The hill ecosystems form a major environmental resource. But today, in India, most hill stations are facing the onslaught of industrialisation, urbanisation, commercialisation, destruction of heritage sites and deforestation. This has resulted in landslides, loss of catchment areas and frequent floods in the densely populated plains. The ecology and environment of most hill stations, has suffered to a large extent. It is becoming evident that without appropriate planning and

Walking through the morose streets of present Lucknow, these massive building structures dating from the days of the Nawabs rear out of the surrounding anarchy like monuments from some lost civilisation, seemingly as disconnected from the present as it could be. At times it seems almost impossible to believe that they date from less than two hundred years ago, and that at that period Lucknow was famed as one of the richest kingdoms in Asia. In the middle of 18th century, the

Shantesh Kelvekar presented his thesis at Kurula Varkey Design Forum (2010-11) held at CEPT, Ahmedabad. Among the panelists were Architect B. V. Doshi, Prof. Neelkanth Chhaya, Architect Stephane Paumier and Prof. John Sergeant. The thesis was shortlisted among the top 20 thesis of the SAARC Nations. Later that same year, the thesis was published at Archiprix International too. #KVForum #KurulaVarkeyDesignForum #CEPT #Ahmedabad #BVDoshi #NeelkanthChhaya #StephanePaumier #JohnS