The School of Architecture, Govt. Engineering College Trichur on this occasion, announces its International Conference on the sub-theme ‘Changing Cities: Challenges to Urban Planning and Design’ under the umbrella of ICETEST 2015
CONFERENCE OBJECTIVE
Economic globalization and information explosion has necessitated an unprecedented pace of urbanization, especially in the cities of the developing world. The last decade in particular, witnessed a series of dramatic changes affecting cities universally, with globalised urban systems, changing space hierarchies and the emergence of new class consciousness among urban society. Rapid and haphazard growth of urban areas and the emerging urban centered networks of new industries, integrated townships, infotainment centers etc. invading the rural hinterlands of cities targeting economic development, often unguided by spatial growth policies, have inflicted a massive strain on the ecological environment. Contemporary cities currently face a series of challenges like ad-hoc spatial developments, congestion and chaos, depletion of agricultural and other natural resources, environment degradation due to accumulation of wastes and unmanageable air and water pollution, as well as ever widening social and economic inequalities. As cities continue to grow under economic and environment uncertainties, these problems tend to become more acute and it is hence imperative to evolve better practices and policies to address existing and emerging concerns and ensure sustainable and equitable development. This conference aspires to bring together architects, urban designers, landscape designers and urban planners; to explore new challenges and to become a forum of transaction of ideas on new paradigms of sustainability in city growth and development.
CONFERENCE TOPICS
The International Conference on CHANGING CITIES: CHALLENGES TO URBAN PLANNING AND DESIGN organized as part of ICETEST 2015 will ensure deliberations on a slew of related topics which include but are not limited to the following
- Economic Development, Urbanization and Urban Sprawl
- Spatial Policies and Sustainable Development Planning
- Architectural Design and Sustainable Practices
- Planning and Design of Urban Infrastructure Networks
- Aesthetics and Public Space Design
- Urban Resilience and Development Management
- Conservation and Heritage Management
- Urban Land Economics and Real Estate Development
- Landscape Design and Ecological Planning
- Global Cities and Place Marketing
- Eco-Cities and New Futuristic Urbanism
- Pluralism in Planning and Design for Multi-Cultural Cities
About SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE
The School of Architecture was established in the year 2002. It offers a ten semester B. Arch degree course approved by the Council of Architecture (COA) at the undergraduate level and a four semester M Planning degree course, started in the year 2014, approved by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) at the post graduate level. The department undertakes many researches and consultancy works for Government, non Governmental as well as private organizations. The department also undertakes funded projects from Government agencies and render expert advises and supervision in the planning, design and development of Architectural projects within and outside the state.
Co-ordinator
Dr. Ranjini Bhattathiripad T., Professor (Architecture)
ranjinibt@yahoo.com
+91 85476 35436
