Vikti Kirtesh Gandhi

CFP004

UUR23259

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.


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material experience In the Material Experience module, I chose glass and learned to manipulate it in different ways, such as coiling, tinting, expanding, and making a balloon from a tube. I selected glass for its versatility and unique properties.

game designing In this module, which included our first jury, we designed a game from scratch based on Varanasi. We created our own dice, pawns, game mechanics, and the design of the board, cards, and packaging. Despite many conflicting and failed ideas, our group successfully delivered a good result on time.

understanding structures After learning the basics of how a structure reacts to load, we focused on designing a cantilever beam using a delicate material like a candy stick. We discovered that the design needed more internal cross-bracings, as during testing the structure failed after 10 kg due to torsion.

Varanasi field visit this was one of the best module as we learned how to approach different people, and how to look for creativity and design in every corner.

imaginative drawing

joining elements In the workshop, we crafted our designs by hand, learning how to carve wood, weld metal, and perform various machine activities.

documenting and representing we measured an actual site and made plan, elevation and section in this exercise.

energy a solar car race was done during peak summer to understand how solar energy works.

mapping and data representing a part of old Ahmadabad was mapped and documented, we covered all the different architecture styles found in that area.