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RSP

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Faculty of ArchitectureC E P T University

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UJJAIN

ContentsIntroduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Houseform and Cluster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sinhpura and Karthik chowk neighbourhood House 1, SinhpuraHouse 2, SinhpuraHouse 3, SinhpuraHouse 4, Karthik chowkHouse 5, SinhpuraHouse 6, Karthik chowkHouse 7, Karthik chowk

Urban Institutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Pandariba street cluster planRamji mandirBalaji mandir

Ramghat Madan Mohan mandirUttameshwar Dharamshala

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This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution - Non Commercial - No Derivs 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/Published at CEPT University, Ahmedabad in 2012.

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FA Booklet Series . RSP . Ujjain 1

IntroductionThe related study program (RSP) at the Faculty of Architecture is a unique contribution to Architectural education in India. Initially called measure drawings, it was intended to take the students out into the field to get first hand experience of traditional built environments of India. Brought into the curriculum right at the onset of the school’s educational program in the early 60s, at the peak of the modern movement in India, it was an emphatic recognition of the value of the traditional architecture as well as the importance of field experiences and travel in the learning of architecture. It was in 1969 that the program expanded its pedagogy to include the significance of socio-cultural aspects as well as the physical context in its realm and was called the Related Study Program wherein the students are encouraged to learn about not only the architectural form, but all its related components as elucidated in the curriculum note

A salient feature of this program has been ‘to develop a database for research and teaching’. It has been extremely valuable in this objective and continues to be a wealth of knowledge on Indian architecture. It supports the students and teachers alike in their understanding of their localised contexts. Over the years, through this program, the university has been able to document several fragile, unknown environments that have become a basis for further research work. Accurate and precise drawings of many a monument, institution, settlement in India has been done through this program

About Ujjain RSP

The 88 batch were taken for their third year RSP (RSP III) by Prof. Varkey and Prof. Chhaya to Ujjain. As this was their third RSP, the students were familiar with the routine of cheap travel, cheap accommodation, and an intensive documentation period, interspersed with adventures to find the best food stalls. Ujjain, one of the most venerated places of India, is part of the Malwa region. Known throughout India for its religious importance, Ujjain, on the banks of the river Kshipra was also the location of the prime meridian of India used for Indian calendars and astronomy since 4th century BC. Of the twelve jyotirlings, it is the Mahakaleshwarjyotirlinga that is located in Ujjain. Finding references of Ujjain in early Arabic literature as Arin and as Avantika and Ujjaini in Buddhist literature is suggestive of its cultural and historical significance. This was a great opportunity for the students to experience a city where culture and religion have been determinants of its raison d’etre. One of the four locations of the KumbhMela, it sees a convergence of more than 10 million people.

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Being the third year study program, it concentrated on the study of traditional institutions and the urban structure. And in Ujjain, these largely constituted the temples, some of which were documented by the students. However, one of the valuable outcomes of this program was the study of the streets of Ujjain – at the primary, secondary and tertiary scales. Walking the streets of Ujjain, the students saw the meaning of the threshold and in-between spaces in Indian architecture, those spaces that define and characterize the life of a city. In Ujjain, the streets were also the threads by which the temples made their connection to the river. From the structured architecture of the temples to the meandering streets that worked themselves along the gradient leading to the river was a journey through many realms – the sacred, the profane and even the mundane. While some of the learning gets translated on to paper, much of the learning is simply breathed in.

The making of architecture – either through a system of elements with or without a giv-en structure of modules was understood through the documentation of several individual buildings. These were temples, dharamshalas or large houses – most of them having a sig-nificance at the street and neighborhood scale. Smaller units were documented to under-stand the differences in scale and making.

At Ujjain the students also had the opportunity to study how the river and the settlement made a relationship to each other. The connection of the human and the natural realms man-ifested in the form of the ghats which in Ujjain had a human scale. They defined the transi-tion between the human and the natural. And once again like in the streets it was in this in-between realm that Ujjain’s cultural identity was most present. The smaller shrines, the platforms, the niches, the entrance gateways and the steps were all the elements that came together as a series of spaces for a variety of activities. The spaces created accommodated large gatherings for people as well as individuals with equal ease.

But the study program was initiated much before reaching Ujjain. The students visited Bho-pal and Mandu before reaching Ujjain. Amidst the BazBahadur palace, the RaniRupmati pa-vilion, the JahazMahal, listening to a great teacher, and following him around as he took pictures in the same passionate manner as he spoke to them about architecture in his his-tory classes, the students received a learning that was extraordinary and unparalleled. For many, the memory of being with Prof. Varkey in Mandu is a cherished moment in their life on campus.

