I I A NATIONAL CONVENTION 2013 @ Chennai - MY EXPERIENCE
Happened to be at the Indian Institute of Architects National Convention 2013 - at Chennai Convention Center. It was indeed a wonderful experience. So many architects talking, discussing and presenting on different topics ranging from Urbanity to sustainability to Architectural Education was a thought provoking experience. Barring a few, it was really inspiring to hear to most of the speakers. The Convention was inaugurated by Honorable Governor of Tamil Nadu Dr. K Rosiah who talked about certain historic buildings and their importance. The Highlight of the whole convention was the keynote address by Prof. B. V. Doshi. He kept on rising issues which i felt were very relevant in todays scenario. The important point which he brought out in his talk was to form a web or network among the architecture fraternity and the architectural schools so that everyone gets equal benefits and no one is marginalized. This was said as a solution to lack of good teachers and practitioners in schools...