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The Roc k Show is ba c k ag a in. Tra nspa re nc e 2016 is here with the them e :
Ce ntre fo r Perfo rm ing A rts - Sp a c e in m o t io n
De signed to Roc k, Destined to win, the Roc k stars are re ady to get c rown ed in full glory. After a ro c kin g
season of 2015, the c om pe tition g ets m uc h b ig ger in this 2016 edition.
Tra nspa renc e In d ias largest Arc hitec tura l Design Com pet it io n is brou g ht to y ou by Sa int -G o b a in G lass
India . A b ly su p porte d b y Eth os, Tra nsp aren c e insp ire s the bud d in g a rc hit ec ts o f t o day t o g ive flig h t to t heir
wing s of im ag ination a nd c re ativity.
A Profile of Sa int-Go bain:
Sa int-G ob a in, the wo rld le a d er in Ha b it at , with o p era t ions in 66 c ou ntrie s, de sign s, m anu fa c tu re s and
distributes m a te ria ls an d solut ions tha t c an b e f ound every where in o ur liv ing plac e s and our d a ily lif e: in
bu ild ings, transpo rt at ion , a n d in frastruc ture an d in m a ny industrial a p p lic a t ion s. These m a teria ls a nd
solut ions prov id e c om fo rt , pe rf orm a nc e a nd saf ety w hile a d dressin g th e c h allen ges of sust a ina ble
c o nstruc tion, resourc e effic ienc y an d c lim ate c h ang e.
Sa int-G ob a ins G lass business in In d ia m anuf ac tures a w id e v arie ty o f f lat glass pro d uc ts a n d of fers
solut ions th at c on t in ue t o sh ap e the In d ian c onstruc t ion in dustry. SG IPL p ro du c es a w ide rang e of float
glass pro du c ts - C le ar G la ss, Tin te d G lass, Energy Eff ic ient p e rform an c e G lass, Mirrors, Designe r G lass a nd
gla ss for spec ia l high p erform anc e ap plic ations inc ludin g Fire Safety.
With over 16 ye ars of presenc e in Ind ia, an d a un ique p an -In dia m a nuf ac turin g f oo t p rin t with p lant s in
Bh iw a di ( Ra ja sth an), Jh ag a d ia (G ujarat) & Srip erum bu du r( Tam il N a d u), Sa int -G o b ain t o d ay is c onsid e red
as a stron g Tec hnolo gy and Market Lea der. For m o re, visit: ww w.in.sa int-go b ain -g lass.c o m
Ab out Ethos:
"Knowle dge is Pow er."
Ethos w orks to wards sensit isin g stu dents o f arc hite c ture an d c iv il en g ineering to the c u lture an d th e et hos
that the ir d esign s would nee d t o re sp on d to . Etho s w as form e d b y Gita Ba lakrishn a n, a n arc hite c t, who
realise d the diff eren c e a stim u la te d stud ent fra te rnity c ould m a ke to the fu ture of o ur b uilt e nv ironm en t.
There is a n effort to e quip stu d ents to be a g en ts of c h a ng e , to le a d and n ot ju st f o llo w and to c on trib ute
tow ards bu ild ing of a h arm o nious soc ie ty . Eth os' m a in o bjec t ive is t o b e the w in d bene a th th e w in g s of
yo ung m ind s tha t are to sh ape our built enviro nm e nt in th e ye ars to c o m e.
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Aw ards
Worke d in Pa ris in 1982-83 as Rec ipient o f Sc holarsh ip from LIn stitu te Fra nc aise DArc h itec ture
11th IID MK Awards - 2006
Arc hitec t o f the Year Aw ard 2008 by Zee Busine ss.
Arc hitec t o f the Year Aw ard 2012 by In dia Hom e Awa rds.
Design Exc ellenc e Award 2015
Le ade rship Awards 2015 by C E Worldw id e.
Wade Ind ia Aw ards 2016
Sp eaking at pu blic forum s on c ity le vel issu es
Mem be r of DUAC
Le ad Com m itte e for red rafting UBBL Delh i
Con duc ted He ritage wa lks in Kashm iri G ate area as m em ber o f the Con servation Soc iety
Thesis of the m etam orph osis of Ka shm iri G a te a rea.
O ne o f Twe nty best Arc hite c ts of In dia in the Magazine Refle c tions b esides nu m ero us c overag e in
Nationa l & In ternationa l Bo oks & Ma gazines.
Pub lished as one of th e prom inen t Wom en Arc hite c ts by Hec ar Found ation.
Pub lished as 20 pow erful w om e n by Sm ile Stu dios.
Pub lished as hot 100 c on tem po ra ry India n Arc h ite c t in Arc hitec ture & Interior Magazine.
Fe atured in Wom en Arc hitec ts & De sign ers (WADe Ind ia )
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CENTRE FOR PERFORMING ARTS

