Day 1 : Friday, 10 April 2015
Time
Programme
Venue
0900 - 0930 hrs
0930 - 1100 hrs
1100 - 1130 hrs
Registration
Inaugural Session
Tea break
Reception, Block-A
Auditorium, Block-A
Architecture Block
Session 1: Historic Cities
1. The Sacred Direction as a Principal Factor of Orientation in the Islamic City Mosul as a Case Study- No’man M. Hasan
2. Urban Planning Wisdoms of Historic Cities: A Case Study of Bikaner,
Kishangarh and Sarwar- Yash Pratap Singh Shekhawat
1130 - 1300 hrs
3. Role of Indian Cultural Event Spaces in Reinforcing ‘Place Identity’- Gayatri
Session 1A
Nanda
4. Revitalization of the Historic Urban Quarters and Upgrading Tourism Economy
in the Walled City of Diu, India- Harsimran Kaur
5. Impact of Religious Tourism on Sacred Groves of Braj- Sunanda Kapoor
5. Spatial System of Historic Cities-Anil Kumar Srivastava
6. Changing Attributes of Traditional City Core: Shelter for Crime-Sonia
Maheshwari
1130 - 1300 hrs
7. Streets in the Housing of Medieval Cities: A Visual Source of Cultural IdentitySession 1B
Ranbir Kaur,Dr. Sandeep Dua
8. Preserving the Cultural Identity of Historic Urban Cores: A Case study of
Kuttichira Muslim Settlement in Calicut, Kerala-Kasthurba A.K.
1300 - 1400 hrs
Lunch break
Auditorium, Block-A
Seminar Hall,
Architecture Block
Architecture Block
Session 2 : Cities of 19th and 20th century
1. Planning for Urban Regeneration of a Central Business District(CBD)and
Plausible Solutions through User Centered Surveys: A Case of GhaziabadAbhishek K.Venkitaraman
2. The City, Metro and Redevelopment: A Case Study of Pune, MaharashtraParth Bansal
3. Adaptabilityof Housing Stock as Potentiality for Affordable and Sustainable
1400 - 1600 hrs
Popular Settlements - Abdel Rahman Abdel Naiem Abdel Latif Mohamed
Session 2A
Auditorium, Block-A
4. Place Making at Urban Intersections - Deepashree Choudhury
5. Analytical Study of Vasantrao Naik Slum In Nagpur - Anjali V.Narad
6. Indian Cities in New Global Economy–Engaging Nostalgia and Reality through
Philosophy of Symbiosis-Vineetha Nalla, Ashwathy Anand
7. Exploring the Feasibility of Underground Structures in India-Prabhjyot Kaur
Sando, Rahul Ganguly
8. India’s Approach towards Environmentally Sustainable CitiesPriyanka Singh, Rajeev R.
9. Roadmap to Urban Regeneration of Local Market Places, Case Study of Ashok
1400 - 1600 hrs Nagar, Sonipat-Parveen Kumar
10. Suburbanisation: A Predominant Trend of Twentieth Century Cities- Manoj
Session 2B
Kumar, Sohan Lal Saharan
11. Neo-Nomadic Cities: A Search for Belonging-Neerja Babbar
12. Negotiating Aya Nagar-Abha Mahajan
Seminar Hall,
Architecture Block
1400 - 1600 hrs
Session 2B
Seminar Hall,
Architecture Block
13. A Radiant Revolution Towards Rehabilitation of Slum Settlements- Pappal
Suneja, Amy
1600 - 1630 hrs
Evening tea
1700 - 1830 hrs
Cultural programme
1900 hrs onwards
Conference Dinner
Architecture Block
Auditorium, Block-A
Central Courtyard,
Architecture Block
Day 2 : Saturday, 11 April 2015
Time
Programme
Venue
1000 - 1130 hrs Special lecture by Himanshu Parikh (Aga Khan Award Winner)
Auditorium, Block-A
1130 - 1200 hrs Presentation by Ar. Surinder Bahga on Contemporary Capital Cities
1200 - 1230 hrs
Tea break
Auditorium, Block-A
Architecture Block
Session 3: Smart Cities
1. (De)Coding Future Cities: Challenges for Aesthetic Legislation - Dr. Sangeeta
Bagga
2. Residential Densities and Urban Environmental Quality – A Framework for
Future Sustainable cities- Swati Dutta
1230 - 1400 hrs
3. Mitigation of Urban Heat Island Effect - Dr. Pushpa Devanathan
Session 3A
4. Role of Information and Communication Technology to Make Indian Metro
Cities Smarter: Case of Faridabad, Haryana - Vijay kumar
5.Urban Green Spaces: A Need of Future Cities-Sindhu Srikanth, Dr. Mamatha
P.Raj
6.Understanding Building Envelope Design-Beyond the Realm of Energy
Conservation Building Code-Jatinder Kaur, Dr. Prabhjot Kaur, Dr. Sanjiv Kumar
7. Smart Cities: “A Sustainable Solution to Existing Congested Urban Fabric”1230 - 1400 hrs Sohan lal Saharan, Dharmendra kumar
Session 3B
9.CITIES OR CLONES? -Salil Bhatt
Auditorium, Block-A
Seminar Hall,
Architecture Block
8. Defining Smart Cities within the Indian Urban ParadigmDr. Sunita Vimal, Vikas Chand Sharma
1400 - 1500 hrs
1500 - 1600 hrs
1600 - 1630 hrs
Lunch break
Valedictory function
Evening Tea
Architecture Block
Auditorium, Block-A
Architecture Block