SCRIPT: AR.
NAOMY PARIKH
A1: "DESIGN IS ABOUT CREATING SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND HENCE THY HOLDS THE POWER FOR
SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION"
ARCHITECTURE HAS ALWAYS BEEN MORE THAN JUST A CREATIVE OUTLET OR A VISUAL EXPRESSION.
IT REPRESENTS OUR PERSPECTIVES, THOUGHTS AND [Link] IS THE
REPRESENTATION OF HOW PEOPLE LIVE, WORK, INTERACT AND FUNCTION INDIVIDUALLY AS WELL
AS A COMMUNITY. HENCE IT ALSO BEHOLDS THE POWER TO INFLUENCE ONE’S THOUGHTS AND
PERSPECTIVES.
A2: A VERY GOOD EVENING TO THE DIGNITARY, ESTEEMED GUESTS, RESPECTED TEACHERS AND
FELLOW STUDENTS. ON BEHALF OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE, THE MAHARAJA
SAYAJIRAO UNIVERSITY OF BARODA, I RUTVI VIRPARIA AND I, AKANKSHA MEHTA EXTEND OUR
WARM WELCOME TO THE SEVENTH EDITION OF ATELIER.
A1: ATELIER IS A SERIES OF LECTURES, WORKSHOPS AND INTERACTIVE SESSIONS FIRST INITIATED IN
2018 BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE. IT SERVES AS PLATFORM WHERE KNOWLEDGE,
EXPERIENCES AND IDEAS ARE SHARED AMONGST PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT BRANCHES OF
ARCHITECTURE. THIS SERIES CREATES AN OPPORTUNITY TO BREACH THE GAP BETWEEN ACADEMICS,
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES AND NEW [Link] PAVES THE WAY FOR STUDENTS TO WIDEN
THEIR HORIZON.
A1: OUR SPEAKER FOR THE DAY IS AR. NAOMY PARIKH FROM DORO ARCHITECTS.
AR. NAOMY PARIKH HAS OBTAINED HER ARCHITECTURE DEGREE FROM CEPT UNIVERSITY,
AHEMDABAD. SHE IS THE FOUNDER ARCHITECT OF THE AHEMDABAD BASED FIRM DORO
ARCHITECTS.
A2: DORO ARCHITECTS IS A COLLABORATIVE PRACTICE BASED IN AHMEDABAD, INDIA, AIMMING IN
BUILDING CRAFTS AND PROCESSES WHICH INVOLVES SKILL TRANSFER AND COMMUNITY SERVICES.
WHILE IT IS CONSTANTLY EVOLVING, IT CURRENTLY HINGES ITSELF ONTO A DYNAMIC
COLLABORATIVE PROCESS, WHERE INDIVIDUALS JUMP ON BOARD IN DIFFERENT CAPACITIES AS
RECURRING ASSOCIATIONS RESULTING INTO A DIVERSE ARRAY OF APPROACHES, ALL RESONATING
WITH THE CORE IDEA OF THE PRACTICE.
A1: WHILE THE PRACTICE HAS BEEN EXPLORING THE DESIGN PROCESSES, IT ALSO FINDS ITSELF
INCLINED TOWARDS THE INTERSECTIONS OF COMMUNITY ACTIVISM, SYSTEM THINKING,
MATERIALITY, URBAN LANDSCAPE AND CONSERVATION.
A2: AR. NAOMY PARIKH HAVE INTERNED AT DUSTUDIO AND HAS BEEN AN APPRENTICE AT
AAVARTAN POTTERY STUDIO, AUROVILLE, INDIA. HER INTRESTS ARE INCLINED TOWARDS MATERIAL
INQUIRY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
A1: “ARCHITECTURE IS ALL ABOUT THE KNOWN TANGIBLES, THE HIDDEN INTANGIBLES AND THE
ASPIRATIONS OF THE PEOPLE INTERCONNECTING THEM.”
A2: THE TOPIC FOR TODAY’S LECTURE IS “OF PEOPLE, PLACE, AND MATTER.”
THE PHRASE IS A MERE ABBREVIATION OF THE COMPLEX INTERCONNECTION BETWEEN HUMANS,
PHYSICAL ENVIRONMRNTS AND THE ELEMENTS THAT CREATES THESE ENVIRONMENT. THIS
RELATIONSHIP IS BIDIRECTIONAL, THAT IS…PEOPLE DESIGN USING MATTER WHICH IN TURN AFFECTS
THEIR EXPERIENCES. BUILT ENVIRONMENT TO CAN CHANGE A PERSON’S IDENTITY AND CULTURE.
HENCE IT SIGNIFIES THE INTERDEPENDENCY OF THE TANGIBLES AND INTANGIBLES IN THE NATURE.
A1: ON BEHALF OF OUR DEPARTMENT, WE HEARTLY WELCOME YOU MA’AM. I WOULD LIKE TO
INVITE STUDENT DEAN ………., TO PRESENT MA’AM, WITH A TOKEN OF APPRECIATION.
A2 : WITH THIS WE COMMENCE WITH THE LECTURE.
WE NOW REQUEST MA’AM TO COME UP ON THE STAGE AND PROCEED WITH THE LECTURE.
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A1 : THANKYOU MA’AM, FOR SUCH AN INSPIRING SESSION
WE ARE NOW OPEN TO QUESTIONS
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A2 : "LEARNING IS THE WILLINGNESS TO GROW, IT IS A CONQUEST, A PURSUIT WITH A LIFE LONG
JOURNEY.”
THANK YOU MA,AM FOR YOUR INSPIRING SESSION.
A1: WITH EACH ITERATION ONE CAN REFINE HIS/HER VISION AND BRING HIS/HER DREAMS TO THE
REALITY. YOUR TEACHINGS MIXED WITH OUR EFFORTS WILL TRULY HELP US TUNE OUR WORK AND
ACHIEVE HARMONY IN OUR ENDEAVORS.
THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN MA,AM
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A1 : WE WOULD NOW REQUEST …………………………….TO PRESENT MA’AM WITH A TOKEN OF
GRATITUDE.
A2 : THANKYOU ONCE AGAIN MA’AM FOR GIVING YOUR PRECIOUS TIME TO US.
A1 :HERE WE COME TO AN END OF TODAY'S LECTURE. WE THANK EVERYONE FOR THEIR TIME AND
PARTICIPATION. LOOKING FORWARD TO SEE YOU ALL IN THE UPCOMING LECTURE ON 24TH OF
AUGUST, SATURDAY BY AR. JAY VADODARIA FROM INPRACTICE STUDIO WORK.
THANK U EVERYONE FOR YOUR PRESENSE….
