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.
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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
Drawing: Andrea Benavides Ward I Sreyash Dasgupta I Jiaqi Sun I Vrinda Sharma II Columbia GSAPP
About
The AUDA-IUD+DTECH program aims to introduce Urban Design as an academic discourse to students and recent graduates of Architecture by briefly outlining concepts of Urban Design and it's interwoven premises with the physical, socio-economical, environmental and political fabric of a city along with an introduction to the various digital techniques used in Urban Design.
The IUD sessions are structured to inform students in the coordinated learning of concepts, approaches, expressions, research techniques, and representational strategies of the pedagogy and practice of Urban Design. The program is further designed to assist students with a more profound understanding of the academic and professional possibilities ahead and the choices they can make.
The Intro to Digital Techniques in Urban Design sessions aim to introduce contemporary representational techniques for urban design. It helps to understand how urban designers think, work, and communicate. The primary role of the sessions is to provide an entry point into digital software that explores innovative approaches for urban design. Participants learn the basics of geographic information systems, 3d modeling and video making programs while gaining experience with efficient cross-platform workflows for collaboration.
By combining the conventions of representational techniques, participants are offered opportunities to discover the value of spatial data exploration and analysis (GIS); descriptive and generative 3d modeling (Rhino, Grasshopper) and multimedia storytelling with motion graphics compiled as video (After Effects) into new constructs for envisioning urban space. The instruction and use of multiple formats broadens possibilities for idea creation, development and articulation.
Although the combined Introduction to UD+ Digital Techniques in UD program is designed for undergraduate students and college graduates of Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Design, and Planning, we welcome students from all backgrounds who want to explore the myriad possibilities. The program accommodates beginners and individuals with low digital skills.
Program Discourse
Registrations now open for program starting
July 5th 2021
13 sessions
(of duration 60 minutes to 90 minutes including lectures and live/recorded video presentation and Q&A)
SCHEDULE OF THE PROGRAM
Session 01
5th July 2021
Monday I 6 pm IST I 8.30 am EST onwards (1 hour session)
Introduction to Urban Design- Definitions, Objectives, Expressions, Critical issues in UD
Lecturer: Sudeshna Sen,Cambridge, USA
Session 03
7th July 2021
Wednesday I 6 pm IST I 8.30 am EST onwards (1 hour session)
Narrative techniques in Urban Design
Lecturer: Sudeshna Sen,Cambridge, USA
Session 02
6th July 2021
Tuesday I 7 pm IST I 9.30 am EST onwards (1 hour session)
Processes of Urban Design I Scales of UD Projects
Lecturer: Sreyash Dasgupta, Kolkata, India
Session 04
8th July 2021
Thursday I 7 pm IST I 9.30 am EST onwards (1 hour session)
Introduction to Drawing Techniques in Urban Design + Introduction to an ideation exercise for students to develop brief design proposals
Lecturer: Debayan Chatterjee, Kolkata/ London
Session 05
9th July 2021
Friday I 7 pm IST I 9.30 am EST onwards (1 hour session)
Lecture (Reflection of a practitioner) and interaction
Lecturer: Ashim Manna, Belgium
Session 07
12th July 2021
Monday I 5.30 pm IST I 8 am EST onwards (1.5 hour session)
Introduction to GIS 1-
data resources, intro to QGIS interface, adding & organizing data, layout & exporting data
Lecturer: Sudeshna Sen,Cambridge, USA
Session 11
16th July 2021
Friday I 7 pm IST I 9.30 am EST onwards (2 hour session)
Introduction to Video Making using After Effects in conjunction with Illustrator + using GIF as a design tool + publishing design work on your own online website
Lecturer: Andrea Benavides Ward, Lima, Peru
Session 06
10th July 2021
Saturday I 7 pm IST I 9.30 am EST onwards (1 hour session)
Introduction to Urban Design as a design career + Challenges for Urban Designers
Lecturers: Debayan Chatterjee, Kolkata/ London I
Sreyash Dasgupta, Kolkata, India
Session 08
13th July 2021
Tuesday I 5.30 pm IST I 8 am EST onwards (1.5 hour session)
Introduction to GIS 2-
Making vector categorical and spatial selections, raster data, cleaning data in MS excel
Lecturer: Sudeshna Sen, Cambridge, USA
Session 10
15th July 2021
Thursday I 5 pm IST I 7.30 am EST onwards (1.5 hour session)
Introduction to Grasshopper and it's applications in urban design
Lecturer: Huai Kuan Chung, New York City, USA
Session 12
17th July 2021
Saturday I 7 pm IST I 9.30 am EST onwards (1.5 hour session)
Use of sketching, google sketchup, photoshop in Urban Design+ Preliminary Discussions on student project
Lecturer: Debayan Chatterjee, Kolkata/ London, UK
Session 13
24th July 2021
Saturday I 6 pm IST I 8.30 am EST onwards (1.5 hour session)
Student presentations in groups with feedback and discussions
Critics to be comprised of urban designers/ professors on the AUDA-IUD panel
Drawing and graphics: Huai Kuan Chung II Columbia GSAPP
Drawing and graphics: Huai Kuan Chung II Columbia GSAPP
Batch strength
Minimum 15 participants I Maximum 30 participants
Incase a batch does not have the minimum number of participants, we may postpone the date of start of the batch.
