International Conference

On

New Architecture and Urbanism

Development of Indian Traditions
New Delhi, 11-14 January

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 The International Conference on
New Architecture and Urbanism
Development of Indian Traditions

INTBAU India, with the sponsorship & support from The Nabha Foundation, held its inaugural
international conference on "New Architecture & Urbanism: Development of Indian Traditions”
from 11th-14th January ’2007. Conceptualized as a forum for new traditional architecture and
urbanism, the conference generated a lot of interest in the architecture and planning community
as well as related areas. It successfully brought together strong voices from India and abroad, in
an effort to retain and reinforce the belief in the strength and vitality of traditional building and
urbanism and for its promotion and usage in the development of mainstream architecture and
urban design. The conference programme included the partnership of INTACH, UNESCO India,
UN-HABITAT, School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi, TVB school of Habitat Studies,
New Delhi, Rachna Sansad School of Architecture, Mumbai, HUDCO and
ARCHITECTURE+DESIGN

CONFERENCE OBJECTIVES

• Seek to create a sustainable direction towards retaining and reinforcing belief in the strength
and vitality of traditional concepts, typologies and methodologies in New Architecture and
Urbanism.
• Bring together voices from all corners of India and the world, including Practitioners,
Academicians, Institutions, Developers & the Government to debate the contemporary relevance
of traditional methods and thus create a suitable action strategy for this forum’s participants.
• Aim towards the ultimate creation of a context specific framework and guidelines to help
mainstream traditional methods in new architectural and urban design endeavors all across the
country, whether by changing building bye-laws, or by seeking to change the mindset of people
commissioning buildings, urban projects and space creation.

INTBAU India
The International Network for Traditional Building, Architecture and Urbanism, is an active
network of individuals and institutions dedicated to the creation of humane and harmonious
buildings & places which respect local traditions. HRH Prince of Wales is the patron of the
organization.
INTBAU is committed to supporting traditional building, maintenance of local character and the
creation of better places to live in. INTBAU is actively engaged in bringing together individuals
and institutions, who design, maintain, study or enjoy traditional building, architecture and
places.

The Nabha Foundation

The Nabha Foundation is building on the philanthropic activities of the Khemka Family and its
roots in Nabha, by taking up issues of integrated and sustainable rural development,
infrastructure upgradation and heritage conservation in Nabha, Punjab.
With the active engagement of the government and other stakeholders in Punjab, one of the
prime initiatives of the foundation is the adaptive reuse of regional historical buildings in support
of community development projects. The foundation aims to create innovative institutions that
reflect the local context and vernacular architecture of Nabha. On a broader view, the Nabha
Foundation is leading a process change in mainstreaming heritage in the developmental process
in Punjab, as part of the foundation’s strategic vision for urban regeneration in this region.

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CONFERENCE ACADEMIC COMMITTEE

- Prof. A.G.K. Menon (Architect and Academician), Chair:

Architect, Urban Planner and Academician, developed a keen critique of the architectural
landscape. Founder member INTACH, and founder TVB School of Habitat Studies. He has
lectured, taught and written extensively all over the world and is associated as as advisor /
chairperson with DUAC, DDA, NCRPB. Chairperson of Urban Renewal and Urban Heritage
Committee for formulation of Delhi Master Plan 2001-2021.

- Robert Adam (Architect and Chair, INTBAU):

Robert Adam’s contribution to the classical tradition is internationally acknowledged, both as a

scholar and as a designer of traditional and progressive classical architecture. Working in US, UK,
and Europe. Chaired various bodies including INTBAU. He is a Royal Institute of British
Architects Councillor, and has been an advisor to the Commission for Architecture & the Built
Environment (CABE) and English Heritage.

