IIA National Convention 2010 at Lucknow 3-5 Dec 2010

The Indian Institute of Architects, National Convention 2010 is being organised at Lucknow from the 3rd to 5th of December 2010.

Date : 3- 5 December 2010

Venue : U.P. Sangeet Natak Academy, Gomtinagar, Lucknow

Theme : SUSTAINABILITY : GLOBAL PROBLEM – LOCAL INITIATIVES

Tentative Programme

3.12.2010

Registration – 9.00 onwards

Inaugural Session – 10.30-12.00

Technical sessions - three

4.12.2010

Technical Sessions – four numbers (two pre and two post lunch)

5.12.2010

Technical Session – 10.00 to 12.00

Valedictory Session – 12.00 to 14.00, followed by lunch

Conference Dinners and Cultural Evenings:

Two Conference Dinners along with Cultural Programmes on 3rd and 4th of December.

Conference Theme and Speakers:

Since sustainability, especially the environmental sustainability is the utmost concern of each and every living creature on earth, the onus of saving life on the planet lies equally on every shoulder. The process of achieving a sustainable built environment is very complex in nature. There are host of stakeholders with diagonally opposite interests. For a workable solution which may actually be implemented, all these aspects have to understood in detail. We are inviting specialists and other persons from various sections of society to become aware of their concerns and varied opinions on the problem. We have enlisted people who would be instrumental in bringing about radical changes in terms of decision making and implementation of steps to be taken in this direction.

1. Politicians - Representatives of various National as well as Regional Parties of U.P. with the aim of sharing their vision regarding this problem.
2. Bureaucrats – Since the implementation of actual solutions to the problem would be initiated at this level, bureaucrats and other decision makers need be sensitized. Policy formation, decision making and enforcement of laws regarding sustainability will be a success with active support from bureaucracy.
3. N.G.O.’s and Social Organisations - A large number of social organisations and N.G.O.’s are already working actively on various aspects of environmental sustainability. Their representatives will give insights in the various problems and practicality of solutions. Mayors – The problems faced by any town are all too well known to it’s Mayor. 
4. Mayors of two – three cities in Uttar Pradesh would be the best to update us on the actual problems in detail and their implications. 
5. Central and State Govt. Agencies – There are number of central and State govt. agencies working in this field like, BEE, CBRI, TERI, IREDA, NEDA.etc. 
6.  Architects and other Technical Experts - Architects and other professionals, already working in the field of sustainability shall be invited to share their knowledge with the participants of convention. 

 

Source: http://www.iia-india.org/natcon10.shtml

Spanish architecture firm A-cero complete striking single-storey private house

A-cero architects have recently completed a bold one-storey residential abode on the outskirts of Madrid. At 1,600sqm on a 5,000sqm plot, the build is designed as a ‘big single-family’ dwelling with an eco-friendly approach. Spaces between the slanted concrete wall sections are optimised as individual vegetable ramps which extend up to the roof upon which are installed solar tubular collectors to harness the full power of the Spanish sun in a renewable energy system. The rear of the house is completely opened towards the garden, providing the lounge, the dining room, the library, the study room and the bedrooms with scenic views across the garden and the lake. Wide-set windows have been installed here to enhance these scenes. Internally, the house has been fitted with edgy yet elegant furniture, fixtures and features to ensure that the interior space matches the exterior in terms of aesthetic pleasure.