B.Arch. students of Marian College of Architecture and Planning, Trivandrum, Anantha Padmanabhan V. S. and Reeshba Reji have had their final year thesis works recognized at the Mango Architecture Thesis Award (ATA) 2022, an international competition acknowledging the projects among young and influential industry professionals, where they were listed in the top Honourable and Special Mentions respectively.
After great success with 900+ participants from around the globe, the International Thesis Award aims to promote and give a global platform to showcase the talents of Young Graduates and Postgraduates.
The award includes total Prize Money of 1500.00 USD, where 30 Honourable Mentions, 20 Special Mentions, and 10 Select Mentions will get a chance for media publication on the website and social media handles.
The final year Thesis of Anantha Padmanabhan titled 'Telangana State Urban Centre of Excellence (TSUCE)', is an integrated development of mixed-use typology with the character between architecture-built form and natural geographic feature. A plan to conceive a research center that would host prototype solutions for various urban issues, which celebrates and leverages the site's natural topography, which is a blend of the 350-million-year-old Deccan plateau boulders and plain cultivated fields.
Reeshba took an experimental approach through her thesis titled, 'Centre for Peace and Communal Harmony, Delhi' as a response to the conflicts and bloodshed in India through a built intervention using shared emotions to foster a sense of communal harmony. She believes there is an urgency to educate citizens for a better future. This design aims to merge into the daily social and cultural expressions of people encouraging people to treat religion as a part of the diverse culture of India.
The prize was an exciting achievement for these young architects and a meaningful acknowledgment of their dedicated work.