AIS Design Olympiad – 2022

An Annual Event By AIS For The Next Gen Architects

Asahi India Glass Ltd (AIS), one of India’s leading automotive, building glass and fenestration companies, held a national-level design contest for architectural students called as AIS Design Olympiad (ADO) 2021-22. This event was concluded with a successful finale held on 29th January 2022 on a virtual platform with the finalists (top 2 teams selected from each zone – north, south, east, west & central) presenting their designs to the national jury panel.

To develop and share best practices for deploying energy-efficient, cost-effective, comfortable infrastructure and responsibly reducing energy loads while improving thermal comfort, this year’s competition theme was “Adaptable & Sustainable Architecture for tomorrow”, and the topics were “Design for Better Workspaces” Or “Rethinking Educational Institutions”.

The competition was judged by the eminent national Jury panel comprising revered Jurors – Ar. Sonali Bhagwati (President at DPA, New Delhi), Mahesh Arumugam (Director at Meinhardt Façade Consultancy, Chennai), Ar. Raghuram (Director at CRN, Chennai), Ar. Karl Wadia (Sr. Architect at Hafeez Contractor, Mumbai), Ar. Paul Moses (Director at RSP, Bangalore) and Ar. Vivek Bhole (Principal Architect at Neo Modern Architects, Mumbai). Ar. Vivek Bhole was also the Curator of the entire event.

The awardees were:

• Winners – Dr. Bhanuben Nanavati College of Architecture (Topic – Rethinking Educational institutions)
• 1st Runner Up – IPS Academy, Indore (Topic – Design for Better Workplace)
• 2nd Runner Up (There Was A Tie For The 2nd Runner Up Position) – (1) Sir J.J. College Of Architecture, Mumbai (Topic – Design For Better Workplace) & (2) Marg Institute Of Design And Architecture, Tamil Nadu (Topic – Rethinking Educational institutions).

Speaking at the occasion, Vikram Khanna, COO (Architectural Institutional Business) & CMO – Asahi India Glass Ltd, said that the event was a great learning experience for all the participants, where they were enriched with knowledge. He congratulated all the winners and participants at ADO 2022.

Ar. Vivek Bhole, Curator – ADO, said that he thoroughly enjoyed this journey with the AIS team and budding architects. His insights and career tips were an absolute delight to the students. V. Suresh said, “It was a pleasure to share the panel with the renowned architects.” While congratulating AIS and the winners, he urged everyone to think beyond the ordinary. Jatin Shah said that it was a learning experience for him, also praised AIS for organising such events.

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