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ISOLA EB Research Symposium 2023
- On: 17th & 18th February, 2023
- Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu
- By ISOLA / ISOLA EB
ISOLA EB Research Symposium 2023
Friday, 17th and Saturday, 18th of February, 2023.
Time: (tentative) 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on February 17th and 18th
Greetings!
The Indian Society of Landscape Architects (ISOLA) is organising the ISOLA_EB ( Education Board) Research Symposium 2023.
The second symposium of ISOLA- ISOLA Resource Symposium lead by the ISOLA Resource centre & ISOLA EC is scheduled to be conducted at Chennai, Tamilnadu on February 17th & 18th (sessions will be tentatively from 9.30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m-detailed schedule will be shared shortly)
The theme of the symposium is ‘Data Collection and Data Analysis’ & the primary focus of the symposium is:
- To demonstrate ways of creating/collecting data with case studies
- To Discuss and demonstrate the application of data in the field of landscape architecture.
The Symposium also explores the varying processes and their needs in the broad landscape parameters (as sub themes) of:
- Landforms
- Vegetation
- Water bodies and
- Stakeholders.
The symposium is envisaged as a combination of Presentations by eminent speakers ( in the domain of both practice and academia ) along with Mentorship sessions.
The mentorship sessions will cover the Workshops on the subthemes and are a unique opportunity for those who are already engaged in or beginning active research providing an opportunity for one-on-one discussions on their current work with senior researchers and professionals.
The call for research abstracts is presently open and it ends on 18th January 2023.Please find attached with this mail the poster with details of the speakers and the broad topics which will be covered during the two-day symposium. The details for the abstract submissions can also be accessed on the ISOLA website.
The participants for the mentorship session will be selected after a peer review of the abstract of their current research work. Other participants will have the opportunity to participate in these mentorship sessions as observers.
We are sure that attending this symposium will be of great advantage to:
- Students, teaching faculty, and Academicians
- Research scholars
- Practitioners with research inclination in pure/applied research, and
- LA practices seeking mentorship in their research based projects.
For any queries or for connecting with the organizing team kindly refer to the following email id: isolasymposium@gmail.com
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https://isola.smebusinesssoftware.com/conference/application.html
ISOLA Executive Council Meeting Minutes
ISOLA Conference Summary – 2012
Keynote Address: Prof. Neelkanth Chhaya, ISOLA 8th Annual Conference, Bhopal 2012
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ISOLA Conference Summary
Theme: Leveraging Leisure: Landscapes And Wellbeing Venue: Kala Akademi, Panaji, GoaSpeakers
Keynote Speaker: Prof. EFN Ribeiro — Planner and Academician Chairs: Mr. Jayant Dharap, Ms. Nina Chandavarkar, Mr. Ravi Punde, Mr. Mohan RaoSpeakers (In Alphabetical Order)
- Mr. Bill Bensley (Landscape Architect, Bensley Design Studio, Bangkok)
- Mr. Shirish Beri (Architect)
- Dr. Shyam Bhat M.D.
- Mr. Richard Cass (Cass Associates, UK; CABE Commissioner)
- Mr. Dean D’Cruz (Architect)
- Ms. Shreya Gadepalli (Transport Planner, ITDP)
- Prof. Ravi Hazra (Principal, Goa College of Architecture)
- Mr. Nimish Patel (Architect)
- Mr. Adit Pal (Landscape Architect, BFSLA, USA)
- Mr. Nachiket Patwardhan (Architect and Filmmaker)
- Mr. Manuel Peniche (Landscape Architect, GDU, Mexico)
- Mr. Mohan Rao (Landscape Architect)
- Ms. Margie Ruddick (Landscape Architect, USA)
- Dr. Uma Vaidya (University of Mumbai)
Conference Focus
The conference explored questions such as the change in the meaning and interpretation of the term ‘leisure time’ and ‘leisure activity’ and what it has come to signify for landscape architecture as a profession. The degree of integration and inclusiveness of leisure spaces with the built and natural fabric in the past and present was also examined.
