Thesis Projects
CCA has about 1,000 B.Arch. thesis successfully completed by its alumni ever since the first batch graduation in 1966. Many thesis, embodying research, documentation, analysis, design proposal and presentation, on a wide variety of subjects, have won acclaim from external examiners from various parts of India and abroad. Some of the thesis projects are pioneer works in the annals of architectural education in India .
List of approved Thesis Topic -- Session 2010 - 2011
Sr. No.
Name of Thesis Guide Name of student Topic
1. Mr. Sohan Lal Saharan
Dhruv Bahl, 7/06 Symbiotic Stratification
Namita, 20/06 Awareness Centre for Ecology Footprints Samiya, 29/06 Multi-specialty Hospital
Shivani Dhiman, 33/06 Habitat Centre 2. Mr. Parmeet Singh Bhatt
Dipanjana Debnath, 9/06 Reliance Energy Headquarters : A Green Rendezvous Mona, 19/06 Gurukul � Centre for Learning Vedic knowledge and
Tradition
Praveer Redhu, 24/06 Metro Station, MCA Faridabad
Tanay Swarupam, 34/06 Kinetic Architecture & its Implementation in Environmental Science Centre
3. Dr. Sangeeta Bagga Mehta
Dhruv Mahajan, 6/06 Centre for Sustainable Research & Design Md. Shaique Uddin, 18/06 Urban Reinforcement, Madhubani
Taruni Aggarwal, 35/06 Market Streets for Community Living
Vriddhi, 36/06 River Tourism cum Research Centre � The Ganga at Patna
4. Mr. Jatinder Pal Singh
Ankita Dahiya, 2/06 Film & Television Institute, Rohtak
Avtansh Ghai, 3/06 Integrated Airport Terminal � A Sustainable approach Dipayan Bhowmik, 10/06 Textile Museum & Research Centre: An Approach to
Revitalize the Textile Mills, at Girangaon, Mumbai Gagandeep Singh, 11/06 Commercial Centre
5. Mr. Sujay Sengupta Bani Amrit Kaur, 4/06 Architecture of Net Zero Office Building Garima Chaudhary, 12/06 National School of Drama
Priyanka Thakur, 25/06 Sports Centre 6 Mrs. Deepika Gandhi
Navroop, 21/06 Auto-design & Trade Centre Nikharika Rao, 22/06 Haven of Fashion
Ravinder Singh, 27/06 International Convention Centre 7. Mr. Manoj Kumar
Mayank Ojha, 16/06 Restructuring Fringe of an Urban Reinforcement Santosh Kaur, 30/06 Four Star Hotel, Gurgaon
8. Mr. Gaurav Gangwar Dhruv Kapil, 8/06 Five Star Hotel, Panchkula Jasdeep Kaur, 14/06 I.T. Campus (Infosys)
Purnesh Dev Nikhanj, 26/06 Life Rejuvenate Life Care Hotel 9. Mr. Dhamendra Kumar
Abhey Kaushal, 1/06 Highway Relief Business Centre Jasnam Kaur Bhurjee, 15/06 Fashion Hub
Rohin Lahoria, 28/06 Convention Centre Sonepat/
List of approved Thesis Topic -- Session 2009 - 2010
Sr. No.
Name of Thesis Guide Name of student Topic
1. Mr. Sohan Lal Saharan Assistant Professor
Jaspuneet Kaur - 14/05
Contemporary Art Museum, Coimbatore Spaces that communicate.
Rattan Pal Singh - 25/05 Supreme Court of India, Delhi - Extension Campus Shavi - 29/05 Punjab Municipal Bhawan, Headquarters. Chandigarh. 2. Mr. Parmeet Singh Bhatt
Assistant Professor (CAS)
Divya Dogra - 8/05
Indian Institute of Management, Rohtak.
Prachi Gupta - 20/05
Ayurvedic Beach Resort, Murakkanan.
Sonalika Bains - 31/05 OMAXE Residential School, Patiala 4. Mr. Janbade Prafulla Tarachand, Lecturer (Sr. Scale) Deepmala - 6/05
Distt. Jail at Mandoli, New Delhi - Reformatory Approach.
Gaurav Bansal - 9/05 Luxury/Business Hotel at Mohali.
Monica -18/05 Rabindranath Tagore Memorial at Sarangpur. 5. Mrs. Sangeeta Bagga Mehta, Lecturer (Sr. Scale) Gaurav Yadav - 9/05
11-Storeyed Tower in the City Centre, Chandigarh.
Sheenam Mujoo -30/05 Architecture of the Office facade - Corporate Headquarters, Gurgaon.
Vinayak Minglani - 35/05 Social Urban Spaces - Mula Mutha Riverfront, Pune 6. Mr. J. P Singh,
Lecturer (Sr. Scale)
Bibek Sen - 4/05
Performing and Training Arts Centre, Guwahati.
Jainesh K. Chahal - 13/05 Tourist Resort at Reclaimed Quarry/Site near Chinnai.
