Safety first, says IIMA as board decides to reconstruct parts of old campus

Will try to maintain Louis Kahn heritage but not at the cost of safety of campus residents, says IIMA as it unveils redesigned website and logo

Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad has promised to put safety first, as its Board of Governors approved rebuilding parts of the old campus around the iconic Louis Kahn Plaza and its “Harvard steps”.

The premier B-school has decided that it will not continue with any further restoration of the faculty blocks, classroom complex and dorms other than D15.

“After careful consideration, an RFP (request for proposal) process will be initiated later for the reconstruction of the faculty blocks, classroom complex, and the peripheral dorms 16 to 18 with the same exterior façade, a seismically safe structure, and non-major renovation of