Reubens Trophy: Brief

The Reubens Trophy provides a platform for the participating colleges to showcase their curricular work,
which would be a reflection of both the nature of pedagogic processes of the institutes and the resultant
knowledge and skills acquired by the students. It is conceived as a competition whereby the quality of the
academic work produced by the students of different colleges may be judged on the basis of a variety of
criteria such as research and awareness, technical knowhow, procedural diligence, analytical capabilities,
problem-solving acumen, creative vision, design sensitivity, and presentation skills. More importantly, the
resultant exhibition of works offers a diverse exposure to the delegates and allows the students to share ideas
and further their learning.

Orientation
We are living in an era wherein think globally and act locally has become the mantra for achieving a
sustainable future through learning from international experience and adopting/adapting them to local
contexts with appropriate use of material, technology, and human resource. Due consideration of the
dimensions of local history, culture, and social order, and a resultant expression of design programmes as
appropriate responsive inserts are required to produce meaningful contributions meeting the particular needs
of context. The schools of architecture, through their structured pedagogic approaches, are in a position to
ensure this sensitivity and attitude in the future designers. The competition entries would receive special
appreciation for exemplifying such a local/regional/contextual response as a systematic line of thought visibly
engraved in their exercises.

Requirements of Submissions and Regulations

1. The works submitted should be conceived as a display that includes textual and graphic content
representative of course-work from all semesters/years of the undergraduate programme curriculum,
encompassing all subjects and topics necessary for the wholesome growth of a student of architecture.
The content should roughly adhere to each of the following categories, and as per the recommended
proportions:
A. Technical Subjects (25% of content), including, but not restricted to, subjects such as:
A.1. Measured Drawings, Descriptive Geometry, Engineering Drawings, Working
Drawings, Architectural Detailing
A.2. Building Materials and Construction, Specifications and Estimation, Valuation
A.3. Building Services, including Water Supply & Sanitation, Illumination, Acoustics,
HVAC, etc.
A.4. Climate Responsive Architecture, Energy and Sustainability
A.5. Structural Design
A.6. Building Bye-laws, Construction Management
B. Semi-technical or Non-technical Subjects (50% of content), including, but not restricted to,
subjects such as:
B.1. Basic Design, Architectural Design, Interior Design, Landscape Design, Product
Design, Urban Design, Graphics
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B.2. History and Development of Architecture, Architectural Theory and Criticism,

Architectural Conservation
B.3. Housing, Appropriate Technology, Low-cost architecture
B.4. Dissertation Theses
C. Allied Subjects (15% of content), including, but not restricted to, subjects such as:
C.1. Visual Art, Architectural Rendering, Photography, Digital Art, Modelling
C.2. Competition Entries, excluding NASA Trophy sheets
D. Special Subjects & Electives (10% of content): As per the guidelines laid down by the
Council of Architecture, India, every school/ institute imparting architectural education has
been given the freedom to orient the course as per their own philosophy by allocating 25
percent of the total periods of study to the subject of their choice. The same should be
reflected in this category.
2. Only curricular works produced in the academic year 2014-2015 is permissible. The rear side of all
material submitted should bear the College/Institute stamp and the HODs signature, verifying this.
3. The content should represent the work of at least 25 different students.
4. The display should be composed as a panel of 2400mm x 1200mm (8-0 x 4-0). All types of sheets
and formats of presentation are permitted, including calendar-formats and overlays, provided they
would be easily viewed by the jurors failing which they may not be considered for the trophy.
5. The display must not exceed the specified panel boundaries, and three-dimensional projections are not
permissible. Physical models will not be accommodated.
6. Up to 10 reports may also be submitted, which would be accommodated on a single table top.
Internship/Professional Practice Portfolios are not permissible.
7. The submissions need not be anonymous. The choice of displaying or concealing the name of the
participating colleges/institutes lies with them. There is no requirement of including the NASA logo
in the display for this trophy.
8. Time allowed for putting up the display at the exhibition venue shall be limited to two hours per
college/institute. The colleges should arrange for all necessary stationery (gun stapler, pins etc.) on
their own.
9. Colleges failing to adhere to the above mentioned rules and regulations shall be disqualified from the
competition.

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