| Tour Destination | Bangalore - Srirangapatna - Melukote - Mysore |
| Tour Dates | 30th May - 7th June, 2022 |
| Faculty Team | Prof. Rupali Vaidya, Prof. Ajita Deodhar, Prof. Tushara Kaliyath, Prof. Avinash Sabhagani |
A study tour was arranged for the fourth year in the month of June, on request of the students as they could not go for any study tours in the last two years due to the Pandemic. The tour was co-ordinated by Pintail Tours and Travels and we started our tour journey on the 30th of May. We reached our first halt at Bangalore on the evening of 1st June. The iternary for the next 3 days was planned such that the students to could study the diverse Architecture styles in Bangalore city and at the same time have leisure visits around the city. The students were divided into 8 groups and were allotted a building each to be studied, over the entire tour. This study was conducted through parameters like History of the building, the Architecture style, planning, Facades, etc. to be compiled as a presentation on Tracing papers. The presentation session for the same would take place subsequently after dinner at the hotel.
On the 2nd of June we visited the Bangalore International Center. The structure is a public building with many events taking place most of which are walk ins. The building is an example of contemporary brutalism Architecture. The students were taken on a guided tour around the building by a personnel of the center. The students indulged in activities like sketching, photography, interacting with the locals and importantly experiencing the interesting spaces created in the premises.
On the way back from the Bangalore International Center, we visited the Bangalore science museum. This was kind of a leisure activity and we all thoroughly enjoyed the science exhibits from varied fields of science. In the evening we visited the historic Lal baug garden which gave us an opportunity to study the landscape patterns along with having a leisure walk around.
The evening in the hotel was a sumptuous dinner spread followed with work presentations by the students. After discussions we all enjoyed a game of housie. This was generally the routine we followed at the end of days throughout the study tour.
The next day was a visit to Vidhan Sauda (Parliament house) of Bangalore. This momentous structure stands in the center of the city And thanks to the police Marshal officer we got a guided tour around the structure including the Lower house. The next important building we visited was the IIM Bangalore. It was indeed an inspiring example of Brutalism, the campus designed by B.V. Doshi, The students spent quite some time studying the massive campus. We were fortunate to have a lecture on housing arranged at the office of CnT Archietcts while we were in the town. The lecture served as a window towards the start of the Architectural Design studio on Housing to be held in the upcoming semester.
We then left for Mysuru and visited temples in Srirangapatna, where students had the opportunity of studying the temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu. In Mysuru we paid a visit to the Wadiyaar College of architecture. In addition to appreciating the Architetcure and the wonderful campus of the college, there was a healthy interaction between the students of PiCA and WCFA. It was interesting to have an exchange of ideas and understand the work culture of the students in the college.
We next visited the Mysuru Palace (Amba Vilas Palace) and the students studied the same as an example of the Indo Saracenic style of Architecture. This was also a shopping halt at the Palace souvenir shop. As we were deprived of shopping in Bangalore due to evening rains, students were given ample time in Mysuru to do the same. On the way back to Bangalore to board the retun train to Mumbai, we visited temples in Melukote and had the luxury of the ‘Paddu’ lunch, before heading to the Bangalore Railway station on the 7th of June.
