Online interactive sessions with critical appraisal of basic concepts of Urban Design conducted by Urban Design graduates or assistant professors and visiting lecturers from the top Urban Design graduate programs in the world - Columbia University GSAPP, New York City; Massachusetts Institute Of Technology, Cambridge; Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Cambridge; School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi; Bartlett Development Planning Unit, UCL, London, KU Leuven Belgium, working in internationally renowned Urban Design offices across the world, from North and South America, Europe and Asia.
Conductors
Online interactive classes with critical appraisal of basic concepts of urban design conducted by Urban Design graduates or associate professors from the top Urban Design graduate programs in the world - Columbia University GSAPP, New York City; Massachusetts Institute Of Technology, Cambridge; Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Cambridge; School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi; Bartlett School of Architecture UCL, London working in internationally renowned Urban Design offices across the world, from North and South America, Europe and Asia.
Organized by Sreyash Dasgupta, Master of Science in Architecture and Urban Design from Columbia University GSAPP, New York City.
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Introduction to Digital Techniques in Urban Design
Online Courses I 2022
Climate change and cities
-an introduction
Drawing: Jiahong Lu I Chu Li I Lavin Zhao I Sreyash Dasgupta II Columbia GSAPP
About
'Climate change will bring radical change in our everyday lives'
Cities consume 78 per cent of the world's energy and produce more than 60 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions. Yet, they account for less than 2 per cent of the Earth's surface- UN Habitat
Climate change is a global phenomenon that largely impacts urban life. Rising global temperatures causes sea levels to rise, increases the number of extreme weather events such as floods, droughts and storms, and increases the spread of tropical diseases. All these have costly impacts on cities' basic services, infrastructure, housing, human livelihoods and health. At the same time, cities are a key contributor to climate change, as urban activities are major sources of greenhouse gas emissions. Estimates suggest that cities are responsible for 75 percent of global CO2 emissions, with transport and buildings being among the largest contributors. (source: UN environment programme)
The Climate Change and Cities - an introduction program aims to introduce the basic concepts of climate change and discuss the mitigation measures being undertaken on an introductory and non-technical level. Various mitigation measures like the use of low-carbon, renewable energy and other rooted individual and societal responses will be discussed. The program will also introduce present-day research topics in the domain from technological and economic standpoints.
The program is designed for students who want to plan their future careers in this domain, be it in research or the industry, or want to understand climate change as an immediate crisis in cities and communities. It will span a week of lectures, followed by a short research project to be submitted two weeks later. Regular supervision will be available to students undertaking the project. This project will give students hands-on experience doing research and collecting data on a topic related to climate change and their daily lives, and in preparing an academic report or a presentation or even an animated short film.
We welcome students from all backgrounds who want to explore the myriad possibilities of sustainability, climate change mitigation and design in practice across the world.
Program Discourse
Registrations open for program starting
May 9th 2022!
Sessions 1-7 - Duration: 60 Minutes each (45 to 50 mins lecture 10-15 Mins for Q&A)
Session 8 - Duration: 120 Minutes
SCHEDULE OF THE PROGRAM
Week 01
Session 01
9th May 2022
Monday I 7 pm IST I 8.30 am EST onwards (1 hour session)
Introduction to Climate change and related environmental issues
Lecturer: Biswajit Dey, Guwahati, India
Session 03
11th May 2022
Wednesday I 7 pm IST I 8.30 am EST onwards (1 hour session)
Carbon footprint assessment and mitigation on individual, community, and organisational levels + introduction to the project
Lecturer: Akashdeep Dey, Kolkata, India
Session 05
13th May 2022
Friday I 7 pm IST I 8.30 am EST onwards (1 hour session)
Climate Change Adaptation in Urban Environment - Development of Technical Solutions for Climate Change Resiliency and Smart Cities
Lecturer: Sagnik Bhattacharjee, Prague, Czech Republic
Session 02
10th May 2022
Tuesday I 7 pm IST I 8 .30 am EST onwards (1 hour session)
Climate scenarios and introduction to mitigation measures
Lecturer: Sebastian Del Cueto, UK
Session 04
12th May 2022
Thursday I 7 pm IST I 8.30 am EST onwards (1 hour session)
Urban Design and Climate Mitigation
Lecturer: Vishakha Jha, Delhi, India
Session 06
14th May 2022
Saturday I 7 pm IST I 8.30 am EST onwards (1 hour session)
Climate change and Energy Sources
Lecturer: Katherine Frangos, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Week 02
Session 07
21st May 2022
Saturday I 7pm IST I 8.30 am EST onwards (1 hour session)
Discussions on project research/career opportunities in the field
Lecturer: Akashdeep Dey, Kolkata, India
Week 03
Session 08
28th May 2022
SaturdayI 7pm IST I 8.30 am EST onwards (2 hour session)
Student Presentations (in groups) with feedback
Critics to be comprised of urban designers/ professors on the AUDA panel
Batch strength
Minimum 20 students
Incase a batch does not have the minimum number of students, we may postpone the date of start of the batch.