- S.K.Misra (Chairman INTACH, Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural
Heritage):

Grown from strength to strength under his keen supervision and guidance. There are currently
around 117 chapters within the country. INTACH has also taken a lead in organizing Craft
training programmes, art and craft festivals and heritage walks throughout the country

- Nimish Patel (Architect Abhikram, Ahmedabad):

Established the widely regarded and awarded “Abhikram” which has been working in the field of
traditional, contextual and sustainable architecture. Also working in heritage Conservation with
projects all over the country. Published and lectured extensively. Established the Virasat
Foundation to establish the relevance to traditional decision making processes in the built
environment.

- Yaaminey Mubayi (Heritage Consultant, The Nabha Foundation):

Consultant for Cultural Heritage at The Nabha Foundation, Providing Inputs in the Heritage
conservation and social & demographic inputs at the Nabha. Worked formerly with UNESCO and
with various community development organizations, Teaching at the School of Planning and
Architecture, Delhi in Conservation Management.

- Deependra Prashad (Architect, Convener):

Architect and Environmental Planner. Research and projects in sustainable, low energy
architecture. Worked in the field of Vernacular architecture, traditional building techniques and
Rainwater harvesting with NGO’s like Development Alternatives, CARE, DPEP. Teaching
Architectural and Sustainable design at the SPA, Delhi. Published in architectural journals on
urban management and Community participation issues

- Jyoti Soni (Architect, Mumbai and Co-convener):

Architect in Mumbai, worked on a range of architectural and developmental projects in Mumbai.

Worked in Dresden on the usage of traditional materials in construction. Participated in
Community planning workshops and NGO’s lobbies to the government.
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The Academic Committee held its first meeting on 8th and 9th May ‘2006 in New Delhi to discuss
the conference objectives and outline, following which the call of papers was announced early
July’2006 with 29th September, 2006 as the submission deadline. Extensive publicity was
undertaken based on recommendations, personal connections, published material and the
internet. Publicity material in the form of posters, brochures, conference websites were generated
and sent over to relevant people, practitioners, organizations and all the schools of architecture in
the country. A students’ essay competition was also announced with a view to bringing them into
the fold and spreading the word among the future generation of architects. The jury evaluated the
30 entries received from the various schools of architecture on the 21st of December, 2006.

145 abstracts were received in response to the call of papers which were evaluated by 5 referees.
The recommended papers- 66 in number- were put forward before the Academic Committee in
the 2nd Academic Committee Meeting on 25th and 26th October ‘2006. 36 papers were selected for
presentation. A poster session was also decided on to graphically present some other deserving
papers.

The conference was attended by 223 delegates with the majority from across India and 25 from
abroad. Participants included a number of organisations and firms: UNESCO-India, UN-Habitat,
HUDCO, INTACH, The Prince’s Foundation, School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi, TVB
School, MNIT- Jaipur, Habitat for Humanity International, Jaipur Development Authority, Delhi
Development Authority, CII- Green Building Centre and others.

On the 11th of January, as a case-study preview for the conference, the principal speakers and
participants went to the town of Nabha in the Punjab for an exposition on the Nabha
Foundation’s vision of leading a process of change mainstreaming Heritage in the development
process in Punjab. A public meeting was held to gain an understanding of the issues that confront
provincial towns in modern India.

The formal conference was held at The Grand, New Delhi, a 5-star international hotel with high
quality conference facilities, accommodation and management. The conference began on the 12th
with an introduction to the conference by Convenor, Deependra Prashad, a Presentation on the
work of INTBAU by Robert Adam and a key address from Uday Khemka on the Nabha
Foundation and the urban and architectural problems of modern India. The two keynote speakers
were Leon Krier and Raj Rewal, a well-known Indian architect. Leon’s presentation dealt with the
thoughts of traditional architecture and urbanism representing a global theory of organizing
humane settlements in intelligent and aesthetic ways. Raj Rewal’s presentation on the other hand
tried to address regionalism and globalisation with examples more through his professional work.
A stimulating discussion followed with contributions from the floor.

36, 20-minute papers were delivered in parallel in two rooms over the 13th and 14th of January.
The subject themes were: New Ways of Looking at Heritage, Sustainable Places, Communities
and Buildings, and Continuing Traditions in New Architecture and Urbanism. Panel discussions
were arranged with well known professionals in: Linking Heritage and Development Practice,
Tradition and Contextual Relevance for Education in Architecture and Urbanism, and Is
Tradition Green?

