In the November ‘22 issue, it brings us pleasure to highlight the college activities and the initiatives taken by the student body during the academic semester of June 2022 - November 2022. Encompassing a wide range of activities, events, exhibitions and workshops that were conducted offline after a very long time. It brings us joy to have the collection of achievements of our students, faculty, and alumni updated over at The Repository Page. We are also excited to be working on installations for the ‘Kala Ghoda Arts Festival 2023’ as our next exploration project for, The Inquiry. Tune in to know more!
THE JJ BULLETIN - NOVEMBER'22
Architecture Modern: When Art Deco meets Bauhaus
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This year marked the 30 years of the Indo-Israel diplomatic relations. To commemorate this event, the consulate General of Israel in Mumbai, the Art Deco Mumbai and the Bauhaus centre Tel Aviv, in association with Sir J.J. College of Architecture, organised an exhibition from the 10th June 2022, to the 22nd June 2022, featuring the various architectural similarities and connections between the Bauhaus Style of Architecture of the ‘White City’, a world heritage site in Tel Aviv, Israel, and the Victorian Gothic and the Art Deco Ensembles, a World Heritage Site in Mumbai.
The exhibition also featured a Seminar on 10th of June, 2022, to understand the striking commonalities and the subtle differences that forge a cultural and architectural bond between the two countries miles apart. It threw light on the cardinal bond between the countries’ rich history. We are thankful to Art Deco Mumbai and the Bauhaus Centre for collaborating on such an informative exhibit, opening a world of dialogue and possibilities. -Darpan Shah |
Yoga Day
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Aimed at raising awareness of the many benefits of yoga, we celebrated International Yoga Day on 21st June, 2022. Taking keen interest in the health and well-being of students, the session was hosted by Prof. Kalyani Mokasdar and led by Prof. Aparna Dwivedi. The students learned various asanas which help prevent problems like anxiety, back pain, and stress. Students came forward to perform asanas such as parvatasana and dhanushasan. The day ended with a Surya Namaskar competition to extol the competitive spirit of the students.
-Gauri Soneji |
Graduates’ Placement 2022
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Placements are an ongoing part of achieving our objective to impart quality architectural education, and also to guide our graduates into the profession. Since 2004, principal architects and representatives from prominent architectural firms from Mumbai, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Pune, Goa, and Colombo have visited the college to conduct campus interviews, and offered placement for candidates. This year, we were grateful to have reputed firms like Kapadia Associates, Perkins Eastman, Spacematrix and many more take part in the programme and recruit our graduates from the Batch of 2022.
-Ayushi Thakur |
Study Tour: Gujarat
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Students of 3rd year visited Gujarat as a part of their study Tour from 28th June to 4th July, 2022. The students studied some of the most iconic examples of architecture including the CEPT university campus, Gandhi Ashram, Husain-Doshi Gufa, and Sabarmati Riverfront, Science city, NID campus, Teen Darwaja Market, Mansion with 365 windows in Siddhpur, Rani ki Vav in Patan, Stepwell at Adalaj, Sun temple at Modhera, Mill owners association, Akshardham temple in Gandhinagar, Statue of Unity in Kevdia, and the heart of Amdavad - Heritage walk through the ’Pol’.
An insight into the lifestyle and culture of Gujarat, the trip brought the essence of Indian Architecture to life. -Lisha Agrawal |
Falak Udghatan Sohla: Marathi Vangmay Mandal
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मराठी साहित्याची वाढ, विस्तार, प्रचार करण्यासाठी कित्येक लेखक, कवी, साहित्यिकांनी एकत्र येत आपले योगदान दिले आहे- देत आहेत. त्यांचे विचारप्रवाह, लेखनशैली वेगवेगळ्या असल्या तरी मराठी साहित्याचा विकास, हे त्यांचे अंतिम ध्येय होते. या सर्वांच्या एकत्रित प्रयत्नांनंतर मराठी भाषेचा साहित्यरुपी प्रकाश सर्वदूर पसरला. हीच परंपरा पुढे चालवत, दरवर्षी मराठी वाङ्मय मंडळाची सुरुवात फलक उद्घाटनाने होते. यावर्षी फलक उद्घाटनाच्या माध्यमातून काही प्रसिद्ध कवी व लेखकांना मानवंदना दिली. फलक उद्घाटनासाठी महाविद्यालयाच्या ज्येष्ठ प्राध्यापिका मा. सौ. जयश्री चौधरी मॅडम उपस्थित होत्या. यावेळी महाविद्यालयाचे प्राचार्य, सर्व शिक्षकवृंद आणि विद्यार्थी उपस्थित होते.
