About Woxsen University
Woxsen is the culminatiobn of a long-standing dream to establish an educational institution that surpasses conventional learning, while revolutionizing the sector with modern practices and creating a holistic environment for creating an impact towards betterment. Relentlessly pursuing a path of excellence in every parameter, Woxsen offers an environment where non-academic pursuits remain alive alongside academic prowess. Being cognizant of the need to prepare our students for a rapidly changing & interconnected world, we constantly strive to bring into our classrooms a global perspective. Woxsen has established over 120+ partnerships with leading universities and institutions across 50+ countries, bringing in the best national and international practices. We vehemently believe in purposeful research and optimal outcomes, thus fostering an environment that stimulates students towards the same.
About School of Architecture and Planning
School of Architecture and Planning is one of the few architecture schools in Hyderabad with a unique pedagogy that interweaves academic excellence and global exposure through its international exchange program with about a dozen global partner universities. Students are further made industry-ready through a unique ensemble of architectural pedagogy, including classroom teaching, studio design, hands-on training and workshops, computing and three-dimensional modelling, field visits to the treasure trove of architecture in the country, exposure to construction technologies, and learning from global leaders in sustainable architectural practice.
About Architecture & Design of Built Environment (ADoBE)
School of Architecture and Planning at Woxsen University, Telengana, has the privilege of instituting a Conference series christened ADoBE with its curtain raiser successfully executed in November 2023. The chain of such events is a platform for brainstorming, deliberation and concerted action involving all stakeholders that shape our precious built environment.
About ADoBE’24
Theme - "CITIES Embracing Inclusivity"
A city is a meeting of multiple identities that include but are not confined to social, economic, cultural, political, religious, physical, biological, experiential and sentimental layers. Planners and architects along with politicians and authorities have time and again gone about deciding the fate of its citizens through careful planning and thoughtful execution. More often, citizens have, chalked their own destinies, written their own civic orchestra in tunes of surprising harmony fused with peaks of jarring cacophony. Through ADoBE‘24, Woxsen School of Architecture and Planning hopes to bring together variegated and differential opinion on inclusive urbanism in order that ideas and course of action may be generated for a truly dynamic city of the future.
Subthemes
- Design for Inclusion: This subtheme aims to explore the potential of involving multi stakeholders for the integration of divergent design principles, with the aim of creating meaningful urban spaces. It will thus focus on methods and practices for promoting design solutions that considern eeds and preferences of all groups of citizens.
- Dynamic Urbanism: The awareness of acknowledging cities as evolving systems of growth will highlight this session so that changing socio-economic environmental and political conditions can be readily adapted to, in the design of cities.
- Equity in Built & Urban Conservation: This will address a just and equitable access for all social groups in an urban setting, to decisions and actions taken towards urban conservation endeavours. It will include preservation and revitalization of structures, neighbourhoods and places imbibing inherent tangible and intangible cultural heritage.
- Mobility for All: The options for creating viable and sustainable transportation systems within cities will form the crux of this session. Consequently, the significance of designing and implementing efficient mobility solutions catering to diverse abilities of individuals will be highlighted.
- Resilient Built Form & Infrastructure: The challenges posed by climate change and natural disasters within the fabric of a city will be at the core of this subtheme. It will emphasize the integration of resilient design principles for buildings and infrastructure to optimise strategies for creating flexible and resilient cities.
- Participatory Governance & Equitable Development: : This emphasizes inclusive decision-making processes in development of the built environment. It recognizes the techniques of involving diverse voices for policymaking and planning initiatives so that benefits and opportunities of macro and micro growth are distributed evenly.
Pre-event of ADoBE’24 at Hyderabad on 9th March.
POST CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS
Post Conference Workshops: Limited Seats!
International workshop on ‘People & Cities’ Enhancing Urban Experience of a University Campus , to be held from 8th June 2024 at Woxsen University, Hyderabad, India.