A final plenary session included a paper on Globalisation and Tradition from Robert Adam and
Why Tradition Matters: History of Architecture and Urban Design in India by Prof. AGK
Menon. Shirish Gupte presented the outcomes and winners of a National Student Competition on
the “Contemporary Relevance of Traditional Principles in Architecture and Urbanism”. An
INTBAU India Committee of Honour was constituted by Deependra Prashad with the inaugural
members being announced. Matthew Hardy presented further opportunities for an INTBAU India
College of Traditional Practitioners.

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Following on from an earlier panel discussion, the draft of the INTBAU-Nabha Declaration for
the promotion of Traditional Methods in Architecture and Urban Design was read out by Laxmi
Arya and will be finalized in an internet discussion over the next month.

The conference wound up with a final panel discussion on “Strategies for Continuing Traditions in
New Architecture and Urbanism”. The event was also widely reported in the press.

Conference Programme

13th Jan, Saturday

NEW WAYS OF LOOKING AT HERITAGE

PROCESSES
(Venue : A, The Grand Ballroom, The Grand, Vasant Kunj)
Session Chair: Richard Engelhardt

Time Speaker Paper Title

Spatial Narratives in Traditional Indian
9:30 am - 9:50 am Yatin Pandya, Ahmedabad Architecture : An Interpretation for
contemporary relevance
Pranali R. Parikh, Birmingham
9:55 am - 10:15 am Sense of Identity, continuity and context
(UK)

10:20 am - 10:40 Conservation and Revitalization of the

Gurmeet Rai, New Delhi
am Nabha Quila

Cultural Metamorphosis, Building

10:45 am - 11:05 Tradition and Search for Architectural
Oluseyi Odeyale, Nigeria
am Identity in Africa- A case study of South-
Western Nigeria
11:05 am - 11:20
Tea
am
11:20 am - 11:40
Shikha Jain, Gurgaon Jaipur as a Recurring Renaissance
am
12:05 pm - 12:25
Q/A
pm

CONTEXTUAL FRAMEWORKS
(Venue : B, The Grand Ballroom, The Grand, Vasant Kunj)
Session Chair: Giles Tillotson

Speaker Paper Title

9:30 am - 9:50 am Minja Yang, UNESCO India Heritage- A Key Resource for
Sustainable Development, An
International Perspective
9:55am - 10:15 am Sashikala Ananth, Chennai Conceptual framework of Vaastu

10:20 am - 10:40 Vinay Mohan Das, Bhopal Heritage as a Living & Evolving
am Process: Graphical Transcription of
Traditional Architecture Treatise"

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10:45 am - 11:05 am Ranjit Sabikhi, New Delhi Evolution of an Indigenous
Planning System

11:05 am - 11:20 am Tea

11:20 am - 11:40 am William Koehler & Madhu C.
Dutta, Boston, US
11:45 am - 12:05 pm Smita & Mustansir Dalvi,
Mumbai
12:05pm - 12:25 pm Q/A
The Raj versus the Republic: The
Legacy of Lutyens
Dismantling cosmopolitanism:
transformations in the sacred
heritage of the non-monumental in
the Konkan

13th Jan, Saturday

SUSTAINABLE PLACES, COMMUNITIES & BUILDINGS

SUSTAINABLE PLACES & COMMUNITIES

(Venue : A, The Grand Ballroom, The Grand, Vasant Kunj)
Session Chair: Leon Krier

Speaker Paper Title

2:00 pm - 2:20 pm Habitat for Humanity Partnering with the Poor for Better
International, Kathmandu Housing

2:25 pm - 2:45 pm Deependra Prashad, Delhi Infrastructure Development &

Community Consensus

2:50 pm - 3:10 pm Yaaminey Mubayi Heritage & Development: A Model

for Community Participation
3:15 pm - 3:35 pm Prerna Mehta, Delhi Transformations Occurring Due to
Socio-Economic Pressures

