At PVP CoA, we concern ourselves with the overall development of the student so that the academically competent professional is also a balanced and sensitive human being.
To reinforce the syllabi, academics, site visits, expert subject lectures, jury reviews of Academic projects, etc. are regularly conducted under “ Academic Events” so that students get connected to the practical applications of the subject.
The “Co Academic Events” are organized to test the students' understanding through Quiz competitions, Presentation techniques enhancement and participation or organization of architectural competitions on certain themes.
The “Co Curricular Events'' aim to bring out the hidden talents oof students through sports and cultural competitions. Such events truly build and boost students' personalities.
All these events are minutely planned and executed to perfection with Enthusiastic participation of Faculty, Administration as well as students.
We had participated in the annual exhibition Sakal Vidya Education Expo Pune 2023.
This prestigious exhibition was held in Pune on 09 ,10 & 11th June 2023.
PVPCoA was proud to share the same ideals as the organization and had an active and enthusiastic participant at the exhibition. Amongst other educational institutions, the management, faculty and students of PVPCoA was at stall G-10 highlighting the history, achievements and the work culture at PVPCoA.
In addition to the academic work and accolades that have come our way in the past few years the space is dedicated to the various curricular and co-curricular activities that were part of this institution and form the very core of us culturally.
We were proud to be showcasing our work at such an event.
Day 02 of the Exit Exhibition 2023 started with the initiative titled Crossroads. This consisted of two sessions titled Carving the way forward & Carving your Niche. Carving the way forward focused on Post Graduate students of PVP CoA, both from Landscape Architecture and Urban Design speaking about their journey through masters and what brought them here. Ar. Meera Ganjave & Ar. Gauri Kulthe from UD and Ar. Maithili Pise & Ar. Snigdha Mekhe shared theirs experiences and discussed their plans for future. This was followed by Carving your Niche where alumni of VIT's PVP CoA Ar. Piyusha Patwardhan & Ar. Ashiq Jain shared their respective professional journeys. Varied in their approach and philosophy these two presentations gave a glimpse of the possibilities one has after graduating. Later in the day Hon. Commissioner of PCMC Shri. Shekhar Singh graced the venue and spent time looking at students' work and interacted with them, further boosting their morale.
Vivekananda Institute of Technology (VIT)’s P.V.P. College of Architecture (PVPCoA) from Pune had organized “Architectural Quotient (AQ) 2023”, an Inter-Collegiate Quiz, between colleges of Architecture in Pune city. The quiz was held on Friday 18th Aug 2023 between 4.30 pm to 9.30 pm at S.M Joshi Sabagriha , Navi Peth Pune. Architectural Quotient serves as a platform to showcase the best and the most knowledgeable minds in the city of Pune. The vision here is to elevate the quizzing standard of the Architectural Fraternity and to establish Pune as an Architectural Quiz Hub. The quiz was open to all bona-fide students of Architecture studying in various colleges of Architecture in Pune. The quiz had two rounds - 1)A Qualifying Round, where a question paper had to be solved by a team of two students each from various colleges with 15 – 20 objective questions in 15 minutes. In the preliminary round for the quiz , 87 teams from 13 different colleges from Pune participated. 2) The final Quiz round with 8 sub rounds including two buzzer rounds was conducted by Ar. Prof Prasanna Desai, Director PVPCOA who played the tough quizmaster, taking the students on the dais through an array of questions of various types. The AQ 2023 quiz was researched & formulated by Ar. Aarthi Chandrashekar , Ar. Shruti Mutalikdesai, Ar. Devendra Deshpande & Ar. Manas Marathe, who are all faculty members from PVP College of Architecture, Pune The students and professionals in Architecture participated in large numbers and attended this exciting event of lateral classroom testing the grasp of subjects and topics in architectural education. The AQ 2023 results were as follows: a) The winning team was Samruddhi Gosavi & Apoorva Lahoti from PVP College of Architecture –Pune. b) The first runners-up team was Isha Chiplunkar & Piyush Agarwal from BKPS College of Architecture - Pune c) The second runners-up team was Aftab Hawaldar & Piyush Bhajekar from MM College of Architecture – Pune d) Finalists: Divya Karpe & Hrishikesh Rangdal: VIT's PVP College of Architecture e) Finalists: Gauri Thange & Swaraj Jadhav: Bricks College of Architecture f) Finalists: Siddhi Nehre & Swanand Raykar: Sinhgad College of Architecture The prizes comprised of Certificates & *prizes of Rs 12,000/- for winning team, Rs 8000/- for the first runners up & Rs 6000/- for second runners up teams*. There was also a special prize of Rs 2000/- for last three teams along with a trophy for colleges with maximum participation of teams in the quiz.
It is primarily a day, when we discuss the Savitribai Phule Pune University result held in fist half of the calendar year. Examination of the previous Academic Year along with the distribution of SPACE sheet ( Strength Potential Attitude Character Evaluation) and SAAS sheet (Students Academic Assessment Sheet) of your ward.
The SPACE Sheet was prepared by Year Co-ordinator , Mentor and Faculty member’s Team for every student and is indicative of their overall personality strength and weaknesses.
The progress report SAAS (Students Academic Assessment Sheet) was also prepared by Year Coordinator and Mentor for only for those students having backlog in subjects as per result.
These were very important documents which were discussed with the parents in presence of their ward that becomes part of the personal record file maintained by the college.
We believe that this interaction with faculty members and parents in turn benefits the student’s overall growth.
