Team-SPA Bhopal won the Second-best Position in the Open Ideas National Competition 2025 (Season V) under the Rural Housing category.
Key Dates: Submission: 26 Sep 2025 • Result: 20 Jan 2026
Competition Verticals: Affordable Urban Housing • Rural Housing • Slum Improvement & In-situ Development • Furniture & Interior Design
Major Submittals:
- Village study (housing conditions, materials, socio-economic factors)
- SWOT analysis
- Design solution (retrofitting + new interventions)
- Site studies (resident-led improvements)
Team:
- Dr. Parama Mitra (Group Leader & Faculty)
- Dr. Sanmarga Mitra (Faculty), Dr. Tanya Kaur Bedi (Faculty)
- Mohit Prakash Ingle, Chinmay Sachin Gawande, Wanmikmenlang P Passah, Prathmesh Dnyaneshwar Khadsane
- Neha Dagdiya, Sarthika Abhijit Gaulkar
The team thanks AMRUT 2.0 Centre, SPA Bhopal — enabled through data collected during the Pranpur project, Chanderi.