Sp a c e in mo tio n
Ba c kgro und :
The them e fo r th is edition of Transparen c e is Spa c e in m otion . The at tem pt is to ta p into young m ind s to
bring out de sign idea s for a Perform ing Arts C e ntre at the Pragati Maidan c om plex , New De lhi.
Wha t sets th e p erform ing arts apart from the re st of th e art form s is that the artistic e xpression is throug h th e
ph ysic al pre se nc e of a n artiste
The basic elem ents o f perform in g arts:
1. Perform er & Au dienc e - People
2. Tim e Pac e
3. Sp ac e Plac e
Thus the three Ps shall dic tate the design id eas for this years c om pe tition

PEOPLE - PACE PLACE

PEOPLE:
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Perform er: The a rt iste and his/ h er e xpression are key to an y a rt form an d even m ore so fo r the
pe rform ing art form s. Whether it is d a nc e, m usic , o rat ion, dram a e tc ., the presenc e of the artiste and
his/ her m otio n a nd em otion m ake s a w orld of a diffe re nc e.

Beh ind th e sc enes: Behin d that pe rform er and perfo rm a nc e are a n um b er of pe op le the te ac h er
who nourishe s th e artiste and his/ h er e xpression prior to the pe rform anc e; and a t the p erfo rm anc e
itself- direc tor, c horeo grapher, sc rip t write r, the c re w tha t puts to g ether m a ke -up, c ostum es, ligh ts,
sound system e tc ..

Aud ienc e : A ll the p eop le who a re presen t to w itness the p erfo rm anc e a nd in te rna lize th e spec ta c le
are an in tegral pa rt o f the perform ing art itself.

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PACE:
For a perform ing art form , th ere are various dim ensions o f tim e that c om e into the equatio n:
Pre-p erform anc e :
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Tim e spent on lea rning the a rt form , prac tising it an d perfec ting it.

Tim e spent by artiste on prep aring for a c erta in p erform an c e alon e and/ or w ith a team .

Tim e spent by o thers b ehind the sc e nes.

Ju st prior to p erform an c e antic ipation tim e for aud ienc e

Du ring pe rform a nc e:
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Duration of p erfo rm an c e

Tim e of day it is perform ed

The past, prese nt and fu ture of - the art form , the c on te xt, the au dienc e .

Mom ents of c o nnec tio n eye c onta c t, physic al c o ntac t etc . be tw ee n audien c e an d perfo rm er/ s.

Inte rval

Po st-pe rform a nc e:
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The am oun t of tim e th e live energ y lasts insid e the artiste

Tim e taken fo r au die nc e to exit th e hall.

The am oun t of tim e th e live energ y lasts insid e the audienc e

Inte rac tio n between p erfo rm er and aud ienc e.

PLAC E:
Site: For this years Tran spa re nc e them e, we h ave the c u lturally and historic a lly ric h sit e of Pra g a ti Ma id an,
Ne w Delh i whic h has b een play in g the p art of a c o nventio n c entre sinc e its inc eption in 1972. It ha s b een
ho m e to ve ry suc c essful book fa irs an d tra de fa irs over the y e ars that draw in audien c e from ac ross Ind ia . The
site has bee n dyna m ic in na tu re a nd ada pts itself for variou s ac tivities through the year!

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CENTRE FOR P ERFORMING ARTS
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Con text:
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There is the im m ediate c ontext of th e site itself - som e o f the b uild ings inside the Prag a t i M aid an
c o m p lex h old som e very notewo rthy sto rie s.

Zo om out a lit tle , and the re is th e c ontext of Delhi and Dilli - Lutyen s De lhi, Suprem e Cou rt and the
Pura na Q ila . Th is p roba b ly a lso help ed d ic t a te the langua ge o f arc hite c ture of Pra gat i M aidan to be
c on te m porary India n.

Fina lly a m ac ro le ve l c ontext of D elhi itself m aybe loo ke d at . De lh i ha s b een duly c redited fo r being a
c ultural hub of India sinc e tim e im m em o ria l.

Prag at i M aidan h as bee n a top ic o f rec ent deb a te w ith n ews a b out b ringing down build ings suc h as
th e Hall of Nations. Th ere are ten ders fo r redeve lop ing the w ho le site of Prag a ti Maidan c o m p le x. You
m ay, through your d esigns express you r po int of view in the m atte r.

Site Area: 13.5 a c res. (2. 5 a c res on this site is alrea dy b uilt)
Bye Laws: As pe r MPD, 2021 a nd bu ild ing b ye law s, 2016 th e site of Pra gat i M a idan is a part of m e tropo litain
c ity c enter and the b ye laws are a s follow s:
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Tota l built u p area: 35,000 to 40,000 sq .m

Perm issib le FAR: 1.2

Maxim u m pe rm issible he ig ht: 26 m ;

Maxim u m pe rm issible groun d c overag e: 30%

Se tb ac ks: Front:15m , Rea r:12m , Side :12m , Side:12m

Parking re quirem ents: 2ECS/ 100 sqm .

*Ple ase note th at you m ay a lloc ate sp ac e and en try and e xits fo r parking . You nee dnt design th e
pa rkin g itse lf.

