IDS' monthly ‘Design Celebration’: Award winning architect Monica Kamath interacts with students
Mangaluru: The Indian Design School hosted its monthly ‘Design Celebration’ on Thursday, 25th November 2021 where award-winning, celebrated architects and interior designers across the country are invited for conducting talks on design, projects, and professional practice.
“It serves as a platform where exchange of ideas and knowledge takes place to inspire young and creative minds to achieve excellence. The talk is generally followed by the presentation of the event sponsors” a press statement from the IDS stated.
Ar. Monica Kamath was the guest speaker, during the event along with Aaskin Technologies as the industry partner. Ar. Monica Kamath is an award-winning practicing architect and interior designer. She is the founder and one of the partners of 2PKM Architects and a member of COA and AIIA.
“Her firm has been at the forefront in providing innovative and pragmatic architectural and interior design solutions in various parts of South India. With over 25 years of experience in the field, she has worked in various architectural firms and interior firms in Bangalore, Mumbai, and Mangalore. Currently, she is involved in the design and implementation of interior and renovation projects,” the press statement added.
The theme of the event was “Functional design in architecture and interiors”, where Ar. Monica presented some of her best projects, explaining the design process from concept to execution, and the challenges behind each project to make it cost-effective, highly functional, and with great aesthetic appeal. The talk provided the students with an in-depth understanding of materials, budget and site constraints, and construction management. A question-answer session was conducted at the end of the talk which gave the students further clarity on finer details of design.
The design talk was followed by the presentation of Aaskin Technologies, who gave detailed information on several of the products offered by the company to architects and interior designers. Aaskin Technologies is a group of young engineers from South India, focusing mainly on green energy solutions, embedded products, and automation platforms. Aaskin displayed physical samples of different types of smart and secure home solutions, home automation, live Surveillance, gate & shutter control, etc., and explained the mechanisms and the details of each by means of practical and hands-on approach – the core value of IDS.
The event concluded with Ar. Monica Kamath and Aaskin Technologies being awarded the certificate of appreciation by the Chairman – Ar. Mohammed Nissar, the Director – Dr. Nafeesa Shirin and the Principal – Ar. Ramnath Nayak of Indian Design School.
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Man booked for duping 7 persons of Rs 91 lakh on promise of awarding govt works
Mumbai (PTI): The Mumbai police have registered a case against a man for allegedly duping seven persons of Rs 91 lakhs on the promise of awarding them works of different government departments, an official said on Tuesday.
The accused was identified as Satish Kadam, a resident of Nanded in Marathwada region, an official said.
A complaint was filed by Hanumant Vadje, who alleged that the accused cheated him and six others of around Rs 91 lakh by promising to give them various works of Urban Development and Social Justice Department, he said.
The fraud occurred between 2024 and 2026, with Kadam collecting money in cash and into his accounts, police said, adding he had returned some amount to them partially.
Multiple cheques issued by the accused bounced, prompting the victim to lodge a complaint at the Marine Drive police station. Based on the complaint, a case of cheating and criminal breach of trust was registered against him.
The case is under further investigation, the official said.
