9/30/2012

Israeli Gandhigiri in the land of Bapu - SABA at the Times of India







SABA at the Gujarati VTV news


SABA 2012 Opening


Architecture Department, Bezalel Academy, Jerusalem, Israel
Faculty of Architecture, CEPT University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
‘Mari Shala’, Government Primary School, Rajpur Village, Gandhinagar District, Gujarat, India
CEE-India, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Rajpur Village SMC and Citizens, Gandhinagar District, Gujarat, India  

We are pleased to invite you to the opening of 4 new open classrooms at the Government Primary School in Rajpur village in Gandhinagar District. The classes were designed and built by students from Bezalel Academy and CEPT University assisted by the pupils of Rajpur Government Primary School and by Rajpur Village citizens, during the SABA (Spontaneous Architecture@Bezalel Academy) summer semester program in September 2012. Opening ceremony will be held on Tuesday, October 2nd 2012 at 4:00 PM, Rajpur Village Primary School.

Speakers:
Prof. Arch. Neelkanth Chhaya, Dean, Faculty of Architecture,  CEPT University, Ahmedabad
Mrs. Binduba  Zala, ‘Mari Shala’, Rajpur Government Primary School, Rajpur
Arch. Sharon Rotbard, SABA Founder, Faculty Member, Bezalel Academy, Jerusalem
Arch. Parth Shah, Visiting Faculty, CEPT University, Ahmedabad


Directions to Rajpur:
Rajpur is 50 km from Ahemdabad towards north. You can reach at Mota Chiloda, than towards Sadra village, just before one km, left side there is a board of ‘Amidhara Ashram Shala’. From that point we will turn left and after one km you can reach at Rajpur. Right side government primary school.  


9/03/2012

SABA Halvad project is GOING PUBLIC

Our SABA 2011 Halvad project features in a new book edited by R. Klanten, S. Ehmann, S. Borges and L. Feireiss, published by Gestalten in Berlin.
The book, titled Going Public: Public Architecture, Urbanism and Interventions - the creative revival of public space "showcases the creative revival of public space in our urban and rural landscapes. The book’s compelling selection of formal and informal interventions, reclamations, and architecture illustrates the current scope and interest in refashioning and repurposing our built environment for public use. The objectives of the featured examples are as diverse as the projects themselves and range from inspiring communication and community experience to devising new means of gathering in and connecting to nature."