This document outlines the speaker's journey from Bengaluru, India to studying in the Netherlands. It provides a timeline of his undergraduate thesis in 2012, work with an international housing design studio in 2013, and his master's thesis exhibition. This led him to pursue a Master's in Urban Management and Development at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands starting in 2015. The presentation describes factors that attracted him to study in the Netherlands, such as its innovative creative industries and urban design focus. It shares experiences during his master's program, including interactive learning methods like simulations, debates and group work.

1. My
journey
from
Namma
Bengaluru
to
The
Netherlands
@aakarsh_shamanur
@aakarshshamanur
#BLRtoNL

3. What
to
expect
in
this
presenta>on
?
2012
UNDER
GRAD
THESIS
2013
IHDS
SANGATH
2013
THESIS
EXHIBITION
2014
MASTERS
PROGRAMME
2015
?
Timeline
If
you
were
expec>ng
me
to
tell
you
the
master
formula,
I
am
extremely
sorry
because,
there
isn't
any!

4. The
Trigger
• Talk
by
Dr.
KSA
in
2011
• Categoriza>on
of
Award
winning
and
Non-­‐Award
winning
projects
• Start
hun>ng
down
seniors
to
get
some
‘Gyan’
from
their
thesis
projects.

5. Image
Source:
Gopinath
Sivanesan
via
Wikimedia
Commons
How
many
of
you
have
witnessed
the
sunrise
at
Kanyakumari?

6. What
if
India’s
southern
most
>p*
was
extended
by
a
light
museum…?
*Mainland
India

7. Light
Museum
at
Kanyakumari
Vs.
Davanagere
City
Corpora>on
Personal
Ambi>on
Vs.
the
Collec>ve
Good
It
finally
boiled
down
to…

9. What
made
me
think?
• Risk
taking
• Pushing
the
limits
and
stretching
the
horizon
of
your
design
and
expected
output
• To
achieve
quan>fiable
outputs
• What
is
the
current
context
shou>ng
out..?
• Where
does
one
draw
a
line
with
what
you
as
an
architect
want
and
what
the
society
expects
from
you
as
a
design
professional…?
• The
new
urban
context
is
constantly
incuba>ng
new
challenges
for
us
to
solve
or
to
intervene.

10. Project:
Davangere
City
Corpora7on
Typology:
Public
/
Civic
building
Loca>on:
Davangere,
Karnataka
Year:
2012
Can
be
accessed
on:
hgp://issuu.com/aakarshshamanur/docs/thesis-­‐aakarsh_shamanur-­‐issuu
So
finally
I
decided
to
go
ahead
with,

11. Interna>onal
Housing
Design
Studio
–
2013
at
Sangath,
Ahmedabad

12. Ahmedabad
experience
• Slum
redevelopment
• Exposure
to
urban
scale
issues,
complex
networks
and
contexts
• Interna>onal
team
and
interac>on
with
European
students
of
Architecture.
• Mul>-­‐disciplinary
approach
to
heritage
conserva>on
and
planning
• Hence
an
inclina>on
towards
studying
in
Europe
Yogeshwar
Nagar
Project,
hgps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VPHEk-­‐W16Q
Video
by
Da
Linus,
hgps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gb2CacjP1Oc

13. The
thesis
design
process
was
compiled
into
a
publica>on
And
then
I
thought….
What
next..?
But
just
the
thesis
project
wasn’t
enough…
Suddenly
I
was
involved
in
problem
solving
at
an
Urban
level
Titled:
Bonding
Davangere

14. A
few
snaps
from
the
Exhibi7on…

15. What
&
Where
next?

16. Source:
www.ballball.com
Any
idea
which
country
he
plays
for?

17. About
The
Netherlands
-­‐Total
Surface
41,528
km2
-­‐Lowest
point
below
sea
level:
6.76m
-­‐Highest
point
above
sea
level:
323m
North
to
South
distance
=
300km
East
to
West
distance
=
170km
Total
Popula7on
of
NL:
1,67,37,923
*Total
Popula>on
of
NCR:
1,67,87,941
Local
Language:
Dutch
Source:
Study
in
Holland

18. Why
The
Netherlands..?
-­‐Highly
Networked
Country
-­‐Strong
Crea>ve
Industry
-­‐High
focus
on
Design
-­‐An
alterna>ve
English
speaking
academic
des>na>on
other
than
UK,
USA
&
Singapore
-­‐One
of
the
most
innova>ve
places
to
study
architecture
and
allied
urban
fields
-­‐The
Dutch
Love
to
experiment
and
innova>on
is
a
top
priority
-­‐State
of
the
art
Bicycle
friendly
Infrastructure
-­‐Highly
integrated
transport
system
and
one
of
the
best
amongst
EU
na>ons.
*Based
on
Personal
Experiences

19. -­‐More
than
55
years
of
experience
in
applied
knowledge
for
housing
&
urban
development
-­‐Times
Higher
Educa>on
University
Ranking
#3
in
NL
Course:
Masters
in
Urban
Management
&
Development
(UMD-­‐10)
Key
features
of
the
UMD
course:
-­‐Mul>disciplinary
Approach
-­‐Managerial
Perspec>ve
-­‐Students
from
more
than
40
na>onali>es
in
class
&
Interna>onal
guest
lectures.
-­‐Interac>ve
learning
and
high
focus
on
group
work.
-­‐Use
of
crea>ve
learning
methodologies
ranging
from
case
studies,
simula>on
games,
debates,
and
video
assignments.
Followed
by
lots
and
lots
of
interac>on!
-­‐Individual
opinion
highly
valued
by
faculty
and
peers.
Source:
IHS,2014.