Saurabh Vashist - 26/05 Building Diplomacy - Royal Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
7. Mr. Sujay Sengupta, Lecturer (Sr. Scale)
Apoorv Kaushik - 3/05
Disha N M Singh - 7/05
A.R. Rahman School of Music - Design with interpretation of colours.
Gurleen Kaur - 11/05 Art Residency - Debate between Container and its Content. 8. Mrs Deepika Gandhi,
Lecturer
Harsimran Singh - 12/05 Community Ecological Hub at Pune - Biomimic Approach Priya Gupta - 21/05
Rehabilitation Centre for Mentally disabled.
Tarunpreet Singh Bhatia - 34/05
Redesigning CCA Campus. 9. Mr Manoj Kumar,
Lecturer
Ajay Sadana - 2/05
National Institute of Design and Architecture,Bhopal
Manuj Aggarrwal - 15/05
Homes at Jaisalmer, Ladhakh, old Delhi and Thiruvananthipuram
Vipan Yadav - 36/05 Luxury Hotel at Dwarka 10. Mr Gaurav Gangwar,
Lecturer
Mithun Debnath - 16/05 NIFT, Shillong Vernacular Approach.
Mukul Sharma - 19/05
Civic Centre, Sector 29, Gurgaon - Redefining Gurgaon Paradigm.
Rakib Akhtar - 24/05 Aga Khan Academy, Dhaka - Islamic Architecture and Sustainable Approach.
11. Mr Dharmendra Kumar Lecturer
Ranjana Kalia - 23/05
Psychiatric Health Centre, Tezpur - Living Environment.
Seema - 27/05
Textile Park, Ahemdabad.
Swati Aghgarwal - 33/05 Wagah Border "Retreat" - Cultural Hub. 12. Ms Harleen Kaur,
Lecturer on Contract Basis
Mohit Vij - 17/05
Prototype for a Sector - Vertical Urban farming concept.
Rajat Malik - 22/05 Retirement Village - Self Sustaining Approach
TENTATIVE LIST OF APPROVED THESIS TOPIC Sr.
No. Name of Thesis Guide Name of student Topic
1. Mr Pradeep Kumar Nishaant Saxena Advanced Trauma Centre and Hospital, Sector 53, Chandigarh
Bhagat
Assistant Professor
� 22/04
Jagjot Singh �
38/04 Eco Park at Mullanpur
Manav Batra �
20/03 Aquanarium-Aqua Display and Research Centre, Chandigarh 2. Mr. Sohan Lal
Saharan
Assistant Professor
Aditi Gupta � 2/04 Utilization of Space Under Flyovers Hina Sahi � 14/04 Bangalore Mass Rapid Transit
System (MTRS) Study and Station Design at the Majestic
Khushboo � 17/04 Railway Museum at Lonavala Amit Kumar Verma
� 03/03
Institute and Studios for Gaming and Animation, Multimedia Film City, Sarangpur, Chandigarh 3. Mr. Parmeet Singh Bhatt Assistant Professor (CAS) Debajyoty Dam � 9/04
Centre of Excellence for Lighting, Bangalore
Richa Talwar � 25/04
Waterfront Development � Beach Convention and Exhibition Centre, Pondicherry
Sarang Goel � 30/04
Integrated Transportional Node, Sector 17, Chandigarh
Saumya Sharma � 31/04
Architecture for Hills: A Site Responsive Settlement at Dakhoo 4. Mrs. Sangeeta
Bagga Mehta, Lecturer (Sr. Scale) (Ms. Amrit Panwar & Ms. Anu Singh, Co-guides)
Aina Mittal � 3/04 Forest Research and Training Institute- Raipur, Chandigarh Ruchika Thakur �
26/04
Urban Entertainment Centre, Hyderabad 5. Mr. Janbade Prafulla Tarachand, Lecturer (Sr. Scale) Amol Langer � 5/04
TATA Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre � Rajerhat,
Kolkata Diptarshi Dev �
10/04
Aqua Marine Park, Mangalore, Karnataka
Umadhar Kamti � 35/04
Chandigarh Home � � A machine to live in�
Amandeep Joon � 36/04
Archeological Survey of India � Research and Training Institute, Greater Noida (NCR), U.P.
