SHYAM TRIVEDI
student
Indubhai Parekh School of Architecture, Rajkot, Gujarat
India
Architecture
SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY CENTER IN ALAPPUZHA, KERELA, INDIA. more
Vicky Chan
advisor
www.pratt.edu
USA
I am the founder of Avoid Obvious Architects. We design happy cities and green buildings. We have… more
Architectural projects in school are meant to push the limits. This project appear to be very conventional. I think the designer can push the ideas further by exploring whether it is possible to elimiate all the cars. can the center be functional without cars? Can the center be self sustainable using water, sun and wind? We don't see any sustaiable concept in this one floor buidings. When the footprint is so small, it is a perfect opportunities to explore all types of sustainable features.