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Convocation: Batch of 2021
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Every year, a new batch successfully completes their graduation and enters practice. To celebrate and honour these students, the college organized the Convocation Ceremony for Batch of 2021 on 8th July, 2022. With parents and teachers gathering, the students of the batch returned to college after three years. Prof. Rajiv Mishra Sir instructed and guided the students about real life practice and presented them with their degrees.
-Aditi Kadam |
J.J. Jayanti
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Celebrating the 239th birth anniversary of our founder Sir Jamshedji Jeejeebhoy, we celebrated J.J. Jayanti on 15th July, 2022. All the faculty members, the office staff, and the students were present for this celebration and paid their respects to him. Stories of how Sir Jeejeebhoy helped to promote arts and crafts by the establishment of these institutes were shared, imbibing in the students a sense of gratitude and pride.
-Adhishri Patil |
Building Services Study With Academy of Architecture
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Visiting sites physically and understanding the structure is very important while studying architecture, and one part of it is building services. A group of students of Semester 9 visited Welingkar Institute of Management, Matunga on 17th July, 2022 along with 4th year students of Academy of Architecture(AOA), to study building services. They were accompanied and guided through the campus by Ar. Vikas Joshi, one of our visiting faculty who was also the MEP and services consultant for the building.
The site visit went about by going through areas in the building like the classrooms, auditorium, etc. to understand various services like firefighting, acoustics, HVAC, advanced services like building management systems, and smart classrooms. Discussions were done as to about the architecture of the building and how the services that were added later were designed to suit the existing structure. The students then later presented their site visit as a case study to the remaining students of the fifth year. -Gandhali Dixit |
Brick Workshop
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Practical knowledge often leads to a deeper understanding of a concept through the act of personal experience. A brick workshop was conducted on 12th August, 2022 in Sir J.J. College of Architecture, where the students of first and third years got an opportunity to apply theoretical knowledge to better understand the course topic. The workshop involved understanding bricks and mortar in the construction process and various techniques which could be used to create captivating styles. Students had hands-on experience in exploring how the english and flemish brickwork is carried out through this workshop.
-Rucha Kowale |
Independence Day
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Marking 75 years of Independence for India, this year's Independence Day celebration on 15th August, 2022 held a special place. The morning was filled with invigorating slogans and speeches by students.
The day saw an early start with a parade followed by a flag hoisting ceremony at the campus in the presence of the honourable Principal Rajiv Mishra, regional police officers, faculty members, staff members, alumni and students. The college put forth a competition on this occasion of ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ where the students showcased their views about India. -Soumili Das |
Electives: Semester 3
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The motive of conducting electives is to equip the students and introduce them to different sets of skills guided professionally, as such Sem 3 electives starting from 17th of August, 2022 to 23rd of August, 2022, had topics- urban installations, vernacular architecture, cyanotypes and cold ceramics.
Urban Installation: Prof. Vishal Pawar started explained the special character of an urban space. Located in the city of Bombay students had to choose their sites and uncover different layers based on its identity. The locations chosen were Ranwar village, Kamathipura, and Azad Maidan. This workshop made students aware of how an urban installation can be a simple addition or a complex intervention. Vernacular Architecture: Guided by Prof. Kiran Sutaria, students were made aware of the importance of art and culture of contemporary civilisations in architecture and built form in many civilisations across India with the motive of reinterpreting vernacular art in modern context. Cyanotypes: Prof. Vrinda Seksaria made students aware about the mediums and disciplines this process carries with itself and how it can be used to depict and capture every moment of nature. On the upcoming days of workshop students got first hand experience of the same. Cold ceramics: Working with cold ceramics by the directions of Prof. Nitin Juvlekar has been an imaginative and inventive experience for all the students. Starting the workshop with brainstorming, drafting and finalisation of an artful design for the nameplate and hence the design was put into work. -Srushti Gaikwad |
I-Square: Episode I
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We begin to learn wisely, when we are willing to see the world from other people’s perspective.