3:35 pm - 3:50 pm Tea

3:50 pm - 4:10 pm Pushpa Arabindoo, London Isolated by Elitism: The pitfalls of

recent heritage and conservation
attempts in Chennai
4:15 pm - 4:35 pm Vivek Nanda, London Streets, Movement and Urban
Placemaking
4:35 pm - 4:55 pm Q/A

5:00- 6:00pm Panel Discussion on Linking Heritage and Development Practices

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SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS
(Venue : B, The Grand Ballroom, The Grand, Vasant Kunj)
Session Chair: V.Suresh

Speaker Paper Title

2:00 pm - 2:20 pm Satprem Maini, Auroville Earthen Architecture in Auroville-
Linking a World Tradition with
Modernity

2:25 pm - 2:45 pm Ashok Lall, New Delhi
2:50 pm - 3:10 pm Marziehsadat Nematimehr,
Iran
3:15 pm - 3:35 pm Azhar Tyabji, Pune
3:35 pm - 3:50 pm Tea
Evolving Traditional Practices for
Sustainable Construction in the
Present
Learning Methods from Traditional
Methods for Achieving
Sustainability in Building & Urban
Scale in Iranian Arid Cities
Tradition, Innovation, and the
Deliberative Voice: Redevelopment
in Bhuj, Kachchh.

3:50 pm - 4:10 pm Michael Mehaffy, Oregon, US From Pattern Languages to

Generative Codes

4:15 pm - 4:35 pm Badri Narayanan, New Delhi Development of Indian Traditions:

Constructivist Approach in
Architectural Education
4:35 pm - 4:55 pm Q/A

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Panel Discussion on Tradition and Contextual relevance for

education in Architecture and Urbanism

14th Jan, Sunday

CONTINUING TRADITIONS IN NEW ARCHITECTURE & URBANISM

CASE STUDIES IN FORM MAKING

(Venue : A, Pre Function Area, The Grand Ballroom, The Grand, Vasant Kunj)
Session Chair: Matthew Hardy

Speaker Paper Title

9:30 am - 9:50 Nimish Patel & Parul Zaveri, Building Construction and the
am Ahmedabad Decorative Crafts- The Endangered
Traditions.

9:55am - 10:15 Rasem Badran, Jordan Reflections on the Narrative of Place-

am The Infinite Conversation

10:20 am - K.T. Ravindran, New Delhi Traditional Form Making

10:40 am

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 10:45 am - 11:05 Brinda Somaya, Mumbai Bhadli Village, Gujarat.
am

11:05 am - 11:20 Tea

am
11:20 am - 11:40 Channa Daswatte, Srilanka A Socio-political analysis of traditional
am building in tourism – the legacy of
Geoffrey Bawa
11:45 am - 12:05 Gerard Da Cunha, Goa Evolving a Vocabulary of Architecture
pm
12:05pm - 12:25 Q/A
pm

12:25:- 1:25pm Panel discussion on Is Tradition Green?

CASE STUDIES IN PLACE MAKING

(Venue : B, Pre Function Area, The Grand Ballroom, The Grand, Vasant Kunj)
Session Chair: A.G.K. Menon

Speaker Paper Title

9:30 am - 9:50 Pradeep Sachdeva, New Delhi Place Making in India - Some streets in
am a small town, A historic precinct and a
Haat

9:55am - 10:15 Prasad Jonathan, Cochin Building with Bamboo

am

10:20 am - 10:40 Rakesh K.S., Chennai Qualitative evaluation of the pedestrian

am environment – A case study of the
commercial hub of Chennai city.
10:45 am - 11:05 Dhiru Thadani, Washington New Urbanism and its relevance in
am India
11:05 am - 11:20 Tea
am
11:20 am - 11:40 The Prince's Foundation, The Pattern Method
am London

