Department of Architecture and Regional Planning Archives

Mar

01

2024

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IIT Kharagpur launches PUBBS: 4th Generation Public Bicycle Sharing Systems

Collaborations, Environment & Social Impact, Institute, Research & Innovation4th Generation, bicycles, BLE Auto Lock, BLE Semi Automatic, Cloud-based Services, connectivity, Department of Architecture and Regional Planning, Electro-Mechanical IOT, entrepreneurship, GPRS, GPS Manual Lock, GSM, Housing and Urban Affairs, IInvenTiv 2024, Make in India, PUBBS, Public Bicycle Sharing system

IIT Kharagpur launches 4th generation “Make in India” Public Bicycle Sharing system including a smart electro-mechanical IOT module for locking bicycles and its software. Integrated Hardware, Software and Firmware development for a fully automatic bicycle lock and a cloud-based sharing system which is freely available on a subscription basis so that the system can be setup by private individuals without specialized equipment and personnel. This project is funded by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and involves pilot-scale demonstration within the IIT Campus. Dr. Subhas Sarkar, Minister of State for Education inaugurated the Public Bicycle Share System in the…

Mar

24

2020

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By Chirosree Basu

Every setback is an opportunity to learn and grow

EventsBArch (Hons), Department of Architecture and Regional Planning, INSDAG, Ministry of Steel, steel and architecture

Mudita Kumar, Ananya Singh Parmar and Anuranjan Singh, final year undergraduate students of BArch (Hons) of the Department of Architecture and Regional Planning, won the INSDAG (Institute for Steel Development & Growth) organized ‘National Competition for Students 2019 for the Best Innovative Use of Steel in Architecture’ recently. Their brief was to design an international cricket stadium with a seating capacity of 45,000 with a dedicated space for a cricket academy using steel. The stadium was required to have an open parking space for 2,500 vehicles, modern facilities, proper signage and make ample use of natural lighting and artificial lightings.…

Mar

24

2020

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By Chirosree Basu

Bringing cheer

Eventsarchitecture, Department of Architecture and Regional Planning, IIT Kharagpur, INSDAG, Ministry of Steel, NIRF, steel and architecture

A team of three students from the Department of Architecture and Regional Planning of the Institute has clinched the first prize at the ‘National Competition for Students 2019 for the Best Innovative Use of Steel in Architecture’. The competition was organised by Institute for Steel Development & Growth. INSDAG, an organization established by the Ministry of Steel, Government of India, which has been hosting this competition since 1999-2000, intends to promote and create an awareness of the use of steel in building design among students. Mudita Kumar, Ananya Singh Parmar and Anuranjan Singh, the winners of the INSDAG contest, are…

Oct

18

2019

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By Shreyoshi Ghosh

Urbanizing the Brownfields of India

Eventsarchitecture, Brownfield, Department of Architecture and Regional Planning, industrial sites, industrialization, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT, Philadelphia, post industrialization, Urban Planning, Urban Studies and Planning, urbanization

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur is geared up to bolster Professional Partnerships, expand Study Abroad Programs and initiate Research Collaborations with select Global universities. In line with this, the Department of Architecture and Regional Planning has come up with its second collaborative research programme with the Department of Urban Studies and Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology USA. The topic of research is “Integrating Brownfield Sites of India into the Urban Fabric”. Brownfield redevelopment is relatively new within the Indian context. Given that remediation projects wherever applicable are long-term commitments; careful ex-ante planning is required to ensure the resulting projects are…

Apr

11

2019

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By Shreyoshi Ghosh

Feathers in the Cap

Eventsarchitecture, Department of Architecture and Regional Planning, institute, institutional, Intellectual property, Intellectual property rights, IP, IP Law, IPR, law, law school, Management, MHRD, NIRF, Rank, ranking, Regional Planning, VGSoM, Vinod Gupta School of Management

Careers 360 India Education Diary IIT Kharagpur has emerged among the country’s best and as the only IIT to qualify and excel in four disciplines - Architecture (1st), Engineering (4th), Law (4th) and Management (6th), taking on specialized schools in their domains. Speaking about the feat of excelling in non-engineering categories, Director Prof. P P Chakrabarti emphasised on the uniqueness of each of these specialized disciplines within the IIT system. “While there are specialized institutions in these subject areas, being part of IIT Kharagpur has catapulted the growth of these disciplines in a matter of a few decades due…

Jan

30

2019

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By Chirosree Basu

Live it up

EventsAvinash Gupta Chair, Department of Architecture and Regional Planning, health, Hospital Planning, IIT Kharagpur

The goal of modern medicine is no longer confined to the mere treatment of sickness. Equally important is disease prevention and improvement of the basic quality of life. This requires knowledge sharing and collaborations among medical profession, architects, administrators, academics and management consultants to help them put forward their view points on the future of healthcare in India. A conference on “Hospital Planning and Beyond” organized by the Department of Architecture and Regional Planning of IIT Kharagpur on January 28 in Kolkata brought together experts from the medical profession, architects, administrators, academics and management consultants to put forward their view…