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Architectural Design Thesis
Batch 2021 – 2026

Haneen K M -
More Than Housing: Towards a new methodology of Mass Housing

Mohammed Farsin –
Lines of Law: Tracing the geometry of Judicial form from monumentality to porosity

Jerom Babu –
Negotiating Movement, Perception & Belonging: Reimagining Kothamangalam Town Centre

Aryananda S S –
The Third Place: A Shared Realm for Learning, Living, and Community

Ashjan A Salam -
The Mosque as Common: Reimagining Shared Sacred Spaces Beyond Boundaries

Alna Emy John -
From Fragment to Form: Sequencing space through narrative by @seed_kochi

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19 days ago

🏆 Celebrating the Scholarship Awardee of the Anonymous Arcause Bridge Scholarship 2026–27! 🏆

A huge congratulations to these brilliant young minds!🎉

Your talent, dedication, and commitment to shaping a better future truly stood out. This scholarship is not just a recognition of your achievements—it’s a bridge to new possibilities, opportunities, and dreams. by @seed_kochi

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Architectural Design Thesis
Batch 2021 – 2026

Meenakshy TS –
Rewilding the Sky: Reimagining Office Towers as Vertical Ecosystems in Kochi

Radhakrishnan MS -
Energy commons: Reimagining Energy Infrastructure as place for civic Engagement

Aysha Diya -
Reclaiming the Everyday City: Revitalizing the Palayam Bus Station and Market as a Civic Urban Catalyst

Sangeeth S -
Architecture in Motion: Reimagining the marketplace as an adaptive urban system in Kochi.

Alen Joshi –
Stacked Traditions: A Living Heritage Museum by @seed_kochi

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20 days ago

SEED welcomed its newest batch of 2026–31, ceremonially inducted on 2nd September 2026.

A vibrant cohort of 80 students, making this a special milestone for SEED. The evening was graced by our Chief Guest, Ms. Theresea Joseph (@thoughtfactorydesign ) Guest of Honour, Rohan Sivakumar (@anarchytect), Ar. Sebastian Jose (@sebastianjose.architect), Academic Chair, Ar. Rajasekharan Menon (@rgbarchitecturestudio), Dean, Ar. Abhishek Xavier (@abhishekxavier), and Chairman, Adv. TS Rasheed (@advrasheedts). Along with our trustees, they shared words of wisdom and encouragement, setting the tone for the academic journey ahead.

With proud parents, faculty and the SEED community in attendance, the evening was filled with warmth, anticipation and joy as we welcomed the newest members of our community.

The SEED family continues to grow beyond Kerala, with students joining us from cities across India. This growing diversity brings new perspectives, experiences and voices into our student community, enriching the shared learning environment at SEED.

Here’s to new friendships, new ideas, and a future built on creativity, perseverance, curiosity, and equal parts work and fun.

SEED is elated to be your new home for the next five years. Welcome to the family, Batch 2026–31!

Photography by @shaazin @immanueljerry7 by @seed_kochi

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a month ago

On 2nd September 2026, SEEDScape 8.0 opened alongside the induction of the new batch at SEED, bringing together the work of students across all years of the school.

The exhibition presented a diverse body of work emerging from different stages of architectural education. from early explorations and exercises to more developed investigations into context, space, land, material, details and inhabitation. Together, the works offered a glimpse into the breadth and depth of learning, experimentation and inquiry that take place across the school.

SEEDScape 8.0 celebrates the collective spirit of learning at SEED. a culture shaped by curiosity, dialogue, making and a continued engagement with the many possibilities of architecture.

Photography by @_shaazin_ @immanueljerry7 by @seed_kochi

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a month ago

On 03rd september 2026, we celebrated the incredible journey of the Class of 2021-26 at SEED’s Convocation Ceremony.

Presided over by our Chief Guest, Ar. Rohan Sivakumar ( @anarchytect ) the event was an evening of pride and reflection; honouring the students’ years of hard work, creativity, and perseverance.

