Emerging Practices in Urban Asian Cities: A Symposium on the Culture of Cities and Architecture in Asia
VIEW EVENT DETAILSThe two-day Emerging Practices symposium will consist of a series of lectures on practices in urban design and architecture by world-renowned practitioners from Asia. There will be further debates and discussions on urbanism, urban practices, and pedagogy in relation to Asian cities.
Sponsored by KRVIA in collaboration with the Indian Urban Designers Institute (IUDI) and the Asia Society India Centre. Programme December 18th, 2009: 10.00 am Theorising Asian Cities Discussant: George Jose, Programme Director, Asia Society India Centre Keynote address: Arjun Appadurai, Goddard Professor of Media Culture and Communication at New York University and President, Board of Trustees, PUKAR. K.T. Ravindran, Head of Department of Urban Design, SPA, New Delhi, President IUDI Shih Wei Lo, Coordinator of PhD by Design Program, Tunghai University, Taiwan Juan Du, Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, University of Hong Kong 1.30 pm Lunch 2.30 pm Theorising Asian Cities through mediated forms Discussant: George Jose, Programme Director, Asia Society India Centre Rashmi Kaleka, Artist, Delhi Tushar Jog, Artist, Mumbai Sreedeep Bhattacharya, PhD Candidate, CSSS, JNU 5.00 pm Tea 6.00 pm Kamla Raheja Foundation Lecture Series Practices in Architecture and Urban Design Discussant: Narendra Dengle, Design Chair, KRVIA K.T. Ravindran, Head of Department of Urban Design, SPA, New Delhi, President IUDI Sheng-yuan Hwang: Principal, Sheng-yuan Hwang Architects and Planners, Taiwan Shih Wei Lo, Dean of Architecture, Tunghai University, Taiwan December 19th, 2009: 10.00 am National Colloquium on Urban Design Education of IUDI Panel Discussion on Contemporary Urbanism and Urban Design Pedagogy Sheng-yuan Hwang: Principal, Sheng-yuan Hwang Architects and Planners, Taiwan Champa H.S., Head of Department of Urban Design, USD, Mysore Vikas Dilawari, Head of Department of Urban Conservation, KRVIA, Mumbai Manoj Parmar, Head of Department of Urban Design, KRVIA, Mumbai P.V.K. Rameshwar, Head of Department of Urban Design, CEPT, Ahmedabad K.T. Ravindran, Head of Department of Urban Design, SPA, New Delhi Aneetha Suseelan, Head of Department of Urban Design, RVCA, Bangalore Head of Department of Urban Design, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 1.30 pm Lunch 2.30 pm Cities and Pedagogy Panel discussion on Transformation of Inner Cities: Case Studies Market Dynamics, Social Inclusion, State Intervention, Infrastructure, Master Plan, Intervention and Strategy 5.00 pm Tea 6.00 pm Kamla Raheja Foundation Lecture Series Practices in Architecture and Urban Design Discussant: P.V.K. Rameshwar, Head of Department of Urban Design, CEPT, Ahmedabad P.K. Das, Principal, P.K. Das and Associates, Mumbai Juan Du, Hong Kong, Assistant Professor Department of Architecture, University of Hong Kong Design Cell, KRVIA, Practices; Dharavi, Cinema City
Sponsored by KRVIA in collaboration with the Indian Urban Designers Institute (IUDI) and the Asia Society India Centre. Programme December 18th, 2009: 10.00 am Theorising Asian Cities Discussant: George Jose, Programme Director, Asia Society India Centre Keynote address: Arjun Appadurai, Goddard Professor of Media Culture and Communication at New York University and President, Board of Trustees, PUKAR. K.T. Ravindran, Head of Department of Urban Design, SPA, New Delhi, President IUDI Shih Wei Lo, Coordinator of PhD by Design Program, Tunghai University, Taiwan Juan Du, Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, University of Hong Kong 1.30 pm Lunch 2.30 pm Theorising Asian Cities through mediated forms Discussant: George Jose, Programme Director, Asia Society India Centre Rashmi Kaleka, Artist, Delhi Tushar Jog, Artist, Mumbai Sreedeep Bhattacharya, PhD Candidate, CSSS, JNU 5.00 pm Tea 6.00 pm Kamla Raheja Foundation Lecture Series Practices in Architecture and Urban Design Discussant: Narendra Dengle, Design Chair, KRVIA K.T. Ravindran, Head of Department of Urban Design, SPA, New Delhi, President IUDI Sheng-yuan Hwang: Principal, Sheng-yuan Hwang Architects and Planners, Taiwan Shih Wei Lo, Dean of Architecture, Tunghai University, Taiwan December 19th, 2009: 10.00 am National Colloquium on Urban Design Education of IUDI Panel Discussion on Contemporary Urbanism and Urban Design Pedagogy Sheng-yuan Hwang: Principal, Sheng-yuan Hwang Architects and Planners, Taiwan Champa H.S., Head of Department of Urban Design, USD, Mysore Vikas Dilawari, Head of Department of Urban Conservation, KRVIA, Mumbai Manoj Parmar, Head of Department of Urban Design, KRVIA, Mumbai P.V.K. Rameshwar, Head of Department of Urban Design, CEPT, Ahmedabad K.T. Ravindran, Head of Department of Urban Design, SPA, New Delhi Aneetha Suseelan, Head of Department of Urban Design, RVCA, Bangalore Head of Department of Urban Design, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 1.30 pm Lunch 2.30 pm Cities and Pedagogy Panel discussion on Transformation of Inner Cities: Case Studies Market Dynamics, Social Inclusion, State Intervention, Infrastructure, Master Plan, Intervention and Strategy 5.00 pm Tea 6.00 pm Kamla Raheja Foundation Lecture Series Practices in Architecture and Urban Design Discussant: P.V.K. Rameshwar, Head of Department of Urban Design, CEPT, Ahmedabad P.K. Das, Principal, P.K. Das and Associates, Mumbai Juan Du, Hong Kong, Assistant Professor Department of Architecture, University of Hong Kong Design Cell, KRVIA, Practices; Dharavi, Cinema City
Event Details
Sat 19 Dec 2009
Kamla Raheja Vidyanidhi Institute for Architecture and Environmental Studies (KRVIA) Vidyanidhi Marg, JVPD Scheme Mumbai
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