Medium + Language of instruction
Online (zoom) I English
Take-aways/ benefits of the program
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A basic understanding of climate change as an environmental crisis
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An overview of the different ways to mitigate climate change and current research areas.
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An introduction to low carbon energy in the global context.
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An idea of carbon footprint assessment and individual/societal response to climate change.
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Information on publicly available and reliable data sources, maps, maps and some relevant software for future work on climate and energy.
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Research experience on climate related issues in the project.
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Interrelations between urban design and climate change mitigation.
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On completion of the program, a certificate will be issued and emailed from the AUDAcademy.
Drawing: Sreyash Dasgupta, Landsat 8 imagery II Columbia GSAPP
Lecturers
AUDA network
 The AUDA Network30+ countries I 100+ cities |  AUDA Network_India50+ colleges I 35+ cities |
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500+ students I 30+ countries I 100 + cities
 Refabricating HistoryDrawing credits: AUDA_B05_G01 Ashitha Tharian, National Institute of Technology, Calicut, Kerala Megha Jhawar, School of Environment and Architecture, Mumbai Hitha Chandrashekar, Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore Nithyashree, Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore Samiksha Gadodia, Gateway College of Architecture and Design |  Refabricating HistoryDrawing credits: AUDA_B05_G01 Ashitha Tharian, National Institute of Technology, Calicut, Kerala Megha Jhawar, School of Environment and Architecture, Mumbai Hitha Chandrashekar, Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore Nithyashree, Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore Samiksha Gadodia, Gateway College of Architecture and Design |  HOPEDrawing Credits: AUDA_B03_G03_Aayush Tapadia, Manipal University I Reebanta Paul Chowdhury, SRM University Chennai I Soumya Shashidharan, Academy of Architecture, Mumbai I Sudharsan Natraj, Politechnico Di Milano I Preksha Jain, SPA Bhopal |
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 Refabricating HistoryDrawing credits: AUDA_B05_G01 Ashitha Tharian, National Institute of Technology, Calicut, Kerala Megha Jhawar, School of Environment and Architecture, Mumbai Hitha Chandrashekar, Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore Nithyashree, Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore Samiksha Gadodia, Gateway College of Architecture and Design |  OhanaDrawing Credits: AUDA_B01_G02_Madhavi Sharma, Amity University, Kolkata I Digvijay Singh, Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University Of Science And Technology, Murthal I Anahita Fotedar, Sushant School of Art and Architecture, Gurgaon I Sehr Gupta, Sushant School of Art and Architecture, Gurgaon |  The Nocturnal GalaDrawing Credits: AUDA_B02_G04_Balasundaram Karunamoorthy, Thiagarajar college of Engineering I Disha Garg, School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi I Divya Jain, MBS School of Planning and Architecture Delhi I Srujan Anand Gajjala, Sushant School of Art and Architecture, Gurgaon |