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Area Prog ra m :
The three Ps Peo ple , Pac e and Plac e sh all d ic ta te your area pro gram . The ac tivitie s of your area pro gram
should justify th e perform ing a rt form s. The sc op e is lim itless. Howe ver, the m inim um re quirem en ts are :
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Tota l built u p area : 35,000sq.m to 40,000 sq.m

Ac c om m oda te at least 3 differen t kinds of perform ing art form s.

All th e World s a st age : At le ast 3 d ifferen t kin ds of sta ges for d ifferent sc ales of aud ien c e a nd
diffe re nt kind s of perfo rm in g a rts.

Restaurant/ Ca fe

At le ast 2 oth er a c tiv itie s oth er th an p erform a nc e - for e .g.: c lassroom s, w o rksho p spa c es, lec ture ha lls,
c ine m a ha ll, exhibition spa c e etc .

* Depend ing on tim e of d ay, the sp ac e m ay a d a pt itself for different kinds of ac tivities. Thus, design ing of
dynam ic sp ac es w ill lead to e ffic ie nt use of spa c e.
*While designing these spac es, o ne needs to give spe c ial a tte ntion to the pe o p le a nd p ac e of the
pe rfo rm in g arts. Whe th er it is the floo rin g , the c e iling, th e ac ou stic s, pro sc enium , d istanc e bet ween au die nc e
an d st a ge e tc . they all re quire a de t ailed stu dy a nd u nderstan ding of the art form s itse lf. Sp a c es that m ay b e
stu died to u nderstan d how pe rform in g arts c e nters w ork:
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In India: NC PA, Mum bai; Ja wa har Ka la Ke ndra , Jaip ur; Ac a de m y of fin e arts, Ko lkata ; India
Ha bitat Cen tre, New Delhi; Prithvi th eate r, Mum ba i etc .

For outside India plea se visit:

http :/ / w ww .th egua rd ian.c om / trave l/ 2015/ m ar/ 05/ 10-w orlds-b est-c onc ert-h alls-berlin -b osto ntokyo
http :/ / a rc hitypereview.c om / issue/ perfo rm ing -a rts-c e nters/

*Th ese are o nly sug geste d e xa m ples to und ersta nd the program better. You a re m ost we lc om e to re fer t o any
othe r exa m ples fo r yo ur stu dy.

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Evaluation c riteria

Con c ept and c le arly sta te d desig n inten t

O rig inality

Con te xt- m ic ro as w ell as m ac ro level

Area program

Su staina ble p ra c tic e s pu t into the d esigning proc ess

Tran slation of c onc e pt to final d esig n.

Presentation

Subm ission form at

A m axim um of tw elve A3 shee ts or five A2 w ith a rea dable sc ale of d ra wing.
Plea se note tha t, we wo uld adv ise you to restric t yo ur word lim it on th e A3/ A2 sheets to 100-150 word s
per sheet.
All en tries to be ac c o m panied b y soft c opies. Ple ase ensu re that th e p re sen ta tion is in a pow e r point
form at c om patible with MS O ffic e 2007 with no t m ore th an 20 slides.
Ha rd c opy: Please write nam e s an d other tea m d etails only on th e re ar side of the sheets in a size not
larger than 2 X 5 a nd only on the first/ last slide o f the ppt.
So ft c opy: Ple ase write nam es an d othe r te am d eta ils o nly on a separa te first sh eet b efo re yo ur
presenta tion. This sh ee t will b e ad ditional a nd not be inc lud ed in the a llotted 20 she ets for so ft c op y.
Entries w ith nam es written on the so ft c opy and/ or hard c opy (oth er than w hat is m entione d earlier)
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Com petition Form a t

Transparenc e 16 is op en to und ergrad uate stud ents of arc hitec ture and d esig n.

Team s to c o m p rise of a m axim um o f thre e m em bers.

A two -stage c om petition, First st ag e : Reg iona l juries N orth, South, East and West . Se c ond Sta g e: G rand
Finale.

The ven ue for the first sta ge reg ional juries will be c om m unic ated to all the p artic ip ants. The re w ill be no
p re sen tations by th e team s a t the regiona l juries. Ho we ver, the team s w ill get an op portu nity to hea r the
jury c om m ents and in terac t with them .

Aw ards
Re gional Winners: Rs.18000/ - pe r team , a c ertific a te and an op portu nity to win the c oveted Nation al Troph y.
Na tiona l Winner: Rs.75000/ - per te am , a trop hy an d a c ertific ate.
Na tiona l First Runne r-up: Rs.50000/ - per tea m , a trop hy and a c ertific ate.
Na tiona l Sec ond Runner-up: Rs.25000/ - per tea m , a trop hy and a c ertific ate.
All partic ipa nts with subm issio ns th at are foun d tec hnic ally c o m plete by the jury will be a ward ed a c ertific ate.

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Registra tio ns last date : 17 th Oc tobe r, 2016

Subm issions nee d to reac h the a ddress m entioned b elow by 24th Oc tober, 2016:
Ms.G ita Bala krishna n
Ethos
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Kolka ta 700027
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