| Event | Archilogics - Teaching / Learning Methods and Student life at IDC (Powai) |
| Subject | Architectural Design |
| Year | 2024-25 |
| Date | 17th January, 2025 |
| Time | 11.00 a.m. |
| Venue | D Y Patil College of Architecture |
| Faculty | Co-ordinator: Prof. Ajita Deodar Guest Speaker: Prof. Aparna Surve |
Details of the event:
- When and How the event was conducted
The Semester 6 Architectural Design in this term dealt around the realm of Institute of Design. The students were studying at different institutes as case studies specifically looking at the spaces, Functions, Architecture, etc. The lecture was arranged to let the students understand the user and the main stakeholder in design Institutes. Dr. Smita Dalvi, who is a part of the Design team, arranged a lecture by Prof. Aparna Surve, who is the Principal of D Y Patil College of Architecture. She agreed to guide the students about the student life at IDC Powai. - Significance
The guest lecture focused on enabling the students to understand the teaching & learning methods and the student life in design Institutes. The lecture was supposed to be Kickstarter to this Semester Architectural Design wherein the students could begin thinking about the spatial requirements of the primary user in the Design (students) which are different than institutes catering to course other than Design. - Brief introduction of the guest
Prof. Aparna Surve is a Passionate educator and visionary architect shaping the future of Architectural Education as Dean at DY Patil Deemed to be University School of Architecture, Nerul, Navi Mumbai. Igniting creativity, innovation, and a passion for design in the next generation of architects. She has graduated from Sir. J. J. College of architecture and finished her Post Graduation from Indian Design Centre (Powai) in Industrial Design.
Gist / points covered in lecture / event
The Guest lecture was an intense interactive session where the speaker very successfully made the students participate in the discussion instead of having just a lecture session. The talk was majorly about the speaker talking about her own experience as a student, in a Design school.
- The lecture gave insights on the student life in the college campus of IDC Powai. The students could understand the day routine of a B Des student in college. This could potentially help the student while designing their project.
- The talk also focused upon the Teaching and Learning methods in Design institutes.
- The students could note down significant requirements of the primary user group i.e. the students in terms of different quality of spaces and learning environments.
- The session helped as kick starters to the thought process of the students wherein students participated in an active discussion with the speaker asking questions related to their Design problem.
Overall, the lecture successfully percolated through the students as they got wholesome insights on functioning of a Design School as well as the perspective of the students. This would great enable the students to understand the user group, analyse the data received and use the same to get to an unique and appropriate Design solution in their academic course of their syllabus.
