8Awakening the ProletariatThe lower working class labors (Proletariat) are attracted to a city for their hard work in return for a living. This living soon becomes a struggle for Survival... The thesis looks at alternative solutions to slum development, in order to foster the existing habitats into a 'society of the city'. The interventions are formulated in 3 development modules.
17SproutYourArtThe idea is changing the industry of materials used today that leave lasting consequences on earth. By patenting organic, biodegradable materials from mycelium and integrating them into daily use.
0A New Civic Threshold Between Upper and Lower City Redevelopment of Tehran Central StationTehran, capital of Iran, is a metropolitan city with the spaces with the potential to improve the quality of the city, but they are not used correctly. The propose of this project is to redevelop the old central station of Tehran as a civic threshold between upper and lower city to give more services to the city and general public.
11Pondy BiennaleThe intent of the thesis is to transform Pondicherry into a Biennale precinct and thereby, promoting cultural exchange & global connectedness by leveraging its heritage, cultural, spiritual & physical advantages. This can help youngsters gain experience in working for a professional art organization, which, in turn, can benefit the industry from the skills.
35INDIA EXPEDITION CENTRE EXPEDITION – A JOURNEY UNDERTAKEN BY A GROUP OF PEOPLE WITH A PARTICULAR PURPOSE,ESPECIALLY THAT OF EXPLORATION,RESEARCH OR WAR. TO ENHANCE AND DEPICT INDIAN HISTORY ABOUT INDEPENDENCE STRUGGLE THROUGH SPATIAL EXPERIMENT
11WinnerOverstoryTo build in Kayamandi - in a biosphere reserve with limited water resources - a winery of the future must foreground sensibility toward both nature and culture. “Overstory” investigates how the architecture of a roof canopy shared by building and nature can play an active role in mediating – and perhaps remediating – the native ecologies of this landscape.
11Spirit of Dionysus The winery is attached to the terrain closely and extends in a streamlined form. It offers a place that people can be much closer to the vineyards and break prejudice and segregation, following the symbol of Dionysus, to experience pain and gain happiness, with all living beings, ultimately, achieve a state of integration with nature and the world.
31WinnerCelebrating Mandvi: Architecture as a negotiator Rethinking architecture constructed for and by tourism. On a larger picture, the thesis questions the idea of using architecture as a tool to package places as destinations to be sold rather than journeys to be experienced.
27WinnerCoaliving: A new post-mining agricultural typologyThe project aims to set an affordable agricultural model, both in its materialization, and its programmatic outline. Rather than being based on farming, it interrogates how the processing of raw produce on a small scale can be financially self-sustaining, as poverty is ever-increasing with small farming communities.
20The Safe House For Homeless StudentsThrough the mode of joint construction, homeless students can establish contact with community residents. So as to help homeless students gain a sense of social identity.
