Workshop on “Urban Data Canvas – Mastering the Art of Urban Storytelling”

Academic Year	2023-24
Event Date and Time	12th Feb to 16th Feb 2024
Venue	M. ARCH. STUDIO II
Time	9 am onwards
Attended by Faculty	Co-ordinator : Prof. Harshada Katkar and Prof. Snehal Ghag
Guest Speaker (If applicable):	Ar. Kirtee Lonerkar
Subject	Compulsory elective - Sem II and Sem IV Sem II- MUDE 202_Urban form Sem IV- MUDE 402_Urban Research

Background:

Graphical representation is an effective tool in the field of urban design, allows the experts to engage with various stakeholders in an appropriate way and avails creative communication to express the ideas, presentation of the study areas and analysis. Also, in the view of students, the representation medium is not just an acceleration to urban design education as an academic progress but enabling students to keep track on the study required to add value to the progress effectively. From hand-drawn sketches to well refined graphical representations help transform abstract understandings of the studies into concrete drawings/maps/sketches that can be understood and evaluated in a productive manner.

The workshop on urban design graphical representation is designed to address the growing demand for graphical skills in urban design practice. By equipping students with the knowledge, skills, and techniques necessary to create clear, expressive, and persuasive graphical representations, the workshop aims to empower them to become effective communicators and provide solutions in the field of urban design.

Aim:
To improve and explore skills in visualizing and communicating urban design ideas effectively.

Objectives:

To explore and have exposure of works/graphics developed by instructor and the industry experts.
To explore and learn various digital tools
To develop own methods of representation as per the narratives of the study.

Process:
Workshop began on 12th Feb 2024 with a brief introduction of the workshop and brainstorming sessions, continued throughout the day. The instructor presented her work to the students. Two entire days were reserved for complete working studios for students to produce the work whereas on Day 3 students explored extensions/new commands of softwares for special effects. On day 5, Students composed the work done during the workshop and instructor concluded the workshop. In this workshop, students from semester II, presented the work of ongoing urban design studio and students from semester IV presented their individual thesis.

Date	Sessions	Objectives	Assignment/Studio	Learnings/ Take away
Day 1- 12th Feb 2024	Introduction to the intent-Work presentation by Ar. Kirti Lonerkar. Discussion about the study area and activities identified	To represent the work exploring various mediums and methods	Illustrations of the essence of Study area Developing illustrations based on the narratives and inferences of studies done. Focused graphics to highlight on specific and significant information Movement/activity mapping, sketches and schematic section Activity timeline required for specific to studies	The progress of the work is largely dependent upon, how each student grasp the outcomes of the lectures/ demonstrations showcased by the instructor. However, students could explore and work on the limitations as well as strengthen their skills. But with effective representation of diagrams/maps/d rawings, Students also need to represent well their study arguments. That is to be taken care in the regular studios/Thesis discussions
Day 2- 13th Feb 2024	Working Studio - Development of graphics specific to individual study
Day 3- 14th Jan 2024	Review of the work and revisions required Learnings of Software commands to enhance graphics Softwares: 1. Photoshop 2. Adobe Fresco	To explore various graphical tools and methods To explore digital mediums	Revisions and discussions
Day 4- 15th Jan 2024	Working Studio - Development of graphics specific to individual study
Day 5- 16th Feb 2024	Final work, discussion/working studio		Sheet composition of the work done

Know about Ar. Kirti Lonerkar as a key speaker

Ar. Kirti Lonerkar is an Architect and Urban designer having around ten years of experience in practice and currently teaching as a visiting faculty for guest lectures. She is working as a free- lance Architectural designer at ARKdesign. During her practice, she had worked on various projects in and around Raigad and Ratnagiri in various scales mainly Bungalow Designs, Farm house Designs and Resorts.

Apart from her interest in Architecture, she’s also an artist and illustrator by passion. She’s fond of experimenting with oils on canvas, but when it comes to illustrations, she chooses various digital platforms. Also, she has her own life comic series called KiRo and cattoons which she often launch on Instagram. So, she’s fond of spending most of her time either drawing or working on the illustrations.

Mastering The Art Of Urban Storytelling