Model Making
January 2014 saw the start of an informal partnership with my friend and classmate Ar. Meghana Kulkarni. M+P is our firm's logo and it can be seen in this image at the bottom right corner.
Workshop On Rainwater
I conducted a day's session on water and sanitation. I was invited by Ar.Shubha Mishra ( CEASID) for conducting this session for students as a part of their sustainable architecture 5 day workshop. Students were from different cities across India excepting Pune.
Use Of Mobiles For Gps And Maps
Gps is a service available in most carry on devices particularly mobile phone and tablet. This can be effectively used in the study of large areas where we later take help of tools like google maps and google earth.I am writing this for the benefit of all those who are
Two Monuments In Hyderabad
Hyderabad is a beautiful big city. It offers an experience of varying cultures and spaces. The Charminar is a fantastically magnificent building which appears like a relief when you are finding your way through the dense area which surrounds it. I have attached some pictures below.
Simplifying Photography For Architects
Master's students of Digital, Environmental and Landscape streams of BN College of Architecture, Pune were at the receiving end of this session on photography. I conducted this workshop along with a colleague -Aditya Laghate.
Brick Kilns-Veet Bhatti-Photographs
Photo-documentation of brick-kilns near MahaLunge village.This collection was exhibited at the Goethe Institute-MaxMueller Bhavan,Pune.
Participatory Budgeting And Ward Level Civics
Participatory budgeting is a process by which people living in an area can participate and demand for works in their locality.This is a process which was introduced to bypass the lacunae in the existing system of elected corporators.
A & I Exhibition
Meghana+Pooja in partnership as M+P architects is now close to year old with some interesting projects on the way. In the spirit of Diwali festivities, we presented 2 of our projects for the A&I digest exhibition at krishnasundar lawns, mhatre bridge.
Soil Testing
3 soil samples from our ongoing site at Kanha National park were tested for feasability for using as mud mortar. 2 samples were taken from under the foundation area and the third which was specifically taken for mud mortar.
Books
Rajalakshmi Deshpande interned with us in 2014-15. She gifted our office's library a lovely book. This book is a compilation of dialogues with eminent Indian architects, conducted by Ar.Narendra Dengle at various Feed events.