Ujjain

Location


NEIGHBOURHOOD, Sinhpura

CLUSTER PLAN

NEIGHBOURHOOD, Sinhpura

KEY PLANHouseform & Cluster


HOUSE 1, Sinhpura

SECTION AA SECTION BB

GROUND FLOOR PLAN KEY PLAN

ELEVATION SECTION CC

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

HOUSE 1, Sinhpura

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HOUSE 2, Sinhpura HOUSE 3, Sinhpura

KEY PLAN

FRONT ELEVATION

SECTION AA

GROUND FLOOR PLAN FIRST FLOOR PLAN SECOND FLOOR PLAN

SECTION BB

SECTION AA SIDE ELEVATION

FRONT ELEVATION

CROSS SECTIONGROUND FLOOR PLAN FIRST FLOOR PLAN SECOND FLOOR PLAN

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HOUSE 4, Karthik Chowk HOUSE 5, Sinhpura

KEY PLAN

SECTION AA

GROUND FLOOR PLAN FIRST FLOOR PLAN

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

FRONT ELEVATION

SECTION AA

SECTION BB


HOUSE 6, Karthik Chowk HOUSE 7, Karthik Chowk

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SECOND FLOOR PLAN

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

FRONT ELEVATION STREET SECTION AA

FRONT ELEVATION

SECOND FLOOR PLAN

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

GROUND FLOOR PLAN WALL SECTION

KEY PLAN


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LEGEND1. RAMJI MANDIR2. BALAJI MANDIR

RAMJI MANDIR, Pandariba Street

SECTION AA

SECTION BB

STREET ELEVATION

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

Urban Institutions

CLUSTER PLAN

URBAN INSTITUTIONS, Pandariba Street


BALAJI MANDIR, Pandariba Street

WALL SECTION

SECTION AA

GROUIND FLOOR PLAN

KEY PLAN

STREET ELEVATION

SECTION BB

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

BALAJI MANDIR, Pandariba Street


MADAN MOHAN MANDIR, Ramghat MADAN MOHAN MANDIR, Ramghat

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GROUIND FLOOR PLAN

ELEVATION

FIRST FLOOR PLAN


UTTAMESHWAR DHARAMSHALA

RSPTHESIS

OUTREACHCAM

PUS HISTORYPEDAGOGY

RAJPIPLAUJJAINKUDOLKOTHARIAGLIMPSES

THESIS OVERVIEWPUBLISHED THESIS 1PUBLISHED THESIS 2PUBLISHED THESIS 3PUBLISHED THESIS 41962- 2012

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

POST DISASTERINITIATIVES

CROSS SECTIONSMUG SHOTSTHE CHANGING CAMPUS

COURSEMAN AND SOCIETYCURRICULUM

ENVIRONMENTARCHITECTUREARTS AND CRAFTS

The drawings in this booklet were prepared as part of the RSP conducted in 1990 by 88 batch, which was guided by Kurula Varkey and Neelkanth Chhaya. This booklet was put together during the SA50 publication workshop in December 2011, involving students guided by Meghal Arya and Sharad Panchal. The final layout and formatting has been done by Sinali Ratanlal and Sivith Kumar.

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SA50Celebrating 50 years of School of Architecture, CEPT.

The Faculty of Architecture, CEPT University is celebrating its Golden Jubilee this year. Over the past 50 years the school has been home to a host of students and teachers, providing the setting for germinating ideas that have borne fruit both within the campus and in the world around. The booklet series provides an opportunity to tell this story not only to put the past in perspective but also to chart an informed road to the future.

Any recollection of history is partial and can never do justice to the plethora of issues worth publishing. The booklet format allows the possibility of covering diverse issues like teaching and learning methods, ideals and ideologies, student works, institutional culture and contributions to society. The booklet format also allows us to look into the future by adding to and commenting on previous booklets.

These booklets might appear small and simple but are made possible only through hours of hard work and inputs from a very wide range of people. The students of the Faculty of Architecture have worked on these booklets with a spirit and enthusiasm that are the hallmark of this institution. It was also heartening to see the alumni spending hours with these students without which we couldn’t have talked of the early years of the school. The past and present visiting and core faculty members also deserve special mention for taking the effort to provide material for this endeavour.

The first part of this series focuses on five themes- Pedagogy, Research, Outreach, the Related Study Programme (RSP), and Campus History. Teaching and learning methods are addressed under the ‘pedagogy’ theme whereas the ‘research’ theme focuses on the research thesis programme in the tenth semester. The school has always been concerned about its connections with society at large and this is highlighted in the ‘outreach’ and ‘RSP’ booklets. The ‘campus history’ series charts the long and colourful history of the campus and its people.

The Related Study Program (RSP) has been a central feature of the education at the Faculty of Architecture right from the beginning. In the 60’s it was referred as summer work and it was formalized by the 70’s as a program for documentation, where students spend time in the field, thrice during the course. In the last five decades, students of architecture have documented and studied numerous architectural and urban examples in villages, towns and cities all across India. These booklets bring out this documentation in the public domain for the benefit of academicians and students, and should prove to be an invaluable source of information in teaching and research on Indian Architecture and urbanity.

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