Safeguarding Tangible and Intangible Cultural Heritage: Dynamics of Conservation Practices in Indian Context
Event Date:
28/05/2025
Event Time:
7:00 pm
Event Location:
By Zoom
Event Details:
| Event: | Safeguarding Tangible and Intangible Cultural Heritage: Dynamics of Conservation Practices in Indian Context |
| Date: | 28 May 2025 (Wednesday) |
| Time: | 19:00 pm – 20:30 pm Hong Kong Time |
| (16:30 – 18:00 IST) | |
| Speakers: | Ms. Foram Bhatt |
| Venue: | By online media – ZOOM |
| CPD Points: | 1.5 CPD credit hours |
| Language: | English |
| Fee: | Free for HKICON Student Members, HKICON Members & Corporate Members, HK$20 for HKICON Friends, and HK$40 for non-HKICON Members. |
| Limited to 100 participants. |
About the CPD 活動簡述
India is one of the countries that has the greatest volume and diversity in heritage sites, whose conservation efforts have been increasingly acknowledged in the international arena in recent years. This talk discusses the current state and conservation efforts in India, especially in the context of the World Heritage City of Ahmedabad. Drawing on the practice experience of CREDO ARCHITECTS, an India-based architectural practice with specialisation in heritage conservation, this talk will cover case studies of projects ranging from documentation to heritage identification, mapping and listing, heritage policy drafting to community involvement. Through these diverse examples, this talk reflects on the challenges encountered in different types of heritage sites and encourages reflection on how future conservation practice shall step forward.
About the Speaker 主講人介紹
Ms. Foram Bhatt
Foram Bhatt, founder and partner at CREDO ARCHITECTS, is a practising Conservation Architect in India and Assistant Professor at the Anant National University’s School of Architecture. She holds a B.Arch from Indubhai Pareken School of Architecture, Saurashtra University and M.Arch in Settlement Conservation from CEPT University. Her research focuses on historic urban landscapes, vernacular settlements, world heritage, traditional neighbourhoods and cultural studies. She is also particularly interested in researching how architectural pedagogy can be enriched by having components of learning from historical environments.
CREDO ARCHITECTS, a practice dedicated to safeguarding tangible and intangible cultural heritage is consultant to various organizations including the Ahmedabad World Heritage City Trust, Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage, Madhya Pradesh Tourism Board, Madhya Pradesh State Tourism Development Corporation, Road and Bridges Department, Government of Gujarat.
Remarks:
- Video recording of the talk will be conducted for promotional and archival purposes.
- Photo credit: Ms. Foram Bhatt