Conferences Attended and Papers Published in Conferences
Articles in Magazines


From 1999 Onwards

Note that these types of activities attended between 1989 and 1999 have not been recorded.

61 events since 1999

2011
4 events
2011 June
3rd to 5th
Event: International conference on Society, Technology and Sustainable Development Organised by the Amrita Institute of Medical Science in collaboration with University of Buffalo, USA and Deakin University of Victoria, Australia
Title of presentation given: Stabilised Earth Technologies for an Endogenous Sustainable Development
Capacity: Invited speaker
India, Kochi
Assistance: ~ 90 people from 6 countries
(students, architects, professionals and social workers)
2011 March
9th to 10th
Event: International workshop on Thermoregulatory sensing analogies between skin, plants and soils
Title of presentation given: Stabilised earth construction projects around the world
Capacity: Invited speaker
UK, Reading (London)
Assistance: 15 professionals from various countries
2011 February
19th
Event: Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science Organised by the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Title of presentation given: Stabilized Earth Architecture for a Sustainable Future
Capacity: Invited speaker
USA, Washington DC
Assistance: ~ 50 scientist, engineers and researchers
2011 January
16th
Event: Conference on earth Architecture organised by the Society of Egyptian Architects
Title of presentation given: Earthen Architecture and development at the Auroville Earthen Institute
Capacity: Keynote speaker
UK, Reading (London)
Assistance: ~50 architects and professionals
2010
11 events
2010 December
15th
Event: Conference on "Earthen architecture"
Organised by the Indian Institute of Engineers and Indian Institute of Architects at the Institute of Engineers
Title of presentation given: Earthen Architecture for a Sustainable future
Capacity: Only speaker
India, Aurangabad
Assistance: ~100 Architects, engineers, professionals and students
2010 November
5th to 7th
Event: International workshop on "Designing the Future of Earthen block Construction"
Organised by the University of Colorado at Boulder / Mortenson Centre in Engineering for developing communities, sponsored by National Science Foundation
Title of presentation given: CSEB and stabilised earth techniques - Research and development by the Auroville Earth Institute
Capacity: Keynote speaker
Boulders, USA
Assistance: ~50 people from 5 countries: Architects, engineers, professionals, researchers and faculties
2010 September
29th to 30th
Event: National workshop "State Action Plans for Eradication of Shelterlessness" Organised and sponsored by the Ministry of Rural Development
Title of presentation given: Research and Development of the Auroville Earth Institute
Capacity: Invited speaker in the panel discussion on green housing technologies
India, Hyderabad
Assistance: ~50 decision makers, stakeholders and government officers
2010 May21st to 23rd
Event: International Conference "Nocmat 2010" on Non-conventional Materials and Technologies, organised by the Housing and Building National research Centre / Cairo
Title of presentation given:
Building with stabilised earth for a sustainable future - The Auroville experience
Capacity: Invited Keynote speaker and moderator
Egypt Cairo
Assistance: 100 architects, professors, researchers, professionals and students
2010 August
26th
Event: Information workshop to NGO of alternatives reconstruction systems
Title of presentation given:
Hollow interlocking blocks for earthquake resistance
Capacity: Invited speaker
Haiti, Port au Prince
Assistance: ~50 representative of NGOs, GOs and UNO working in Haiti
2010 May
24th to 29th
Event: International Seminar "Terra Education 2010", on Education activities of the UNESCO Chair - Organised by CRATerre-ENSAG and the UNESCO Chair Earthen Architecture
Title of presentation given:Education activities of the Auroville Earth Institute and the development project of the Institute
Capacity: Invited speaker
France, Grenoble
Assistance: ~50 architects, professors, trainers and professional
2010 May
26th & 27th
Event: Workshop on building arches and vaults - Organised by CRATerre-ENSAG
Activity: Hands on training to students
Capacity: Invited trainer
France, Villefontaine
Assistance: ~20 students
2010 April
27th & 28th
Event: International conference "Architerre", on earth architecture - Organised by the Algerian Ministry of Culture and Communication
