ANNUAL REPORT 2014-2015 SCHOOL OF PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURE An “Institution of National Importance” under an Act of Parliament (Ministry of HRD, Government of India) Indraprastha Estate, New Delhi - 110002 1 PREFACE The School of Planning and Architecture (SPA), New Delhi, is an Institution of National Importance under an Act of Parliament, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, since January 2015. The Department of Architecture was founded in 1942 as a part of Delhi Polytechnic and subsequently merged with the School of Town and Country Planning and became SPA in 1959. The School was given the status of Deemed to be University in 1979. The School offers two under-graduate programmes, one for Architecture and the other in Planning and 10 post-graduate programmes, three in Architecture, five in Planning, Industrial Design and Building Engineering and Management. The total strength of students in the session 2014-2015 was 1196 of which 722 were undergraduate students. Presently 53 students are pursuing Ph.D. programme in the School. Apart from imparting professional education in various fields related to the built environment, the School has also been pursuing sponsored research from various Government bodies and Institutions. The School also carries out capacity building exercise in the form of Quality Improvement Programmes and Training Workshops for their collaborative institutions. This Annual Report covers the activities and achievements of the various Departments of Studies and their respective faculty members during 2014-15. It demonstrates the dedication of the School towards quality education and social responsibilities. Members of the faculty also serve on Committees and statutory bodies of various Government and Statutory organizations contributing their knowledge towards a better built and natural environment. The School also undertakes several consultancy and research projects for various Government and other institutions throughout India. Prof. Chetan Vaidya Director 2 CONTENTS Preface i School of Planning and Architecture 1942-2015 v Academic, Research and Extension Activities 1 Director’s Presence in Events 16 Department of Architecture 19 Department of Physical Planning 74 Department of Architectural Conservation 99 Department of Building Engineering and Management 115 Department of Enviornmental Planning 126 Department of Housing 140 Department of Industrial Design 151 Department of Landscape Architecture 168 Department of Regional Planning 180 Department of Transport Planning 195 Department of Urban Design 218 Department of Urban Planning 231 Library 249 Documentation-cum-Publication Unit 251 Centre for Analysis and System Studies 253 Audio-Visual Unit 263 Authorities of the School 270 Annual Accounts 2014-2015 287 Audit Report 331 3 SCHOOL OF PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURE (SPA) NEW DELHI Background post graduate programs in Urban Design, The School of Planning and Architecture (SPA) Landscape Architecture, Architectural New Delhi has provided cutting edge architecture, Conservation, Housing, Regional Planning, Urban planning and design education as well as Planning Environmental Planning, Transport research environment for India. The School has Planning, Industrial Design, and Building short but glorious history. It was in 1942 that Engineering and Management. Moreover, it also Department of Architecture came into existence offer doctoral programmes and the faculty carries as part of Delhi Polytechnic at Kashmiri Gate, out research and extension activities. Delhi. The School of Town and Country Planning in Delhi was established in 1955. It was in 1959 Research Projects that the Department of Architecture Delhi The School continues to undertake research in Polytechnic was merged into School of Town and architecture and planning sectors. Important Country Planning and christened as the School research projects and activities include Indo of Planning and Architecture. The Government Norway Research Project on Transport Sector of India, conferred the status of “Deemed Strategies for Climate Change, Affordable University” on the School in 1972. Recognizing Housing and Climate Change in Collaboration with SPA national eminence, the Government of India German Technical Assistance, Conservation of has declared it has an Institution of National Mughal Riverfront Gardens Project of Agra, Indo Importance under the School of Planning and Highway Capacity Manual, HUDCO Chair and Architecture (SPA) Act, 2014. Two departments ENVIS Center on Human Settlements. of SPA New Delhi are celebrating their Silver Jubilee Year this year namely Physical Planning International Exchanges and Environmental Planning. The Department of The School has signed MOU with a large number Urban Planning (formerly Urban and Regional of international Universities and organizations. Planning) is completing 60 years of its Several students and faculty from UK, USA, establishment. Australia, Germany, Columbia, etc. visited the Academic Activities School. Notable amongst such exchanges are MOU with National Architecture Institute At present, the School offers two graduate (ENSAPLV), Paris, Architecture Students programs in Architecture and Planning