Friday, 10 June 2016

INDIVIDUAL SUBMISSION

INDIAN ARCHITECTURE ACT 1972-

Ø  An Act to provide for the registration of architects and for matters connected there with it.
Ø  It has come into force from 31st May 1972 and extends to the whole India.
Ø  It contains 4 Chapters with 45 Sections along with one Schedule.

1.    CLAUSE 24-
·       For the purposes of preparing the register of architects for the first time, the Central Government shall, by notification in the Official Gazette, constitute a Registration Tribunal consisting of three persons who have, in the opinion of the Central Government, the knowledge of, or experience in, architecture; and the Registrar appointed under section 12 shall act as Secretary of the Tribunal.
·       The Central Government shall, by the same or a like notification, appoint a date on or before which application for registration, which shall be accompanied by such fee as may be prescribed by rules, shall be made to the Registration Tribunal.
·       The Registration Tribunal shall examine every application received on or before the appointed day and if it is satisfied that the applicant is qualified for registration under section 25, shall direct the entry of the name of the applicant in the register.
·       The first register so prepared shall thereafter be published in such manner as the Central Government may direct and any person aggrieved by a decision of the Registration Tribunal expressed or implied in the register so published may, within thirty days from the date of such publication, appeal against such decision to an authority appointed by the central Government in this behalf by notification in the Official Gazette.
·       The authority appointed under sub-section (4) shall, after giving the person affected an opportunity of being heard and after calling for relevant records, make such order as it may deem fit.
·       The Registrar shall amend, where necessary, the register in accordance with the decisions of the authority appointed under sub-section (4).
·       Every person whose name is entered in the register shall be issued a certificate of registration in such form as may be prescribed by rules.
·       Upon the constitution of the Council, the register shall be given into its custody, and the Central Government may direct that the whole or any specified part of the application fees for registration in the first register shall be paid to the credit of the Council.

For the registration of fresh architects, central government establish a registration committee by law having three people who have experience and knowledge in the field of architecture and registrar act as secretary in the tribunal. Application for the registration needs to submit with fee as prescribed by rules. The registration committee checks each and every application for registration received, if qualifies for the registration they shall direct the entry of the name of the applicant in the register. If not applicant can appeal against such decision to an authority appointed by the central government within 30 days.The president and vice president elected from the council have power of altering the register prepared by committee. After preparation of register it is handed over to the Council of Architecture.


2.     CLAUSE 25-
·       A person shall be entitled on payment of such fees as may be prescribed by rules to have his name entered in the register, if he resides or carries on the profession of architect in India and --
o   Holds a recognised qualification, or
o   Does not hold such a qualification but, being a citizen of India, has been engaged in practice as an architect for a period of not less than five years prior to the date appointed under sub-section (2) of section 24, or
o   Possesses such other qualifications as may be prescribed by rules :

Provided that no person other than a citizen of India shall be entitled to registration by virtue of a qualification --
o   Recognised under sub-section (1) of section 15 unless by the law and practice of a country outside India to which such person belongs, citizens of India holding architectural qualification registrable in that country are permitted to enter and practise the profession of architect in such country.
If the person is holding recognized qualification can shall be entitled on payment of prescribed fee by the rules and have his/her name entered in the register. If the person does not hold such qualification, but being a citizen of India and practicing architecture as an architect for a period not less than five years can also apply for the registration. No person other the citizen of India shall be entitled to registration by benefit of a qualification and if the person of Indian citizenship completed architectural qualification form outside India cannot get registration, only after practicing in India for certain period of time, he/she can peruse registration from the council.







TENDER ANALYSIS –

1.     Tender Title- DESIGN AND PLANNING FOR CONSTRUTION OF UTTARAKHAND SPACE APPLICATION CENTER (USAC), DEHRADUN UK.
Organisation Name- Uttarakhand State Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (USIDCL), Dehradun UK.
Organisation Type-State Govt. and UT

2.     Tender Title- EMPANELMENT OF ARCHITECT CONSULTANTING ENGINEERS.
Organisation Name- Union Bank of India (UBI) Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Organisation Type- Public Sector Bank

3.     Tender Title- SETTING UP OD SMART CLASSROOM IN NDMC SCHOOL
Organisation Name- New Delhi Municipal Council Education Department
Organisation Type- State Govt. and UT

The Tender Document -
The Tender Document/RFP Document consist of Notice Inviting Proposal, Declaration of Bidder with general information such as Introduction, Objective submission of Bid and instructions of tender for the regarding project. It also sets parameters for the applying consultancies and gives brief description of Design project. tender document also give brief description of-

·       Location and Land Area
·       Tentative cost of the project
·       Performance Guarantee- 5% of the consultancy fee
·        Date, Time and Venue of Pre-bid meeting, final dates for submitting the tender document and for opening of Biding Document.