Being able to convey your thoughts is a very important skill in the field of architecture. Not only is it a test of your comprehensive skills, but also presentation skills. I-Square is a platform to explore design and interpret it in your own way. An opportunity to reflect upon a vision through the dispersed perspectives, as the way we choose to see the world, creates the world we see. The competition, held on 22nd and 23rd August, 2022, saw 6 teams compete against one another to win the ultimate title by presenting some of last year’s best thesis panels. The students were mentored by Ar. Vishal Pawar, Ar. Yaman Banerjee, Ar. Pradnya Thakur, Ar. Nasir Bakir and Ar. Kunal Panchal. The competition was judged by Prof. Ketan Rami, Prof. Jayashree Choudhari and Prof. Rajesh Rokade. We congratulate Gandhali Dixit (Batch of 2023) and Nitu Gawande (Batch of 2024) for winning. -Suchi Jain |
Anuvad 2022: Marathi Vangmay Mandal
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२ वर्षांच्या ऑनलाईन कार्यक्रमांनंतर, २३ ऑगस्ट ते २६ ऑगस्ट २०२२, आम्ही मराठी वाङ्मय मंडळाचा मुख्य कार्यक्रम अनुवाद २०२२ साजरा केला
अनुवाद म्हणजेच अनुवादित साहित्य हा कार्यक्रमाचा विषय होता. या कार्यक्रमादरम्यान विविध स्पर्धा व कार्यक्रम घेण्यात आल्या. विद्यार्थ्यांनी खाद्यांतर मध्ये अस्सल मराठी पाककृतींसोबत इतर पदार्थशैलींचे फ्यूजन बनवण्याचा प्रयोग केला. पुढील कार्यक्रम होता काव्यांगण, श्री केदार पेरुळेकर जे एक आघाडीचे जादूगार, वेंट्रीलोक्विस्ट आणि एक कवी आहेत ते प्रमुख पाहुणे लाभले होते. कार्यक्रमात केदार सर यांच्या शब्दवेधक कवितांची देवाणघेवाण झाली आणि आमच्या कॉलेजच्या विद्यार्थ्यांनी लिहिलेल्या काही कवितांचे वाचन झाले. शेवटचा कार्यक्रम मराठी संस्कृतीच्या समृद्धीचा साक्षीदार होता. कार्यक्रमाची सुरुवात गणेश वंदनेने झाली त्यानंतर नृत्य, गायन, अभिनय, मिमिक्री आणि विविध सादरीकरणे झाली. After 2 years of pandemic and online events, we celebrated ANUVAAD 2022, Marathi Vangmay Mandal’s main event from 23rd August to 26th August, 2022. ANUVAAD i.e. Translated Literature was the theme of the event. Various events and competitions were held during the event. Students experimented with making fusion of a traditional Marathi recipe with other authentic cuisine in Khadyantar. Next event was Kavyangan, Mr. Kedar Perulekar who is one of the leading magician, ventriloquist and a poet from the city of Mumbai was the Chief Guest. There was exchange of poems between Kedar sir and some self written poems by students of our college. The last event witnessed the richness of Marathi culture. The event started with Ganesh Vandana followed by a series of dances, singings, acts, mimicry and various performances. -Sanjivani Patil |
Manan- Harsh Soneji and Pratha Bhagat
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After two years of Manan being conducted and attended across the screens, we finally once again have an in-person edition of this series.
We were glad to have Ar. Harsh Soneji and Ar. Pratha Bhagat, co-founders of the firm, Studio MAT architects, based in Mumbai; for the start of this new inning. Being highly driven by the works of Bijoy Jain and his contributions in minimalism, Ar. Harsh Soneji continues to quote him, "Architecture is not about an image, it is about sensibility.” It was surely an amazing experience, as they provided an insight on their personal learnings as a part of the acquaintances they’ve had previously. From discussing their projects like ‘Field house’, ‘Hill house’, ‘House of two courtyards’ and more, to technological advancements that happen when one starts understanding the project and studies the information present at their disposal and the effect of pandemic to their practice as they face the challenges while they try to move ahead, it was all worthwhile. -Yash Joshi |
Inspection Exhibition
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As a part of an annual inspection conducted by the Council of Architecture, we converted it into an inspection exhibition. Works from the first to the fifth year were displayed. Icing on the cake? We had a room full of competition entries from our students! Here’s a sneak peak into the exhibition.
-Suchi Jain |
Manan: Ar. Pooja Ugrani
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For the month of September 2022, we were thrilled to have Ar. Pooja Ugrani with us. She is currently working as an associate professor at the School of Architecture, REVA university, Bangalore.
