Vadodara based Parul University is known for providing the students with as many practical learning opportunities as possible by engaging them in solution finding projects to help in developing the city. One of the university’s institutes, Parul Institute of Architecture and Planning (PIAR) has time and time again passed the test of time and emerged as one of the best colleges for architecture studies, not only in Gujarat but also in India. Recently, two of the most prestigious and credible organizations, Ahmedabad World Heritage City Trust and Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation arranged a felicitation program where the educational institutes that have contributed significantly towards student growth and development in the fields of architecture were given acknowledgement. Parul University managed to bag top awards in the numerous streams of these contests. Desai ni pol, Khadia, Mandvi ni pol, Jamalpur, and Lambeshwar ni pol, Kalupur, were the winning entries which Parul Institute of Arc