08/20/2022
VIT's PVP College of Architecture, Pune hosted the Indian Domestic Competition to select two students representing India at the Asian Contest for Architectural Rookie’s Award (ACARA) to be organised by King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Thailand in November 2022.
This competition was held in PVPCoA on 20th August 2022 from 9 am to 6 pm. Students from various colleges across India presented their 2nd/3rd/4th Year B. Arch Architectural Design work of academic session 2021-22 , on the theme of “Architecture post COVID 19”,
42 Participants from 11 cities of India had registered for this contest, out of which 29 participants reported & presented their work. Ar Prof Prasanna Desai , Director of PVPCOA, the convener of this event conducted the proceedings.
The Winners for ACARA 2020, Indian Domestic Contest are:
Gold Award Winners:
1. Aayush Kapse, AOA, Mumbai
2. Tanvi Nerurkar, VESCoA, Mumbai
Silver Award Winners:
1. Jayesh Rajebhosale, PVPCoA, Pune
2. Anand Khurd, PVPCoA, Pune
3. Rida Firdous, Wadiyar Center for Architecture, Mysuru
The Jury comprised of well known practicing architects & academicians from various Institutes across India.
Panel of Jurors -
Prof. Shantanu Poredi, KRVIA, Mumbai
Ar. Rohit Mujumdar, SEA, Mumbai
Dr. Shankha Pratim Bhattacharya, IIT, Kharagpur
Prof. Shrutie Shah, WCPA, Mysuru
Ar. Shivram Somasundaram, PVPCoA, Pune
Prof. (Dr.) Amit Hajela, ASAP, Noida
Prof. Sri Sravanti Kurri, GITAM, Hyderabad
Dr. Manita Saxena, IPSA, Indore
Prof. Neeraj Gupta, Central University of Rajasthan, Jaipur
Ar. Poorva Keskar, BRICK, Pune
The Jury was impressed with the diversity of projects & quality of work presented in the competition. While appreciating the efforts taken by all the presenters of the day as well as the host institute, they gave their valuable feedback on the competition entries outlining the importance of the context, culture of the place & the users.
Gold winners of Indian Domestic Contest are presented with Rs 10,000/- prize each while Silver Winners received a prize of Rs 5000 /- each along with trophies and certificates.