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MARCH 2010

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Registration fees for Training Programmes

For teachers in school of architecture :

Rs. 3000/- (inclusive of site visits if scheduled, delegate kit and course material)

Rs. 5000/- (inclusive of accommodation on CDSA campus on twin sharing basis, site visits if scheduled, delegate kit and course material)

For professionals :

Rs. 7000/-(inclusive of site visits if scheduled, delegate kit and course material).

Rs. 8000/-(inclusive of accommodation on CDSA campus on twin sharing basis, site visits if scheduled, delegate kit and course material).

For accompanying non technical person :

Rs. 750/- per day for boarding and accommodation on CDSA campus on sharing basis, subject to availability .

‘THE HERITAGE OF MODERNITY’

Coordinator: Prof. Kiran Joshi,

Dean, Chitkara University School of Planning & Architecture, Chandigarh

Dates: 22^nd to 26^th March 2010

Venue : Chitkara Centre for Advanced Studies in Architecture, Chandigarh

Last date for registration: 15^th March 2010

PREAMBLE:

‘Modernization’ refers to a bundle of cultural, social and economic processes such as the formation and mobilization of resources, the increase in forces of production and productivity of labour, of urban forms of life, and the secularization of values and norms. In the context of India and similar former European colonies, the process may also include various modes of interchange with the West and the formation of national identities. The resultant expression of modernization on the built environment can be seen, among others, in the emergence of vast industrial complexes, new modes of transport and communication; the metropolis, mass housing, social infrastructure, new building materials and technologies, and a minimalist aesthetic idiom. Though UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre and other similar organizations have been strongly advocating conservation of key expressions of our ‘Heritage of Modernity’ the category continues to be at tremendous risk on account of a low degree of awareness, little or no effort at identification, negligible protection and absence of appropriate conservation technology. The issue is being addressed in international forums, and has given rise to several notable modifications to existing theories and practices of heritage management. However, as much of this is not yet common knowledge, developmental works in India often cause inadvertent destruction of irreplaceable resources.

OBJECTIVE, SCOPE & METHODOLOGY :

The objective of this 5-day programme is to:

· understand the notion and categories of ‘The Heritage of Modernity’,

· impart knowledge of recent advances in identification, protection and management of heritage resources around the world,

· analyze the current status of such heritage resources in India.

While participants would be exposed to a general, comprehensive meaning of modernity, more emphasis will be laid on built expressions of the Colonial, the Industrial and the Modernist processes in India. Integrating well-illustrated lectures with visits to Heritage Sites of Modern, Industrial and Colonial Heritage in Chandigarh & Shimla, the programme seeks to promote sound judgment and practice for meaningful inclusion of such heritage resources into contemporary and future development plans.

THE VENUE:

Chandigarh- with its iconic modernist plan and architecture, is a living laboratory for examining various issues of management of Modernist Heritage. An equally significant advantage is the proximity of the Kalka-Shimla Railway World Heritage Site.

Shimla- the erstwhile British Summer Capital, several structures of which are undergoing conservation action.

THE SPEAKERS :

· Dr. Sangeeta Mehta, Senior Lecturer, Chandigarh College of Architecture, Chandigarh

· Mr. Subrato Nath, Former Director, Darjeeling Himalayan Railway World Heritage Site

· Ms Abha Narain Lambah, Conservation Architect, Mumbai

· Prof. Madhavi Desai, CEPT, Ahmedabad

· Dr. Jyoti Sharma, Associate Professor, School of Architecture, Murthal, Haryana

· Prof. Kiran Joshi, Dean, Chitkara University School of Planning & Architecture, Chandigarh

· Mrs. Neera Adarkar, Practising Architect & Urban Researcher, Mumbai

· Ms Sumit Kaur, Chief Architect, Department of Urban Planning, Chandigarh UT

· Mr. Janhwij Sharma, Director, Conservation, ASI, New Delhi

Teachers Training Program

The COA is conscious about the architecture profession that always in a flux of socio economic and technological dynamics. Therefore constant training to trainers under Teachers' Training Programmes (TTPs) and the research work in the Building Industry has been felt necessary. Therefore, it is mandatory for all the teachers to attend a minimum of two programmes in three years duration. The duration of course shall be of one week.

The objective of programme is to expose the teachers to the techniques frequently changing in the building industry in order to create self realization of the human behaviour and human endeavour into a physical form through creative abilities, supported by the scientific conceptions and to serve all the section of the society in creating a affordable and healthy living option. NIASA as the national base, shall host all forthcoming TTPs in the country. Per TTP, a total of 25 teachers and 5 Professionals can attend. If there are more applicants, it is upto NIASAs discretion to allow such participants.

Participation fees vary from program to program. Usually, the Participation fee for teachers for a regular 5-day residential program shall be Rs.5000/-. The teachers have to obtain sponsorship from their Institution. The fee includes reading materials, local hospitality and local travel for site visits. Free accommodation for the period of the TTP, at CDSA, will be subject to availability. Please enquire of status beforehand. Professionals (architects, engineers, etc.) are also invited to attend, on sending the registration form along with a participation fee of Rs.7000/-. Professionals are to mention "Professional" at the top of the form. The fee shall be payable along with a request for registration by way of Demand Draft in favour of Council of Architecture, payable at New Delhi.

The faculty will comprise leading experts from the profession & institutions. Participants are required to send their respective registration forms on the prescribed Performa duly filled in along with participation fee to NIASA and also by email to:

National Institute of Advanced Studies in Architecture,

CDSA, Survey no. 58 & 49/4, Bavdhan Khurd, Paud Road, (Before Ambrosia Resort; Off Chandni Chowk)Pune 411021 Maharashtra, India

email: niasa.2005@gmail.com and niasa.ttp@gmail.com

TTPs - An Appeal

Institutes, organisations and qualified individuals interested in conducting TTPs may contact the research associate of NIASA with an abstract of the subject concerned, mentioning its relevance to the development of teachers of architecture in the country, along with a presentation framework over the (minimum) 5-Day TTP period, infrastructural requirements for the same and proposed panel of experts. COA will be making all the payments in respective areas directly (TA/DA, Honorarium, Infrastructure costs, etc.). The presenting organization / individuals will be providing subject expertise and management of identified intellectual resource, including reading material, for NIASA to conduct. The format for sending these abstracts / list-of-experts / infrastructure requirements, can be downloaded from below. Presenters are expected to format the program in a interactive, discussive workshop manner, as opposed to standard lecture based seminars.