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TRANSPARENCE 2013 Competition Brief The Rock Show is back again. Transparence 2013 is here with the appropriate theme.

An Architecture school - of the students, by the students, for the students.

Designed to Rock, Destined to win, the Rockstars are ready to get crowned in full glory. After a rocking season of 2012, the competition gets much bigger in this 2013 edition. Transparence Indias largest Architectural Design Competition is brought to you by Saint- Gobain Glass India. Ably supported by Ethos, Transparence inspires the budding architects of today to give flight to their wings of imagination and creativity. The objective of Transparence is also to equip students with an understanding of the use of glass as a building material both for interior use and for exterior use. Students are further encouraged to use glass to achieve a design balance between transparency & privacy, both in exterior & interior applications. A Profile of Saint-Gobain Saint-Gobain, a benchmark brand in glass, brings with it a legacy of over three and a half centuries. A Fortune 500 Company today with operations in more than 52 countries and annual sales in excess of over 42 bn., Saint-Gobain has transcended time and continues to redefine the standards of glass. Saint-Gobain Glass India (SGGI) - a subsidiary of Saint-Gobain, manufactures and markets float glass and allied products in India. From its world class manufacturing facility at Sriperumbudur, SGGI produces a wide range of float glass products - Clear Glass, Tinted Glass, Energy Efficient performance Glass, Mirrors, Designer Glass and glass for Solar Applications. Today SGGI is the most preferred brand for all architectural glazing solutions in India A complete profile of the organisation and its products can be obtained from www.in.saint- gobain-glass.com
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An Architecture school - of the students, by the students, for the students. Who knows better than students of architecture themselves, how different they are from the rest of the graduates! They create, innovate, and ideate! But somehow they are thrown into the same mould as the rest and yet expected to come out, shaped differently! One cant deny the role the surroundings or the environment around plays in the shaping of an individual! Man is not himself only...He is all that he sees; all that flows to him from a thousand sources...He is the land, the lift of its mountain lines, the reach of its valleys. - Mary Austin After all, who is to say - if it was not for the architectural marvel of the Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo may not have been inspired enough to create the masterpiece that he did. It is time now, to break free from the straitjackets, and build yourself your own muse! Create to inspire is the basis for the theme of Transparence 2013. Output
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Concept Site Plan Case study of your own college Area Program Zoning Plan Plans, Sections, Elevations, 3D drawings and any other drawings to explain your design Services

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Site Details and Constraints Location Kolkata Total site area: 4.45 ACRES = 3 acres* + 1.45 acres (future expansion and proposed water body)* Maximum Ground coverage: 50 % Maximum Floor Area Ratio (F.A.R.): 2.5 Maximum permissible height 18.0 M Set backs: For Height of Buildings upto 14.5M: Front 3.5, side 1 & 2-4.0, Rear- 5.0 For heights of building above 14.5M: Front-5.0, side 1 & 2-5.0, Rear- 6.0 Parameters within which to work out Area Program: Under graduate Program: Student intake: Minimum: 60 students/annum Maximum: 80 students/annum (Maximum 40 students per section) Faculty: Minimum core faculty in addition to Head of Department (per 40 students intake): 2 professors + 4 assistant professors + 8 lecturers. It is advisable that approximately 25% of the teaching load should be allotted to the visiting faculty. In addition to above full time teachers the institute may recruit qualified persons in the field of Engineering/ Planning/Quantity Surveying/Fine Arts/ Humanities, etc. depending on actual requirements, on full time/ part time basis.
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Post-graduate Program: Student intake: 15 students/annum (Maximum 20 students per section) Faculty: Minimum core faculty: 1 professor + 1 assistant professor + 2 lecturers/ research associates for each course. Residential Component (max 60% of total built up area): Boys + Girls hostel: 1. 3 bed - 2. 2 bed - 3. 1 bed - Others: 20 x 2 = 40 x 2 = 200 x 2 = 40 units 80 units 400 units Faculty student ratio 1:5 Maximum number of visiting faculty members: 50 % of total number.