6. Mr. J. P Singh, Lecturer (Sr. Scale)
Anu Dhiman � 8/04
Low Cost Housing at Karjat, Mharashtra
Harveesh Kaur � 13/04
Drug De-addiction and Rehabilitation Centre at Kharar, Punjab
Mukesh Kumar Sondhi � 19/04
Automobile Research and Training Institute, Pune
7. Mr. Sujay Sengupta, Lecturer (Sr. Scale)
Jatinder Kaur �
16/04 Fashion Technology Park, Mohali
Sajal Das � 29/04 Tribal Heritage Museum, Sonapur, Assam
Siddhartha Bharadwaj � 34/04
Convention Centre in Rajiv Gandhi Education City, Sonepat
8. Mrs Deepika Gandhi, Lecturer
Aman Sohal �
04/04 Houses for Raghu Rai and Isabelle Normand � A Study in Contrast Gagandeep Singh
� 12/04
Digital Morphogenesis and its Implementation in Fairlie Centre, Kolkata
Richa Sarin � 24/04
Srishti Campus � School of Art, Design and Technology, Bangalore, India
9. Mr Manoj Kumar, Lecturer
Rahul Vig � 23/04 General Hospital at Sector 23-A, Gurgoan
SK Nawaz Ali �
27/04 Centre for Art, Culture and Tourism promotion of North East India Cornelius Deb
Barma � 9/03 Museum of Modern Art, Kolkata 10. Mr Gaurav Gangwar,
Lecturer
Jaskanwal Singh �
15/04 Bus Terminal cum Commercial Complex, Mohali Neha Narang �
20/04 Aurofilm -- Film and Research Institute, Auroville Shikhar Sharma �
32/04 DLF Galleria Mall, Ludhiana
11. Mr Dharmendra Kumar
Lecturer
Gagandeep Bawa
� 11/04 International Cruise terminal, Mumbai Shivank Sharma �
33/04 Bio-climatic Tower, Gurgoan
12. Ms Harleen Kaur, Lecturer on Contract Basis
Abhimanyu Gupta � 1/04
Luxurious Sea-Front Apartments at Mahalaxmi, Mumbai Sagar Prasad - 28/04 Airport at Jaisalmer Supriya Kukreja � 39/04
Varnaparichay � The Book Mall, Kolkata
CHANDIGARH COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE ,CHANDIGARH 10TH SEMESTER B.ARCH.SESSION 2007-2008
TENTATIVE LIST OF APPROVED THESIS TOPIC NAME OF THESIS
GUIDE NAME OF STUDENT AND ROLL NO. THESIS TOPIC Mr Sangeet Kumar
Gupta Rahat Khanna 20/02 Formula One Circuit, Greater Noida, India. Amrit Anoop Singh Bains
5/03 I.T. Faridabad
Mandeep Kumar 21/03 I.I.M., Pune. Mr Pradeep K
Bhagat
Assistant Professor
Abhinav Gupta 2/03 Automall,Gurgaon Harpinder Singh 16/03 5 Star Hotel, Amritsar
Kamaljit Singh 18/03 Professional Animation Movies & Games Studios DVPMNT.
Mr K.D. Singh Assistant Professor
Amita Heer 4/03 Sabarmati Riverfront
Development � Heritage Park, Ahmedabad.
Priyanka Singh 25/03 Heritage Interpretation Centre, HAMPI
Vinod 39/03 Mythological Theme Park,
Haridwar, (Uttranchal) Mr S.L. Saharan
Assistant Professor
Anuj Sharma 8/03 Theme Park, Sarangpur, Chandigarh
Narzina Ahmed 23/03 Research and Exhibition Centre for Light, Bangalore.
Sheena Saini 31/03 5 Star Deluxe Hotel City Centre, Panchkula
Mr Parmeet S Bhatt Lecturer
Aarti Khokar 1/03 Habitat Centre, Gurgaon.
Rajesh 26/03 Conventional-cum-Cultura;
Centre, New Delhi.
Sheetal Bedi 32/03 Fashion Institute & Retail, Pondicherry
Mr Janbade Prafulla Tarachand
Divya Jindal 11/03 Ellora Sculpture Park, Ellora. Simrandeep Singh 33/03 Commercial Centre, Bangalore Jaikishan Negi 12/02 Wildlife Resort Jim Corbelt
National Park, Uttrachanl Mr J P Singh, Rajesh Kumar, 22/02 Housing at Greater Noida
Gaurav Mahajan 13/03 Club Mahindra �Theme Village Resort, Lonavala
Lecturer Monika Choudhary 22/03 Sustainable Redevelopment of Tsunami effect Village.
Richa Aggarwal 28/03 Convention cum Hospitality Hub at Sabarmati Riverfront,
Ahmedabad Mr Sujay Sengupta,
Lecturer
Richa Tandon 29/03 I.T. Park, Gurgaon Simranjeet Singh Bhogal
34/03 Museum of Color, Mumbai.
Varun Narain Mathur 38/03
Aerospace Museum, Bangalore. Mrs Deepika Gandhi
Lecturer
Anindita Guha 6/03 High Court, Tripura. Jasmeet Kahlon 12/03 PIER Redevelopment,
Pondicherry.
Suvidha Arora 37/03 School Design with Barrier for concept at Raipur, Chattisgarh Mr Manoj Kumar,
Lecturer
Gaurav Thukral 14/03 International conventional Centre, Dwarka, Delhi.
Sonia 35/03 LA Calypso Bearch Resort at Baga
Beach, Goa.
Pranamee Nath 40/03 Fashion Hub, Dwarka. Mr Gaurav
Gangwar, Lecturer
Ankit Srivastava 7/03 M.B.A. Campus Dhruv Sarweshwar Lal
10/03
World Trade Centre, Gurgaon
Kriti Sharma 19/03 Business Centre, Whitefield,
Bangalore. Mr Dharmendra
|Kumar Lecturer
Neha Singh 24/03 World Class Sports Centre at Mohali
Satendra Jain 30/03 Integrated Airport Terminal, Bhopal
Shushant Gupta 36/03 Film and Television institute, Rohtak
Ms Harleen Kaur, Lecturer on Contract Basis
Ekta Aggarwal 12/03 Indian Textile plaza, Ahmedabad.
