Seeing The City
(2009; Parin Shah)

'Where do Amdavadis go out?'
Watercolours allow the fusion of observations and empirical sharpness in response to this question.

Observations along the Sabarmati
(2009, Ritesh Kamdar)

What are the ways in which we record natural elements that have shaped our civilization? This document, empirically, maps the Sabarmati River - an element that is synonymous with the city of Ahmedabad.

Understanding the idea of Nature in the City
(2010; Ritu Rawat)

Where, in the city, can the sense of the wild, the natural be found? The document proposes a quantifiable method in which such natural tracts can be mapped to understand their seminal appeal, and structure.

Observing the Ground in the City
(2010; Mrunmayee Pande)

We interact with the ground - the topsoil - daily. The document assesses the top 20 cms of soil; the layer within which most life occurs.

Art & Landscape
(2010; Background Notes)

A compiled document of notes for a lecture that looks at ideas of engagement with art through various lenses.

City Sounds
(2011; Kauseen Motiwala)

This document encompasses small scale, pragmatic observations for the city of Ahmedabad - studying movement of sound, amount of sound, and sound penetration.

Birds in the City
(2011; Jobin Varughese)

The document is a result of the careful observation of birds - the outcome being graphically vibrant bird maps.

Cow Day & Slum Ventures
(2011; Rebecca Hui)

How has the pace of urbanity impacted people across economic scales, and a diverse geographical range? The document attempts to assess this through an almost everyday phenomenon - that of observing cows and their movement.

Summer Smells
(2012; Swati Noble)

The document attempts to understand the idea of the city through the various smells that are so prototypical of specific areas within the city.

Open Spaces in Mumbai
(2012; Sushmita Paul)

With an over-bearing, and dense urbanity, the need for open spaces is ever-growing. This document looks at a set of open spaces in Mumbai, making pertinent observations regarding their use.

A Million Gardens
(2014)

A transcript of a lecture that started out by attempting to define the 'garden', and then looking for the many forms that the Indian Garden takes.

Beyond the Manifest
(2018; Shalini Prakash)

What is the connection between memory, nostalgia, and space? This document that started out as an understanding between the name of the space, and the space itself, took Serkhej Roza as an example to answer this question, and hence look at how the idea of a space is constructed.

The Heat Story
(2019; Anahita Rajesh)

This study looks at how different densities, and materials impact our perception of heat by looking at different spatial typologies in the city of Ahmedabad.

Life of a Sparrow
(2019; Rutuja Badve)

Why did the sparrow, once such a common sight within the city, disappear? What are the conditions that facilitated its return? This document looks at 5 spaces within the city, and assesses their specific physical characteristics that have led to the return of this bird.

A Balloon Test
(2019; Samarth Vyas)

Using a simple devise - a balloon - the document maps wind patterns in the city, and looks at the elements that affect these patterns.

Landscape of Waste
(2019; Kaustabh Banarjee)

Time and again, there has been a debate regarding the future of the Pirana Landfill site in Ahmedabad; these debates have had little practical impact. Using photography as a tool, the document is an attempt to communicate the social and environmental impact of this wasteland.