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MCCULLOUGH MULVIN - Making a New Space for Education

20.01.2017

Faculty of Architecture

MCCULLOUGH MULVIN

MAKING A NEW SPACE FOR EDUCATION

PRESENTATION AND STUDIO DIALOGUES

McCullough Mulvin Architects is an innovative contemporary architecture and urban design practice based in Dublin, Ireland working to redefine the public realm, dealing with Ireland’s diffuse light and stark materiality. The presentation by Neel and Valerie of McCullough Mulvin Architects focuses on understanding relationship between the natural landscape and the built form. The talk discusses on uniqueness in nature that creates a dynamic experience and enhances extensive vocabulary of the built environment. The built form is driven by the presence of nature’s inherent beauty and the human intervention into nature. Ireland featured for its beautiful landscape also brings in characteristic quality to architectural built environment. The architecture reflects upon the interconnection of the social spaces to its existing landform. The architecture develops an intimate relationship interpreting the social urban spaces. It is also envisioned to determine the way of looking new form from the old form. It articulates around the surroundings, making the inside same as the outside.

The presentation also looked at the idea of urban scale extension of the Thapar University, Patiala, Punjab, which reflects the holistic approach towards nature’s evoking sense of rocky heights and shaded valleys. It touched upon the interconnecting views and a series of social spaces that enhances life to the learning center, also inherently providing great connection of the inside to the outside spaces.

This was followed by presentations by a few students from the final year of Faculty of Architecture. The projects addressed a wide range of issues that Indian cities are tackling. While one spoke of the reusability of the materials on the port of Alang, the other was addressing the sensory aspects of architecture which is being lost in the growingly ocularcentric world today. How should one build in a city of Bangalore today which is dominated by information technology and networks? How can the pol houses in Ahmedabad be used, preserved, restored in the most sustainable and appropriate way?

The session was attended by the Dean of Architecture, Anne Feenstra and Director of Library, Snehal Shah along with other students and faculty members on 13 January, 2017.

MCCULLOUGH MULVIN - Making a New Space for Education