Title of presentation given:Earthen architecture in Auroville and education activities of the Auroville Earth Institute
Capacity: Invited speaker
Algiers, Algeria
Assistance: ~250 students, architects and professional
2010 April
25th & 26th
Event: Workshop on building arches - Organised by the Algerian Ministry of Culture and Communication
Activity: Hands on training to students
Capacity: Invited trainer
Algiers, Algeria
Assistance: ~250 students
2010 April
17th
Event: National Colloquium on Disasters and Communication - Organised by the National Lutheran health & Medical Board
Title of presentation given:Experience during the rehabilitation of Gujarat after the earthquake of 2001
Capacity: Invited speaker
India, Chennai - TN
Assistance: ~50 professionals working in social and rehabilitation sectors
2010 February
23rd
Event: Affordable technologies for housing. Organised by the Department of Architecture, College of Engineering - Trivandrum
Title of presentation given: Earthen architecture in Auroville for cost effective housing
Capacity: Invited speaker
India, Trivandrum - Kerala
Assistance: ~120 students and professors from the School of Architecture
2009
9 events
2009 August
7th
Event: Workshop on "CSEB and climate responsive school building". Organised by the Department of Education, Government of Nepal, Ms Nepal and DANIDA.
Title of presentation given: "CSEB or a technology to building a safe and sustainable future"
Capacity: Keynote speaker
Nepal - Kathmandu
Assistance: ~ 40 architects and decision makers from Nepal and Denmark
2009 July
21st & 22nd
Event: International workshop on "Advancing the structural use of earth-based bricks."
Organised by the University of Florida/USA, Tanzanian National Housing Board and Research Association, Ardhi University (Tanzania)
Title of presentation given: table"CSEB or the renaissance of earthen architecture"
Capacity: Keynote speaker
Tanzania - Dar es Salam
Assistance: ~ 40 architects and professionals from Tanzania, Kenya and USA
2009 April 18th
Event: National seminar on "Housing and Disaster Mitigation efforts in India: Case studies"
Organised by Centre for Excellence in Disaster mitigation and management / IIT Roorkee - Held at their campus at Roorkee
Title of presentation given:
"Disaster resistance with hollow interlocking CSEB - Rehabilitation of Kutch, Gujarat"
Capacity: Invited speaker
India, Roorkee - UT
Assistance: ~150 architects, Students and professionals from Roorkee and India
2009 March
31st
Event: Student symposium HAATS´ 09 on Affordable housing for the urban poor
Organised by SRM University and held at their campus / Chennai
Title of presentation given:
Earthen building technologies for affordable housing - Auroville´s development"
Capacity: Key speaker
India, Chennai - TN
Assistance: ~400 Students & professors (SRM University and ~10 Indian schools of archi.)
2009 February
26th
Event: National seminar on "Green Building Technologies and Management Practices"
Organised by Contractor Development Institute and held at National Academy of Construction / Hyderabad
Title of presentation given: Eco habitat and earthen architecture, Auroville´s case study
Capacity: Key speaker
India, Hyderabad - AP
Assistance: ~400 architects, engineers, professionals, students & professors from Hyderabad
2009 February
6th
Event: Conference on Earthen architecture at the college of Engineering of JNTU Kakinada
Title of presentation given: Earthen architecture in the world and in Auroville
Capacity: Invited speaker
India, Kakinada - AP
Assistance: ~100 people from College of Engineering Kakinada, AP (Students & professors)
2009 February
5th
Event: National workshop "Indian Scientific and Technological Research for Human Welfare" Organised by Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Kakinada
Title of presentation given: Earthen architecture in Auroville for a green habitat
Capacity: Invited speaker
India, Kakinada - AP
Assistance: ~300 people from Andhra Pradesh (Students, architects and professionals)
2009 January
9th & 10th
Event: International conference "Green Architecture 09"
Title of presentation given: Earthen architecture in Auroville for a green habitat
Capacity: Invited speaker
India, Trivandrum
Assistance: ~ 300 people from 4 countries (Architects, and construction professionals)
2009 January
Article in magazine: Construction review on "New building materials"
Title of article: Compressed stabilised earth block