 Demolish the BarrierDrawing Credits: AUDA_B04_G04_Nikita Jain, Manipal School of Architecture & Planning, Manipal I Ummi Fathima, Measi Academy of Architecture, Chennai I Ayush Dogne , School of Architecture, Ips Academy, Indore I Mansi Shrivastava, School of Architecture, Ips Academy, Indore, India |  Demolish the BarrierDrawing Credits: AUDA_B04_G04_Nikita Jain, Manipal School of Architecture & Planning, Manipal I Ummi Fathima, Measi Academy of Architecture, Chennai I Ayush Dogne , School of Architecture, Ips Academy, Indore I Mansi Shrivastava, School of Architecture, Ips Academy, Indore, India |  Demolish the BarrierDrawing Credits: AUDA_B04_G04_Nikita Jain, Manipal School of Architecture & Planning, Manipal I Ummi Fathima, Measi Academy of Architecture, Chennai I Ayush Dogne , School of Architecture, Ips Academy, Indore I Mansi Shrivastava, School of Architecture, Ips Academy, Indore, India |
 Demolish the BarrierDrawing Credits: AUDA_B04_G04_Nikita Jain, Manipal School of Architecture & Planning, Manipal I Ummi Fathima, Measi Academy of Architecture, Chennai I Ayush Dogne , School of Architecture, Ips Academy, Indore I Mansi Shrivastava, School of Architecture, Ips Academy, Indore, India |  Demolish the BarrierDrawing Credits: AUDA_B04_G04_Nikita Jain, Manipal School of Architecture & Planning, Manipal I Ummi Fathima, Measi Academy of Architecture, Chennai I Ayush Dogne , School of Architecture, Ips Academy, Indore I Mansi Shrivastava, School of Architecture, Ips Academy, Indore, India |  DeseizedDrawing Credits: AUDA_B02_G01_Shreya Khurana, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi I Aishwarya Dharmarajan, Kamla Raheja Vidyanidhi Institute for Architecture and Environmental Studies, Mumbai I Priyalakshmi Baishya, Piloo Modi College of Architecture, Cuttack I Maitrayee Takale, Vastu Kala Academy, College of Architecture, New Delhi |
 BEYONDDrawing Credits: AUDA_B04_G02_Mrinmayee Bhoot, Amity University I Ambika Lambah, Kamla Raheja Vidyanidhi Institute for Architecture, Mumbai I Shubha Shukla, BBDU, Lucknow I Helly Kamdar, Parul Institute Of Architecture and Research, Vadodara I Sagarika Patra, Parul Institute of Architecture and Research, Vadodara |  BEYONDDrawing Credits: AUDA_B04_G02_Mrinmayee Bhoot, Amity University I Ambika Lambah, Kamla Raheja Vidyanidhi Institute for Architecture, Mumbai I Shubha Shukla, BBDU, Lucknow I Helly Kamdar, Parul Institute Of Architecture and Research, Vadodara I Sagarika Patra, Parul Institute of Architecture and Research, Vadodara |  Drawing Credits: AUDA_B04_G03_Arshleen Kaur, Amity University, Chhattisgarh I Megha Subodh, RV College of Architecture, Bangalore I Nithya V. , RV College of Architecture, Bangalore I Himanshu Mewada, Rachana Sansad School of Architecture and Interior Design, Mumbai I Dev Kiran Raj, Rajalakshmi School of Architecture, Tamil Nadu |
 Drawing Credits: AUDA_B04_G03_Arshleen Kaur, Amity University, Chhattisgarh I Megha Subodh, RV College of Architecture, Bangalore I Nithya V. , RV College of Architecture, Bangalore I Himanshu Mewada, Rachana Sansad School of Architecture and Interior Design, Mumbai I Dev Kiran Raj, Rajalakshmi School of Architecture, Tamil Nadu |  Drawing Credits: AUDA_B04_G03_Arshleen Kaur, Amity University, Chhattisgarh I Megha Subodh, RV College of Architecture, Bangalore I Nithya V. , RV College of Architecture, Bangalore I Himanshu Mewada, Rachana Sansad School of Architecture and Interior Design, Mumbai I Dev Kiran Raj, Rajalakshmi School of Architecture, Tamil Nadu |  HOPEDrawing Credits: AUDA_B03_G03_Aayush Tapadia, Manipal University I Reebanta Paul Chowdhury, SRM University Chennai I Soumya Shashidharan, Academy of Architecture, Mumbai I Sudharsan Natraj, Politechnico Di Milano I Preksha Jain, SPA Bhopal |
 HOPEDrawing Credits: AUDA_B03_G03_Aayush Tapadia, Manipal University I Reebanta Paul Chowdhury, SRM University Chennai I Soumya Shashidharan, Academy of Architecture, Mumbai I Sudharsan Natraj, Politechnico Di Milano I Preksha Jain, SPA Bhopal |  Reimagining BoundariesDrawing Credits: AUDA_B02_G03_Reetu Pethani, Kamla Raheja Vidhyanidhi Institute for Architecture, Mumbai I Priyanka Wakchaure, Kamla Raheja Vidhyanidhi Institute for Architecture, Mumbai I Karticke Pant, Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University College of Architecture, Pune I Oorja Arora, SPA, Delhi I Praditi Singh, Sir JJ College of Architecture, Mumbai |  DeseizedDrawing Credits: AUDA_B02_G01_Shreya Khurana, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi I Aishwarya Dharmarajan, Kamla Raheja Vidyanidhi Institute for Architecture and Environmental Studies, Mumbai I Priyalakshmi Baishya, Piloo Modi College of Architecture, Cuttack I Maitrayee Takale, Vastu Kala Academy, College of Architecture, New Delhi |