Gunveen 15/03 Broadcast Media � Technology
Center, Mumbai Nabin Das 38/02 I.I.M., Shillong.
CHANDIGARH COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE ,CHANDIGARH 10TH SEMESTER B.ARCH.SESSION 2006-2007
TENTATIVE LIST OF APPROVED THESIS TOPIC NAME OF THESIS
GUIDE NAME OF STUDENT AND ROLL NO. THESIS TOPIC Mr Pradeep K
Bhagat
Assistant Professor
Akhil Agrwal, � Ocenarium at Dona Paula, Goa Mohita Garg,14/02 Infotech Park, Mohali
Tania Miglani,35/02 Multimedia-cum |Film Center, Film City, Chandigarh
Anoop Roop Grover,39/02
Sky Bus Station integrated with commercial complex, Pune Mr K.D. Singh
Assistant Professor
Gopal K Garg, 8/02 Cruise Terminal, Kochi
Sandeep Kumar, 26/02 Sports Complex, Greater Noida Saurabh Bhagra, 27/02 Winter sports club Solang, Manali Animesh
Majumdar,37/02
Capital Complex, Agartala, Tripura Mr S.L. Saharan
Assistant Professor
Chesta Khanna, 6/02 Judicial Academy, Dwarka Pushpkant Verma,
19/02
International Cricket Stadium cum Academy, Noida
Surabhi Sharma, 34/02 Entertainment and Retail Centre at Mumbai Textile Mills, Mumbai Mayank Kaushal, 41/02 Campus Development of Agilent,
Technologies, Manesar, Gurgoan Mr Parmeet S Bhatt
Lecturer
Garima Gulati, 7/02 Animation Centre, Hydrabad Rahul Sharma, 21/02 The Villas � The Ideal Retreat for
sophisticated, Gurgaon
Kirandeep Kaur, 16/01 Nityanand Rehabilitation Centre for Mentally ill, Hinjewadi, Pune Mrs Sangeeta Bagga
Mehta, Lecturer
Hina Gupta, 10/02 CIRHU Centre For international Research on Human Unity, Auroville
Kadambini Jain,13/02 Kalagram at Said-Ul-Ajaib, New Delhi
Rajrishi Garg, 23/02 Highland Ranch, Resort and Cottages, Shimla
Mr J P
Singh, Lecturer
Rajesh Kumar, 22/02 Unitech Housing, Noida, U.P. Shilpam Sood, 32/02 Amusement Park, Chandigarh Sunali Bansal 42/02 Commercial Plaza Faridabad
Mr Sujay Sengupta, Lecturer
Annie Goyal, 3/02 Museum of Moving images, Film City, Jaipur
Ramandeep Singh24/02 Venue for international Film Festival of India, Goa
Ripan Das,25/01 Hibiscus, luxurious apartments in Gurgaon
Mrs Deepika Gandhi Lecturer
Arunjyoti Hazarika, 5/02 Indus Centre: Ideas from the ruins, Gujrat
Pardeep Kumar, 17/02 Mgf Housing Palm Spring, Sector 54, Gurgaon.
Ruchika Singhal, 25/02 Kolkata Riverside Project at Batanagar.
Mr Manoj Kumar, Lecturer
Anil Kumar, 2/02 Mahatma Gandhi Hindi
Vishwavidayala, Wardha, Nagpur Isha Sharma,11/02 Centre for Western Music, Bandra
� Kurla Complex, Mumbai. Prithviraj
Bhattacharjee,18/02
TC GL Centre at Dinosaur Fossil Park, Balasinore, Gujrat
Mr Gaurav Gangwar, Lecturer
Sharmila Chatterjee, 29/02
Sri Shikshayatan Technical and Management Institute, Kolkata Manjit Singh, 40/02 Shree Geeta Temple Complex,
Kurkshetra Mr Dharmendra
|Kumar
Lecturer on Contract Basis
G Preethi Reddy,9/02 Goa Institute of Design and Architectural Museum, Goa Tanu Mathur,36/02 International trade and
conventional centre, Bhopal Ms Harleen Kaur,
Lecturer on Contract Basis
Shilpa Ahuja, 30/02 Barrio Chino, Kolkata (Cultural cum Health Centre)
Shikha Dhiman, 31/02 Academy and Museum of Photography, Pondicherry
LIST OF THESIS TOPICS (SESSION 2005-2006 Name of
Thesis Guide Roll No. Students allotted Topic Mr S.K.Gupta
Assistant Professor
10/01 Dyutima Jha 250 bed – Adarsh Divya Vikas Hospital, Hazipur, Bihar. 11/01 Harsupriyajeet
Kaur Noida Administration’s Office Building, Noida.
26/01 Ritisha Hazarika The Artisan’s Village – Art and Craft Valley, Khadavli, Thane
Mr K.D. Singh 05/01 Anish Sharma THE BRITISH CULTURAL PAVILION 17/01 Nitin Bansal Media Centre – MTV at Bandra Kurla
Assistant
Professor 24/01 Renu Rani Shopping Mall, Greater Noida.
