Saturday, 30 November 2013

Constructing the Future

A symposium on architecture, design and engineering organised in the framework of the 'Year of Swiss Architecture, Design and Engineering in India 2013-2014'.

Constructing the future: Symposium on architecture, design, and engineering 

Date: 13, 14 and 15 November 2013
Time: 0930 hrs-1700 hrs 
Venue: C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium, India International Centre, 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodi Road, New Delhi

The symposium will feature presentations and discussions with subject matter experts from Switzerland and India including Andrea Deplazes, Alfredo Brillembourg, Emanuel Christ, Meret Ernst, Hubertus Adam, Ariel Huber, Ashok B. Lall, Yatin Pandya, Matias Echanove, Rahul Srivastava, Zeenat Niazi. Designers and engineers, among whom Indian engineer Mahendra Raj, will also be part of the conversations. Topics will be ranging from urbanization in megacities, low cost housing, sustainable construction, energy efficient buildings, collective identity through design, to a new deontology for planning and building cities. The symposium is aimed at increasing exchanges and collaborations between Switzerland and India as well as pushing the reflections in these fields further. Participation is open to architects, urban planners, designers, engineers, builders, artists, scholars, students and the general audience as well.

To view the complete programme click here.

This symposium is a part of the larger initiative 'Year of Swiss architecture, design and engineering in India 2013-14.'

Entry free. Pre-registration required. To register write to ndh.events(at)eda.admin.ch.

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