 Urban RenewalDrawing Credits: AUDA_B03_G01_Abhay Singh Saini, School of Planning and Architecture Delhi I Hitakshi Agrawal, Kamla Raheja Vidyanidhi Institute for Architecture and Environmental Studies, Mumbai I Pragati Saraf, Manipal School of Planning & Architecture I Shivanjli Khari, SPA, New Delhi I Shruti Sunil Menon, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai |  HOPEDrawing Credits: AUDA_B03_G03_Aayush Tapadia, Manipal University I Reebanta Paul Chowdhury, SRM University Chennai I Soumya Shashidharan, Academy of Architecture, Mumbai I Sudharsan Natraj, Politechnico Di Milano I Preksha Jain, SPA Bhopal |  SynergyDrawing Credits: AUDA_B03_G04_Chitrangda Singh, Sushant School of Art and Architecture, Gurgaon I Disha Parekh, Kamla Raheja Vidyanidhi Institute for Architecture and Environmental Studies, Mumbai I Ishita Ghosh, Manipal University, Manipal I Sreerup Patranabis, Amity University Kolkata I Viraj Patel, Kalol Institute of Architecture and Design , Kalol |
 Urban RenewalDrawing Credits: AUDA_B03_G01_Abhay Singh Saini, School of Planning and Architecture Delhi I Hitakshi Agrawal, Kamla Raheja Vidyanidhi Institute for Architecture and Environmental Studies, Mumbai I Pragati Saraf, Manipal School of Planning & Architecture I Shivanjli Khari, SPA, New Delhi I Shruti Sunil Menon, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai |  HOPEDrawing Credits: AUDA_B03_G03_Aayush Tapadia, Manipal University I Reebanta Paul Chowdhury, SRM University Chennai I Soumya Shashidharan, Academy of Architecture, Mumbai I Sudharsan Natraj, Politechnico Di Milano I Preksha Jain, SPA Bhopal |  Urban interventionDrawing Credits: AUDA_B03_G02_Bhavya Mittal, SOA IPS Academy Indore I Aishwarya Kulkarni, Academy of Architecture, Rachana Sansad, Mumbai I Deepali Khunteta, School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal I Sreyasi Dorbala, Sri Venkateswara College of Architecture, Hyderabad I Gabriel Castrejon, USIL, Lima, Peru |
 The Nocturnal GalaDrawing Credits: AUDA_B02_G04_Balasundaram Karunamoorthy, Thiagarajar college of Engineering I Disha Garg, School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi I Divya Jain, MBS School of Planning and Architecture Delhi I Srujan Anand Gajjala, Sushant School of Art and Architecture, Gurgaon |  The Nocturnal GalaDrawing Credits: AUDA_B02_G04_Balasundaram Karunamoorthy, Thiagarajar college of Engineering I Disha Garg, School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi I Divya Jain, MBS School of Planning and Architecture Delhi I Srujan Anand Gajjala, Sushant School of Art and Architecture, Gurgaon |  Reimagining BoundariesDrawing Credits: AUDA_B02_G03_Reetu Pethani, Kamla Raheja Vidhyanidhi Institute for Architecture, Mumbai I Priyanka Wakchaure, Kamla Raheja Vidhyanidhi Institute for Architecture, Mumbai I Karticke Pant, Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University College of Architecture, Pune I Oorja Arora, SPA, Delhi I Praditi Singh, Sir JJ College of Architecture, Mumbai |