Mr S.L. Saharan Assistant
Professor
7/01 Chayanika CRAFTS AND DESIGNINSTITUTE,
DEHRADUN.
9/01 Dipti Bansal DOONS INTERNATIONAL
RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL, DEHRADUN. 30/01 Shilpi Apparel Park for Exports, Barhi,
Sonipat. Mr Bipin Kumar
Malik, Assistant Professor
01/01 Abhishek Gupta Multi – Faceted Neopolis, Ludhiana. 21/01 Preeti Extension of B J Park, Sabarmati
Riverfront Development Project, Ahemdabad
16/2k Neeraj Sharma Memorial Complex for the Bhopal gas Tragedy Victims, Bhopal. Mr.Parmeet
Singh Bhatt, Lecturer
12/01 Honey Thukral Dilli Haat (Craft Park), Pitampura, Delhi.
29/01 Sakshi Mahna Five-Star Hotel, Sector 35, Chandigarh.
37/01 Sushmita Rishi New Campus for School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi.
Mrs Sangeeta Bagga Mehta, Lecturer
28/01 Rohini Singh Cultural Zone City Centre, Mohali. 34/01 Simran Chana Fashion Technology Park, Sector 90,
Mohali. Mr J P Singh,
Lecturer
03/01 Ajaybir Singh Chahal
Tourist Complex, Patnitop, Jammu and Kashmir.
1/99 Ankan Deb Barma
RAJIV GANDHI AKSHAY URJA PARK, Gurgaon.
Mr Sujay Sengupta, lecturer
13/01 Isha Anand Arts Center at Sector 15-A, Belapur-CBD, Navi Mumbai. 15/01 Keerat Singh Science Center at Kharghar, Nvi
Mumbai. Mrs Deepika
Gandhi, Lecturer
04/01 Aman Aggarwal PEACE PARK, WAGHA BORDER, Amritsar.
32/01 Shweta Kailani Synergy – nature cure centre cum retreat, Lonavala
Mr Manoj Kumar, Lecturer
8/01 Dhruva Sondhi 250-bed Hospital at Sector 44, Gurgaon.
39/01 Vivek Trakroo Commercial Complex at Vasant Kunj, New Delhi.
Mr Gaurav Gangwar, Lecturer
02/01 Abhishek Shishir Sinha
Film Training Institute, Film City Jaipur.
18/01 Poonam Singh Engineering College at Jabalpur. Mr Dharmendra 33/01 Siddarth Gaind Commonwealth Games Village, New
Kumar,
Lecturer 28/2k Rasleen Syal Delhi. Shopping Mall Cum Offices, Wazirpur.
Ms Harleen Kaur,
Lecturer on Contract Basis
35/01 Sonal Tayal Sports Academy at Hyderabad. 36/01 Sukhjeet Kumar Indian Institute of Management,
Noida, UP. Ms Monika
Sharma Lecturer on Contract Basis
27/01 Rohini Dhawan INFOSPACE – CYBER PARK. 38/01 Vijeta Singh Business Hotel-cum-Convention
Center.
LIST OF THESIS TOPICS (SESSION 2003-2004) Name of Thesis
Guide
Name of Student
Title of Thesis Project Mr S K Gupta,
Assistant Professor
Harneet Kaur Business cum Recreational Centre, Goa Haimanti
Debnath
Centre for Performing & Visual Arts, Chandigarh Sunil Kumar Kala 5-Star Deluxe Hotel at Jaypee Greens, Greater Noida Sukrita Singh Toy Museum and Research Centre, Greater Noida Mr P.K. Bhagat
Assistant Professor
Samarjit Kalita 5-Star Deluxe Hotel in Gurgaon.
Payal Setia Multiplex at Bandra Kurla Complex , Mumbai.
Shailja Aggarwal DLF’s Ready Built Office at Chandigarh Technology Park ,Kishangarh
Mani Aggarwal Convention and Exhibition Center, Bandra Kurla Complex , Mumbai Mr K.D. Singh Assistant Professor Shashi Kant Kaushal
Meditation Space - Savitri Bhawan, Auroville. Sukhtej Singh Gill Venue for international Film Festival of India,
Bambolim (Panaji), Goa.
Hemant Purohit “Workspace Picnic” – Office Headquarters for Godrej, Mumbai Uday Ranjan
Goswami
National Aerospace Museum Complex, New Delhi Mr S.L. Saharan
Assistant Professor
Shilpa Gupta Sultan Ghari Sanskritik Kendra, New Delhi Shipra Trikha Quark Infocity, Mohali
Rohan Khurana Marine Archeological Museum at Panaji, Goa Tara Sharma Indian Embassy in Muscat
Mr B.K. Malik Assistant Professor
Gurpreet Singh Delhi Public School , Faridabad.
Shikha Singhal A Slum Rehabilitation Scheme at Molarband, Delhi. Neha Aggarwal Interpretation Centre for Bhoj Wetlands, Bhopal
Surbhi Arora Museum on Goddess and Sanskrit Bhawan, Mansa Devi. Mrs Harkirat
R.Singh Lecturer
Himani Sharma SAARC Information and Documentation Centre, New Delhi. Shuchita Gupta Indira Gandhi Pratishthan Sansthan, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow. Gaurika Bhatia Multiplex at Bangalore.
