NEP MODULE A - Nagari

TEACHING WITH NAGARI

ACADEMIC

Undergraduate and Graduate Students :
Architecture, Urban Design and Urban Planning

CASE STUDIES

“India will be 50 per cent urban shortly after the middle of the 21st century.”

This growth will need professionals who can think critically and innovate radically, while sensitively responding to local, global, and environmental challenges.

This module of the Nagari Education Program develops courses for undergraduate and postgraduate students of architecture and urban design, using films as a way to explore the social and spatial realities of Indian cities.

Through film, students engage with current urban issues, planning challenges, and the ways in which different communities experience and shape the built environment. The module encourages students to:

Identify and explore urban issues in Indian cities through film.
Examine how different social and economic groups experience and engage with the city.
Understand the socio-political factors that shape cities at a local scale.
Reflect on the moral and ethical questions surrounding urban development.
Recognise opportunities and challenges related to development and redevelopment.
Explore policies and programmes that respond to urban issues.

MODULE STRUCTURE

ASSIGNMENTS

CASE STUDIES

MODULE STRUCTURE

The theme will be catered to the program of the course. CCF will be working closely with the faculty to develop a course that is specific to the curriculum. This will bring in more specificity to the module. e.g. Mobility theme for students pursuing Master’s in Transport Design.

1. Introduction to the Theme

Introducing the larger theme highlighted in the films. This will help the participants to critically engage with the films and understand the underlying themes.

2. Nagari Film Screenings

Screening the selected films addressing the theme from different Indian cities.

3. Discussions

Followed by a detailed discussion about learnings and takeaways from the curated films. This will introduce questions like: What issues are highlighted, why are these issues important, whether professionals can make a difference, and how can one contribute, etc.

4. Readings and Research

A set of readings and case study materials may be provided to the participants to help them gain a more comprehensive and resourceful understanding of the theme discussed.

5. Resource experts

Bringing in various experts working on the theme to discuss the issues, their immediate impact, and possible solutions.

ASSIGNMENTS

The following is a list of the learning methods and assignments for students. The final structure of the course is determined in conjunction with the faculty.

CASE STUDIES & INTERVIEWS

The participants will be asked to further explore the topic by engaging in case studies and interviews to find out the current reality of their chosen city.

They are also encouraged to find solutions to the existing issues.

DOCUMENTATION & MAPPING

This will introduce questions like:

What issues are highlighted?
Why are these issues important? Can professionals can make a difference? and
How can one contribute?

REFLECTION & PEER DISCUSSIONS

After several site visits, participants will focus on reflections and discussion about what they have seen.

This can be a report of
various materials they engaged with during the course.

STUDENT-LED EXHIBITION

The final assignment can be exhibited to the public where students
interpret the films, contextualise the issues, and propose solutions/
approaches.

CASE STUDIES

Nagari collaborated with the following educational institutions to develop an elective course for undergraduate and graduate students. Nagari contributed to developing the course and bringing together various resource experts.