| 1. |
Aranya Low-cost
Housing project at Indore was exhibited
at Barcelona during the UIA Conference
held in June, 1996 |
| 2. |
Retrospective exhibition
of Balkrishna Doshi’s works was held
in Pune in August, 1996 as well
as in Calcutta in September 1996. He
gave public lectures at both the places
on his interpretation of Indian architecture
and its influence in the contemporary
context. |
| 3. |
Balkrishna Doshi
is invited to be a member of
the steering committee for the Aga
Khan Award for Architecture. |
| 4. |
Balkrishna Doshi
gave a key note address at T.V.B.
School of Habitat Studies, New Delhi
at the annual convocation, in December
1996. |
| 5. |
Balkrishna Doshi
gave a lecture titled “Agony and Ecstasy”
at the Centre for Environmental Planning
and Technology, Ahmedabad on 9th October
1996. |
| 6. |
Balkrishna Doshi
performed as the jury member for National
Urban Planning and Design Competition
for International Hotel Complex in Vasant
Vihar, New Delhi organized by the
Delhi Development Authority. |
| 7. |
Balkrishna Doshi
gave a lecture on “New Challenges for
Technical Professionals” at Kolhapur to
the architectural students and professionals
organized under R.S. Beri Amrit Mahotsav. |
| 8. |
Balkrishna Doshi,
gave a lecture at Nashik to the architectural
students and professionals organized by Architects
and Engineers Association Nashik, on
July 10, 1996. |
| 9. |
Balkrishna Doshi,
Utpal Sharma and Rajeev Kathpalia
attended a seminar titles the Idea
of New Towns organized jointly by Urban
Design Research Institute, Bombay and
Mcmuller Bhavan, Bombay. |
| 10. |
Balkrishna Doshi
and Utpal Sharma attended a three day
workshop on Development of Gujarat at
Gandhinagar, organized by the Government
of Gujarat, as members of the
expert committee on sustainable urban development
in Gujarat. The workshop concluded with
broad guidelines and recommendation on urban
development to the discussed and adopted
by the Government of Gujarat. |
| 11. |
Yatin Pandya
went to Hungary for a month of
May under the bilateral exchange arrangement
between Budapest Technical University and
Vastu-Shilpa Foundation. During his stay
he studied the mass housing typologies
and their transformation through different
political phases in the history of
Hingary. National Science academies of respective
countries supported the travel and lodging. |
| 12. |
Yatin Pandya
gave a lecture at Technical University, Budapest
and in the Conference of Chief architects
at Kaposvar, Hungary. His lectures were
on “Tradition in New Indian Urban
Design”. |
| 13. |
Yatin Pandya
gave a lecture for the architect professionals
at Rajkot on 1st February 1997
upon invitation from the Saurashtra Chapter
of Indian Institute of Architects. |
| 14. |
Yatin Pandya
gave a lecture on “Mass Housing : Issues
and Approaches” to the regional convension
of architecture students from Maharashtra,
at Kolhapur on 7th November 1996. |
| 15. |
Yatin Pandya
visited the School of Architecture, Technical
University, Graz (Austria) and made an
informal presentation to a group of
students. |
| 16. |
Yatin Pandya
attended the NASA 97 Convention of
the architecture students at Delhi to
judge the Louis Kahn Documentation Trophy
competition. |
| 17. |
Yatin Pandya
made slide presentations on Contemporary and
Traditional European Architecture at Vastu-Shilpa
Foundation respectively on 9th and 12th
July 1996. |
| 18. |
Yatin Pandya
participated in a jury for interschool designed
competition at the annual festival of
Institute of Environmental Design, Vallabh
Vidyanagar. |
| 19. |
Yatin Pandya
lectured to the group of Architects
in Delhi on 27th February 1997. |
| 20. |
Yatin Pandya
was invited to be on the selection
panel for teaching staff for Interior
Design by Union Public Service Commission,
New Delhi. |
| 21. |
Mukirajsinhiji Chauhan
served as an examiner for various research
thesis at Institute of Environmental Design,
Vallabh Vidyanagar. |
| 22. |
Utpal Sharma served
as an examiner for various research
thesis at Institute of Environmental Design,
Vallabh Vidyanagar. |
| 23. |
Utpal Sharma gave
a lecture on “Housing Design and
Expansion of Cities in India” to
the architectural students and professionals
at Institute of Environment al Design,
Vallabh Vidyanagar. |
| 24. |
Utpal Sharma
gave a slide presentation on the award
winning research Builtform and Development
Control - A case study of Ahmedabad
at Nehru Centre, Bombay during the
annual meet of the Indian Institute
of Architects. |
| 25. |
Utpal Sharma
gave a lecture cum slide presentation
of “builtform and Development Control” at
Mill Owners Association, Ahmedabad to the
students and professionals, organized by
the Indian Institute of Architects, Ahmedabad. |
| 26. |
Utpal Sharma
attended a workshop as a member of
the expert committee on traffic planning
and management for Ahmedabad city, organized
by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation. |
| 27. |
Shirley Balani
and Sharmishta Sangawan attended a seminar
on “Ahmedabad Green Partnership Programme : Urban
Forestry Management” organized by the Centre
for Environment Education and USAID. |
| 28. |
Sharmishta Sangawan,
Sonali Sharma and Charangjit Singh attended
a symposium on “The Research Vouchers
Program : Retrospect and Prospects” organized by
Centre for Environment Education and USAID. |
