LA Journal's Monograph Series
We are most excited to share that the first two books supported by ISOLA, under LA Journal’s Monograph Series, that profile the professional journeys of eminent landscape architects in the country are now ready. One each on Ravindra Bhan and Ram Sharma respectively are set to be released by 15 July, 2020.
The pre-booking of the books is now open. More details are available on the LA Journal’s website:
Do book your copies NOW on! http://lajournal.in/monograph.asp
LANDSCAPE STORIES
A workshop for Annual NASA, Bangalore
Mentors: Devayani Deshmukh Upasani, Bhakti Thakoor, Prachi Wakaley
The 62nd Annual NASA Convention was held at Innovative Film City, Bangalore. Like the last few years this year also ISOLA was invite to conduct a workshop at the convention. The theme of the workshop for this year was “LANDSCAPE STORIES.”
The purpose / intent behind the workshop was about throwing light on the perception of Landscape in the Architectural domain. It aimed at understanding scale, range and role of Landscape in the environment for users (humans) and its significance ecologically. It also included the understanding of the various elements of landscape, networks and interactions.
Approximately 30 students participated in the workshop .The participants varied from students of first year architecture to third year architecture who came from 20 different towns in the country, which enabled them to share a brief idea about the different landscapes across our diverse country. This geographical mix in fact also helped ascertain certain common issues faced by towns and cities in recent years.
The 2 day workshop was broadly divided in 4 sections to sensitize students broaden the understanding of Landscape.
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The Indian Society of Landscape Architects (ISOLA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) at its biennial National Conference in February, 2019 at Kochi, Kerala. The office bearers of both organizations met at the 2019 IGBC Green Building Conference to kick start the collaboration. ISOLA supported the Green Landscapes and Biodiversity seminar held at the Conference.
Through the MoU, both agreed to work towards the updating of the landscape rating systems, and for all other ratings focus not only for the buildings but the setting of buildings as well. The setting might extend beyond the building site especially in eco sensitive zones. This would in turn provide direction to the resilience of such ecosystems. That is, the efficiency and performance of the landscape would be the focus. IGBC’s association with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has extended their reach to the public through educational institutions and government. ISOLA and IGBC together will conduct workshops where ‘in situ’ projects in different built environments and typologies will bring home the fact that there is no template where man-environment interactions are concerned. However, methodology to assess, will vigorously be emphasised. These workshops would commence in the next year. These workshops would also extend to training in implementation and maintenance of built landscapes.