Medium + Language of instruction
Online (zoom) I English
Collaborators
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Take-aways/ benefits of the program
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A comprehensive introduction to the basic concepts of Urban Design in a global context and an introduction to digital techniques used in urban design and their applications
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Techniques used in urban design and their applications
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Understanding the role of urban designers and challenges
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Discussions about Urban design as a design career
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Introduction to spatial data exploration and analysis using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and it's applications in urban design
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Introduction to 3d modeling using Rhino
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Introduction to Grasshopper in conjunction with Rhino to create scenario building and design analysis of urban issues
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Introduction to multimedia storytelling with motion graphics using film/ video in After Effects , along with creation of Graphic Interchange Format (GIF) in conjunction with Photoshop and Illustrator
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Introduction to digital publishing on personalized online websites.
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Introduction to sketching as a tool in Urban Design in conjunction with Google Sketchup and Photoshop
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Interaction with Urban Design graduates or assistant professors and visiting lecturers from the top Urban Design graduate programs in the world, working in internationally renowned Architecture and Urban Design offices across the world, from North and South America, Europe and Asia
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Opportunity to work on a project to develop design proposals in a team, and have an opportunity to discuss the ideas with the various lecturers and other participants. The project gives an opportunity to test the various concepts and strategies that will be discussed during the various sessions.
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On completion of the program and a project submission, a certificate will be issued and emailed from the AUDAcademy.
Drawing and graphics: Huai Kuan Chung II Columbia GSAPP
Instructors
Online interactive sessions with critical appraisal of basic concepts of Urban Design and sessions introducing digital techniques in Urban Design conducted by Urban Design graduates or assistant professors and visiting lecturers from some of the top Urban Design graduate programs in the world - Columbia University GSAPP, New York City; Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Cambridge; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge; School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi; Bartlett Development Planning Unit, UCL, London, KU Leuven Belgium, working in internationally renowned Architecture + Urban Design offices across the world, from North America, Europe and Asia.
AUDA network
 The AUDA Network25 countries I 55+ cities |  AUDA Network_India50 colleges I 25 cities |
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250+ students I 25 countries I 55+ cities
Student work from previous workshops
 Visualizing GuelphScope: Parametric Modelling, Urban Planning, GIS Mapping, Research and Analysis Credits: Diego Alvarez |  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 |
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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 |  Punorojibita : A Story of shared conservation with reminiscenceDrawing credits: AUDA_B06_G03 Ankita Mallick, SPA Delhi I Tanuvi Hedge, RV College of Architecture, Bangalore I Sayantani Roy, Piloo Modi College of Architecture, Orissa I Purva Goel, Vastu Kala Academy College of Architecture, New Delhi I Maria Regina Andonie Gracia, Universidad de Monterrey, Santa Catarina, Mexico |  Calcutta to KolkataCredits: UDA_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 |
 OhanaUDA_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 |  Reimagining BoundariesCredits: 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 |  DeseizedCredits: 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 |
 DeseizedCredits: 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 |  DeseizedCredits: 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 |  Making the forgotten corner- 'Un'forgottenCredits: 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 |
 Making the forgotten corner- 'Un'forgottenCredits: 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 |  The Nocturnal GalaCredits: 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 GalaCredits: 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 |
 HopeCredits: 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 |  HopeCredits: 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 |  Renewal of Scottish Cemetery, KolkataCredits: 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 |
 Demolish the BarrierAUDA_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 |
Certification
On successful completion of all 13 sessions, including a project submission, a certificate will be issued from the AUDAcademy.
Soft copy of certificates will be emailed to the students.
Registration deadline
Early bird registration deadline : 27th June 2021
Program registration deadline: 4th July 2021
Early bird registration fee (deadline 27th June 2021): INR 5750 for participants in India I USD 100 for participants outside India
Standard registration fee (deadline 4th July 2021): INR 5900 for participants in India I USD 110 for participants outside India
Registration will be closed once batch is full! Register today for batch starting July 5th 2021!
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Frequently asked questions
When is the final date of registration?
Early bird registration deadline : 27th June 2021
Program registration deadline: 4th July 2021
What is the registration fee?
Early bird registration fee (deadline 27th June 2021): INR 5750 for participants in India I USD 100 for participants outside India
Standard registration fee (deadline 4th July 2021): INR 5900 for participants in India I USD 110 for participants outside India
What is the duration of each session?
Sessions 1,2,3,4,5,6,12: 60 minutes each with interaction
Session 7,8,9,10,11,13: 90 minutes each with interaction
Will I be getting a certificate for the program?
Yes, on successful completion of all 13 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 of the softwares to participate?
The program is for beginners and accommodates individuals with low digital skills.
Will materials/ tutorials be shared?
Readings, videos, articles, texts will be shared after sessions relating to the lectures.
Recordings and session lectures for only the Dtech Sessions (Sessions 7 to 12) will be shared.
Recordings for the remaining session lectures will not be shared.
What is the program exercise? Is it mandatory?
The exercise gives an opportunity for participants to work on a live urban design project (in groups) to test the various concepts, softwares and strategies that will be discussed during the various sessions.
Submission of a project is mandatory for issuance of a certificate.
I am a student. Can I participate?
Yes! We welcome all students from architecture, design, planning, and other related fields involved in the process of city study and making.
I am a professional. Can I participate?
Yes! Professionals in the field of architecture, design, planning, and other related fields 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!