Aim
To encourage, mentor and support quality education in the field of Landscape Architecture in India..
Objectives of ISOLA Education Board
- Fostering Research and Scholarship in the field in of Landscape Architecture
- Facilitating and mentoring for quality education in LA in India
- Awarding and Reviewing the eligibility of existing LA programmes for ISOLA student membership
- Mentoring LA programmes and developing pedagogical frameworks at postgraduate courses in Landscape Architecture and undergraduate courses in Architecture in India
- Structuring and facilitating mentorships programmes for faculty and students of Landscape Architecture across India
EB Steering Committee Members 19-22
- Dr. Swati Sahasrabudhe Pune, India (ISOLA EB Convenor)
- Prashant Bhat, Bangalore, India (ISOLA EB Chairperson)
- Nikhil Dhar, New Delhi
EB Working Group 19-21
- One selected representative from each institute recognised by ISOLA for eligible Student Membership will be member of ISOLA working group.
Meetings/ Workshops/ TTPs Held by EB:
- The first EB meeting was held on 18th August, 2017 which focussed on setting up the agenda for the two years and formation of working teams to take forward the work done by the earlier education board and also to prepare an action plan.
- The EB members were in touch over email and telecom to exchange thoughts/suggestions.
- A TTP(Teachers’ Training Program) was organised by TRC (Training and Research Center) of COA (Council of Architecture) in collaboration with ISOLA (Indian Society of Landscape Architects) hosted with institutional support from and was held at Dr. B.N. College of Architecture for women, MKSSS, Pune from 12th to 16th Feb 2018The EB members met again for a workshop in Pune on 27th Oct, 2018, in which recommendations with respect each of the seven aspects was drafted and were drafted and future directions were discussed in detail.
- First online interaction with participation of members of steering committee and members of working group of EB, Hon. President ISOLA and Hon.Secreatary ISOLA was organized by EB in June 2020 as a meaningful step towards quality education in landscape architecture in India.
- There were monthly meetings held by the steering committee members to work of the strategies with respect to MoUs, mentorship programmes and student forums.
- Time to time guidance is provided by EB on major discussions and steps initiated by ISOLA.
- An online meeting was held with ISOLA members- student representatives from Dr. MGR institute, Chennai, initiated by Prof. Kumureshwai , Mr. Ravikumar, Chairman , TNPY chapter and Nidhi Madan, Hon. Secretary , ISOLA. EB steering committee members Dr. Swati Sahasrabudhe and Prashanta Bhat actively participated in the meeting along with Sujata Kohli, Hon. President, ISOLA.
- Definition of Landscape Architect was drafted and finalized with the contribution of EB steering Committee members and other ISOLA members, which is as follows:
“Landscape Architecture aims to achieve the well-being of humans as well as other species along with their associated communities, structures, and functions. It involves settings ranging from the urbanised to the natural across all scales within the human range, from the microscale to the macroscale. The discipline and the profession involve, but are not limited to, the fields of ecosystem analyses, vegetation studies, hydrology, sociology, environmental psychology, cultural studies, spatial design, and construction technology.
Landscape Architects are professionals with a recognized qualification in Landscape Architecture. They are trained to analyse the intersections of nature and culture in space and time. They provide services for site selection, programming, conceptualizing, site and master planning, design development, designing and detailing. Therefore they evaluate environments of various types so as to holistically define and address various protection, conservation, restoration, regeneration, and development issues and opportunities.
Decisions in Landscape Architecture are taken to integrate and enhance natural and human interactions within the designed and built environments, to positively affect the quality of land, water and air.”