International workshop on 'Sustainable Paradigms: Navigating Architectural Resilience' , to be held from 8th to 10th June 2024 at Woxsen University, Hyderabad, India. Registration link for the workshop: https://forms.gle/xUKHNsT83pVGF981A
Submission Guidelines
Papers are sought for this fully offline* conference on subthemes as mentioned.
All submitted abstracts will undergo a blind review process by three anonymous reviewers chosen from the Technical Review Committee of the Conference (Details in this website). Revisions maybe sought, as advised by reviewers, before consideration of acceptance.
Please send your extended abstracts adhering to the following guidelines- 1. English (either American or British, not both) is the only permissible language.
- 2. Only *.doc or *.docx file format to be used.
- 3. Word limit - 1500
a. Check for grammatical errors using any suitable software tool. - 4. After acceptance of abstract, an ID will be assigned to it and duly informed. This ID is to be used in all future communication in this matter.
- Note* : Online participation exclusively for authors outside India
Selected articles will be published in Scopus indexed journal/s.
All abstracts will be published in the book of abstracts. Selected papers will be given an opportunity to publish in conference proceedings or Scopus indexed journals after the conference. Details of publication along with associated dates will be shared later. Certificates of participation will be provided to all the registered participants.INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE AUTHORS
- a) Template of extended abstract
- b) Submission link for extended abstract
- c) The Selected papers will be published in our conference Proceedings or Peer reviewed Journals. Details of Publication will be shared later. Certificates of participation will be provided to all the registered participants.
- d) Authors with multiple papers are only required to register once.
Important Dates
Submission Deadline for extended abstract:
April 07, 2024
Notification of Acceptance
April 30, 2024
Presentation submission:
Will be informed individually via Mail
Registration
Payment Details
| Paper Registration | Students UG/PG | Academicians/ Professionals/ Research Scholars | All International Participants other than Students | Observers/ Accompanying Persons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early Bird | ₹ 2000 | ₹ 4000 | $ 75 | ₹ 2000/$ 75 |
| Regular | ₹ 3500 | ₹ 7000 | $ 125 | ₹ 2000/$ 75 |
| Late | ₹ 5000 | ₹ 10000 | $ 200 | ₹ 2000/$ 75 | Poster Presentation |
| Regular | ₹ 2000 | ₹ 4000 | $ 75 | ₹ 2000/$ 75 |
- Early Bird - Registration received on or before 30th April 2024
- Regular - Registration received by 15th May 2024
- Late - Registration received by 22nd May 2024
Poster Presentation
Registration received on or before 30th April 2024
Registration Fees Include:
- Transportation (Bus) will be provided for pick up & drop from Hyderabad to Woxsen University Campus for the 2 days of the Conference for participants staying in Hyderabad. (Route & Time will be conveyed after registration)
Bus Routes
Bus Route 1:
Starting Point: Ameerpet
Stops:
1. Pillar No. 1044 - Ameerpet - 06:30 AM 2. Pillar No. 861 - Y Junction - 06:50 AM 3. Pillar No. 801 - Kukatpally - 07:00 AM 4. Pillar No. 717 - JNTU - 07:10 AM 5. Pillar No. 696 - Nizampet Metro Station - 07:15 AM 6. Pillar No. 600 - Miyapur - 07:25 AM 7. South India Shopping Mall after Allwyn X Road - 07:35 AM 8. BHEL Bus Stop - 07:40 AM 9. Woxsen Campus - 09:15 AM
Bus Route 2:
Starting Point: Woxsen Corporate Office
Stops:
1. Jubilee Hills Check Post - 06:45 AM 2. Hitech City Metro - 07:00 AM 3. Raidurg Metro / Ikea - 07:10 AM 4. Gachibowli Circle ORR - 07:15 AM 5. Woxsen Campus - 09:15 AM- Lunch, Tea & Dinner for 2 days
- Registration Kit
Accommodation Details:
Accommodation including additional meals available in Woxsen Campus on first-come first-serve basis from 5th June (evening) to 8th June (morning), for additional payment as under: 1. Rs. 3000/- per person for non-AC twin sharing. 2. Rs. 5000/- per person for non-AC single occupancy. 3. Rs. 4500/- per person for AC twin sharing. 4. Rs. 6000/- per person for AC single occupancy.
