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G. SEN. TROPHY 2011

National Association of Students of Architecture

54th Annual NASA Convention

G. SEN. Trophy 2011

Timeless by Design:

Celebrating the Past while Protecting the Future

Introduction

Though this does not influence us so much in Indian practices yet, rapid urbanization

of the type we are experiencing inevitably leads to losing some of our legacy forever.

We may never get back our walkable, comfortable, and human mediaeval cities in

this era of land parceling and development of island blocks in a sea of cars.

If one tries to conserve or preserve built heritage, one runs the risk of creating poor

functional fit for the present and also a strong possibility of buildings that can no

longer stand their own in the future, since their performance may be outdated.

Are there creative ways which can marry these irreconcilables? Ways that:

• Celebrate the past and treat it like a living, ongoing heritage,

• Upgrade to allow modern functions of efficiency and utilization to emerge sothat the building is not slotted as a poor compromise that needs replacementas soon as allowed, and

• Create sustainable performance so that the building remains relevant asconcerns for efficiency, renewable energy use, water and energyconservation, and social equity become increasingly relevant in our futurecities?

All at the same time?

Program

Select a plotted building in the traditional part of an Indian city. Imagine that the

building on it shall either be torn down due to economic liabilities, or structural or

services obsolescence. Let the plot be not smaller than, say 1000 sqm nor larger

than about 2 hectares. Now imagine that the promoter (a single client) wants you to

design a building in continuity with the past, respond to the existing traditionalarchitecture that surrounds it, while meeting functional needs of today and

anticipating requirements of tomorrow.

You can pick up any given real traditional urban plot, but not an empty plot. Clearly

think and state reasons for selection of the site and study the existing and

neighbouring area and document the same in a part of your final submission.

Now set out a brief for yourself that describes the important features responding to

the past, present and the future. Plan this building afresh and describe your design in

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drawings, words, or numbers. As far as possible, keep the land use either same as

the past or change it to match the changing land use of the neighbourhood – do not

force fit or invent land uses unrealistically.

It would be appreciated if the vision seems practical in terms of its realization, so it

would be necessary not just to describe the building but also the processes of

change including future change.

You do not have to follow bye-laws strictly, but it would be appreciated if you set out

the existing (real) development control rules and codes and imagine future bye-laws

that will influence you.

Remember, you have to do well by the heritage value of the neighbourhood, the

purse of the promoter to use the building you design well, and keep options for the

future open.

Judging criteria

1. How sensible is the choice of the site?

2. Context: How well is the existing neighbourhood understood?

3. How well is the brief (for the past, present and future) articulated?

4. How creative, or creatively developed, is the work?

5. Would the work be clear to a broad audience?6. How well presented is the work?

7. How visionary are the projections and scenarios built up?

8. How well argued is the work?

9. How realizable is the vision?

10. How well does the plan address risk and uncertainty?

11. How self-reflective is the work?

12. How nationally and socially significant is the vision?

13. Is the work centered in Indian reality?

14. What is the potential for developing this work into a strong research thesis?

15. Any other according to individual jurors, or a general score for the overall proposal.

Each criterion will be given a score of 1 to 5, 5 being the highest

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Submission Requirements:

• Panel: One 8' x 4' panel will be provided

• Presentation: Maximum number of sheets not to exceed 15 Al This can either

be in single panel format or part panel format

Single panelThis mode of presentation requires the entire 8' x 4' panel to be covered which would

be considered equivalent to 6 Al sheets. The remaining 9 Al sheets may be overlaid

on the panel. The Shape and size of the overlays on the single panel shall be left to

the discretion of the participants subject to each Al (or part of) being counted at one

overlay.

Part PanelThis presentation is possible in two forms either covering 2/3rd of the panel or l/3rd

• A 2/3rd panel would be considered equivalent to 4 Al sheets, along with which

a maximum of ll Al sheets in a calendar and / or overlay format is allowed

• A l/3 rd panel would be considered equivalent to 2 Al sheets, along with which

a maximum of l3 Al sheets in a calendar and / or overlay format is allowed.

• Each overlay (does not require a logo) would be considered as one Al sheet

irrespective of the size not exceeding Al. (The overlay must be cut from an Al

sheet).

• No part of the presentation shall spill out the 8' x 4' panel.

• All individual sheets and panels shall have NASA logo as per the NASA logo

guidelines

• Scale models are not allowed.

• Two identical copies of a Report (hard bound) not exceeding 20 A4 pages that

give an entire overview of the project should accompany the submission. The

report should feature the NASA logo appropriately on the cover page and on

each page of the report. Both copies should contain the college code and

name of the project on the cover. However, only one copy should have the

name of the College featured.

• Jury members shall shortlist the colleges for A.V. presentation. Time given for

the short listed entries shall not exceed l0 minutes. No college shall reveal its

identity in any manner either in sheets, reports or the presentation.

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• 2 copies of the CD containing the soft copy (editable and non editable) of the

entire report, sheets and the A.V. Presentation must be submitted. One of

these is for the N.I.D.C. archives and the other for the use of the college in

A.V. Presentation. Both CDs should contain the college code and only oneshould mention the name of the college.

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