Type: Institution

Location: New Delhi, India 

Year: 2020

The functioning of Architectural Colleges in India has never undergone a radical change since the first architectural college was established in 1913. Even though the campus was the pioneer Architecture College to be established in Asia, neither the college nor the nation is ranked as leading at an international level. standards.

The SPA brand has the right  name and allowed to shift out of the comfort bubble, can be deemed as a first-class premier institute at international 

As we still live off the architectural grandeur of our ancestors, The campus shall also strive to function as an icon representing India’s architecture and identity in 21st-century India.

Vision: SPA Delhi to become a global design learning platform with its own unique identity through integrating a better work-learn-live relationship, providing a sacred learning experience (allowing 21st-century ideologies) with   vibrant/ creative learning thresholds

SITE

The site acquired by JNU is a 20-acre land near Grand Hotel in Vasant Kunj, New Delhi. The site has a vast green cover, and a huge canyon possibly left after the widespread quarrying that plagued the Southern Ridge of Delhi.

Retaining this natural landscape is one of the most important aspects of campus planning.

PROGRAM

The program consists of the following: 

1. Administration zone, Academic zone (Undergraduate and Post-Graduate)

2. Faculty housing, Student housing, Open Recreation spaces, Auditoriums

3. Common facilities and Amenities

CONCEPT

The campus shall imprint an impression on the visitors and crowd coming in from around the world through the design in order to climb to the global domain. 

The design of the campus uses multiple design principles along with strategies derived from the vision to create a sacred learning experience.