This document provides information on three universities located in India: 1) Mahindra United World College in Pune is situated 40km from Pune on a 170-acre campus between two rivers. It was constructed between 1996-1999 and has 25 faculty members and 200 students. 2) Crescent University in Chennai is located on a 61-acre campus. The master plan focuses on creating a porous skin and vertical streets to connect to the surrounding areas. 3) Flame University in Pune has an open pedestrian spine that connects blocks and acts as a breathing space. It is oriented north-south to provide shade and cool spaces. The university focuses on user behavior, accessibility, and creating a sense of

1. MAHINDRA UNITED WORLD COLLEGE, PUNE.
CRESCENT UNIVERSITY, CHENNAI.
FLAME UNIVERSITY, pune

2. Location : Located 40 kilometres to the
west of Pune, a city which in turn is about
100 kilometres south east of Mumbai.
Construction : 1996-1999
MAHINDRA UNITED WORLD COLLEGE , PUNE, INDIA
Architects : Benninger Christopher & Associates, Pune, India
Faculties - 25
Students - 200 "REGIONAL ARCHITECTURE."

3. View of the Mahadwara from
the administrative building
170-acre campus is nestled in the
Sahayadri Hills, between two river
valleys: the Mula and the Pauna
Site area : 627285 Sq m
Mahadwara

4. Layout planning- ACADEMIC and RESIDENTIAL
Hierarchy of space played important role in design
pedestrian walkway linking the
academic wing to the residential wing.

5. Light towers receive light along with the movement of the sun
Total floor area : 10775 Sq m
Concept..
•The building are a reflection of the mountains
surrounding the campus .
•A miniature model reflecting the jagged contours.
•Continuity and harmony achieved through consistency
between the architectural language and environment.

6. The administrative building reflects the architectural language of the campus
waterspouts.
The light towers are designed to receive
light along the movement of the sun

7. The Amphitheatre uses steps to link the multipurpose
hall to the academic quadrangle
Academic quadrangle reflecting the Gigantic
mountains at the backdropIt encircles a garden court.
Quadrangle and class rooms
are linked by glass doors
The concept of one point
perspective was utilized to
resolve the scale resolution of
the mountains and structures
classrooms have verandahs
and extend into courtyards
The Academic quadrangle is penetrated at
its four cardinal quadrants by portals
Pathways creating hierarchy in the building
structure in the academic area

8. a unique rubble finished wall
The Student Centre Design
Primordial beings swallow other beings
in the student center ceiling murals
Entrance to the Science Center; external courtyards and
gardens serve to integrate interior and exterior spaces
Stone path ways link a complex composition
with science centre porch

9. The library twists a light atrium into the center of the structure
Interior view of the administrative Building
enveloping the outdoor garden
Used sequence of open, semi enclosed and
closed spaces to create learning environments.
Sliding glass panels and pivoted
doors provide transparency
between the interior and
exterior spaces.
Triangular composition on two levels
focussed in on a glass atrium

10. Coffered triangles span the six thousand
square feet multi purpose hall
160 triangular coffers set within
10 larger triangles defined by
structural beams.
There are 10 skylights in these
Multi Purpose Hall
Three wings of the Art Center
North facing studio windows provide
Light and views in the art center

11. small group interactions.
Students perch on ‘The Pyramid’ awaiting
lunch in the dining hall beyond.

12. View of a courtyard in the
student residential block

13. Crescent university

15. 61 acres
links with the streets that
feed them- creating nodes
re-defining vital axes and
emphasizing points of focus.
Master Planning of the Campus commits to
the cultivation of a ‘place’, where the
imageability of a seemingly overbearing
architecture is surmounted by the
POROSITY OF THE SKIN and the affability
with which the ground transitions from the
street outside to a ‘vertical street’ inside.

16. AERO SPACE BLOCK

18. The massing is a juxtaposition of three distinct wings,
with one bar projecting into the streetscape to craft a
strong visual statement as well as creating an
engaging connection with the rest of the campus.

19. The design takes off from the conceptual
vision of recreating a ‘hangar-like’
volume, which would define the buildings
form and lend itself to the function it
primarily houses.

21. A conceptualization of the street integrating into the building.
A public plaza at the
first floor level forms
this ‘hangar’ and serves
as an extension of the
streetscape, linking the
open spaces in front
and behind the building

22. ARCHITECTURE BLOCK

24. the building was envisioned as
a pure extrusion of a rectangle
an internal ‘grey’ volume held together by the
structural grid, wrapped by a cantilevering
envelope that forms the façade.
Located along a street, the perforations on this
façade coupled with the exposed circulation
paths that boldly swathe it, help break the
massive volume down to a more human scale
The random play of the strip-like
windows allows the built envelope to
continue to be perceived as an
opaque mass
LIFE SCIENCE BLOCK

26. FLAME UNIVERSITY, pune

27. This texture could be felt in an Indian village street. The strong visual forces,
looking on to the hills, combined with the activities makes the intended 'places'.
Thus an open to sky pedestrian 'spine' emerges as the salient design feature
that connects the various blocks, enacting as a 'breathing space'.

39. Orientation of the spine along the north-south direction keeps a major part of the spine in shade,
creating cool spaces of repose in the hot tropical sun during the day. The silhouette of shadows along
the spine creates interesting patterns to behold. Innovative combination of clad and bare concrete
surfaces explores a palette of myriad textures and play of light, augmenting the visual interest.

42. CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND TECHNOLOGY
USER BEHAVIOUR, ACTIVITY, SPACE
EASE OF MOVEMENT -ACCESSIBILITY
OPEN SPACE AND BUILT FORM
SENSE OF IDENTITY “places of memory”