A fascinating image is painted by the geometric contours of the Thapar University of Patiala, which are a curtain of sandstone red against the background of a light blue sky. The amazing collaboration that resulted in the creation of the University was carried out by McCullough Mulvin Architects from Dublin and Design Plus Associates from Delhi. The design of the 250-acre project adheres to a precise brief, which is to create a modern and iconic environment that is intended to embrace the setting, reflect culture, and inspire educational institutions. The campus is planned to contain student apartments, a sports center, and a learning center that is outfitted with a library, lecture theater, and a building dedicated to computer science. The concept sees the campus to be a landscape, where juxtapositions of the buildings create a new natural topography enhanced by the linking pathways; where expanding elements of constructed forms combine visually when seen from various angles, to remember rocky heights and shadowed valleys. The first phase, which is now under construction, is comprised of student housing complexes that have the capacity to accommodate 1200 students. The towers, which were conceived on a massive scale, position themselves in a manner that is both assertive and unique, in a variety of directions on a rectangular turf, while simultaneously encouraging interactions on the most fundamental level. Large stairs emerge from the earth at both the beginning and the end of a block. The reception, fitness center, and eating areas are located below the podiums made of steel and concrete that connect the towers. The sequence of pathways that come from this situation force the user to move around the campus via an atmosphere that is conducive to relaxation. These environmentally friendly aspects, which include walled gardens, covered pathways, and floating podiums, are included into the design in order to create areas that are cool and shaded, and they also call to mind ancient Indian architectural methodologies. Despite the fact that the design is modern, the materials and patterns that are used are appropriately relevant. A glass reinforced concrete (GRC) screen that is suited to the color of Agra’s red sandstone wraps around the towers on the outside. Adapted from the traditional stone ‘jaalis’ of the past, it is reminiscent of traditional architecture, but the heavy use of exposed concrete is a reference to the contemporary architecture of India. This remarkable building, which has been nominated for the prestigious World Architecture Awards, is not only in keeping with its surroundings, but it also makes a forceful statement in support of India’s progress. The second phase of the works is scheduled to be finished in 2019, and the masterplan will be finished in its entirety in 2020. Examine the pictures that may be seen on indiaartndesign.com. Building design, contextual architecture, facade design, and institutional architecture are some of the related articles that pertain to this topic.
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