The ceremony was graced by our Academic Council Head Dr. A. Srivathsan (@sri_vathsan_a ), Chairman Adv. T. S. Rasheed (@advrasheedts), Director Ar. Sebastian Jose (@sebastianjose.architect), Academic Chair Ar. Rajasekharan C Menon (@rgbarchitecturestudio ), Dean Ar.Abhishek Xavier ( @abhishekxavier )and our distinguished board members, along with faculty, staff and proud families who cheered on our graduates.

Together, we celebrated not just the achievements of our graduating class, but also the academic and co-curricular excellence of our current batches.

Here’s to the Batch of 2021-26: may you continue to build, create, inspire and leave your mark wherever you go.
Onwards and upwards!

Photography by @_shaazin_ @immanueljerry7 by @seed_kochi

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a month ago

The Foundation Studio is designed as a layered pedagogical framework to equip students with the skills and vocabulary necessary for the directed studios in the subsequent years. Conceived as a year-long program, the first semester focuses on building ways of seeing, thinking, and making. The second semester engages origins and principles of Space Making.
This year, the second semester began with a curated journey along the river Vaigai, beginning from its estuary and travelling up towards its source in the western ghats, experiencing ancient villages, temple towns and the archaeological site of Keezhadi.
The design studio was based in Madurai, as a conjectural temple city belonging to the 600 BCE.
The students were required to study excerpts from Sangam literature to develop character studies, and develop spatial responses as neighbourhoods emerged within the hypothetical city plan on the banks of Vaigai.

Studio Team
Kunjan Garg @rgbarchitecturestudio @krishnasalim @ar.chitra.valiyaparambil @blessyjohn.notes @frn_mohd Litty Salas @litty.salas Saransh Gothi @saranshgothi_2123

Slide 01: Video made by our student Rohit JR during the course of the studio showing the initial process of the semester

Slide 02: Students at Dhanushkodi

Slide 03: Tracing the Vaigai learning through discussions and observations

Slide 04 :Temple documentation at melekkal

Slide 05: Collaborative Memory Drawing of the Vaigai river course

06: Study Tour Documentation - Material Mapping, Elements Mapping, Neighborhood Studies, Houseform Studies

Slide 07: Excerpts from the exhibition of the study tour documentation

Slide 08: The Conjectural Map of Madurai in 600 BCE, and students finding their locations on the same based on their character studies

Slide 09: The Professional Skill Enhancement course guided the students to visualize a story based on their identified characters
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10: Visualization of the characters, their social structures, spatial requirements and layouts using AI

Slide 11: Final Drawings of the student projects - Tanish [The Coin Maker]. Tanushree [The Boat Maker], Fathima Ansar

Slide 12: Final Drawings of the student projects - Ruth [The Indigo Dyer], Bar by @seed_kochi

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3 months ago

S4 Land-Building Studio: Batch 2024–2029

The fifth iteration of the Seed Land-Building Studio explored the highlands of Munnar, aiming to cultivate students' sensitivity to existing land conditions, communities, climate, and cultural contexts. The studio emphasized that every site selected for building is inseparable from the larger landscape to which it belongs.
To develop an understanding of observation and interpretation, students first engaged in exercises on reading, recording, and representing landscapes within the more familiar context of Muvattupuzha. These exercises encouraged them to recognize the subtle qualities and complexities embedded in everyday environments.
Through precedent studies and a series of iterative 3×3 relief models, students explored site selection and learned to design with varying topographies and slopes. Building on these investigations, they explored architectural interventions and programs that responded to the unique geographical and climatic characteristics of the region while addressing the needs of local communities, tea estate workers, and tourists.

Studio team : @jills.philip @aparnasuresh @zenia_vandrewala @gesrg @nayantara_harindranath @roshnikannan @anjali_sreekumar by @seed_kochi

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3 months ago

Semester 6 focuses on material, detailing and building systems. The architectural design project is to detail out a block from the previous semester’s design for campus planning. Timber is chosen as the primary material, considering its renewability and preeminent place in Kerala’s built heritage and craftsmanship. Structural logic, assembly and detailing in wood are explored through alternating modules of model-making and working drawings in a rigorous back-and-forth process. A number of reviews from architects and engineers punctuate the semester. To gain a practical understanding of timber structures, study trips were undertaken to native examples of wooden structures as well as to chosen projects in Beypore, Mangalore, Gokarna and Goa. In the end, students compile a set of construction drawings in addition to making various scale models.

