SCIO, 2007

Scio is the annual college magazine of Chandigarh College of Architecture, 2007 issue. I served as its Managing Editor (and designer and articles collector and incharge of publication and sponsorships, along with my classmate Sharmila). It was a tedious yet amazing experience. We also wanted to change the image of the magazine and we launched an all-color-magazine for the first time in CCA's history. :)

The full magazine can be viewed and downloaded here.








This is the cover page that I designed...






And some more pages designed by me...

Undergrad thesis

The topic of my undergrad thesis was "Designing a Chinese Cultural Center in Kolkata, India". There is no Chinese Cultural Center anywhere in India despite a huge Chinese population, especially in Kolkata.

The design concept was based on several Chinese beliefs and theories. The site plan has a central axis, with a symmetrical design about it. In the center of the site lies the temple building, which is also the tallest building on campus. The other buildings decrease in height hierarchically as one moves farther from it.

The design of the whole complex also follows the yin and yang theory. The forms on one side of the axis are negatively mirrored on the other side, such as a building on one side has an open space of the same size on the other.

There are two main parts to the complex- the entertainment center and the medicine center. The entertainment center has a walkway the shape of two huge dragons to guide the visitors through it. The medicine center's plan is designed like the yin and yang symbol.

Other facilities include a viewing gallery, a restaurant, craft workshops and shops, library and a museum.

I have now converted this thesis into a book called "Designing a Chinese Cultural Center in India". You can buy it on Amazon.com here.

Rotary Design

This is a group design project that I was a part of in 4th year of college. The redesign involved changing the image of a popular roundabout in Chandigarh that is currently called 'Matka Chowk'. The requirement was to create a new city landmark, while keeping in mind that the location was a major road intersection. So the visual communication amongst the spaces should be enhanced and traffic hazards should be minimized (no distractions) blah blah blah...

Before...

After...

We also got press coverage in the local newspaper :)
I'm there somewhere...

watercolor

Another one I made in college (as an Architectural Graphics assignment). This one is of a ghaat in Haridwar.

One More...

Here's my favorite glass painting from that exhibition!

Glass paintings

Hey! Here are some of the glass paintings I made for an exhibition in Chandigarh in 2005...

From my sketch book

Some of the sketches I made in college....

Falling waters...

I made this one for a college sketching contest. This is a building in IT park, Chandigarh (actually the cafeteria of Infosys)... Yes, I won some prize.