The Tender Document/ RFP Document is issued to empanelled Architectural and Design Consultancy Firms through Email & by post. A payment of non-refundable document fee through cash/ DD issued from any Scheduled/ Nationalized bank favouring “ The organization”.

Declaration by Bidder is a cover letter signed by consultancy agreeing on terms and Conditions of bid and other documents and Rules referred to in the bid and all other contents in the bid documents.
General Information about the project gives brief description of what organization intends to appoint for the proposed project and gives approximate duration of the services under this contact and approximate cost.

Submission of Bids -The bid will be submitted in one big envelope super-scribed “Bid for NAME OF THE PROJECT” containing following two envelopes:-

1.     Envelope-I, Containing Documents signed by principle of the firm and document fee in the form of DD. The sealed envelope be duly super scribed “Technical Bid”.
2.     Envelope-II, containing the entire RFP document, duly filled-in Financial Quote for preparation of detailed estimate and all pages signed by the authorized signatory, duly super-scribed “Financial Bid”
Instructions and Guidelines sets all the necessary details under strict parameters for bidding submission, payments, project execution and completion within time limit.

Evaluation of Bid- the Bids received from architectural and design consultancy firms shall be evaluated on the following basis:
1.     CHECKING OF DOCUMENT FEE: The Envelope-I containing the document fee shall be opened first. In case the requisite document fee is not found enclosed, the bid is considered non-responsive and financial bid of the bidder shall not be opened & returned unopened.
2.     TECHNICAL PRESENTATION: The responsive Architectural Consultant shall be invited for participating in the design concept competition by the way of presentation before the Committee constituted by project management. The Consultant shall bring hard and soft copies of their design concept and related details at the time of presentation. The Committee shall evaluate the presentation on design concept and assign the marks as stipulated.

3.    EVALUATION OF FINANCIAL BID: The financial bids of those Consultants who secure minimum 60 marks out of a total of 100 shall be opened. The Envelop-II containing Financial Bid should contain the complete bid document with duly filled in Schedule of Financial Quote.
A detailed design brief with required submission of DPR (Detailed Project Report) is later discussed in RFP Document includes brief Structural, Service Drawings, Environmental Protection, Landscaping drawings and Detailed Estimate.  Payment of Consultancy, Payment Schedule, Performance Guarantee, Addition and Alteration, Time Schedule and Extension of Time for the project is elaborated in the tender document. Determination and rescission of agreement, Disputes, Arbitration and Penalty are integral parts of Document which in any case cannot be missed.
In some detailed tender documents area program, conceptual drawings and schedule for design parameters are included for reference. Finally, time frame and payment schedule, scheme of the financial quotes for preparation of DPR, Per forma for performance guarantee and formal agreement letters according to stamp paper format completes the tender Document.


The tender is awarded to the firm with lowest bid. This method is most efficient in terms of monetary flow as contractors cannot quote unrealistic figures for bidding. This creates a very professional and strict relationship between client and the office.





ARCHITECTURAL COMPETITIONS-

Competition 1 –PUBLIC COMPETITION FOR ‘SMART PUBLIC TOILET’- in response to ‘Swachh Bharat Mission’ of GOI, NDMC proposed to go for a competition for’ Smart Public Toilet’ in NDMC area from consultants/ Architectural Firms / Architectural Integrated Students for Design having features such as renewable energy / LED digital display panel / ATM machines / Pharmacy etc. the design should get with surroundings Heritage Buildings and Monuments, if any.

Competition 2- ‘EXPRESSION OF INTEREST’ MUSEUM OF LONDON, WEST SMITHFEILD INTERNATIONAL DESIGN COMPETITION – conceiving a museum with a charismatic identity, combining historic Smithfeild, London and new 21st  century elements to create vital and memorable architecture reimagining this London landmark.

