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Rajalakshmi School of Architecture Celebrates 10^th Anniversary

May 4, 2022: On the occasion of its 10th anniversary, Rajalakshmi School of Architecture held its annual technical event ‘ATTIC 2022’ from April 28 to 30, 2022. The chief guest during the opening session was Dr P Satheesh Kumar, Tamil Nadu State Representative, Council of Architecture, Delhi. Ar Biju Kuriakose, Co-founder, Architecture RED, Chennai, Ar Manjula Inian, Senior Architect, CPWD, and Ar Sundari Ganapathy, Director and Co-founder, Spiral Up solutions were among the keynote speakers at the event.

This year's subject, ‘Incubating Innovators,’ shed emphasis on the different avenues of exploration open after completing a conventional architecture school. The initiatives of RED Studio, as well as Ar Biju Kuriakose's thought processes, were incredibly inspiring and encouraging to the young brains. Both Ar Manjula Inian and Ar Sundari Ganapathy defined their individual trajectories after architecture in a clear and concise manner, igniting the students' interest while highlighting the different options available to them. The professionals patiently addressed all of the students' questions, sharing their incredible personal stories and igniting a fire in many of the youngsters. The panel discussion was hosted by Ar.T.Vennila, where Ar. Balachandar Baskaran spoke on space architecture and Ar J Saravanan stressed diversity in what has been criticised as cookie-cutter retail design, was the highlight of the programme. While Ar Vignesh Premkumar focused on his work in planometry, Ar Shagul Nizamudeen focused on architecture lighting super-specialisation. The entire workshop was a brainstorming event, with eye-opening talks, inventive design avenues of concentration, and really interesting cross questions linking the numerous lines of thinking presented.

Student work exhibitions, student ice-breaker activities, and different informal competitions such as model making, shark tank, and so on all drew large crowds. The prizes were delivered by Ar Uma Ramanathan, Principal, Rajalakshmi School of Architecture, to students from Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Saveetha School of Architecture & Design, and VIT.

The Alumni members were ecstatic about their achievements and emphasised the value of mentorship from senior faculty members, who had played a key role in their success. They all commended the institution, the employees, and the department heads, recalling the important role they played in their professional lives.