Acharya's NRV School of Architecture

25/01/2021

We are quite happy to announce that 'Palimpsest - Essays on buildings of Bangalore from the Adaptive Re-use elective batch of 2019' edited by Ar. Pooja Ugrani, Asst. Professor at Acharya's NRV School of Architecture was released on the Graduation Day held on 18th January 2021.

Over 31 students of ANRVSA authored essays in the book (group photographs with the authors attached) and four out of ten essays in the book were also published in an online e-magazine, Bengaluru Review. This is the first book to have received an ISBN number at ANRVSA.

Book abstract:
This book is a collection of essays about ten buildings of Bangalore that have been transformed and adapted to re-use through changing times. It emerged from the Adaptive Re-use of the Built Environment elective studio for the 8th semester students of the Acharya’s NRV School of Architecture, Bangalore conducted by Ar. Pooja Ugrani. The essays, written collectively by student authors, document changes, both architectural and otherwise and conclude with derived insights on the practice of adaptive re-use of the built environment in the urban context thus placing the discussion in the larger context.

24/12/2020

An essay written by Deeksha GM, Varshini Gopal, Merina Benny and Ananya S, final year students at Acharya’s NRV School of Architecture, Bengaluru for the elective titled Adaptive Reuse of the built environment, conducted by Pooja Ugrani in 2019 has been published in the December 2020 issue of the online magazine, Bengaluru Review.

The elective focused on documenting and finding out more about how some of Bangalore's most eminent and interesting structures transformed themselves to survive through changing times.

This is the fourth one out of 10 essays compiled together in an ISBN numbered book titled 'PALIMPSEST : essays on buildings of Bangalore from the Adaptive Re-use elective of 2019' that will be released shortly.

The previous published essays include 'Cinnamon' by Anushka K, Suhas R, Tejaswini C, 'Bimba: the Art Ashram: by Sannuthi R, Katta Pavitra, Nithin, 'Samsung Opera House' by Aveline Thomas, Tijo Tome, Qamar M, Jeenus S, K Sanidhya.

You can read the essay in the link below.

https://bengalurureview.com/richmond-towns-bohemian-house-is-an-architectural-marvel-of-adaptive-reuse

18/12/2020

Yes, babies can be shot out of printers too!

Test prints of a book titled 'Palimpsest : Essays on buildings of Bangalore from the Adaptive Re-use elective batch of 2019' written by students, edited by Ar. Pooja Ugrani.

18/12/2020

An online origami session conducted by Sound of Paper as part of the first year orientation where the students folded a mini magic ball. We had a great time getting to know them better while folding paper.

03/11/2020

A little pre Halloween part to shake away the lethargy of online classes.

12/09/2020

Cut paste poetry as a response to the current situation that we live in. Students of Semester 3.

12/09/2020

It is always nice when there is a healthy interaction between seniors and juniors of a college. It fuels creativity, and fosters a sense of togetherness in these troubled times. Aveline and Jeenus took time off and presented their work to the 5th Semester Design Studio which led to a fruitful discussion recently. The Studio responded with these.

03/09/2020

A virtual discussion on design that brings Acharyans closer!

23/08/2020

Here is a video as part of the web series on Architectural education that focuses on the scope of architecture.

This Video is Part Four of an Introductory series for Architecture Aspirants. Here we will talk about the Scope of Architecture. Throughout this series, we w...

23/08/2020

Third in our web series on Architectural education, this video focuses on the life of an architecture student.

This Video is Part Three of an Introductory series for Architecture Aspirants. Here we will talk about the Life of an Architecture Student. Throughout this s...

23/08/2020

Our second video as part of the web series on Architectural education focuses on the making of an architect.

This Video is Part two of an Introductory series for Architecture Aspirants. Here we will talk about the Making of an Architect. Throughout this series, we w...