AIS Felicitates Architectural Students at the AIS Design Olympiad 4.0

Asahi India Glass Ltd (AIS) announced the winners of the 4th edition of the ‘AIS Design Olympiad’.

This year AIS Design Olympiad was held in hybrid mode (the regional rounds were held on a virtual platform, while the final event was held on 28^th Jan’23 in Mumbai). AIS is one of India’s largest integrated glass solutions companies and a dominant player, both in the automotive and value-added architectural glass segments. AIS Design Olympiad is an effort to bring academia and industry closer and bridge the gap between learning and real-life experiences.

After receiving an overwhelming response from the institutes and the students across India, AIS and its esteemed panel of judges were finally able to unveil the winners in a star-studded showcase in the presence of leading architects from the industry.

The competition was judged by the eminent national Jury panel comprising revered Jurors – Ar. Sonali Bhagwati (President at DPA, New Delhi), Ar. Vivek Bhole (Vivek Bhole Architects, Mumbai), our curator (Mr. Mahesh Arumugam (Director at Meinhardt Façade Consultancy, Chennai), Ar. Raghuram (Director at Trilogue studio, Chennai), Ar. Karl Wadia (Sr. Architect at Hafeez Contractor, Mumbai) and Ar. Paul Moses (Director at RSP, Bangalore). Keynote speakers – Mr. Nitin Bhatia – FACET Façade Consultancy, Hyderabad and Ar. Narasimhanmhan – Venkataramanan Associates, Bangalore, also graced the occasion.

AIS Design Olympiad 2022–23 is an opportunity for students of architecture from across India to showcase their vision and skills and make a mark in ‘Green Architecture’. In this spirit, AIS Design Olympiad 2022–23 used a futuristic approach to inspire architectural students to think beyond the usual and envision resilient and sustainable buildings of tomorrow. The students were given a choice between 3 types of building typologies: Healthcare, Hospitality and Education to conceptualize and create sustainable designs that are practical and applicable in the Indian context.

National & Regional winners for the ADO received exciting cash prizes of over Rs. 4 Lacs, certificates, and trophies from AIS. Also, they will be given Internship opportunities in leading architectural firms as jury members of the Design competition.

Vikram Khanna, COO, Architectural Institutional Business – AIS, stressed the need for each one’s contribution to make the world a greener place. He said that the architects of the future have the responsibility to design sustainable architecture, which enables the reduction of the ‘Carbon footprint’ and results in a sustainable and green environment. “We wish you the best of luck, as we encourage you to design structures with sustainability as the key. This platform will also allow you to interact with some of the best minds in architecture through master class sessions conducted by our esteemed jury members,” he added.

The Awardees Were As Follows:

• Winners – SMEF’s Brick School of Architecture, Pune (Topic – Building envelope design – Hospitality)
• 1st Runner Up – SMEF’s Brick School of Architecture, Pune (Topic – Building envelope design – Hospitality)
• 2nd Runner Up – Deenbandhu Chotu Ram University, Sonipat (Topic – Building envelope design – Education)