11:45 am - 12:05 A.K. Jain, New Delhi Interface between Traditional Urbanism
pm and the Legislative Framework
12:05pm - 12:25 Q/A
pm

12:25:- 1:25pm Open Discussion on INTBAU-Nabha Declaration for the promotion of

Traditional methods in mainstream architecture and urban design

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PANEL DISCUSSIONS

“Linking Heritage and Development Practices”

as part of the Sub theme on “New Ways of Looking at Heritage”.
(13th January 2007)

This discussion addressed the following:

- Anchoring ideas with their implementation: policy formation and linkages with government.
- How innovative practices towards both tangible and intangible heritage contribute to
sustainable forms of community development
- How culture- tourism, arts and crafts- could be a resource for development
- How heritage can act as a locus for community participation and empowerment
- Who owns heritage?- intellectual property rights, means of representation and a place to call
one’s own
Participants (in alphabetical order)
• Richard Engelhardt (Chair)
Regional Adviser for Culture in Asia and the Pacific, UNESCO, Bangkok
• Debashish Nayak
Advisor- Heritage Cell, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation
• Gurmeet Rai
Director- Cultural Resource Conservation Initiative
• Shrashtant Patara
The Shelter Group - Development Alternatives
• Aruna Paul Simittrarachhi
Regional Program Advisor (RPA) for the South Asian Countries- Habitat for Humanity
International

“Tradition and Contextual relevance for Education in

Architecture and Urbanism”
as part of the Sub theme on “Sustainable Buildings, Places and Communities”.
(13th January 2007)

This discussion addressed the following:

- The modernist bend of current architectural education and studio tools.
- Possible alternatives to ensure the simultaneous understanding of “Context, Continuity and
Construction”
- Bridging the gap between “Romantic notions” in teaching traditional approaches and the
realities of current professional practice
- Facilitating a link between Architectural & Planning Education and Community participation in
place making, to help create true community leaders rather than just “sculptor” architects.

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- The implications of standardisation in architectural education to bring about order and quality
assurance.
Participants (in alphabetical order)
• Narendra Dengle
Architect, Pune
• Prof. Kulbhushan Jain (Chair)
CEPT University, Ahmedabad
• Prof. M.N. Joglekar
Director, Vastukala Academy, New Delhi
• Suneet Paul
Editor, Architure + Design Magazine
• Prof. K.T. Ravindran
Dean of Studies, School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi

“Is Tradition Green?”

as part of the Sub theme on “Continuing Traditions in New Architecture and
Urbanism”.
(14th January 2007)

This discussion addressed the following issues:

- Whether modern functionality overrides tradition and whether the “Green” approach just helps
objectivising a traditional approach which might be otherwise based on subjective criteria like
collective memory.
- The gap between “upgraded” traditional methods and modern hi-tech technology.
- Whether modern technology and materials ensures true “green” or just a green “label” as
compared to a traditional approach in construction, materials and details.
- Whether embodied energy or lifespan costs should be the criterion for defining “Green” and
which of the two abovementioned approaches works towards a truly environmentally sustainable
outcome in building.
- If “green” should be the paradigmatic model to guide architecture and urbanism in a
modernizing India
Participants (in alphabetical order)
• Gerard da Cunha
Architect, Goa
• Dr. P.C. Jain
Delhi Head, CII-Green Building Centre
• Prof. Arvind Krishan
School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi
• Prof. Ashok B. Lall (Chair)
Dean of Studies, TVB School of Habitat Studies, New Delhi
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 • Nimish Patel
Architect, Abhikram, Ahmedabad
• V. Suresh
Good Governance India Foundation & Former CMD, HUDCO
INTBAU India Committee of Honour

The INTBAU India Committee of Honour (IICoH) was instituted by Deependra Prashad as
proposed by various INTBAU and INTBAU India members and given commemorative plaques by
INTBAU chair Robert Adam, with the following individuals forming the inaugural membership.