Competitions are finest method to get the most innovative design ideas, it helps in fining innovative solutions to unusual or challenging situations. Completion brief have two parts, part one is compelled of the project introduction, scope, vision and ambition, project objective, context sensitivity, site, project detail and jury details. And the second part is competition details, submission requirements, details instructions how to submit the drawings and finally criteria for evaluation. These point are the main body of the competition.

The main body and introduction of the competition states the necessity of the project and its aim as in case PUBLIC COMPETITION FOR SMART UBLIC TOILET by NDMC is a ‘Swachh Bharata Mission’ a practical outcome and necessary taken steps against sanitation and public urination. Where in ‘EXPRSSION OF INTEREST’ MUSEUM OF LONDON competition seeking ideas that can make the building icon or image of London. The competition openly reveal the aims, scope and vision of the project. The submission requirements of the entry is clearly specified by guidelines and Emerging brief supported by the essential project details like budget of the project, insurance, site restrictions and services.

The general detail for entry proposal is styled in particular format of what sheet size and how many of them. Language and font style and size is also explained and if the design sheets are in another prescribed language then translations are must be there on the sheets. It is strictly forbidden to expose personal identity of the candidate on the proposal. If done so, it shall debar the entry from consideration. For some competitions along with soft copies of the proposal, hard copies are mandatory and it is required to posted or handed over in person at the given address.
Selection process- The entries received by the stipulated date and time and found in order, it is evaluated by jury distinguished experts. The jury will review the tender submission and interview the shortlisted practices or teams to determine a winner of the competition, in some cases these shortlisted designers are called up for presentation to the jury. The date, time and venue for interview or presentation is communicated separately (either by personal mails or phone calls).

 The result of the competition either announced on website or by personal mail.







ARCHITECTURAL PARCTICE 2040 – FACE SHIFTING PICTURE OF RURAL INDIA
Driving back home, my grandparents’ home where I use to visit every summer vacation, those mango trees are load with summer treats where I use to play in my childhood. The changes crept so silently in my twenty three years of visits, village seem still the same. Living in cities where everything seems shinny and new, in villages it not surprise that people were still struggling with basic needs and far away from concept of development. Electricity, medical it was all there but it’s feeble, the problems were still the same as it was twenty year down the line proper housing, sanitation issues, education and proper and constant monetary flow. It made us contemplate on the idea of development, it’s understandable that why India is referred as third world.

 “Architecture is a powerful tool, if it’s handled and communicated properly can have large impact on people and community.” Studio’s key element would be innovation in designing and construction with the local people.

Studio aims to push boundaries between cities and villages with four to five architects enthusiastic enough to change the picture of rural India. Living and working in villages studio team delivers projects in close collaboration with local communities that we serve, looking carefully at local resources, climate, culture and skills, ensuring high quality of construction standards and have maximum social impact. This way a sense of belonging blooms in the community towards their village. Sharing skills and knowledge on site can boost power in the people and local traditional methods of construction and new technologies can give birth to new technique of construction.
By engaging with market opportunities, enterprise and financing models, we can help people increase their earning potential and simplify self-sufficient access to construction needs and other living costs. Studio involves in research, survey and interactions with villagers to understand the issues from its roots and solve it with the help of local community.

The studio collaborated with non-profit and non-government organisations who are willing to help in this program, involving communities at different levels from designing to construction to maintenance of village creates dignity and leads to sustainable development in communities. Issues like sanitation and housing can be easily handled with the help of community but issues like education (more than schooling) and constant monetary flow can only be achieved through unity amongst community. Making villages a better place to live.

Migration in search of jobs to the cities is one major issue as it increases urban population and after 20 years graph would be rocketing up the sky, studio also aims to create revenue in village itself that would help in controlling migration. Encouraging local craftsmanship and art may open windows to tourism and that means monetary flow in the villages.

But before dealing with the design process and community, I aim to work for few years in offices and NGO’s that would increase my knowledge in the field of architecture. Learning through the various opportunities to understand professionalism. This include leaning about office management, various methods of construction, material integration, and site work. This would also help me understanding the flow of office and it would prepare me as a better architect of the future.


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