Mrs Sangeeta Bagga Mehta, Lecturer
Samdeep Nandwani
Habitat Centre, Patiala
Monika Arora Precepts and Performance of Capitol Complex, Chandigarh with special reference to the Secretariat Building.
Mr Sujay Sengupta, Lecturer
Shaily Verma Recreation-cum-Health Centre, Greater Noida. Dimpy Arora Indian Institute of Management, Noida.
Haneet Khanna Centre for International Research on Human Unity, Auroville. Mr J P Singh,
Lecturer
Ravinder Kaur School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi. Lov Meena Research and Tourist Centre at Lonar
Saruchi Anand Habitat Centre, Panchkula
Unpublished Thesis on Chandigarh
Chandigarh College of Architecture – through collaborative as well as individual efforts of its students and faculty members – has contributed to many a study on Chandigarh over the past thirty years. A number of Thesis Projects on various aspects of the city form a rich resource and have been used as reference material by good number of scholars.
List of B.Arch. thesis projects related to Chandigarh
Sr.No. Number Year Name Title
1. 197 1980 Chetna Purnami Environmental Design for City CentreChandigarh : A Critical Study
2. 275 1981 Deepta Kanwar
Precepts and Performance of Capitol Complex Chandigarh - An
Environmental Design
3. 297 1982 Arvind Dham Urban Structuring of
Jan-Marg,Chandigarh .
4. 300 1982 Raminder Bhatia Structuring of an Urban Connector (Centered in Chandigarh )
5. 314 1983 Ajay Pal Singh Johl Urban Resuscitation of Chandigarh CityCentre. 6. 317 1983 Mohammad Reza Pourjafar
Neighbourhood Unit Precept and Performance of Sector
22, Chandigarh .
7. 328 1983 Minny Trikha
Structuring of V4 ( Shopping Street inChandigarh in urban Context)
8. 354 1984 Abha Kachru
A critical appraisal of Chandigarh Architectural Planning and controls in commercial development.
9. 381 1985 Amita Kharbanda
Residential Street Scape -A Study concept of LIG Street-Scape in Phase-III,Chandigarh .
10. 466 1986 Pooja Peshwaria Restructuring of the V4
in Chandigarh .
11. 525 1987 Nawal Kumar Bansal
Critical Study of 17 Characteristics of Sec. 1 an attempt to resuscitate the Piazza.
12. 543 1988 Sandhya Sood The changing pattern of housing
inChandigarh .
13. 548 1988 Vijay Sahu
Introduction of landmarks on an urban connector Madhya Marg, Chandigarh .
14. 570 1989 Harkirat R Singh
Cultural Resurrection of Chandigarh City Centre Initial Civic zone
wasteland Lying South of Shopping Area.
15. 649 1990 Sangeeta Bagga
Chandigarh City Centre: Reinterpretation of its activity structure, circulation pattern and physical form in response to the city's changing needs.
16. 678 1992 Navita Bhatti
The Chandigarh (Sector) - its evaluation and proposals for future development.
Individual Research M.Arch. thesis:
Prof Rajnish Wattas Mrs Harkirat R Singh Mrs Sangeeta Bagga Mr Sujay Sengupta
A Study Of Tree As Elements Of Design In The Urban Environment With SpecialReference To Sector
22 & 17 byProf Rajnish Wattas
A thesis submitted for the degree of M. Arch, University of Queensland , 1985
This thesis is concerned with the study and evaluation of tree plantation in Chandigarh that was undertaken as part of its planned landscaping. The study has two purposes: firstly, to assess the validity of the tree plantation concepts as evolved at the inception of the city; secondly, to examine the tree
plantation as presently developed and evaluate its usefulness in shaping the city‟s outdoor environment. The criteria for evaluating the tree plantation is broadly its: I) micro-environmental values; ii) functional value. Iii) Interrelationship with architecture and iv) aesthetic value. The trees are studied in relation to their built-up surroundings and not as individual elements in isolation.
The structure of the thesis has four major sections. Section one covers the I) original landscape character of the Chandigarh site ii) resume on Chandigarh iii) early concepts and policies regarding tree plantation inChandigarh and iv) value of urban trees a review.
Sections two and three of the thesis consist of case studies of tree plantations in selective and
representative areas of sectors 22 and 17. These case studies cover the typically divergent urban situations in Chandigarh , where tree plantation is of significance. Sector 22 the oldest and one of the most densely populated residential areas in the city with its intimate scale of buildings streets and open spaces, contrasts with the urban design characteristics of the monumental City Centre, Sector 17.
Section four of the thesis contains the conclusion and recommendations based on the evaluation made in the detailed case studies, regarding the usefulness of the existing tree plantation, in the context of the criteria established for examining it.