Studio team @meistervarma_architects @thomas_kariath @anakhajo @sanand_karunakaran @stories.by.hari @remya.augustine by @seed_kochi

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3 months ago

It is with great pleasure that we announce the appointment of Prof Abhishek Xavier as our new Dean.

With a vast repertoire of skills and his international experience as a passionate Urban Designer, we are confident that Abhishek will elevate this young, vibrant institution to much greater heights. He is a dedicated Academic who believes in the power of education to address the challenges and responsibilities that lie ahead of India’s future generations in building a vibrant nation that is mindful of its own self while embracing a new world order.

Abhishek holds about 25 years of experience in architecture, urbanism, and planning across the public and private sectors in the UK and India. He holds a B.Arch from Bangalore University, alongside an MA in Urban Design and an MSc in Spatial Planning from Oxford Brookes University. His diverse portfolio spans new settlements, mixed use urban extensions, town centre revitalization, markets, mobility hubs, roads, parks - all driven by a holistic approach that balances identity and sustainability with socioeconomic realities. Active in academia since 2014, Abhishek has been a visiting faculty at Seed since mid 2022 and serves as an international external moderator for the University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. He is also a key organizer of the Indian Institute of Architects Cochin Centre’s “Living Monsoon” series, promoting environmentally sensitive design for tropical regions worldwide by organizing design talks, architecture awards and architecture festivals.

A gentle and approachable human, Abhishek is also an avid cyclist, sports enthusiast and a handy artist.
We wish him the best in this new assignment!
Poster credits - @krishnasalim by @seed_kochi

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3 months ago

The SEED Academic Conclave: Monsoon '26

brought faculty together for two days of reflection, review, and dialogue as we looked back on the past semester and collectively try to shape the one ahead.

This year's conclave introduced a new format that encouraged richer academic exchange through proposer–respondent discussions and shared reflection.

We were privileged to host Dr. Jaideep Chatterjee ( @jaideep.chatterjee354 ) whose reflections on "building a school of architecture" sparked thoughtful conversations on academic culture and institution making.

Our academic reviewers Ar. Bijoy Ramachandran ( @hundredhandsblr ), and Ar. Biju Kuriakose ( @bijukuriakose ) whose provocations, and Dr. A. Srivathsan's ( @sri_vathsan_a )questions and critiques challenged us to think more deeply about architecture, pedagogy, and practice.

As we begin a new semester, we do so with renewed clarity, fresh perspectives, and a shared commitment to building meaningful architectural education. by @seed_kochi

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3 months ago

We have great pleasure in welcoming Prof Czaee Malpani into our fold as the new Seed Foundation Studio lead @seed_foundationstudio

Czaee has spent the better part of the last decade deeply engaged with academic leadership and governance, with a keen and abiding commitment to institution-building which she now sees as its own form of practicing design. She has had the opportunity to work at young design schools, helping shape their direction as part of the founding faculty; and more importantly, establish and lead note-worthy Interior programmes such as at the Jindal School of Art and Architecture, OP Jindal Global University
and Indian Institute of Art and Design, New Delhi.
She has also taught at the School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi and the University School of Architecture and Planning, GGSIP University, New Delhi.

She holds a dual graduate degree, having completed the Master of Science in Architecture and the Master of Architecture programmes simultaneously from
the prestigious College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning (DAAP) at the University of Cincinnati, OH, USA in 2011, for she received the Best Design Research award, and the Best Thesis award for each programme respectively.

Furthermore, she has close to 20 years of professional design experience, during which she has worked on various scales and types of projects such as residences, schools, hospitals, institutional buildings, retail stores, IT parks, and aviation infrastructure, amongst others.

We wish her the very best in this new assignment! by @seed_kochi

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