Holistic Understanding

Learn the Macro and Micro influences

Architecture is one of the few fields which takes inference from every discipline to ensure the most optimum solution. Although popularised as a perfect blend of aesthetics and technology, architecture touches lives - It sets the backdrop for events and occasions in people's lives. However, this quality - to make or mar experiences, is often ignored. Architecture should observe, study and weigh the impact of various design alternatives on environment, market, society and individual lives.

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Course Outline

ALLIED FIELDS

Environmental Psychology:

  • Behaviour and predictability. Personal space,  territoraility,   privacy,  crowding,  and small group ecology 
  • Nature of Human behaviour
  • Behaviour in Groups: Home, Dormitory, Neighbourhood, shared work spaces, private office, Conference rooms, Public Performances, shopping places, food courts, Schoolground, classrooms, lecture halls, Libraries
  • Public Spaces: In the Park, on the street
  • Environmental Psychology- Care for environment


Urban Sociology:

  • The Definition and meaning of “urban”-
  • Urban Policy, Governance, Urbanization – Historical Overview and Contemporary trends 
  • Urban concepts and theories-
  • Globalization, 
  • Informality, 
  • Place and place making,
  • Gentrification, 
  • Urbanity, 
  • Urbanism, 
  • City utopias like global cities and smart cities with critiques


Environmental and Urban Economics:

  • Urbanisation and environment
  • Cities and sustainable development
  • Environmental valuation
  • Economics of pollution and congestion
  • Economics of climate change


Environmental Planning: 

  • Defining the ‘Environment’, ‘Ecology’ and ‘Planning’
  • Basic concepts of Ecology, Importance of Biodiversity, Introduction to the Anthropocene.
  • Different approaches to Planning- Ecological planning, Ecosystems-based approach and anthropocentric approaches
  • Evolution of Ecological Planning through Literature and Practices
  • Case discussion on Water Sensitive Planning, Child Friendly Cities, Cities as Reserves-Urban Protected Areas

ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS

Pleasa Serin Abraham

Subject Expert

Pleasa Abraham is a Bengaluru based instructor specializing in Environmental Economics, Energy Economics and Econometric Modelling. She has finished her PhD from IIT Bombay in Economics. Her dissertation is on the topic 'Barriers to the adoption of green buildings and willingness to pay for green certified buildings'.

URBAN SOCIOLOGY

Binti Singh

Subject Expert

Dr Binti Singh is an internationally acclaimed author and Urban sociologist, is a regular columnist and Jury member for BW Business World Media group, Associate Editor of Oxford Urbanists, a global think tank on Urban issues and Core Faculty at KRVIA MUMBAI

ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

Sonam Ambe

Principal, Courses & Content

Principal at Ethos, Sonam Ambe, aims to make learning design concepts fun! Sonam was awarded with the MASA Best Teachers Award in 2016 and has received many accolades including a Ministry of Culture Grant, Sahapedia-UNESCO fellowship and the Saint Gobain Scholarship. Having authored/edited over five books namely, Investigative Biomimicry, The Handbook of Design Tips, The Pinguli Arts, Panvel and The Other Mahabaleshwar, Sonam believes the best way to learn is through play and provocation.

ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING

Rohit Pansare

Field Expert

Rohit Pansare is an independent researcher and environmental consultant with over 8 years of experience in the conservation and environment planning field. This includes experience in conducting environmental assessments and habitat risks assessments using Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and Remote Sensing (RS). He has a Master’s in environmental Planning from CEPT University, Ahmedabad and Bachelor’s in Civil Engineering from Mumbai University with a specialization in urban and industrial waste management. He has been involved with various institutes as a subject expert covering topics like GIS-RS, biodiversity assessment, Environmental Impact Assessment, environmental law and disaster management.

URBAN PLANNING

Abhishek Behera

Abhishek is a planner, urban designer, and architect who specializes on the integration of the public realm with the urban built environment. Over the last 12 years, he has worked in four countries and has gathered experience in the design and revitalization of waterfronts, streets, and transit corridors as assets of the community and tools for improving quality of life. He brings a unique experience of understanding the local community and culture, and integrating these elements into planning and design.

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