The thesis concludes that tree plantation in Chandigarh barring a few positive results mostly fails to fulfill its potential role of; ameliorating the adverse micro-climatic conditions, establishing interrelationship with architecture an affecting a better use of the city'‟ streets and civic spaces. Undue stress on the aesthetic value of the trees at the expense of other essential purposes undermines their contribution in improving the city‟s outdoor environment. They remain, at best ornamental embellishments and counterfoils to the ambient brick and concrete architecture of the city.
Recommendations are made regarding possible improvements in the selection, arrangement and management of trees in different locations, to produce better results than a t present. The lessons
from Chandigarh tree plantation can be easily applied to the development of human settlements elsewhere in India , with similar physical, climatic and socio-economic conditions.
Spatial structure of modernist cities: A critique through redesign in ChandigarhbyMrs Harkirat R. Singh
M.Arch Urban Design Thesis ,S.P.A.Delhi.
The thesis entitled “Spatial Structure of Modernist cities: A Critique through redesign in Chandigarh ” in an effort to prepare a design guidelines for the city of Chandigarh to reinterpret its built form open space relationship. No doubt the city provides reasonably good services and utility like water supply, drainage, sewerage, excess of greens, wide roads. But it lacks the intrinsic quality of the Indian environment-- like quality of enclosure, density, sense of coherence, and a meaningful figure-ground relationship, with little regard to distinction between inside and outside.
The suburban kind of an environment resulted in lack of satisfaction on the part of the users as regards to character, coherence and imageability aspects. The author assumed the city to be an example of
modernist movement as it was design by one of the pioneers of the movement – Le Corbusier. The intention was to retain the city as such along with attaining the qualities mentioned above, which it lacks in.
The attempt to do so was demonstrated by redesigning a new sector in the third phase of Chandigarh , consisting of four neighborhoods that would form an urban extension to the city.
Identifiable Structure For ChandigarhThrough Integrated Recreational Places byMrs Sangeeta Bagga
M.Arch Urban Design Thesis , S.P.A.Delhi.
The contemporary city unlike its monofunctional limited sized traditional counterpart must fulfill a variety of functions in response to its peoples‟ needs. The contemporary city may thus be perceived as a series of opportunities for its people. The parts of the city are the physical manifestations of these opportunities.
A major part of the city, which qualifies for attention, is its matrix of Open Spaces with an activity, which is predominantly recreational in nature. Very often these vital lungs of the city are prone to misuse, disuse and overuse. In some instances, the open spaces are taken over by other city functions regardless of their compatibility to functions existing in the vicinity. Eventually the verdure of the city is replaced by a masonry jungle. The open space matrix is a vital component of today‟s city from physical and non-physical standpoints:
As lungs of the city, open spaces fulfill physical as well as psychological needs of the people.
The visual blight and adverse microclimatic effects produced by masonry jungle seal the fate of the city‟s verdure.
Open spaces through their form, use and location posses the inherent potential of providing „identifiability‟ to the contemporary city, which is otherwise, criticized for its anonymity.
In light of the above premise, it is time of examine Chandigarh . A brainchild of Le Corbusier and Pandit Nehru and a „symbol of India ‟s new found freedom..‟ Chandigarh is a bold experiment and one of the fine examples of post independence cities. Fifty years since its inception, if Chandigarh is to continue to fulfill the aspirations of its people, it needs an in-built system of review and revision of its existing framework in light of the city‟s peoples changing needs. People associate themselves with the variety of open spaces in Chandigarh . As crucibles of activity, these open spaces can become highpoint identity builders on the otherwise flat canvas of the city. The recreational places of the first phase of city
development are evaluated for their performance vis-�-vis a large user base. Further their inter dynamics with other city parts is analysed to generate an urban form which could aim towards evolving an
Identifiable city structure.
Urban Renewal of Oriyabazar, Cuttack, Orrisa by Sujay Sen Gupta
M .T .R.P .Thesis, CalcuttaUniversity.
The 1000 years old silver city of Cuttack is the former capital of Orissa. But, it has achieved the status of multi-functional centre for administration. It is the most important regional commercial and transportation made in the entire state. Due to its geographical location, the city has expanded horizontally to
accommodate residential areas, while the C.B.D. has got restricted within the hub of the old city, covering areas like Baxi Bazar, Oriya Bazar, etc. The main problem with Cuttack is the limitation of roads. The existing ones are extremely narrow and congested, with practically, no breathing space within the city.
The main objectives of the thesis is to revitalize the urban spaces by improving circulation pattern, providing utilities and services for future, generating more floor space under different uses and provide a proper guideline for future growth in orderly direction and organized manner.
The process of renewal is not a simple task. The first phase of redevelopment can only start from a public land, which can demonstrate the willingness of the Development Authority to actually revitalize the city.
Publications on Chandigarh :
Trees of Chandigarh
ChandigarhInformograph
Documenting Chandigarh– Volume I
Trees of Chandigarh :
A book authored by Chhatar Singh, Rajnish Wattas, & Harjit Singh Dhillon
Published by B. R. Publishing Corporation , Delhi.
Chandigarh , one of the greatest experiments in urban planning of the 20th century, is today as much famous for its landscaping, as it is for its
architecture. An important feature of its planning was the recognition accorded to landscaping as an integral component of its master plan from the very inception. Today, Chandigarh presents a visual delight of a harmonious blend of buildings, trees and other landscape elements embellishing the skyline.
