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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Minister Patil chairs industry meetings to chart growth for key sectors in Karnataka
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Minister M B Patil on Tuesday chaired meetings with industry representatives from the aerospace and defence, machine tools, auto/EV, and green energy sectors to discuss sector growth and government support measures.
The meetings were attended by leading industrialists and their representatives, with some participating virtually.
Speaking on the occasion, the minister for Large and Medium Industries said Karnataka is at the forefront of the country’s aerospace and defence sectors.
He noted that Suzuki and Toyota plan to launch aerial taxi services in Japan by 2028, with Bengaluru-based Sasmos supplying electrical equipment for the project.
Industrialists suggested introducing similar “fly-taxi” services in Karnataka through an appropriate policy, which Patil said would be examined seriously.
The minister highlighted the need to establish testing centres and Common Facility Centres for the aerospace and defence industries and assured that these facilities would be provided.
Suggestions were also made to prepare a comprehensive roadmap for sector growth.
Karnataka has urged the Central Government to approve Defence Corridor projects in the Bengaluru North–Kolar–Chikkaballapur and Dharawada–Vijayapura–Belagavi regions.
Industrialists also suggested a corridor between Bengaluru and Mysuru, Patil said.
He said Karnataka aims to become a hub for defence electronics manufacturing, with plans to establish a 200-acre Defence Electronics Park and a 100-acre Avionics and Sensor Park.
These projects will be implemented once the Special Investment Region is operational, and land availability will not be an issue.
On the machine tools sector, Patil said the industry has recorded an annual turnover of Rs 36,500 crore and is witnessing steady growth.
Large-scale exhibitions have increased demand, and the state must strengthen its capabilities to develop control systems for heavy machinery. One testing unit is already operational in Bengaluru, with another planned for Tumakuru. Expansion of vocational training institutes in industrial areas is also underway.
In the Auto and EV sector, Vision Group members highlighted the need for a network of dry ports and more EV charging stations across the state.
Patil noted that the Tata Group is manufacturing EV buses in Dharawada for nationwide supply. Plans for mini excavator production and export facilitation were also discussed, along with the establishment of a testing facility for two-wheeler EVs.
For the Green Energy sector, the group emphasised the need for a suitable policy on battery-based energy storage and the establishment of data centres.
Patil assured that the government will seriously consider all suggestions and respond positively.
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