IIM TRICHY

IIM floated an architectural design competition to establish a new campus in Trichy. Designed in collaboration with the 4 Cities Collaborative and Broadway Malyan, the idea was developed around creating an iconic modern campus that would be a landmark for the city while including the people, culture and the history of Tiruchirapalli. Inspirations for architectural design were drawn from the Dravidian Rockfort Temple to the Gopurams of the Ranganathaswamy Temple. The water channel running throughout the site was proposed to connect the site harvesting the water from within and opening up at places to become shallow waterbodies.

The masterplan looked at a 4-pronged strategy to achieve its goals of a harmoniously integrated campus:

• Support the Academic Mission: The campus shall support & cultivate academic success & growth, providing open collaborative and adaptable environments for teaching research, the exchange of ideas and the nurturing of innovation.
• Promote Sustainability: The new campus will respect and manage the existing physical environment for the health of the university, its constituencies, its neighbours and micro/macro ecosystem.
• Enhance Campus Experience: The campus shall contain a diversity of inviting, accessible and safe places for social and cultural interaction, recreation and sports for the enjoyment of faculty, staff, students and visitors.
• Reinforce Community: Enhance the community building aspects of campus. It will provide a variety of housing options and expand the campuses social and cultural infrastructure.