 DeseizedDrawing Credits: AUDA_B02_G01_Shreya Khurana, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi I Aishwarya Dharmarajan, Kamla Raheja Vidyanidhi Institute for Architecture and Environmental Studies, Mumbai I Priyalakshmi Baishya, Piloo Modi College of Architecture, Cuttack I Maitrayee Takale, Vastu Kala Academy, College of Architecture, New Delhi |  OhanaDrawing Credits: AUDA_B01_G02_Madhavi Sharma, Amity University, Kolkata I Digvijay Singh, Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University Of Science And Technology, Murthal I Anahita Fotedar, Sushant School of Art and Architecture, Gurgaon I Sehr Gupta, Sushant School of Art and Architecture, Gurgaon |  Calcutta to KolkataDrawing Credits: AUDA_B01_G03_Aratrika Sarkar, Jadavpur University, Kolkata I Fernanda Sanchez, Savannah College of Art and Design, United States I Akshay Reddy, SPA, JNAFAU Hyderabad I Akshay Ajith, University of Calicut, Kerala I Indrayani Dalal, VNIT, Nagpur |
 AMAARCredits: AUDA_B01_G01_Rithvik Agarwal, Manipal University I Sahitya Pydipati, Mainpal University I K Hari Chandana, SPA Bhopal I Mohak Sharma, Gateway College of Architecture and Design, Haryana I Sanchari Mondal, Jadavpur University, Kolkata |  Calcutta to KolkataDrawing Credits: AUDA_B01_G03_Aratrika Sarkar, Jadavpur University, Kolkata I Fernanda Sanchez, Savannah College of Art and Design, United States I Akshay Reddy, SPA, JNAFAU Hyderabad I Akshay Ajith, University of Calicut, Kerala I Indrayani Dalal, VNIT, Nagpur |  Calcutta to KolkataDrawing Credits: AUDA_B01_G03_Aratrika Sarkar, Jadavpur University, Kolkata I Fernanda Sanchez, Savannah College of Art and Design, United States I Akshay Reddy, SPA, JNAFAU Hyderabad I Akshay Ajith, University of Calicut, Kerala I Indrayani Dalal, VNIT, Nagpur |
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Certification
On successful completion of all 8 sessions, and an acceptable project submission , a certificate will be issued from the AUDAcademy. Soft copy of certificates will be emailed to the students.
Registration fees: INR 1500 for students in India I USD 30 for students outside India
Registration will be closed once batch is full! Register today for batch starting May 9th 2022!
On successful registration, students will receive an email with the schedule of dates and timings for each session. Timings may not be fixed across all sessions, to bring in lecturers from different parts of the world.
Frequently asked questions
When is the final date of registration?
The final date of registration is May 8th 2022
What is the registration fee?
INR 1500 for participants in India I 30 USD for participants outside India
What is the duration of each session?
Sessions 1 to 7: 60 minutes each with interactions
Session 8: 120 minutes with interactions
Will I be getting a certificate for the program?
Yes, on successful completion of all 8 sessions, and an acceptable project submission a certificate will be issued from the AUDAcademy.
Soft copy of certificate will be emailed to the participants. No hard copy will be issued
What is the maximum batch size?
The maximum batch size is 30. Registrations will be closed once the batch is full.
Can we register as a group?
Each individual has to register separately.
Do I need prior knowledge in any software to participate?
The program accommodates individuals with a variety of low to advanced digital skills.
Will materials be shared?
Readings, videos, articles, texts may be shared after sessions relating to the lectures.
Recordings and session lecture will not be shared.
What is the program exercise? Is it mandatory?
The exercise gives an opportunity for participants to work on a project (in groups) to test the various concepts, approaches
and strategies that will be discussed during the various sessions.
The program exercise is mandatory for issuance of a certificate at the end of the program.
I am a student. Can I participate?
Yes! We welcome all students from engineering, science, architecture, design, sustainable architecture, planning, and other related fields involved in the process of environment, city study and making.
I am a professional. Can I participate?
Yes! Professionals are welcome to participate!
Where can I ask further questions?
Please email us at info@audacademy.org with any other questions that you may have!