List of IICoH Members

Prof. A.G.K. Menon Director, TVBSHS New Delhi
Nimish Patel Architect, Abhikram Ahmedabad (Gujarat)
S.K. Misra Chairman, INTACH New Delhi
Dhiru Thadani Architects /Planners Washington
Dr. Vivek Nanda Director, Alan Baxter & Associates London EC1M 6EL, UK
Prof. Kt Ravindran Dean of Studies, SPA New Delhi
Prof. Ashok B. Lall Dean of Studies, TVB New Delhi
Narinder Nayar Chairman, Bombay First Mumbai
A.K. Jain Planning Commissioner, DDA New Delhi
Prof. Arvind Adarkar Academy of Architecture, Mumbai Mumbai
Andres Duany Founding Principal, Duany Florida
Plater-Zyberk & Company
Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk Dean, Miami School of Architecture Florida
Richard Engelhardt Regional Adviser for Culture in Asia Bangkok
& the Pacific, UNESCO
Anil Laul CEO & principal architect Faridabad
Anangpur Building Centre
Michael W Mehaffy Centre for Environmental United Kingdom
Structure- Europe
Satprem Maïni Director Earth Institute Auroville (Tamil Nadu)
Gurmeet S. Rai Director, CRCI New Delhi
Prof. Arvind Krishan Architect New Delhi
Kulbhushan Jain Architect Ahmedabad
Leon Krier Architect and Urban Planner France
Gautam Bhatia Architect New Delhi
Mr. Arif Hasan Architect Pakistan
Ms. Sashikala Ananth Vaastu Healing Maitr Chennai
Brinda Somaya Somaya & Kalappa Mumbai
Consultants Pvt. Ltd.
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V. Suresh Advisor & Director General, New Delhi
Good Governance India
Raj Rewal Raj Rewal Associates New Delhi
Gerard da Cunha Architecture Autonomous Goa
Yatin Pandya Associate Director, Vastu Shilp Ahmedabad
Foundation for Studies and Research
Pradeep Sachdeva Pradeep Sachdeva Design Associates New Delhi
Neeraj Manchanda Architect New Delhi

POSTER SESSION
The Poster Session Committee comprised of (in alphabetical order)

- Anil Laul, Architect, Anangpur Building Centre (Chair)

- Narendra Dengle, Architect, Pune
- Michael Mehaffy, Centre for Environmental Structure, Europe
- Dr. Kulwant Singh, Chief Technical Adviser, UN Habitat, Water for Asian Cities Programme

Citations for Poster Session went to:

• Sarosh Pradhan
Architect, Kathmandu (Nepal)
Title: Mountains - the Spiritual Magnets for the Adventurer: Continuity, Context
and Construction in the Himalayan Region

• Pradeep Bhagat
Chandigarh College of Architecture
Title: Framework for heritage- A case study of Architectural Lighting Design in
Chandigarh & Promoting Tourism through Illumination

• Maliha Sultan Chaudhry

Architect, New Delhi
Title: Redefining architecture based on cultural evolution

• Dr. Ashutosh Sohoni

Bowling Green State University, Ohio (USA)

Title: Ways of Seeing: Interpreting Heritage and Tradition for Design Education

• Wael Fahmi
Helwan, University-Cairo-Egypt Principal - UDERS (Urban Design Experimental Research
Studio)
Title: Cairo ‘s European Quarter 19th Century and Early 20th Century
Architectural Heritage

• Nimish Patel & Parul Zaveri

Architect, Ahmedabad
Title: Lime Panel

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• Sanjay S. Jadon

MITS, Gwarlior
Role of a Historic Precinct in City Image

Other Participants

• Tushar Gaur

Babu Banarsi Das National Institute of Technology and Management, Lucknow

Title: Rural v/s Urban Heritage and its impact on New Architecture

• Poonam Verma

Architect, Goa
Title: Research as Resource

• Nidhi Batra
School of Planning & Architecture, New Delhi
Title: Modernism and the problem of isolating heritage

• Vasudha Gokhale , K. Godbole, E. Desouza, A. Govardhan

Dr. B.N. Collge of Architecture

Title: An analytical study of the contextual development of a small town in Kerala
State of Indian Union.

