Ausschreibung Cognizance 2010: Design of a Science Center

Uttarakhand 247667 Indien

Informationen  Webseite: www.cognizance.org.in

 Kontakt: Manish Singh, tel. +91- 9411502160, arch.cogni@gmail.com

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Abgabe 15.02.2010  

Verfahren: Offener, zweistufiger Wettbewerb

Berufsfeld / Branche: Studenten

Gebäudetyp: Museen, Ausstellungsbauten, Dokumentationszentren, Kunsthallen

Zulassungsbereich: weltweit 

Sprache:  Englisch

Aufgabe:  The learning process is not just listening or pen pushing but experiencing and acquiring skills. Intelligence development also depends on giving wide exposure to the student in the formative periods. So for practical experience of science learning one has to design a Science Center for rural areas lying on Delhi-Agra highway.

This Science Center is a Creative Space with a volume of approximate 7500 cubic Meters and there will be maximum 200 users at a time. This design should house permanent and temporary exhibitions, laboratories and workshops, a conference center, cafes, office space and a distinctive competition hall. The dimension of site is 40 m X 60 m with a maximum 30% allowed ground coverage.

This project also aims towards achieving a target of Sustainable building, which comprises, use of eco-friendly construction materials, clean and efficient use of energy and the best of waste management techniques. The form and designed spaces will be representing various fields of knowledge:

* India on the Move

* Human and the Environment

* Practical learning

* Roots of Civilization

* Young Adult Gallery