Finalists of 2020-21 Challenge

The 2020-21 Finalists presented their state-of-the-art net-zero and climate-resilient designs and impressed the Division Jury panels at the Design Challenge Finals.

The teams presented their whole building solutions along with innovations such as rice-husk ash insulation, fibre-optic daylighting lamps, kinetic façades, rain-catcher canopies, cooling-as-a-service, use of bamboo and shipping containers, and a variety of apps. Their use of local resources, frugal engineering and iterative development of design impressed the jury. Teams effectively used passive and active strategies to meet the cooling demand and demonstrate adaptability, paying attention to building operation and maintenance. Watch their presentations here.

See the reports submitted by the 2020-21 finalists below.

Office Building

Team Scribble

Lead Institute
School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal

Partner Institute
Reva University, Bengaluru

Project Partner
National Health Mission

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Team Meraki

Lead Institute
Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi

Project Partner
TATA Housing Development Company Ltd.

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Team Kill Bill 4.0

Lead Institute
CEPT University, Ahmedabad

Project Partner
ATS Savvy Developers LLP.

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Team Navaritih

Lead Institute
IIT, Roorkee

Partner Institute
NIT, Trichy

Project Partner
Infosys

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Team Soliel Alt+E

Lead Institute
Institute of Architecture and Planning, Nirma University, Ahmedabad

Project Partner
Gujarat International Finance Tec-City Co. Ltd.

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Team Sparikam

Lead Institute
School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi

Partner Institute
Global Institute of Technology and Management, Gurgaon

Project Partner
Goel International Private Limited

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Community Resilience Shelter

Team Nil Bill

Lead Institute
School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal

Partner Institute
Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur
Haldia Institute of Technology, Haldia

Project Partner
Sustainable Environment and Ecological Development Society (SEEDS)

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Team Alpha

Lead Institute
SMEF’s Brick School of Architecture, Pune

Partner Institute
MIT World Peace University, Pune

Project Partner
Sustainability Initiatives

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Team Bombay Squadron

Lead Institute
SMEF’s Brick School of Architecture, Pune

Partner Institute
MIT World Peace University, Pune

Project Partner
Maharashtra Social Housing and Action League (MASHAL)

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Team Stellar

Lead Institute
Rachana Sansad’s Academy of Architecture, Mumbai

Partner Institute
Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues Institute of Technology, Vashi
Vivekanand Education Society’s Institute of Technology, Mumbai

Project Partner
Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, G/South Ward BMC

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Team Virya

Lead Institute
Dr. Bhanuben Nanavati College of Architecture, Pune

Partner Institute
Sinhgad Academy of Engineering, Pune

Project Partner
SELCO Foundation

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Team Trans

Lead Institute
School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi

Partner Institute
Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi

Project Partner
Advance India Projects Limited

Multi-Family Housing

Team Skanders Family

Lead Institute
School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi

Partner Institute
Chebrolu Engineering College, Andhra Pradesh

Project Partner
Dhun Jaipur Private Limited

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Team 0:0:0

Lead Institute
CEPT University, Ahmedabad

Project Partner
Savvy Siddhi Realty & Infrastructure LLP.

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Team Annihilators

Lead Institute
College of Engineering, Guindy

Partner Institute
School of Architecture and Planning, Chennai
MEASI Academy of Architecture, Chennai

Project Partner
Sobha Developers

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Team eCache

Lead Institute
School of Planning and Architecture, Vijayawada

Project Partner
Organo Eco-Habitats

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Team Nexus

Lead Institute
Balwant Sheth School of Architecture, NMIMS, Mumbai

Partner Institute
K J Somaiya College of Engineering, Mumbai
Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal
IIT- Bombay
Mukesh Patel School of Technology Management and Engineering, NMIMS, Mumbai

Project Partner
Agami Realty

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Team Nivas

Lead Institute
Institute of Engineering & Management, Kolkata.

Partner Institute
Om Dayal Group of Institutions, Kolkata
Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College, Kolkata

Project Partner
Mahindra Lifespaces

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Educational Building

Team Archons

Lead Institute
School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi

Project Partner
ORD Towers

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Team Ferb

Lead Institute
Institute of Design Education and Architectural Studies, Nagpur

Partner Institute
IIT, Delhi
VNIT, Nagpur
Yeshwantrao Chavan College of Engineering, Nagpur

Project Partner
Institute of Design Education & Architectural Studies, Nagpur

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Team Ecolution

Lead Institute
Balwant Sheth School of Architecture, NMIMS, Mumbai

Partner Institute
Mukesh Patel School of Technology Management and Engineering, NMIMS, Mumbai

Project Partner
Sacred Heart School

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Team Polymorph

Lead Institute
School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi

Project Partner
ORD Towers

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Team Navriti

Lead Institute
School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi

Partner Institute
Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering, Sriperumbudur

Project Partner
Advance India Projects Limited

Team Tejasvi

Lead Institute
IIT, Ropar

Partner Institute
MBS School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi

Project Partner
IIT, Ropar

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