PVP College of Architecture, a reputed institute from Pune hosted the Indian Domestic design competition pertaining to Asian Contest for Architectural Rookie’s Award (ACARA). This competition was held online by VIT’s PVP College of Architecture on 16th September 2023 from 9 am to 4pm showcasing entries of 2nd , 3rd and 4th Year B.Arch. Architectural Design projects of academic session 2022-23. The theme of the design competition was “Naturally Circular: Circularity is the key step to sustainability”. The competition witnessed 23 entries from reputed colleges of Architecture across 10 cities and 5 states of India, presented in online mode by students from respective colleges. This event was convened online by the director of PVPCOA Architect Prasanna Desai and was graced by the secretary of the institute Mr. Jitendra Pitaliya who welcomed the students & staff participating from the various institutes. The two recipients of gold medals were Pratik Mour from SMEF'S Brick College of Architecture, Pune and Devam Ghatak from Rachana Sansad Academy of Architecture, Mumbai. The two gold winners had an opportunity to represent India at Taipei, Taiwan where they presented their work at the ACARA 2023 International competition, to be held between 8th to 9th December 2023
GoalGappe A series of TALKS and WORKSHOPS by ex-students of PVPCoA, Pune in collaboration with faculty and students of PVPCoA, Pune. It is a platform carved out for the ex-students to share their knowledge and experiences, placement and career assistance, internship and apprenticeship. GoalGappe will be ORGANIZED by the HOUSEBODY and SPEARHEADED by the House captains, Vice captains and Programmers under the guidance of the faculty.
The Post Graduate Departments of Landscape Architecture and Urban Design at VIT's Padmabhushan Dr. Vasantdada Patil College of Architecture, Pune have introduced a "Classroom Walks" series as a means of sharing knowledge. In the second session, attendees included PVPCoA faculty, students of architecture from various colleges, and professionals. They explored the Riverfront Rejuvenation Project, led by Ar. Ganesh Ahire and accompanied by faculty members, students, and professionals. The project aims to revitalize the Mula and Mutha rivers, transforming them into community assets. Ar. Ganesh Ahire is an Associate at HCP Design, Planning, and Management Pvt. Ltd. in Ahmedabad and has over 14 years of experience in urban design. A total of 40 plus attendees participated in this guided walk.
VIT's PVPCOA Thesis Jury for the 5th year B.Arch students was held on Friday, 5 April 2024.
This year, the Jury was an intense academic event with 8 panels and 16 external domain experts from all over the country. The esteemed jury panel comprised of Prof. I M Chishti, Ar. Sanjay Kanvinde, and Tanuja Kanvinde from Delhi, Prof. PVK Rameshwar and Surya Kakkani from Ahmedabad, Ar. Anand Krishnamurthy and Ar. Vijay Narnapatti from Bangalore, and Ar. Vikas Dilawari from Mumbai. The panel also included renowned experts from Pune like Ar. Vikram Hundekar, Ar. Manish Banker, Ar. Anjali Kumthekar, Ar. Dwaipayan Chakravarthy, Ar. Jayanth Dharap, Ar. Ravi Kadam, Ar. Beck John, and Ar. Tushar Kothawade.
Additionally, every panel was supported by the in-house guides and other faculty members. Students had the opportunity to listen to multiple perspectives from subject domain experts and were exposed to ideas and references from all the experts.
PVPCoA Thesis Jury deliberations continued till late hours of the day, followed by the sum-up session, which brought all the jury members, faculty team, and students together. Discussions ranged from scales and perspectives, philosophies of teaching, limitations of approaches to projects, and how to keep oneself motivated through this 5-year intense journey. The entire panel motivated students to develop individuality and let their designs speak of their personalities and philosophies.
EXIT Exhibition, a platform that will bring all five years of academic work of the final year students in public domain with the purpose of placement giving an opportunity to interact with professionals like Architects, Interior Designers, Landscape Architects, Urban Designers, Planners and Builders/Developers.
Get ready for an Intercollegiate Quiz - Architectural Quotient (AQ) 2024.
Day, Date, Time & Venue:
Monday, 5th August 2024
from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm
at S.M. Joshi Sabhagriha, Navi Peth, Pune 30.
Registration Charges:
Rs 300/- per team (Team of Two)
Team Prizes:
Cash awards along with certificates + trophy + Coffee Mug
Winner Team: Rs. 12,000/-
1st Runner up Team: Rs. 8,000/-
2nd Runner up Team: Rs. 6,000/-
Special mention: Rs. 2,000/- for 3rd, 4th & 5th Runner up Teams
Certificates and coffee mugs for all participants of qualifying round.
Trophy for maximum participation with certificate (for college).
DO PARTICIPATE IN THIS EXCITING QUIZ COMPETITION, ENCOURAGE FELLOW STUDENTS.
Registration details and event posters will be shared soon. Stay tuned....
A.C.A.R.A. 2024
Saturday, 24th August 2024
PVP College of Architecture, Pune invites B.arch students of Third/ Fourth or Fifth year of academic session 2024-25 to participate in the Indian Domestic Contest, qualifying round for the Asian level contest ACARA-2024 (Asian Contest of Architectural Rookie's Award).
The theme for ACARA 2024 is "What architectural design can't be replaced by AI", (any building type).
Any 2nd or 3rd or 4th year design project of academic year 2023-24 related to this theme will be accepted.
Indian Domestic Contest will be held on Saturday, 24th August 2024 by PVP College of Architecture, Pune.
Two Gold Winners of the Indian Domestic Contest will represent India at ACARA 2024, at the Asian level.
The online registration will start from 1st July 2024.
Maximum two entries from each college will be accepted for Indian Domestic contest.
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For any queries write an email to pvpcoapune.rookies@pvpcoapune.edu.in
Or contact:
Ar. Anushree Kulkarni
Faculty coordinator, PVPCOA
(+91 9739820398)
Ar. Ravi Mishra
Faculty coordinator, PVPCOA
(+91 8765217131)