• Shashi Mesapam

Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee

Title: Heritage documentation using Architectural Photogrammetry

• Elham Amini

Islamic Azad University - Member of Board, Tafresh, Iran

Title: Revitalizing of Historical Texture by Considering the Condition of Iran

• Anita Bakshi
2006, CEKUL - Foundation for the Promotion and Protection of Environmental & Cultural
Heritage
Title: A New Management Plan for Hampi: Incorporating Gender-Aware
Strategies in Site Management

• Kaiwan Mehta

Indian Architect & Builder

Title: Role of Media in Promoting Traditional Principles in New Architecture

• Archana Khanna Gupta

School of Planning & Architecture, New Delhi

Title: Relevance of Tradition and Context in Architectural Education

• Archana Vinayak Gaikwad, Gouri Desai Patil

Bharati Vidyapeeth’s College of Architecture
Title: Appropriateness of Local Materials
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• Rashmi Dande
Priyadarshini Institute of Architecture and Design Studies, Nagpur
Title: The inner city area transformations

• Lita Khazaka

The Prince’s Foundation

Title: Creating relevant public spaces for all according to a post-industrial
tradition

• Anjali Krishan Sharma

School of Planning & Architecture, New Delhi

Title: Culture of Sustainability: Lessons from Living historic Cities

• Tushar Bhor

Aga Khan Planning and Building Service,

Title: India Traditional approach to sustainable low-cost housing development in
India

• Shubhada Kamalapurkar, R. Parakh, A Deshpande

Dr. B.N. College of Architecture

Title: Continuity and Change with reference to the Traditional Inner City Areas of
the Historic City of Pune, India.

• Ajit Seshadri
Environmental Wing, The Vigyan Vijay Foundation
Title: Appropriate Technology for Sustainable Development- Review on
Sustainable Environmental Innovation

• Kiran Satyabodh Kalamdani

Architect, Urban Designer and Conservationist - KIMAYA

Title: Recycling old buildings, ideas and cities

• Prof. Miki Desai

School of Architecture- CEPT University, Ahmedabad

Title: Ahmedabad Modern Augmented by Vernacular

• Priya Sasidharan

Measi Academy of Architecture, Chennai

Title: Place Making : City and its Art

• Prof. Jayashree Deshpande

Faculty of Engineering, Member, Academic Council, Pune University

Title: Traditionally Sustainable case study of a sustainable bungalow built on
traditional building concepts and technologies.

• Natesan Seshagiri

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Architect, Member of Steering Committee of Hindu Community and Cultural Center in California
Title: Preserving design traditions in multi-national projects

• Debashish Nayak

Architect, Heritage Cell, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation

Title: Getting the City back to People

Student Illustrated Essay Competition

Best Entry

• Ruturaj Parikh

D.C. Patel School of Architecture, APIED, Vallabh Vidyanagar

Title: Rethinking our present Modus Operandi

Second Best Entry

• Saptarshi Sanyal

School of Planning & Architecture, New Delhi (Award-2, INTBAU Student Competition)
Title: Contemporary Relevance of Traditional Principles in New Architecture &
Urbanism

Honorary Mentions:

• A.Vishal Chand
S.S.S.M's Colleg of Architecture, Solapur, Maharashtra
Title: Perceiving Eternity in Ephemerality

• Bhavana Muttreja
SPA, New Delhi
Title: Contemporary Relevance of Traditional Principles in Architecture &
Urbanism

• Atisha Varshney
SPA, New Delhi
Title: Contemporary Relevance of Traditional Principles in Architecture &
Urbanism

The Jury Consisted of

Prof. AGK Menon (Chair), Snehanshu Mukherjee, Architect, Rajit Mitra (HOD, UD,
SPA), Yaaminey Mubayi (Heritage Consultant), Shirish Gupte, Architect & Suneet Paul
(Editor, A+D)

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