in Pakistan and South Asia and the fifth largest mosque in the world.

Specifications

Capacity 100,000

Main Prayer Hall - 5,000
Courtyard and Porticoes - 95,000

Dome(s) 3
Minaret(s) 8 (4 major, 4 minor)
Minaret height 176 ft 4 in (53.75 m)

Construction (1671–1673)

Construction of the Badshahi Mosque was started in May 1671 and was completed after two years in April 1673.

The Badshahi Mosque was built opposite the Lahore Fort, emphasising its stature in the Mughal Empire. It was constructed on a raised platform to avoid inundation from the nearby Ravi River during flooding. The mosque's foundation and structure was constructed using bricks and compacted clay. The structure was then clad with red sandstone tiles brought from a stone quarry near Jaipur in Rajasthan and its domes were clad with white marble.

Inscribed in a marble tablet on the entrance of the Badshahi Mosque are the following words in Persian:

“The Mosque of Abul Muzaffar Muhy-ud-Din Muhammad Aurangzeb Alamgir, Victorious King, constructed and completed under the superintendence of the Humblest Servant of the Royal Household, Fidai Khan Koka, in 1084 A.H.”

Architecture and design

The architecture and design of the Badshahi Mosque closely resembles that of the smaller Jama Mosque in Delhi, India. Its design was inspired by Islamic, Persian, Central Asian and Indian influences. Mosque is bold, vast and majestic in its expression.

The steps leading to the Main Prayer Hall and its floor are in Sang-e-Alvi (variegated marble). The Main Prayer Hall is divided into seven sections by means of multi-foil arches supported on heavy piers, three of which bear the double domes finished externally in white marble. The remaining four sections are roofed with flat domes.

The interior of the Main Prayer Hall is richly embellished with stucco tracery (Manbatkari), fresco work, and inlaid marble.

The exterior is decorated with stone carving as well as marble inlay on red sandstone, specially of lotiform motifs in bold relief. The embellishment has Indo-Greek, Central Asian and Indian architectural influence both in technique and motifs.

The skyline is furnished by beautiful ornamental merlons inlaid with marble lining adding grace to the perimeter of the mosque. In its various architectural features like the vast square courtyard, the side aisles (dalans), the four corner minarets (minars), the projecting central transept of the prayer chamber and the grand entrance gate, is summed up the history of development of mosque architecture of the Muslim world over the thousand years prior to its construction in 1673.

The north enclosure wall of the Mosque was laid close to the Ravi River bank, so a majestic gateway could not be provided on that side and, to keep the symmetry the gate had to be omitted on the south wall as well. Thus, a four Aiwan plan like the earlier Jama Mosque in Delhi, could not be replicated at the Badshahi Mosque.

The walls were built with small kiln-burnt bricks laid in kankar, lime mortar (a kind of hydraulic lime) but have a veneer of red sandstone. The steps leading to the prayer chamber and its plinth are in variegated marble.

The main prayer chamber is very deep and is divided into seven compartments by rich engraved arches carried on very heavy piers. Out of the 7 compartments, three double domes finished in marble have superb curvature, whilst the rest have curvilinear domes with a central rib in their interior and flat roof above. In the eastern front aisle, the ceiling of the compartment is flat (qalamdani) with a curved border (ghalatan) at the cornice level.

The original floor of the courtyard was laid with small kiln-burnt bricks laid in the Mussalah pattern. The present red sandstone flooring was laid during the last major refurbishhment (1939–60). Similarly, the original floor of the main prayer chamber was in cut and dressed bricks with marble and Sang-i-Abri lining forming Mussalah and was also replaced by marble Mussalah during the last major repairs.

There are only two inscriptions in the Mosque:

On the main gateway entrance
Kalimah in the prayer chamber under the main high vault.

Dimensions

Courtyard: 528 ft 8 in (161.14 m) x 528 ft 4 in (161.04 m) (area: 278,784 sq ft (25,899.9 m2)) (the world's largest mosque courtyard) (compared to 186 ft × 186 ft (57 m × 57 m) for the main platform of the Taj Mahal), divided into two levels: the upper and the lower. In the latter, funeral prayers can also be offered.

Prayer Chamber: 275 ft 8 in (84.02 m) x 83 ft 7 in (25.48 m) x 50 ft 6 in (15.39 m) high, with its main vault 37 ft 3 in (11.35 m) x 59 ft 4 in (18.08 m) high but with the merlons 74 ft (22.555200 m). (area: 22,825 sq ft (2,120.5 m2))

4 Corner Minarets: 176 ft 4 in (53.75 m) high and 67 ft (20 m) in circumference, are in four stages and have a contained staircase with 204 steps (compared with 162.5 ft (49.5 m) for the minarats of the Taj Mahal).

Central Dome: Diameter 65 ft (20 m) at bottom (at bulging 70 ft 6 in (21.49 m)); height 49 ft (15 m); pinnacle 24 ft (7.3 m) and neck 15 ft (4.6 m) high.

2 Side Domes: Diameter 51 ft 6 in (15.70 m) (at bulging 54 ft (16.46 m)); height 32 ft (9.8 m); pinnacle 19 ft (5.8 m); neck 9 ft 6 in (2.90 m) high.

Gateway: 66 ft 7 in (20.29 m) x 62 ft 10 in (19.15 m) x 65 ft (20 m) high including domelets; vault 21 ft 6 in (6.55 m) x 32 ft 6 in (9.91 m) high. Its three-sided approach steps are 22 in number.

Side Aisles (Dalans): 80 in number. Height above floor 23 ft 9 in (7.24 m); plinth 2 ft 7 in (0.79 m).

