IES COA M Arch Landscape

Field Botany Workshop conducted by Seema Hardikar, Founder of Foundation for Educational Rendezvous with Nature (FERN). The foundation started in 2015 with an aim of conducting scientifically structured short duration Nature Education courses and lectures for people from all walks of life. All our courses have a mix of classroom sessions and outdoor field visits and are centered around Field Botany, Ornithology,
Gardening and Ecology.

PEOPLE PLACE AND PRACTICES
Conducted by : .mattikop

The elective looks at six modules overall that look at
Introduction to Cultural Landscapes. It also includes
Mapping of cultural landscapes through History,
Enthnobotany and Folk Narratives. The elective also disscusses discources on Environmental Humanities and Traditional Ecological Knowledge.

We are officially done with Semester I Landscape Design Jury for the Batch of 2025-27! We are grateful to Anju Bareja ma'am & Arjun Sharma for their time & insights for the Final Jury of the Landscape Design Studio. It was a wonderful interactive session for our students and faculty, both!

We thank Dr Anil Avhad for conducing a very engaging and constructive workshop on Soil Indicators as Tools to study Climate Change.
We also thank our visiting faculty Sonal Thanawala for organising this workshop for our students of Semester I as a part of Earth Sciences subject.

Our second year student Prachee Lalita Chandrashekhar (Batch of 2024-26) presenting her research paper titled " Sacred Geographies of Mumbai an its impact on her cultural landscapes" at the IFLA APR Regional Congress 2025 held on 14-15th November at Jio World Convention.

Our faculty Prof. Netra Palkar participated as an instructor in the Global Studio Program, Mumbai Charrette of the IFLA APR Regional Congress 2025. The team she mentored won the third place in the charrette.

Netra is a Landscape Architect and has completed her post graduation from CEPT University, Ahmedabad. Currently she is associated as a Visiting faculty at our institute and is engaged in teaching subjects of Site Planning, Planting Design & Regional Landscape Conservation in the Department of Landscape Architecture.

Our faculty Prof. Prachi Nadkarni with Geeta Wahi Dua [Landscape Architect] and Brijender Singh Dua [Architect and Graphic Designer] at the IFLA APR Regional Congress 2025, proudly holding the seventy first issue of the LA Journal that features on its cover page an artwork done by her.

LA Journal is a professional publication based on the subject of landscape architecture that explores the relationship of nature and culture in the realm of design, in context of the Indian subcontinent.

Prachi is a Landscape Architect and has completed her post graduation from CEPT University, Ahmedabad. Currently she is working as an Associate Professor at our institute and is engaged in teaching subjects of Evolution of Landscape Architecture, Landscape Resources & Values and Landscape Design in the Department of Landscape Architecture.

Our faculty Khushboo Adhiya presented her research paper titled : Growth versus ecology in a fragile coastal agrarian context: The case of Dahanu at the IFLA APR Regional Congress 2025.

Khushboo is a Landscape Architect and has completed her post graduation from CEPT University, Ahmedabad. Currently she is working as an Assistant Professor at our institute and is engaged in teaching subjects of Ecology, Plant Systematics & Environmental Impact Assesment in the Department of Landscape Architecture.

An honour & priviledge for our department and our students to have had the opprtunity to work for for the Nature Culture Maps - The Mumbai Map. And even more grateful for it being released at the IFLA APR Congress 2025!

We thank Geeta mam & Brij Sir for this wonderful opportunity!

Our Students & Faculty participating in the IFLA Global Studio Program Mumbai Charrette 2025
A enriching experience indeed!

Climate Fresk at the Department of Landscape Architecture at IES's College of Architecture, Mumbai.

The workshop is designed to accelerate the understanding of climate issues on a global level. The Climate Fresk session was conducted with our students and faculty. We looked at this not only as a workshop, but as a kind of climate party and a meaningful way to bring together our ever-growing department in dialogue and reflection.

The ethos of our Masters program is to place ecology, research, and design thinking at the heart of practice. A Climate Fresk resonates beautifully with this vision, helping us collectively deepen our understanding of climate systems while strengthening the bonds within our community.