Giving us an insight on “What Entrances Tell Us” she shared the findings of her research about the boundaries of a space, the interactions through them, the dwelling in that space and the various markers linked with them. It opened a new horizon as to how we not only make the confined space our own but also the boundaries of it, too, unknowingly become our own space which gives us an identity, an ice breaker into our actual dwelling space. -Tanaya Borate |
Electives: Semester 5
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The electives for students of semester 5 commenced on 3rd October for 4 days. The students could choose from a variety of topics.
Hide and Seek conducted by Ar. Kunal Panchal discussed the hidden expenses of a project, which helps in estimating whether the project is feasible. The final assignment required the students to estimate the cost of the Clubhouse semester 5 design project after learning about the numerous elements that either directly or indirectly affect project costs. Project mapping conducted by Ar. Prathamesh Patkar and Ar. Kartik Gala with the students created the facade of our college building, with help of various software like Pepakura, resolume, rhino, etc., and projected humans on it, illustrating the daily activities occurring on the campus. Rhino and Grasshopper by Ar. Kunal Mokasdar taught the students modelling in the software. Over the course of 4 days, the students learnt and created pavilion models with seating underneath as their final assignment. Complex Geometry in Architecture, conducted by Ar. Mahek Khan discussed the different types of patterns used in Islamic Architecture and taught students various fold patterns that were later inculcated in small design assignments like tile design and 2D and 3D model making. Architectural Modelling by Prof. Dr. Vilas Ramteke taught the students the elements and principles of design, and using the amalgam of these students were assessed to make a 2D composition and evaluate the design of any architect they desired, which would enhance their design skills. -Aditi Kadam |
Diwali Celebration
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After an extensive semester and a rollercoaster ride of assignments it was finally time to lighten the spirits of hope and happiness. Ending the semester with a fun-filled Diwali celebration was our answer. The students celebrated a cheerful and fun-filled diwali on 19th of October2022. From entertaining games like the whisper challenge and draping a saree to energy filled performances, the evening saw it all. Arrangements of refreshments and a photo booth were done and what a day it was!
-Ayushi Jadhao |
The Inquiry
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When it comes to architecture, there are new inventions, new discoveries, new strategies witnessed every single day. As an initiative to start conversations about these happenings, we at Surge: The Inquiry, are volunteers from the 1st to the 5th year who share our knowledge with each other. Weekly discussions about interesting facts around the globe and current affairs not only restricted to the field of architecture, but other fields too. This includes a large spectrum of topics from decoding Mumbai, Parametric architecture into fashion, beginning of the illuminati, political effect on architecture, the future of metaverse and so much more.
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Highlights from the Repository
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A collection of significant work done by students, notable alumni and faculty, across various platforms, is stored in 'The Repository' section of the newsletter.
Here's few additions to look forward to in the current issue of the newsletter:
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Contribute to our Newsletter!
If you’re a student at our college and would like to be a part of Team Surge and volunteer as a writer for the newsletter or to be a part of the exploration group for The Inquiry, do contact us at- [email protected]
To enter your work for The Repository, email us at- [email protected]
Here's a list of our current contributors-
Editors:
Suchi Jain
Aditi Kadam
Mansi Patil
Ayushi Jadhao
Darpan Shah
Writing team:
Gandhali Dixit
Ayushi Thakur
Adhishri Patil
Aditya Wad
Lisha Agrawal
Soumili Das
Gauri Soneji
Rucha Kowale
Sakhi Mishra
Sanjivani Patil
Srushti Gaikwad
Tanaya Borate
Yash Joshi
Execution team:
Vaibhav Kadam
Trevin D’Souza
Khushboo Mankani
Kushal Walinjkar
Pranay Mithbavkar
Saniya Khatwani
Tejas Varade
Yash Prabhale
Neel Oswal
To enter your work for The Repository, email us at- [email protected]
Here's a list of our current contributors-
Editors:
Suchi Jain
Aditi Kadam
Mansi Patil
Ayushi Jadhao
Darpan Shah
Writing team:
Gandhali Dixit
Ayushi Thakur
Adhishri Patil
Aditya Wad
Lisha Agrawal
Soumili Das
Gauri Soneji
Rucha Kowale
Sakhi Mishra
Sanjivani Patil
Srushti Gaikwad
Tanaya Borate
Yash Joshi
Execution team:
Vaibhav Kadam
Trevin D’Souza
Khushboo Mankani
Kushal Walinjkar
Pranay Mithbavkar
Saniya Khatwani
Tejas Varade
Yash Prabhale
Neel Oswal
