Arvindbhai Patel Institute of Environmental Design, [APIED] Vallabh Vidyanagar Infrastructure: Library, Hostel, Labs, Auditorium & Other Facilities

Debasree Banerjee

Arvindbhai Patel Institute of Environmental Design campus has a beautiful, park-like setting covering 2.5 acres of land. The campus offers modern amenities to students for holistic development. More details regarding the APIED infrastructure are given below.

Computer Lab

• The college has a computer lab with the latest software. It is used for conducting workshops, training, and other programming.

Library

• The APIED library has around 7,000 books on construction, architecture, planning, interior, urbanism, art and heritage.
• It also has professional magazines, journals, videos, CDs, manuals, maps, online formats, and more. 

Workshop

• The workshop is equipped with traditional tools. It gives students a hands-on experience of carpentry, clay modelling, ceramics, paint works, and more.

Art Room

• APIED has an art room for students to perform basic art and design exercises, such as murals making, painting, textile printing, and screen printing.

Structure Lab 

• Arvindbhai Patel Institute of Environmental Design facilities includes a structural engineering lab to check all forms of building structures with a model-based structural engineering lab where academic courses on structure are taught using numerous live display models.

Climate Lab

• Climate lab to learn about and test various forms of climatic influences in construction. Academic courses related to climatology studies are taught using numerous live demo models and any other related data in an atmosphere effect with a model-based climate condition.

Material Lab

• Material laboratory, which displays all of the building materials and research models available. It has a collection of fittings and fixtures for interior design and architecture and all relevant catalogues and examples.

• To keep up with the changing teaching methods and technology, the institute has created audio-visual rooms. For advanced teaching and learning, the usage of multiple audio and visual equipment is unavoidable.

Auditorium

• All cultural events, award ceremonies, and seminars are held at the auditorium, which has a capacity of over 200 seats. The area serves as a platform for celebration, appreciation, and exchanging ideas by providing a rich audio-visual experience within the premise.

Faculty Room

• The campus has a faculty room for full time, part-time and visiting faculty. Storage, boarding and dining facilities are provided for all the faculties.

Other Facilities

• Playground
• NATA Room