Arvindbhai Patel Institute Of Environmental Design APIED, Anand

About Arvindbhai Patel Institute Of Environmental Design APIED, Anand

The Arvindbhai Patel Institute of Environmental Design APIED was first founded in 1980 at Vadodara by a group of like minded people who had a collective goal of creating an institute of great repute imparting quality education for the disciplines of Architecture and Interior Design. For this purpose they founded a Trust known as “PARISAR TRUST”. The group of founder trustees included renowned Architects Late Shri Suryakant Patel and Shri Rasik Shah, Civil Engineers – Shri Mahendra Modi, Shri Prabhudas Patel and a Painter Late Shri Bhupendra Khakhar and Shri Himatbhai J Patel Engineer After the death of Shri Bhupen Khakhar & Shri Manubhai D Patel, we have co-opt Shri Rahul Patel and Smt Kavitaben Patel as Trustee. In the beginning Late Shri Suryakant Patel was designated as Hon.Director at present Shri Nilambhai Patel is working as Hon Director.

The institute was shifted and established at Vallabh Vidyanagar on 1st August 1984 under the patronage of Late Dr HM Patel who was the Finance Minister of India and Chairman, Charutar Vidya Mandal. The Institute is running under the umbrella of Charutar Vidya Mandal, Vallabh Vidyanagar.

The campus is placed in the serene and congenial educational environment of Vallabh Vidyanagar. It was designed by its mentor; Late Shri Suryakant Patel himself. The college campus is very much an extension of nature, spanned with open courtyards and natural landscapes, which is very conducive to creative learning such as the disciplines of Architecture and Interior Design. It is just the kind of place that stimulates imagination.

The building is equipped with all kinds of facilities like Studios, Workshops, Exhibition areas, Auditorium, Audio-Visual room, general activity spaces for formal and informal activities, Laboratories for various purposes such as Photography, Computers, Climatology and Structures, Material Museum and Library which are updated regularly from time to time.