ISOLA Conference Summary
Theme: Instant Cities: Landscape Infrastructure and Urban Form Venue: India Habitat Centre, New DelhiSpeakers (In Alphabetical Order)
- Mr. Michael E Arth (USA)
- Ms. Suchandra Bardhan (Landscape Architect and Academician)
- Prof. I.M. Chisti (Architect and Academician)
- Mr. Jayant Dharap (Landscape Architect)
- Dr. Vinod Gupta (Architect and Academician)
- Mr. Prashant Hedao (Landscape Architect)
- Ms. Mary Miss (Environmental Artist, New York)
- Dr. Dinesh Mohan (Transport Expert and Prof. of Biomechanics, IIT Delhi)
- Mr. Dennis Pieprz (Sasaki Associates, USA)
- Mr. Sunand Prasad (RIBA President, Penoyre and Prasad LLP, UK)
- Mr. Leonard Lynch (Clouston Associates, Australia)
- Mr. Samir Mathur (Landscape Architect and Academician)
- Mr. Phillip Rode (Urban Age, London School of Economics and Political Sciences, UK)
- Prof. M. Shaheer (Landscape Architect and Academician)
- Prof. Christopher Vernon (Australia)
Conference Focus
The conference examined the consequences of rapidly expanding urban extensions on the urban fringe: ‘Instant Cities’ of a kind, which outpace planning, civic administration and infrastructural provisions.ISOLA Conference Summary
Theme: Responsive and Responsible Landscape Planning
Venue: Taj Fisherman’s Cove, Chennai
Speakers (In Alphabetical Order)
- Dr. Bhalwalkar (Environmentalist, BERI)
- Mr. Sunil Joshi (City Framing Expert)
- Mr. Akshay Kaul (Landscape Architect)
- Ms. Nupur Prothi Khanna (Landscape Architect)
- Mr. Senthil Kumar (Landscape Architect)
- Ms. Diane Menezies (IFLA President, Landscape Architect, New Zealand)
- Mr. Mohan Rao (Landscape Architect)
- Dr. Rukkumany (Landscape Architect and Academician)
ISOLA Conference Summary
Theme: Public Spaces: Experience and Expressions
Venue: Garden Court, Pune, Maharashtra
Speakers (In Alphabetical Order)
- Mr. Christopher Benninger (Architect and Academician)
- Mr. James Hayter (Principal Oxigen, Australia)
- Mr. Prahlad Kakkar (Media)
- Mr. Subodh Kerkar (Artist)
- Prof. Kulbhushan Jain (Architect and Academician)
- Mr. Peter Latz (Landscape Architect, Germany)
- Mr. Tong Mahn Ahn (IFLA Vice President, Asia Pacific Region, Landscape Architect, Korea)
- Ms. Anuradha Mathur (Landscape Architect and Academician, USA)
- Ms. Diane Menezies (IFLA President, Landscape Architect, New Zealand)
- Prof. K.T. Ravindran (Urban Designer and Academician)
- Ms. Martha Schwartz (Landscape Architect, USA)
- Prof. M. Shaheer (Landscape Architect and Academician)
Conference Focus
The conference examined the role of public spaces, especially the open spaces in
the city, and focused on the values of public spaces and the myriad overlaps and
interweaves that create a multi-faced, multifaceted, multilayered potpourri of usage,
behavior, culture, architecture, and art.
It addressed the need to look beyond conventional approaches to landscape planning
and design, with an emphasis on understanding and integrating facets of culture,
ecology, and place.
ISOLA Conference Summary
Theme: Navigating the Crossroads: Landscape Architecture in India
Venue: Taj West End, Bengaluru
Speakers (In Alphabetical Order)
- Dr. Jusna Amin (Landscape Architect and Academician, Indonesia)
- Mr. Edgar D’Mello (Architect)
- Mr. Colin Franklin (Landscape Architect, Andropogon Associates, USA)
- Dr. S.V.P. Halkatti (Archaeological Survey of India)
- Mr. Girish Karnad (Playwright, Author and Academician)
- Ms. Renee Lambert (Landscape Architect, New Zealand)
- Mr. Christian Lapie (Landscape Artist, France)
- Prof. A.G.K. Menon (Architect and Academician)
- Prof. R. Nagendran (Ecologist)
- Mr. Ravi Punde (Urban Designer)
- Mr. Kiran Venkatesh (Architect)
Conference Focus
The conference explored the different directions that ISOLA, the profession,
and Indian landscape architects could take in the future.
ISOLA Conference Summary
Theme: Ecology, Culture, Landscape: Place and Image in the Global Village Conference: IFLA Eastern Region Conference Venue: The Resort, Madh Island, MumbaiSpeakers (In Alphabetical Order)
- Ms. Suchandra Bardhan (Department of Architecture, Jadavpur University)
- Mr. Neelkanth Chhaya (Director, School of Architecture, CEPT)
- Mr. Nikhil Dhar (Landscape Architect)
- Mr. Grant A. Donald (Associate Director, Atkins Global)
- Prof. Balkrishna Doshi (Architect and Academician)
- Hazreena Hussain (Department of Architecture, University of Malaya, Malaysia)
- Prof. Dani Karavan (Landscape Architect, Artist, and Sculptor, Israel)
- Suneet Mohindru (Landscape Architect and Conservation Consultant)
- Prof. Cecelia Paine (SEDRD, University of Guelph, Canada)
- Dr. Sridevi Rao (Landscape Architect)
- Dr. Shishir R. Raval (Landscape Architect and Academician)
- Dr. Priyaleen Singh (Department of Architectural Conservation, SPA)
- Prof. James Taylor (SEDRD, University of Guelph, Canada)
- Prof. Romila Thapar (Emeritus Professor, Ancient Indian History, JNU)
- Ms. Angela Yao (Landscape Architect, Atkins Global, China)
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