Central Tank: 50 ft (15 m) x 50 ft (15 m) x 3 ft (0.91 m) deep (area: 2,500 sq ft (230 m2)

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Siri Fort Stadium - Dissertation On Indian Architecture

2013-02-07T17:19:00.001+05:30

This document is about the Dissertation of Indian Architecture on Siri Fort Stadium at Siri Fort near Hauz Khas, New Delhi.

The SIRI FORT STADIUM had been constructed to serve as a competition and training venue for the Common Wealth Games, 2010. The architect firm Peddle and Thorp designed the stadium and was constructed by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA). Around 329 crores had been spent on it.

This Dissertation contains:

Introduction of Siri Fort Stadium
Materials and Structure
Planning: Plan, Section as well as Construction details
Comparative analysis
Implications on society
Conclusion
Bibliography

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Well Foundation: A Case Study on Metro bridge construction in Delhi

2013-02-04T22:58:00.000+05:30

This presentation is about the construction of Well Foundation for Delhi Metro at Kalindi Kunj Bridge which connects Delhi and Noida.

This presentation contains:

Components of Well Foundation
Case Study of Metro Bridge Construction
Plan, Section as well as Construction details
Problems Faced in Construction

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The Google Science Fair 2013 Launched

2013-01-31T13:52:00.000+05:30

Introduction

Google Science Fair is an international, online science and technology competition that encourages students between the ages of 13 to 18 to be curious, ask questions, and perform science experiments to answer those questions.

In partnership with CERN, The Lego Group, National Geographic, and Scientific American, Google invites these students to post their science projects online so that they may compete for prizes, scholarships, and once-in-a-lifetime experiences.

Its website says "We're looking for ideas that will change the world."

Google Science Fair 2013 launched on January 30.

Important Dates:

The project deadline for the competition - April 30
The finalists/Science in Action Award will be announced in June.

Interested students and teachers visit googlesciencefair.com to learn more.

Winners of Google Science Fair

1. Brittany Wenger
Grand Prize Winner, 2012 Global
Neural Network Cloud Service for Breast Cancer

2. Iván Hervías Rodríguez, Marcos Ochoa, Sergio Pascual
15-16 Age Group Winner, 2012
The Hidden Life of Water

3. Jonah Kohn
13-14 Age Group Winner, 2012
Good Vibrations

4. Bonkhe Mahlalela, Sakhiwe Shongwe
Science In Action Award Winner, 2012
Simplified Hydroponic Methods for Swazi Subsistence Farmers

5. Shree Bose
Grand Prize Winner, 2011
AMPK and Cisplatin Resistance

Video: RapeDhani a Short Film

2013-01-31T11:49:00.001+05:30

Watch this amazing video I just watched it and sharing with you guys. Its a must watch video for everyone irrespective of age or sex.

Seeking a change in country's law and order will not help, We must seek change in our mentality.

RIBA Norman Foster Travelling Scholarship for Architecture Students

2013-01-21T13:48:00.000+05:30

The 2013 RIBA Norman Foster Travelling Scholarship has been announced and is inviting applications from schools of architecture around the world. A £6,000 (RS 5,11,583) will be awarded to one student by a panel of judges which includes Lord Foster and the President of the RIBA.
Students from all Schools of Architecture worldwide are invited to apply for this £6,000 scholarship, which funds international research on topics and in locations of the student's choosing.

The topic of the research should however, relate to the survival of our cities and towns and fall under one of the following themes:
• learning from the past to inform the future
• the future of society
• density of settlements
• sustainability
• use of resources
• quality of urban life
• transport

The Deadline for Applications:
Friday 26th April 2013.

Eligible Students:
• must be enrolled in a School of Architecture with RIBA or CAA validated degree programmes or from a specially invited school or architecture centre
• must have successfully completed at least the first year of a Part 1 degree.
Each school only can submit one application produced by one student.

How to Apply:
Each school is invited to submit one application from one of its students. Each school chooses its own method of selecting its student but the completed application form must be signed by the Head of School.

The Application:
• one completed application form signed by the student AND the Head of School and
• one A1 'poster' presented as a pdf file detailing the proposal (topic, objective, locations).

Applicants are restricted to 500 words for the poster submission and the file size should not exceed 5 MB.

Additionally, applicants may submit video submissions as additional supporting material with a maximum duration of 2 minutes.

Application Form Download Link:
RIBA Norman Foster Travelling Scholarship Application Form 2013

http://www.architecture.com/Files/RIBAProfessionalServices/Education/Awards/ApplicationForm2013.doc

About the Scholarship:
The RIBA Norman Foster Travelling Scholarship has been running since 2007.
The spirit of the scholarship is based on Lord Foster's own experience as a student of architecture:
'As a student I won a prize that allowed me to spend a summer travelling through Europe to study first hand buildings and cities that I knew only from the pages of books. It was a revelation - liberating and exhilarating in so many ways. Today it is my privilege to fund the RIBA Norman Foster Travelling Scholarship, which I hope will have a lasting legacy - offering the chance for discovery and the inspiration for exciting new work - for generations to come.'
Thanks to the generosity and support of Lord Foster and Foster + Partners, the scholarship has supported six students seeking the same inspiration.

Awarded Students:
2012: Thomas Aquilina, Edinburgh School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
2011: Sahil Deshpande, Rizvi College of Architecture, Mumbai
2010: Andrew Mackintosh, Scott Sutherland School of Architecture, Aberdeen
2009: Amanda Rivera, Universidad del Bio Bio, Chile
2008: Faizan Jawed Siddiqi, Rizvi College of Architecture, Mumbai
2007: Ben Masterton-Smith, Bartlett School of Architecture, London