About Nagpur

Nagpur is the winter capital, a sprawling metropolis and the third largest city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. With nomen-clatures like ‘Orange City’ and ‘Tiger Capital’ Nagpur is literally located in the center of the country with the Zero Mile marker affixed as the geographical center of India. Nagpur has been identified as the best city in India in terms of greenery, public transport, health care facilities and livability indices. Climate in March is fairly pleasant, with average day temperature of about 33º C and colder nights with temperature dropping upto 19º C.

The Theme - Architecture In The Age Of Network Society

Every paradigm germinates as a radical thought, a paradox. This paradox grows; pushing its way against opposition, strengthened by its validity, finally transforming into a paradigm that forever changes perceptions and perspectives. The new spatial order required to match the new emerging social order in the age of Network Society is presently in the state of Paradox, and intense deliberations are essential in order to facilitate its transition into a Paradigm.

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Historicity and Modernity An Emerging Order in the Age of Network Society

With the wide-ranging social changes due to the rise of electronically processed information networks, architecture is at a point in time where we are witnessing the emergence of new architectural constructs and typologies, and death of some old ones. The norms of historic and modern architecture need to be revisited to seek the new order appropriate for the changing society.

Architecture as a Social Art in the age of Network Society

Social spaces are result of the social order, which in turn mould the society. With the emergence of overpowering virtual society and virtual social spaces, the design of the social spaces or urban spaces needs to be pondered upon. The built and unbuilt spaces, their landscaping and designing of urban spaces, on deliberation, can serve the changing needs of the people.

New Directions in Architecture Profession and Education

The information age has affected all professions including architecture. There is a need to introspect on the role of an architect and develop future professionals to serve the society in the best possible way. Today's architecture education system has been greatly impacted by the onslaught of information available through the digital networks. The teaching – learning methods have to evolve in order to adapt to this changing situation. How do we give a new direction to the future of architecture profession and education looking at the merits and demerits of the traditional and new methods.

Addressing Changing Cultural Contexts through Architecture

Culture is the way human life evolves and prospers in a specific time and place. It gets manifested through architecture and, importantly, at times architecture conversely influences the culture. One of the significant impacts of the evolution in culture of a place is on the identity of its Vernacular architecture. Vernacular architecture and Sustainability have gone hand-in-hand for a long time in the history of architecture, till globalization happened. Now, with the advent of Network Society and the consequent cultural shifts, is there a need to reinvent the definition of Vernacular architecture? What is the future of sustainability, once an integral part of culture, in this milieu? What are the other ways in which architecture could play a pivotal role in channeling these changes in the appropriate direction?

Computational Design Paradigms

The way that architectural design is conceptualized, visualized, communicated, discussed or built has gone through a tremendous change with the advent of computational design paradigms. There are various schools of design thought within the two end poles – the traditional 'hand - mind' relation (championed by the likes of Juhanni Pallasma) on one end and the new-age computational design (epitomized by the likes of Zaha Hadid) on the other. There is a need to dwell on the myriad possibilities, positive as well as negative, generated by the highly promising but still being- explored computational design.

New Technologies and Emerging Architecture in the age of Network Society

With the network society and the technological advent, advanced materials and technologies are continuously being invented and experimented upon. After industrial revolution, there were new materials and technologies, resulting in new architecture. Similarly, now with innovative materials, technologies and radical norms of functionality, new aesthetic sensibilities and architecture are emerging.

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