Article source: Foster + Partners

The DY Patil University Centre of Excellence has opened in Navi Mumbai. The ten-storey building has been designed to support the teaching methods and ethos of the university, providing high-quality learning and living spaces for 3,000 students. The project also includes a thriving two-acre sky garden with native planting, pond-life and areas for relaxation. The new building – the first educational project by the practice in India – is the result of close collaboration between Foster + Partners and the University Chancellor, Dr Vijay Patil. The project achieves a LEED Platinum rating, the highest level of accreditation.

The sky garden is central to the thesis of healthy living and learning – a landscaped oasis for recreation, informal meetings and outside learning that reflects the changing seasons, Image Courtesy © Nigel Young

• Architects: Foster + Partners
• Project: DY Patil University Centre
• Location: Navi Mumbai, India
• Photography: Nigel Young

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