AR3004

Faculty: Vishwanath Kashikar

This studio is about designing mainstream housing that caters to the three main stakeholders in housing- the user, the developer, and the State. The user is focused on value for money, the developer is primarily concerned with business risk, and the State is concerned with health and safety of people, society and the environment. This often leads to conflicting concerns amongst the stakeholders. This studio is about skillfully negotiating these conflicting demands to produce a design that adds value to all stakeholders.
The studio will be conducted in two parts- the first part of eleven weeks where students will study and understand each stakeholder and their concerns, learn strategies to negotiate conflicting concerns, and practice to take decisive design decisions. In the second part of five weeks, students will be expected to demonstrate the learnings on a project based in Ahmedabad.