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December 2017

A three day conference is planned to discuss the study of history of architecture, with the participation of national and international scholars of eminence.

July 2016

Workshop 1: Sense of Place

Aim of the workshop

November 2016

Mehrauli Collective - A Vision

The ancient settlement of Mehrauli is rich with history.

It is today a dense and active urban precinct of South Delhi.

A UNESCO certified World Heritage Site exists here and this draws visitors from all over the world.

December 2015

Edited Excerpt from the Prelude to the Book of Proceedings

November 2015

Following are the attendees of the History Workshop at INTACH

13-14th November, 2015

Group A

July 2015

"The concept of writing a history of architecture from an indegenous perspective calls for an engagement with indegenous reality, which in our subcontinent would emerge from the conjunction of history, geography, and philosophy giving rise to our architectural ethos.

March 2009

Since its inception in 1974, Greha has concentrated on the growth of knowledge in the field of environmental development, habitat design and architecture.

August 2016

The history of architecture is presently research and written mostly by archeaologists and art historians. The approach has been to study buildings and monuments in a chronological matrix, separatign the object from its lived reality, rendering the study as a lifeless art form.

April 2013

1. BACKGROUND 

1.1 INTRODUCTION

August 1980

The architectural profession has approached the crossroads in its development in India, and the direction it now chooses will determine both its effectiveness in serving society, and the validity of its future existence.

September 2013

The Discovery of Architecture - a contemporary treatise on ancient values and indigenous reality,by M N Ashish Ganju and Narendra Dengle, is an essay on the need for a new theoretical understanding of architecture relevant to our times.

January 1989

Formal outcome of the HUDCO-GREHA Proposal for Restructuring Technical Education to meet the requirements of Human Settlements Management Institute, designed to restructure Architectural Education which would have "provide(ed) Bachelors Courses in Habitat Planning, Habitat Management and Architec

November 1999

In order to enlarge our understanding of the classical tradition, and to redefine its relevance to contemporary design thinking, a two-day workshop was held in New Delhi.

April 1999

Architecture has always been concerned with civilisational values. Can we outline an educational strategy which places these values at the centre?

January 1990

There has been a growing awareness amongst professionals in a variety of disciplines, that an unhealthy gap has developed between the expectations of well-being for society at large and the norms and values of professional practice and behaviour.

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