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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.
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CONFERENCE ACADEMIC COMMITTEE
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.
- 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
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.
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.
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
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
PROCESSES
(Venue : A, The Grand Ballroom, The Grand, Vasant Kunj)
Session Chair: Richard Engelhardt
CONTEXTUAL FRAMEWORKS
(Venue : B, The Grand Ballroom, The Grand, Vasant Kunj)
Session Chair: Giles Tillotson
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
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SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS
(Venue : B, The Grand Ballroom, The Grand, Vasant Kunj)
Session Chair: V.Suresh
2:25 pm - 2:45 pm Ashok Lall, New Delhi Evolving Traditional Practices for
Sustainable Construction in the
Present
2:50 pm - 3:10 pm Marziehsadat Nematimehr, Learning Methods from Traditional
Iran Methods for Achieving
Sustainability in Building & Urban
Scale in Iranian Arid Cities
3:15 pm - 3:35 pm Azhar Tyabji, Pune Tradition, Innovation, and the
Deliberative Voice: Redevelopment
in Bhuj, Kachchh.
3:35 pm - 3:50 pm Tea
9:30 am - 9:50 Nimish Patel & Parul Zaveri, Building Construction and the
am Ahmedabad Decorative Crafts- The Endangered
Traditions.
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10:45 am - 11:05 Brinda Somaya, Mumbai Bhadli Village, Gujarat.
am
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
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
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PANEL DISCUSSIONS
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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
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.
POSTER SESSION
The Poster Session Committee comprised of (in alphabetical order)
• 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
• 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
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
• Poonam Verma
Architect, Goa
Title: Research as Resource
• Nidhi Batra
School of Planning & Architecture, New Delhi
Title: Modernism and the problem of isolating heritage
• Shashi Mesapam
• Elham Amini
• 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
• Lita Khazaka
• Tushar Bhor
• Ajit Seshadri
Environmental Wing, The Vigyan Vijay Foundation
Title: Appropriate Technology for Sustainable Development- Review on
Sustainable Environmental Innovation
• Priya Sasidharan
• 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
Best Entry
• Ruturaj Parikh
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
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