20. My
Experience
at

21. -­‐During
class

22. -­‐Simula>on
Games

23. -­‐Debates
&
Group
Discussions

24. -­‐Group
work

25. -­‐Presenta>ons

26. The
other-­‐side
of
the
story

27. -­‐Food
Expenses
-­‐If
you
decide
to
eat
outside*
10-­‐15
Euros
per
day
(Including
all
three
meals)
15
x
30
=
450
Euros
per
month
(Higher
side)
But
if
you
decide
to
cook
together,
the
costs
Reduce
nearly
by
40%
per
month.
So
Cook
Together
and
Eat
Together!

29. -­‐Housing
Expenses
Rentals
Range
from
300-­‐500
Euros
Per
Month
Per
Person
(Including
U>li>es)

30. -­‐Mobility
Expenses
-­‐
A
good
condi>on
used
bike
/
bicycle
Should
cost
around
100-­‐200
Euros
-­‐
For
a
brand
new
bike,
prices
start
from
200
Euros.
-­‐
Good
quality
rain
gear
(also
shoes)
&
Jacket
will
be
very
handy
during
most
seasons
of
the
year.
-­‐
Bicycles
can
be
carried
in
the
metro
for
free.

34. -­‐Overall
Expenses
-­‐Food
=
450x12
=
5,400
-­‐Rent
=
500x12
=
6,000
-­‐Insurance/year
=
450
-­‐Residence
Permit
=
300
-­‐Bike
/
Bicycle
=
200
-­‐Winter
wear
=
300
-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐
Total
=
12,650
Euros
Including
Tui7on
Fee
=
23,150
In
Indian
Rupees
it
works
out
to
INR.
18,52,000
@
1EUR
=
80
INR

35. -­‐For
more
Info
on
Scholarships,
visit:
-­‐Nuffic
Website:
hgp://www.nuffic.nl/en
-­‐Study
in
Holland:
hgp://www.studyinholland.nl
-­‐Nuffic
Neso
India:
hgps://www.nesoindia.org
-­‐IHS,
Erasmus
University:
hgp://www.ihs.nl
-­‐Scholarships
for
Development:
hgp://www.scholars4dev.com
Scholarships
for
NL-­‐
Funds
&
Endowments
-­‐Tata
Founda>on
-­‐Aga
Khan
Founda>on
-­‐Donor
Agencies
-­‐Asian
Development
Bank
-­‐World
Development
Bank
-­‐Embassies
of
respec>ve
countries.

36. The
need
to
travel
around
• As
a
student
of
architecture
you
are
more
aware
of
what
is
built,
can
be
built
or
can’t
be
built.
• Will
add
experiences
and
knowledge
to
your
database,
which
can
alter
the
course
of
your
design
process.

37. Scheveningen
Pier,
Den
Haag
Project
Typology:
Leisure
/
Recrea>onal
If
I
had
known
about
it!

38. Importance
of
Online
Visibility
• Linkedin
has
332
Million
members
worldwide
• Growing
at
the
rate
of
2
new
Linkedin
members
per
second
• 28
Million
members
in
India
alone
• Architecture
&
Planning
industries
network
in
India
had
roughly
425,000
members
• 92
of
the
Fortune
100
companies
use
Linkedin
for
Recruitment
• Online
content
of
prospec>ve
students
are
checked.
• Relevant
online
par>cipa>on
and
ac>vity
is
highly
recommended.
Source:
Lakshmi
Murali,
Linkedin.

39. Some
points
to
take
home?
• Make
your
self
vulnerable
to
cri>cism
during
college
(let
people
belt
you,
but
learn
from
it).
• Look
around
and
keep
your
eyes
&
ears
wide
open,
there
is
so
much
happening
here
in
India
and
the
world.
• Where
do
you
see
yourself
in
the
next
10-­‐15
years?
Make
your
decisions
based
on
where
you
see
yourself.
• Start
molding
&
refining
your
skill
sets
• The
more
sovware's
you
equip
yourself,
more
doors
automa>cally
open
up
for
you.
• Disempowerment
of
Professionals
(Forbes,
2013),
start
learning
how
to
mange
chaos.
• Create
a
Professional
Online
Plaworm
for
yourself.
All
the
very
best!

40. Ways
to
get
in
touch…
Dhanyavadagallu!

41. Fijn
Avond!
&
Tot
Ziens!
(Have
a
good
evening
and
good
bye!)