Suggestions for hotels in HyderabadKeynote Speakers
Experts to be added and changes will be progressively informed
George Ferguson
Past president of the RIBA and the first elected Mayor of Bristol, UK.
Matthias Ripp, Ph.D.
World Heritage Coordinator, City of Regensburg, Germany
Junhi Han
Programme Specialist and Chief of Sector for Culture, UNESCORegional Office for Bangladesh, Bhutan, India,
The Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka
Malini Krishnankutty, Ph.D.
Adjunct Associate Professor Centre for Urban Science andEngineering (CUSE), IIT- Bombay
Guests Of Honour
Ar. Gajanand Ram
Vice President, Council of Architecture
Ar. Habeeb Khan
Member, Board of Governors, SPA New DelhiPast President, Council of Architecture
SESSION CHAIRS
Zebun Nasreen Ahmed (Dr.)
Professor, Department of Architecture, Bangladesh University of
Engineering and Technology
Ujan Ghosh
Urban Designer, Architect, New Delhi
Jan Haenraets (Dr.)
Acting Director; Preservation Studies Program Professor of The Practice;
Preservation Studies Program,
Boston University
Abhijit Lokre
Founder and Partner, The Urban Lab Ahmedabad
Suprava Patnaik (Dr.)
Principal Advisor, Centre for Urban Governance, Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Institute of Good Governance and Policy Analysis, Bhopal
Mansee Bal Bhargava (Dr.)
National President WICCI-Water Resources Council.
Entrepreneur, Researcher, Educator, Ahmedabad
Nijoo Dubey
Universal Design, Faculty of Industrial Design Co-ordinator, Industry Relations & Student Placements National Institute of Design, Bangalore
Rachna Khare (Dr.)
Professor,
School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal.
Joy Sen (Dr.)
Professor and Former Head, Department of Architecture and Regional Planning, IIT Kharagpur.
Members of Technical Review Committee
Anand Saboo
Founder & Principal Architect, Sahyog Design Way Pvt Ltd., Ahmedabad
Swati Joshi
Communication Consultant, Pune.
Harmindar Singh
Associate Professor, Atlas Skill Tech University, Mumbai
Misria Shaik Ali (Dr.)
Assistant Professor, Chair-Centre for Design Research,
Woxsen School of Arts and Design,
Hyderabad.
Sangita Shroff
Dean & Director , Institute of Design Nirma University, Ahmedabad.
Monica Khosla Bhargava
Founder & Principal Architect, Kham Consultants, Kolkata.
Mallika Bose (Dr.)
Associate Dean for Research, Creative Activity &
Graduate Studies,
Professor of Landscape Architecture,
College of Arts and Architecture Penn State, USA
Apoorv Garg
Founder Director, Paraspar, Bhopal
Vikram Kohli
Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, SPA Bhopal
Debarati Chakraborty (Dr.)
Architect, Central Public Works Department, Jharkhand.
Nishant Upadhyay
Architect & Founder of Dharatal
Dharatal Incorporated Ltd, Belgium & India
Bikramjit Chakraborty
Associate Professor, R V College of Architecture Bangalore
Mayank Dubey (Dr.)
Professor, Department of Transport Planning, SPA Bhopal
Karan Barpete
Assistant Professor, Department of Urban Planning, SPA New Delhi
Abhishek Xavier
Architect & Consultant, APJ Abdul Kalam School of
Environmental Design,
Kerala
Poulami Banerjee
Associate Professor, School of Architecture & Planning
Sister Nivedita University, Kolkata
Chetan Sodaye
Senior Program Associate,Sustainable Cities and
Transport Program, World Resources Institute
India
Sarbast Moslem (Dr.)
Postdoctoral Researcher, University College Dublin, Ireland
Karan Shah
Head - Partnership & Outreach, Civitas Sustainability Foundation, Ahmedabad
Anshul Puriya
Advisor, Centre for Urban Governance, Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Institute of Good Governance and Policy Analysis, Bhopal.
