School of Architecture + Design (A+D) Study Abroad in India (New Delhi, Agra, Fatehpur Sikri, Jaipur, and Ahmedabad)

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1 School of Architecture + Design (A+D) Study Abroad in India (New Delhi, Agra, Fatehpur Sikri, Jaipur, and Ahmedabad) Off-campus Wintermester 018 Wednesday, December 7, 017 Saturday, January 1, 018) INFORMATION SESSION: Friday , COWGILL HALL, ROOM 00: 1:00 Henri T. de Hahn A+D Professor

2 A beautiful world

3 Daily transportation

4 Architecture

5 Daily street life

6 TRAVEL DAYS from the US to INDIA, New Delhi ( )

7 1 DAY 1 arrival in New Delhi ( late or early ) NAMASTE: Transportation to hotel Shangri- La and check-in per students schedules. Meet in the morning after a good nights sleep and a great Indian and Continental breakfast! Shangri-La

8 5 1/6 6 DAY 1 (first full day) in New Delhi (1.9.17) Indian and continental breakfast at hotel on your own. Meet in hotel lobby around 10:00am. Departure and visit of Connaught Place and lunch at the famous United Coffee House. Afternoon visit of the Agrasen Ki Baoli (ancient stepped well) and the Jantar Mantar (astronomical observatory). Remaining afternoon open (shopping nearby) and dinner and evening at the student s discretion. (Suggestions provided)

9 /7 6 7 DAY in New Delhi ( ) hotel lobby around 10:00am. Departure for Connaught Place. Subway to Old Delhi with visits of old market Chandni Chowk, Red Fort, Jam Masjid mosque and Chawri Bazar. Return to New Delhi. Group dinner with faculty and guest speaker. Evening on your own (Suggestions provided).

10 1 5 DAY in New Delhi ( ) hotel lobby around 10:00am. Museum Day. Departure for the National Museum, India Gate, National Gallery of Modern Art and National Handicraft and Handlooms Museum. Dinner and evening on your own (Suggestions provided).

11 1 5 6 DAY day in New Delhi ( ) HAPPY NEW YEAR 018! hotel lobby around 10:00am. Departure by rickshaw to Dilli Haat (Indian Bazar in South Delhi). Afternoon suggested walking tour: Lutyens Delhi; India Gate and Parliament; Lodhi Gardens and Humayun s Tomb. Dinner and evening on your own (Suggestions provided).

12 1 DAY 5 New Delhi to Agra ( ) hotel lobby around 10:00am. Check out of hotel and departure by private bus to Agra and visit of the Red Fort in the afternoon. Check in hotel Double tree by Hilton Agra. Group dinner with faculty and evening on your own (Suggestions provided). Double tree by Hilton

13 1 DAY 6 Agra to Bharatpour ( ) hotel lobby around 10:00am. Check out of hotel and departure by private bus to the Taj Mahal. Bus trip to Fatehpur Sikri and check in at hotel Laxmi Vilas Palace in Bharatpour. Group dinner and evening on your own (Suggestions provided). Laxmi Vilas Palace

14 1 Fatehpur Sikri DAY 7 Bharatpour to Fatehpur Sikri and Jaipur ( ) hotel lobby around 10:00am. Check out of hotel and departure by private bus to Fatehpur Sikri. Early afternoon travel to Jaipur and check into hotel ITC Rajputana Group dinner and evening on your own (Suggestions provided). ITC Rajputana

15 1 Historic Pink City DAY 8 Jaipur ( ) hotel lobby around 10:00am. Visit of the historic Pink City City Palace, Hawa Mahal (Palace of the Winds) and the Jantar Mantar (astronomical observatory). Afternoon guest speaker presentation and group dinner with Dean and faculty of the Aayojan School of Architecture. Evening on your own (Suggestions provided).

16 1 Historic Pink City DAY 9 Jaipur ( ) hotel lobby around 10:00am. Travel by private bus to Amer Fort. Afternoon lecture on jewelry and study on your own of the Pink City. Dinner and evening on your own (Suggestions provided).

17 1 DAY 10 Jaipur ( ) hotel lobby around 10:00am. Morning study of the Pink City. At pm travel by private bus to Sanganer for visit and hands-on workshop, followed by visit and reception at the Aayojan School of Architecture with students, faculty and Dean. Return to hotel around 9pm and evening on your own (Suggestions provided).

18 Airport 1 DAY 11 Jaipur to Ahmedabad ( ) hotel lobby around 10am after check out of hotel. Morning on your own. Time TBD and private bus to Jaipur s airport and flight to Ahmedabad via New Delhi. Check in the Hyatt Regency Ahmedabad. Group dinner at hotel or on the road per schedule. Evening on your own (Suggestions provided). Hyatt Regency

19 1 1 DAY 1 Ahmedabad ( ) hotel lobby around 10:00am. Depart to visit Le Corbusier s Ahmedabad Textile Mills Association and the Sanskar Kendra museum. Afternoon visit of the National Institute of Design. Group dinner and evening on your own (Suggestions provided).

20 1 DAY 1 Ahmedabad ( ) hotel lobby around 10am. Depart to visit the historic city and wooden buildings and Havelis of Ahmedabad. Afternoon visit of Louis Kahn s Indian Institute of Management. Dinner and evening on your own (Suggestions provided).

21 / 1 DAY 1 Ahmedabad ( ) hotel lobby around 10am. Depart to visit the Calico Museum of Textiles/Sarabhai Foundation and Le Corbusier s Sarabhai House. Mid afternoon visit of the Center for Environmental Planning and Technology (CEPT University) and the Faculty of Architecture. Dinner and evening on your own (Suggestions provided).

22 1 DAY 15 Ahmedabad ( ) hotel lobby around 10am. Depart to visit the Institute of Indology by Balkrishna Doshi. Afternoon on your own with suggestions to visit the Gandhi Memorial by Indian architect C. Correa. Final group dinner and pre-departure discussion. Evening on your own (Suggestions provided).

23 USA 1 DAY 16 Ahmedabad ( ) Return Day Good bye India. hotel lobby TBD after check out. Depart to Ahmedabad airport by private transportation and flight New Delhi and the United States accordingly to students flight arrangements. TBD hotel lodging at airport depending on flight arrival at New Delhi s airport.