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The Rachana Sansad’s Institute of Environmental Architecture is part of the postgraduate wing of the Academy of Architecture, Mumbai. We don’t think so.

Vision:
When architects construct buildings, it has an impact on the environment. It affects the ecology of the place, disturbs the flora and fauna, changes the course of water bodies, pollutes the air and depletes finite natural resources. Is such destruction imminent and inevitable? At the Institute of Environmental Architecture, we believe that the architect’s primary role is ‘stewardship’ of t

he land & environment. It is in establishing the intrinsic co-relation between human beings and the rest of the natural world, that the architect’s creative abilities are realized. Our philosophy has evolved from the all-encompassing sacred Banyan tree – that has been an integral part of our campus, our logo and our values. Environmental Design:
The Institute quips professionals with skills essential for environmental design. Its two years Masters Program recognized by the Council of Architecture and conducted under the Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University (YCMOU), Nashik, is designed to cater to working professionals. The key subjects include:
- Introduction to Environment & Sustainability
- Thermal Comfort & Passive Design
- Environmental Pollution & Remediation
- Urban Ecology & Environmental Planning
- Ecological Landscape Design
- Geographic Information System
- Environmental Psychology
- Water and Waste Management
- Energy Efficient Buildings
- Environmental Law
- Green Buildings - Standards and Certifications
- Environmental Project Management

Activities:
The Rachana Sansad’s Institute of Environmental Architecture conducts environmental projects and public awareness in addition to the academic programs. These include seminars and training programs on various subjects such as green architecture, eco-housing technical criteria, eco-friendly building materials, rainwater harvesting and several others. In addition, the Institute organizes free sapling distribution program annually and rainwater harvesting competition, Harvest to Harness (2004- 08), which documented and created awareness on this issue. The Institute represented by its Head of Department was part of a team selected by the USAID to study Green Buildings in the US in October 2004 and was also a consulting member of the team drafting eco-housing criteria for the Municipalities of Mumbai and Pune in 2005-07. The Research and Design Cell of the Institute provides independent consultancy wherein a team of students guided by faculty members undertakes projects. Some past projects include Ecotourism projects in Sawantwadi, Restoration of Charolette lake at Matheran, Dahisar River Restoration Project, Environment Improvement Projects in slums such as Behrampada and Mahatma Phule Nagar, Mumbai, & Rainwater harvesting for several housing societies and corporate houses including HPCL, Mumbai office.

13/09/2016

DESIGN & PLANNING for Sustainable Village Tourism in Sindhudurg District By Rachana Sansad’s Institute of Environmental Architecture (RSIEA) under Government...

23/06/2016

Roshni Udyavar Yehuda, professor and head, Institute of Environmental Architecture, Rachana Sansad, speaks to Anisha Sahijwala on what it takes to make a career in sustainable and ecofriendly construction

23/11/2015

25/09/2015

The project on 'Furniture from Waste' conducted by Prof. Tamar Akov is featured in August 2015 issue of Buildotech

24/09/2015

The project on 'Furniture from Waste' conducted by Prof. Tamar Akov is featured in September 2015 issue of INSITE, official magazine of the IIID.

08/09/2015

A one day workshop on ‘Rainwater Harvesting’ was organised by the Rachana Sansad's Institute of Environmental Architecture (RSIEA) on 5 September 2015 for the students of the Masters Program in Environmental Architecture. The workshop was also open to professionals and about 100 participants were part of the workshop.

The speakers included Ar. Nandan Mungekar, Dr. Ajit Gokhale and Mr. Sachin Kulkarni. The workshop was conducted by Prof. Roshni Udyavar Yehuda, Head, RSIEA and faculty members Dr. S.R. Kashyap and Prof. Mukund Porecha.

Ar. Mungekar gave an overview of the history of rainwater harvesting and the related geological aspects. He further explained the concepts and implementation of harvesting with case studies. The participants were shown a water dowsing demonstration and introduced to various types of rocks forming part of aquifers.

Mr. Sachin Kulkarni explained about the hydrogeological factors like permeability, porosity and hydraulic conductivity which are important aspects considered for recharge. He also elaborated on the soil resistivity test carried out to locate preferred areas for artificial recharge and depth of aquifers viz. two pin survey and four pin survey respectively.

Dr. Gokhale further highlighted the importance of water conservation and hydrogeology through various case studies.

After interaction with the experts the students had to undertake a practical design exercise for rainwater harvesting at Rachana Sansad, Prabhadevi. They presented their proposed solutions for implementing an effective rainwater harvesting system to the faculty members of RSIEA.

28/08/2015

For the second year in a row, Rachana Sansad's Institute of Environmental Architecture has done well at the CoA - NIASA – National Award for Excellence in Postgraduate Thesis 2015 for Sustainable Architecture.

Congratulations to Ar. Darshan Shah for being awarded the 'Runner Up' Trophy for his thesis on 'Supply naturally treated waste water for irrigation by building highway landscapes'.

Last year, our students - Netramohan Changmai and Shoaib Hanjgikar bagged the first and the runner up award along with Mansi Bhalerao who was given special mention.

19/08/2015

A workshop on 'Design Thinking' was organised by the Rachana Sansad's Institute of Environmental Architecture on 9 August 2015 for the students of the Masters Program in Environmental Architecture. The workshop was conducted by Prof. Tamar Akov and Prof. Roshni Udyavar Yehuda, and facilitated by the design faculty team of RSIEA - Prof. Rajeev Taishete, Dr. S.R. Kashyap, Prof. Mukund Porecha, Prof. Prajkta Adhikari and Prof. Charvie Mehta.
Based on the 'design thinking' concept propagated by IDEAO, the workshop led students through the process of design - identifying a design challenge, developing tools of research and analysis for existing knowledge, and finally ideate in a group to come up with either a evolutionary or revolutionary design solution.
The approach is human-centered - to design for base of pyramid, and relies on creating an empathy map. In what turned out to be an exciting 10 hour process, students in mixed groups, were charged with ideas and presented their designs with fervour. Most were evolutionary...some were revolutionary!
- Prof. Roshni Udyavar Yehuda, Head, RSIEA

15/08/2015

Visit to Shilonda Nature Trail conducted by RSIEA with Dr. CS Lattoo and Dr. Leon Pereira for students of Semester I on 2 August 2015 at Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Mumbai

Photo Credits: Sonal Dive, Suraj Kadam and Neeta Sarode

06/08/2015

RESULTS YCMOU - JUNE 2015 SEMESTER IV
Congratulations to students and faculty for this achievement!

16/06/2015

Admissions M.Arch Environmental Architecture (YCMOU) open from 10 June 2015 to 31 July 2015.
Details and documents required are available at http://www.rachanasansad.edu.in/dept/Envior/M_Arch15_16/admission_procedure.html

31/03/2015

Prof. Roshni Udyavar Yehuda, Head, Rachana Sansad Institute of Environmental Architecture, in an interview to Construction Business Today (March 2015)

Address

Rachana Sansad’s Institute Of Environmental Architecture Post Graduate Department, 6th Floor, 278, Shankar Ghanekar Marg, Behind Ravindra Natya Mandir, Prabhadevi
Mumbai
400025

Telephone

02224301024

Website

http://rachanasansad.edu.in/dept/Envior/index.php

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