Study was based on the historical town of Chanderi.
By Sreekanth A. Nair
Three women architects from India will present a paper on ‘sustainable design education through vernacular architecture,’ based on the studies conducted by a group of students in Bhopal, at the 32nd international conference of Passive and Low Energy Architecture, to be held in Los Angeles, California.
Senior architect Shikha Patidar, architects Poonam Khan and Brishbhanlali Raghuwanshi will present the paper at the conference which will be held from July 11 to13. They draw their conclusions from the research and case studies conducted by 70 students of School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal.
The students undertook a study on the architectural characteristics of Chanderi, a historical town in Ashoknagar district of Bhopal. They interacted with the residents of Chanderi and did case studies as part of the study. The areas of study included the lifestyle, history, and heritage of Chanderi town.
“The students were divided into three groups to study the lifestyle at three areas of Chanderi. They interacted with residents and prepared a case study defining developmental architecture designs as per local requirements of Chanderi, while keeping its historical elements intact,” Shikha Patidar told Hindustan Times.
“The paper depicts how we can achieve materialistic development while sustaining Chanderi’s heritage. The research has several architectural design methods applicable with available resources,” she added.
The conference is organized by the University of Southern California and two branches of California Polytechnic State University at Pomona and San Luis Obispo, respectively. Representatives from over 40 countries will present papers at the conference.
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Dear Sreekanth A.Nair
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Shikha Patidar