As a 21st Century campus for an institution of international repute, the TCS institute for imparting education bears the responsibility for each individual, participant, future aspirant as one who shall carry the image of the institution setting high standards. The design creates an image for a newcomer as well as sense of belonging. This association is to be extended through careful expression throughout the development. Especially being located in a city like Gandhinagar, a planned capital town, the infrastructure shall advocate the philosophy of this organization. The site planning principles include a strong axis through the dense vegetation providing a foreground and a visual connection for the campus. The complex is composed of administration, training, hostel, cafeteria, and recreation blocks in close proximity to one another to facilitate walking throughout the campus. A sustainable water body lies at the centre of the hostel block, and provides a backdrop to the amphitheatre for community events.

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Rupali Gupte

Rupali Gupte is an architect and urbanist based in Mumbai, Professor at the School of Environment and Architecture (SEA) and a partner at BARDStudio. Her work often crosses disciplinary boundaries and takes different forms – writings, drawings, mixed-media works, story telling, teaching, curation, walks and spatial interventions.

Her works include extensive research on contemporary Indian urbanism with a focus on architecture and built environment; tactical practices; housing; and urban form. In 2013, she co-founded the School of Environment and Architecture (sea.edu.in). SEA is envisaged as an experimental academic space for research and education in architecture and urbanism. She has a wide range of publications, has delivered lectures and been on juries across the world. Her works in collaboration with her partner Prasad Shetty, have been shown in several exhibitions including the 56th Venice Biennale, X Sao Paolo Architecture Biennale, Seoul Biennale of Art and Architecture, at Manifesta 7 in Bolzano, at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Barcelona and at galleries such as Project 88, Devi Art Foundation and the Mumbai Art Room. She has recently curated an exhibition involving artists and architects titled ‘When is Space? Conversations in Contemporary Architecture’ at the Jawahar Kala Kendra.

Rupali Gupte