Shilpi Anand Saboo
Director, Sahyog Design Way Pvt Ltd, Ahmedabad
Mansee Bal Bhargava (Dr.)
National President, WICCI-Water Resources Council, Ahmedabad.
Ritu B Rai
Dean and Head, Department of Architecture, Central
University of Rajasthan
Priyank Khare
State projects head (MP & CG)
Mercy Samuel (Dr.)
Sr. Associate Professor, Faculty of Management, CEPT University, Ahmedabad
Venkat Ram Reddy (Dr.)
Associate Professor,Area of Public Policy and Administration,
School of Liberal Studies
Pandit Deendayal Energy University, Gandhinagar
Lalit Kumar Dashora
Regional Disaster Risk Management and Climate
Resilience Specialist, Asian Disaster
Preparedness
Center, Bangkok
Kamalika Bose
Founder, Principal, Heritage Synergies India, Mumbai
Namrata Dhamankar
Assistant Professor, Bhanuben Nanavati College of Architecture, Pune
Mausmi Hajela
Transport Planner,
Government of Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal
Somi Chatterjee
Principal Conservation Architect, Creative Footprints, New Delhi.
Nina David (Dr.)
Associate Professor, School of Public Policy and
Administration,
University of Delaware, USA
Nagtsho Dorji
Chief Architect/Head at Division, Conservation of Heritage Sites,
Department of Culture,
Bhutan
Surya Teja Bachu
Founder, Head of Design, Phygital Design Lab, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh
Smriti Pant (Dr.)
Deputy head, Department for World Heritage and
Urban Design, Municipality of Baden-Baden,
Germany
Anjali Krishan Sharma (Dr.)
Director and Dean, School of Architecture, Planning
and Design
DIT university, Dehradun
Vaishali Kushwaha
Digital Integration Teaching Initiative (DITI) Fellow,
PhD Candidate, School of Public Policy
and
Urban Affairs, Northeastern University,
USA
Mayura Gadkari
Principal, Centre for Emerging Cities Artha Global, Mumbai.
Acharavan Chutarat (Dr.)
Director of Design for Environmental and Sustainable
Development Lab, School of Architecture &
Design,
King Mongkut’s University of Technology - Thonburi
Ritu Deshmukh
Professor, Bharati Vidyapeeth College of Architecture, Mumbai.
Advisory Board
Alejandro Echeverri
Director URBAM Centro de Estudios Urbanos y Ambientales, Universidad EAFIT, Distinguished Professor EAAD/TEC de Monterrey, Loeb Fellow, Harvard University
Johnny Astrand
Senior international expert on Housing Development & Management
George Ferguson
CBE. People & Cities, President Royal Institute of British Architects 2003-05, First Elected Mayor of Bristol (Independent) 2012-2016
Amer Rghei
Ph.D., Professor of Architecture and Interior Design and Founding Chair, American University of Ras Al Khaimah, UAE
Neel Kamal Chapagain
Ph.D., Professor, Centre for Heritage Management Ahmedabad University
Organizing Committee
Chief Patron
Praveen K- Pula
Hon'ble Chancellor & FounderWoxsen University, India
Patrons
Raul V Rodriguez
Ph.D.Vice President
Woxsen University, India
R.V R. Krishna Chalam
Ph.D.Vice Chancellor
Woxsen University, India
Convener
Rajdeep Routh
Ph.D.Associate Professor
School of Architecture & Planning, Woxsen University, India
Co-convener
Shweta Prasad
Associate Professor
School of Architecture & Planning, Woxsen University, India
Ravi Kumar S
Ph.D.Associate Professor
School of Architecture & Planning, Woxsen University, India
Advisor
Sonia Gupta
Professor and DeanSchool of Architecture & Planning, Woxsen University, India
Abhijit Shirodkar
RegistrarWoxsen University
Committee Members
Ajay Simha K
Associate DeanSchool of Architecture & Planning