Design Dhara is an
initiative by the ARCH towards spreading awareness of critical & strategic
design thinking & research based higher education pathways to raise
employable skills amongst the youth.
It offered a unique experience to students through the concepts, process, and thinking of Design scenario. The main purpose of this 2-day workshop was to introduce students to original methods that enable creative and critical thinking. It engaged the newcomers to different and exciting areas of Design, while the facilitators provided physical activities, group activities, games, art discussion, critical art analysis - fun, enthusiastic and hands-on assignments that went beyond the classroom boundaries. During this experience, the students experienced creative Design-Thinking process, developed critical analysis, created projects with non-conventional materials had access to all of ours workshops and much more.
Class 12th student Pratiksha remarked, “Techers were also a part of activity which made it more interesting and realistic. We got an exposure of courses offered at ARCH.”
Another student
Kaustubh said, “I learnt team work. It was very interesting. Activities here
triggered my thought process.”
On the first day the learners were
exposed to unexpected situations, during the activity they were made to
understand how to analyze and interpret possibilities, deal with different
perspectives & finding solution. Here they explored Design tools to solve a
problem. The second day was about Understanding
the Design Principles and Realizing that Design is part of our everyday life
and it is present in mundane objects and situations. Learn to identifying and
giving Design Solutions to day-to-day issues.
Archana Surana, Founder and Director of ARCH College of Design & Business, has been re-elected as Board Member of the Cumulus Association Executive Board for the 2025–2028 term. She previously served as the Vice President from 2022 to 2025.
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