Anant National University Announces Three New Design Programmes

/ -- Anant National University (AnantU), India's first Design University located in the heritage city, Ahmedabad, will welcome its new batch of Design and Architecture students in August 2019. It currently offers courses in Bachelor of Architecture, Bachelor of Design (Product/Space/Interaction/Transdisciplinary), Master of Integrated Product Design, and Anant Fellowship, its flagship programme. In addition to these, the university has introduced two new specialisations in Bachelor of Design - Communication Design and Environmental Design - and a new postgraduate programme - Master of Urban Design, a two-year, full-time multidisciplinary programme that combines the principles of planning, architecture, and design. Through the introduction of these new programmes, the university wants to provide students with a conducive environment that facilitates a holistic understanding of form, structure, and aesthetics in different contexts.

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Prof. Ashima Banker, Director of Master of Urban Design, Anant National University, expressed, "With rapid urbanisation across the world, cities worldwide are expected to be home to around 8.5 billion people by the end of the 21st century. Numerous urban complexities like, homelessness, urban poverty, inclusive development, social safety, environmental sustainability among others, can no longer be addressed in isolation. A multidisciplinary approach is required to interrogate the complexities and find solutions that are people-driven, sustainable, inclusive and implementable. The programme is based on the premise that cities are unique and dynamic entities that require an iterative approach to resolve the varied urban complexities. The students are trained to think, act, and intervene from the intersection of rigorous theoretical knowledge, critical technical understanding, passionate community engagement, and the ability to effectively and powerfully communicate design ideas."
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