L S Raheja School of Architecture

L S Raheja School of Architecture is an Architecture Institute in Bandra east, Mumbai. it is the 2nd oldest architectural college in Mumbai and was established in the year 1953.

History

It was originally known as the Bandra school of Arts and was operating from a building near the bandra station offering diplomas in architecture and applied arts. Later the institution was funded by the rahejas and the school was shifted to a rented building originally designed as a working women's hostel on St. Marks road near turner road Bandra (west).

Following a lawsuite by th owners of this building the institute had to vacate this building in the year 2005. The current location of the Institute is at bandra east is self owned and the construction of the building was completed in the year 2005 when the institute was finally shifted there.

Programme

It offers 5 Year Bachelor in Architecture programme, affiliated to the University of Mumbai. Annual intake is 80.

Aaakaar is the annual festival of L S Raheja School of Architecture.

Faculty

  • Ar. Arvind Khanolkar, Principal
  • Ar. Mandar Parab, Associate Professor
  • Ar. Arun Fizardo, Assistant Professor
  • Ar. Mridula Pillai, Assistant Professor
  • Ar. Anuj Gudekar, Assistant Professor
  • Ar. Ninad Patkar, Assistant Professor
  • Ar. Meghana Ghate, Assistant Professor
  • Ar. Rohan Patil, Assistant Professor
  • Ar. Devendra Bawdane, Assistant Professor

Performance in NASA

L S Raheja School of architecture has participated in the National Association of Students of Architecture .The college was amongst the founder members of NASA and was participating in the competition from the date of its inception. the college was barred from NASA for a short period and from its re joining the competition in year 2008-09, the college has won the Le Corbusier Trophy in 2011-12, 2012–13 and for the third time in 2013-14 making it a hat trick.[1] The trophy in 2013-14 was shared with Academy of Architecture, Mumbai.

References

  1. ↑ "Raheja Architecture School wins Le Corbusier Trophy". Mumbai Mirror. 1 February 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.

Official website L s Raheja School Of Architecture

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