Date of Estb.: 1992

Kamla Raheja Vidyanidhi Institute of Architecture and Environmental Studies¸ Mumbai

PHONE No.: 022 26700918¸ 26200923, ,

EMAIL: [email protected]

WEB SITE: www.krvia.ac.in

APPROVED BY/ AFFILIATED TO: University of Mumbai

GENERAL HELPLINE NO.: 9899104337

COURSES:

B Arch
M Arch - Urban Design
M Arch - Urban Conservation

DESCRIPTION :

The Kamla Raheja Vidyanidhi Institute for Architecture and Environmental Studies was established in 1992 by Upanagar Shikshan Mandal with a grant from Kamla Raheja Foundation. A group of educationist¸ professionals and artists became involved in envisioning a new direction for this school.

In the formulating of this agenda one of the processes involved was a review of conventionally existing modes of architectural education¸ research and practice. One of the prime questions that was raised involved the conventional role of the architect as a mere provider of services according to the market laws of the demand and supply; or as technicians providing sound¸ building solutions. The attempt right from the very inception of the school was to open up architecture towards other disciplines that constitute the expanded field of cultural studies. This became a primary concern of the formulators of the agenda that the school was to follow. Thus the role of the institute became determined by its attempt to create the appropriate academic environment for such an endeavour.