Yash Ahuja

CFP004

UAR23265

The CEPT Foundation Programme studio is an introduction for students fresh out of school to the rigor and work habits required by an undergraduate degree at CEPT University. The studio is conceptualized as a series of sequentially planned exercises, through which students develop skills and abilities, which are then deployed to address increasingly complex problems falling in four broad categories: visualize and draw, make and learn, anayse and interpret and conceptualise and represent. The exercises are designed to provide foundational skills for students across disciplines at CEPT, between which they maintain a balance. They also reflect an understanding that at the foundation level, these skills overlap to a large extent, and a varied array is of benefit to all students. The studio is taught through intensive 1–2 week long modules, focusing on a particular skill or ability, and a process that emphasizes ongoing feedback in addition to expert faculty lectures.


Report Content

Set of hand-drafted technical drawings of CEPT Archives building, for Documentation aspect of A7 module.

Representation: Sectional Perspective of CEPT Archives, rendered in pencil.

Cube assemblage model of size 30x30x30 cm, made with metal sheet, metal rod, metal pipe, and wood. Assembly was achieved using tools from workshop.

Cantilevered plate built using reed sticks and lashing thread. The plate held 30 kg before experiencing material failure. Understanding of distribution of load and compression/tension was achieved.

Mapping of water usage and consumption in Parimal Garden.

Line of Control: Mapping and representing police activity on Lalita Ghat and around the Kashi corridor, and their interactions with other users of the ghat in Varanasi as a part of Field Studio module.

Police activity during their third shift on Lalita ghat.

Game Design module process and iterations.

Game Design board game complete set-up and components.

MAZI Origami Installation. The canopy was achieved using folded origami paper, and suspended using steel cable.