4. Staff quarters: a. 3 bhk: 50 units b. 2 bhk: 20 units c. 1 bhk: 20 units d. EWS: 20 units 5. Administration: 3 7% Common facilities: 6. Mess + kitchen: 2 - 4% 7. Canteen + kitchen: 2 - 4% 8. Circulation + services: 12 -25 %
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Educational Component: Under graduation: 1. Studios X 10 units 2. Lecture halls X 5 units 3. Tutorial Class x 2 units Post graduation (5 courses*): 4. Studios/ Lecture halls x 5 units 5. Tutorial x 5 units Common facilities: 6. Administration: 8 - 12 % 7. Library: 5- 8% 8. Computer Lab: 4- 6% 9. Cafeteria + kitchen: 4-6% 10. One new space + activity to be created (outdoor/indoor): 2-5% 11. Workshop area: 2 - 4% 12. Cultural components: spaces for music/ dance/ art etc: 5- 10% 13. Gallery for display of work: 2-5% 14. Auditorium: Capacity - 750-1000 15. Open air theatre: 2 5% 16. AV/ Seminar Hall: 2-5% 17. Circulation + toilets: 12 - 25 % *The 3 acres for present development can be any selected part of the site. * A story line is to be created for effective use of the 1.45 acres for future expansion. Please note that nothing is to be indicated on the plan for this area, but only ideas to be brought to the table for its best possible application.
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* Please select five post graduation courses. Suggested List of Post Graduation courses: a) Master of Architecture b) Master of Architecture: Architectural Conservation c) Master of Architecture: Urban Design d) Master of Architecture: Interior design e) Master of Architecture: Landscape Architecture f) Master of Architecture: Housing g) Master of Architecture: Urban and Regional Planning h) Master of Architecture: Sustainable Humane Habitat i) Master of Architecture: Sustainable Architecture j) Master of Architecture: Environmental Architecture k) Master of Architecture: Computer applications l) Master of Architecture: Valuation and arbitration m) Master of Architecture: Building Automation n) Master of Architecture: Rural architecture o) Master of Architecture: Regional architecture p) Master of Architecture: International Architecture q) Master of Architecture: Architecture and Construction Project Management r) Master of Architecture: Digital Architecture s) Master of Architecture: Computer aided Architectural Design To understand the site context log on to http://www.indianexpress.com/news/apu-doesn-t-live-here-anymore/1097758/1 http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050508/asp/look/story_4696812.asp
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Other points to consider while designing: - Address through design, issues of ragging in todays scenario while still maintaining healthy interaction between students, which prove to be beneficial in the creative process. - - - - - - - Address issues of womens safety in institutional buildings through design. Make spaces that are ever evolving with the needs of the times, through design. Increase interaction between the undergraduate course and the various post-graduate disciplines within the course structure. Barrier-Free Environment Ecological sensitivity Energy Consciousness C.O.A. guidelines Submission format A maximum of twelve A3 sheets or five A2 with a readable scale of drawing. Please note that, we would advise you to restrict your word limit on the A3/A2 sheets to 100-150 words. All entries to be accompanied by soft copies. Please ensure that the presentation is in a power point format compatible with MS Office 2007 with not more than 20 slides.
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Please write names and other team details only on the rear side of the sheets in a size not larger than 2 X 5 and only on the first and last slide of the ppt.

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Evaluation criteria Originality Relation of built form to site Transparency Clearly stated design intent Sustainable practices put into the designing

Competition Format Transparence 13 is open to undergraduate students of architecture and design. All those who are students at the time of registration are eligible to participate. In the case of students who will be considered students by their colleges till the time of announcement of their results, they are requested to send in their registration details (names of team members, email ids and mobile number with college names) to rama@ethosindia.in Teams to comprise of a maximum of three members. A two-stage competition Four Regional Juries North, South, East and West. The regional winners will be intimated on the spot at the regional juries. The jury comments and expectations for the next stage will be communicated to them along with the final date of submission. All participants are invited to the regional juries where their travel expenses will be reimbursed on the spot. There will be no presentations by the teams at the regional juries but the teams will get an opportunity to hear the jury comments and interact with them. The venue for the regional juries will be communicated to all the participants.
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Awards Regional Winners: Rs.18000/- per team, a certificate and an opportunity to win the coveted National Trophy. National Winner: Rs.75000/- per team, a trophy and a certificate. National First Runner-up: Rs.50000/- per team, a trophy and a certificate. National Second Runner-up: Rs.25000/- per team, a trophy and a certificate. All participants with submissions that are found technically complete by the jury will be awarded a certificate. Checklist for Participants Form teams with a maximum of three members Register online at www.transparence.in or www.ethosindia.in For further details, please contact: Ms.Rama at 9051642739: rama@ethosindia.in or Ar. Vidhya Gopal info@ethosindia.in Complete requirements for submission Please ensure that your names and other details are written only at the rear side of the sheets. Important Dates Registrations last date: October 15th 2013 Submissions need to reach the address mentioned below by October 21st 2013: Ms.Gita Balakrishnan Ethos 23 Woodlands Syndicate 8/7 Alipore Road Kolkata 700027 Ph: 9051642739

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