NAOBS opportunity

Architecture Competition for Undergraduate Students

Eligibility criteria

Registerd Building Technology Students through NAOBS National Website

Details

The Drawing Board takes participants to Chikkajala Fort, a historic ruined enclosure near Bengaluru. The site contains remnants of stone walls, pillared pavilions, a temple, and a large water tank, and is believed by many historians to have functioned as a Dharmachatra—a resting place for travellers and animals along an important trade route. Over time, urban development and road widening have eroded portions of the original enclosure, exposing the site to the pressures of the expanding city. The brief begins with a simple yet powerful question: What did the missing wall once protect?