
Avasara Academy, Pune Indien © Ariel Huber
Case Design's Avasara Academy is nestled in a hilly cultural landscape on the outskirts of a town aptly named Knowledge City. Avasara means ‘opportunity’ – and this is precisely what this secondary school offers young women through education, regardless of their origin, social status, caste, religion or skin colour. Taking a respectful approach, Case Design draws on local typologies of residential, sacred and educational buildings and translates this attitude into architecture.
In close collaboration with the surrounding community, local craftsmen, engineers and artists, a place was created that conveys a sense of security and makes the students feel at home.
In addition to the social transformation that the project sets in motion, it also opens up new horizons in its architectural language, building services and approach to ecological sustainability.
Samuel Barclay (Case Design, Mumbai)
Lecture in English.
Bar open from 6 p.m. and after the lecture.
The lecture will take place at the Bar du Nord.
90 minutes, with break
Admission free.