Thus, it was significant that the valuable lessons obtained from the tree plantation experience of Chandigarh , be recorded and preserved for posterity. Therefore this book is an attempt to bring together in a single volume basic information about the tree plantation of Chandigarh .The book is broadly divided into two components comprises critical essays on the inception, planning and the actual results as visible today, of Chandigarh‟s
tree plantation; as visible today and the second components is a directory of major tree species growing in Chandigarh, to enable their easy identification in the city. Nearly 200 color pictures supplement the text to make the book more useful.
It has been designed primarily for the lay reader with a keen interest in: where, why and what trees exist in Chandigarh ; and how they integrate with its overall landscape. It is in fact, a user-friendly reference book for all tree loving people of Chandigarh and elsewhere.
The publication is available at Capital Book Depot, SCO –3, Sector 17-E, Chandigarh , Phone # 2702554, 2702260.
ChandigarhInformograph
The Principal,
Chandigarh College of Architecture, Sector 12,
Chandigarh : 160 012 ( INDIA ) Fax No.0091-172-2746260 E-mail:[email protected]
Documenting Chandigarh– Volume I: The Indian Architecture of Pierre Jeanneret, E. Maxwell Fry and
Jane Drew
Concept and Text by Kiran Joshi. Mapin Publishing, Ahmedabad, in association with Chandigarh College of Architecture, Chandigarh , 1999, 286 pp., with 317 photographs and 327 drawings. Rs.2,000/-
About The Book
Chandigarh is valued universally as a landmark construction of Modernism and a pacesetter for post-independence architecture in India . In contrast to the undifferentiated sprawl of contemporary Indian towns, Chandigarh is endowed with a specific identity -- given by its picturesque setting, the well-ordered, orthogonal matrix and, above all, a distinctive architectural vocabulary.
This book, coming 50 years after the city‟s conception, is an attempt to record various built
elements that created the city‟s urban image. Foremost among these are works of Pierre Jeanneret, E. Maxwell Fry and Jane B. Drew – the three associates of Le Corbusier who, with true pioneering spirit, braved the desolate plains ofChandigarh and ushered the city towards civilization. Their creations were a large stock of „people‟s architecture‟ – places for living, work and play -- whose low-rise, low-density cubic forms and experimental constructions in local brick and stone, were to form the vocabulary of the “Chandigarh Style”.
Part of a two-volume series, this book is the first comprehensive documentation of the original form and present-day status of ninety individual and type – designs created by he three architects between 1951-1965. Each design is covered through detailed drawings, photographs and analytical text. Also included are details of the fourteen “Heritage Zones” – the key- areas signifying the historicity and cultural content of Chandigarh ‟s image.The book aims to bridge an existing gap in the recorded history of
Post-independence Indian Architecture. It will, in the process, serve as a useful database for a more intensive investigation of the social history of the city and, more importantly, for deliberating on issues of its conservation, development and change.
The Principal,
Chandigarh College of Architecture, Sector 12, CHANDIGARH : 160 012 ( INDIA ) FAX NO.0091-172-746260 E-mail:[email protected] Mr. Bipin Shah Mapin Publishing (P) Ltd., 31, Somnath Road,
Usmanpura, Ahmedabad – 380 013 (INDIA) FAX NO.0091-79-7550955
E-mail:[email protected]
Corbusier‟s concrete: Concerning Modern Heritage of Chandigarh – Proceedings of Seminar on Conservation of Le Corbusier‟s work in concrete Chandigarh 11-13 February, 2002.
Appreciation of Modern Heritage has also directed attention to technical aesthetic and philosophical issued of conserving histroric concrete. What kind of methods can be applied to restore these structures, ensuring their long life as well as cultural significance? Are the dictums of „minimum intervention‟ and „reversibility‟ any less relevant for modern constructions, especially so for monolithic concrete? These were some of the questions addressed during the seminar “Conservation of Le Corbusier‟s Work in Concrete” organized in Chandigarh by the Chandigarh Administration and the “Foundation Le Corbusier”.
Citing key examples, this publication highlights the rich diversity of exposed concrete I Modern
Heritage, lists its common failures, the difficulties of conserving its structural and design authenticity, and compares usefulness of available options for repair. Case studies of Le Corbusier‟s work
in Chandigarh and France put across practical problems of restoring „Corbusier‟s Concrete‟ and outline a cost-effective and non-destructive repair system that can be carried out without loss of visual character or material integrity. Round-table discussions reveal conservation dilemmas confronting Chandigarh , including limitations of its experimental‟ constructions, changing functional requirements, outmoded urban controls, and users‟ disenchantment with its social ideology as well as the all-pervading aesthetic simplification. Though emerging from Chandigarh , many of these issues would interest custodians of Modern Heritage the world over and find universal application.
Documenting Chandigarh, Volume II: Currently Ms Kiran Joshi is working on the 2nd volume of the
book which shall contain detailed information on drawings of the complete works of Corbusier- realized and unrealized -in Chandigarh
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