and 10 Exchange Program with University of Applied 4 Sciences, Germany, and Intensive Design Studio Workshops and Conferences at RMIT University Australia organized by faculty SPA New Delhi organized a large number of members of SPA New Delhi. workshops, exhibitions, conferences and training programs. Two major workshops or gamsed this year were Holistic Approach to City Planning and Women in Architecture Chetan Vaidya Director School of Planning and Architecture (SPA) New Delhi Director (Additional Charge) SPA Bhopal India Chairman All India Planning Education Board (AICTE) 5 ACADEMIC RESEARCH AND EXTENSION ACTIVITIES Courses conducted by the School during the year 2014-15 S. Name of the Course Approved Intake Duration No. 1 Bachelor’s Degree in 105 + 15% + 1** 5 years Architecture 2 Bachelor’s Degree in Planning 34 + 15% + 1** 4 years 3 Master’s Degree in Planning 31 2 years with specialization in Urban Planning 4 Master’s Degree in Planning 15 2 years with Specialization in Regional Planning 5 Master’s Degree in Planning 15 2 years with specialization in Environmental Planning 6 Master’s Degree in Planning 23 2 years with specialization in Housing 7 Master’s Degree in Planning 23 2 years with specialization in Transport Planning 8 Master’s Degree in 15 2 years Architecture with specialization in Architectural Conservation 9 Master’s Degree in 23 2 years Architecture with specialization in Industrial Design 10 Master’s Design in 20 2 years Architecture with specialization in Urban Design 11 Master’s Degree in Landscape 23 2 years Architecture 12 Master’s Degree in Building 31 2 years Engineering and Management 13 Doctoral Programmes 12x3 (Full-Time/Part Time) Full-Time - Minimum 2 years Maximum 5 years Part-Time - Minimum 3 years - Maximum 7 years *Foreign National-10%, NRI - 3% PIO - 2% **Kashmiri Migrants 6 Enrolment of Students in Undergraduate and Post-Gradute Departments of Studies 2014-15 S. st nd IIIrd IVth th Name of the Course I II V Total No. Year Year Year Year Year I. UNDERGRADUATE COURSES 1 Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture 115 116 114 120 114 579 2 Bachelor’s Degree in Planning 37 37 34 35 - 143 II. POST - GRADUATE COURSES 1 Master’s Degree in Planning 31 31 - - - 62 with specialization in Urban Planning 2 Master’s Degree in Planning 13 15 - - - 28 with Specialization in Regional Planning 3 Master’s Degree in Planning 14 15 - - - 29 with specialization in Environmental Planning. 4 Master’s Degree in Planning 20 22 - - - 42 with specialization in Housing 5 Master’s Degree in Planning 23 23 - - - 46 with specialization in Transport Planning 6 Master’s Degree in Architecture 14 14 - - - 28 with specialization in Arch. Conservation 7 Master’s Degree in Architecture 22 18 - - - 40 with specialization in Industrial Design 8 Master’s Design in Architecture 19 20 - - - 39 with specialization in Urban Design 9 Master’s Degree in 21 23 - - - 44 Landscape Architecture 10 Master’s Degree Course in Building Engineering and Management 30 33 - - - 63 III Ph. D PROGRAMME 04 - - - 49 GRAND TOTAL : 363 367 148 155 163 1196 Course Male Female Total Under Graduate 442 280 722 Post Graduate 224 197 421 Ph. D. Programme 28 25 53 Total 694 502 1196 7 ENROLMENT Number of students enrolled under various reserved categories in Under-Graduate, Post-Graduate and Ph.D. Programmes during the session 2014-15. General SC ST OBC NRI Kashmiri Physically Foreign Armed MEA Total Enrolment Name of Degree Courses PIO Migrant Challenged Nationals Personal (Welfare) (All Categories) BGB GBGBG BGBGBGB GBG BGBGTotal Bachelor’s of Architecture 27 25 12 3 6 1 17 11 1 7 1 - 2 - - 1 - - - 1 66 49 115 Bachelor’s of Planning 9 7 4 1 2 1 7 2 - 1 - 1 1 - - 1 - - - - 23 14 37 Master’s Degree in 7 10 3 1 1 1 2 5 - - - - 1 - - - - - - - 14 17 31 Urban Planning Master’s Degree in 3 4 1 - 1 - - 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 8 13 Regional Planning Master’s Degree in 2 5 1 1 1 - 2 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 8 14 Environmental Planning Master’s Degree 8 in Housing 3 8 3 - - - 2 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 12 20 Master’s Degree in 10 3 3 - 1 - 2 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - 16 7 23 Transport Planning Master’s Degree in 2 6 - 2 - - 1 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 11 14 Architectural Conservation Master’s Degree in 7 4 1 2 - 1 2 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - 10 9 19 Urban Design Master’s Degree in 10 3 2 1 - - 3 2 - - - - 1 - - - - - - - 16 6 22 Design (Industrial Design) Master’s Degree in 4 8 1 1 1 - 3 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - 9 12 21 Landscape Architecture Master’s Degree in 12 5 3 1 - - 9 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 24 6 30 Building Engineering and Management Ph.D. - 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 4 Total 96 92 34 13 13 4 50 42 1 8 1 1 5 - - 2 - - - 1 200163 363 RESERVATION OF SEATS IN UNDERGRADUATE, POST-GRADUATE AND PH. D. PROGRAMMES Scheduled Castes (SC) - 15% (intake) Scheduled Tribes (ST) - 7.5% (intake) Other Backward Class (OBC) - 27% (intake) Physically Challenged (PH) - 3% (reservation is in built in the all above categories) Armed Personnel (A.P) - 2 seats 1 each in B.Arch.