2008
4 events
2008 October
Article in magazine: ZONASA Transition
Title of article: Earthen architecture for sustainable habitat - Auroville´s case study
2008 July
10th & 11th
Event: International workshop on "Sustainable Urban Habitat". Organised by Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India and GTZ, German Technical Cooperation
Title of presentation given:Earthen architecture in Auroville for sustainable habitat
Capacity: Invited speaker
India, Hyderabad
Assistance: ~ 100 people from India, Germany and England (Architects, engineers and construction professionals)
2008 June
13th
Event: Workshop on "Safe school building" organised by the Ministry of Education
Title of presentation given:Building with earth and disaster resistance
Capacity: Main speaker with an Indian friend
Nepal, Kathmandu
Assistance: ~ 50 people from Nepal and 2 countries (Architects, engineers, construction professionals, developers)
2008 May 13th
Event: Workshop on "Energy efficient buildings" organised by ICLEI South Asia
Title of presentation given:Energy efficient stabilised earth techniques in Auroville
Capacity: Invited speaker
India, Chennai
Assistance: ~ 200 people from India (Architects, engineers and construction professionals)
2007
5 events
2007 November
Event: Conference at Sathyabama University on "Emerging Challenges in Design and Manufacturing Technologies"
Title of presentation given:
Earthen architecture and stabilised earth techniques in Auroville
Capacity: Invited speaker
India, Chennai
Assistance: ~ 300 people from India (Architects, and students in architecture)
2007 September
Article in magazine: Architecture and Landscape
Title of article: Earth architecture in Auroville
2007 August
Event: International Symposium on "Earthen Technologies", ISET
Title of presentation given:
Earthen architecture and stabilised earth techniques in Auroville
Capacity: Invited speaker
India, Bangalore
Assistance: ~ 600 people from ~15 countries (Architects, engineers and construction professionals)
2007 February
Event: International conference on earthen architecture
Title of presentation given: tableR&D of earth architecture
Capacity: Invited speaker
Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
Assistance: ~ 100 people from 5 countries (Architects, engineers, construction professionals )
2007 January
Event: International symposium INTBAU on "New Architecture and Urbanism, Development of Indian Traditions
Title of presentation given:
Earthen architecture in Auroville, linking a world tradition with modernity
Capacity: Invited speaker
India, New Delhi
Assistance: ~ 500 people from ~ 12 countries (Architects, engineers, town planners, construction professionals)

2006
10 events
2006 December
Event: Conference for the presentation of the standards on CSEB
Title of presentation given:Modernity of Earth Architecture with CSEB
Capacity: Invited speaker
Sri Lanka, Colombo
Assistance: ~ 50 people from Sri Lanka (Architects, and construction professionals)
2006 November
Event: International symposium on "Structural analysis of Historical Constructions"
Title of presentation given:
Analysis of damages to vaulted structures of Arg-E-Bam And Bam Area, Iran
Capacity: Invited speaker
India, New Delhi
Assistance: ~ 300 people from ~12 countries
(Architects, engineers and construction professionals for heritage conservation)
2006 October
Event: International conference on "Earthen architecture"
Title of presentation given: Contemporary Earthen Architecture in Auroville
Capacity: Invited speaker
Colombia, Barichara
Assistance: ~ 300 people from ~ 12 countries (Architects, and construction professionals)
2006 September
Article in magazine: Italian magazine on architecture
Title of article: Building with earth in Auroville for sustainable habitat
2006 September
Event: Conference at Pondicherry University on "Sustainable Habitat":
Title of presentation given: Earthen architecture in Auroville
Capacity: Invited speaker
India, Pondicherry
Assistance: ~ 150 people from India (Architects, and construction professionals)
2006 August 8th
Event: International Summer University "Peace workers for Global Healing"
Title of presentation given: Earthen architecture for sustainable habitat
Auroville case study
Capacity: Invited speaker
Portugal, Tamera
Assistance: ~300 people from various parts of the world
2006 July
Event: Conference on "Disasters Management"
Title of presentation given: Building with earth and disaster resistance
Capacity: Invited speaker
India, Neyveli
Assistance: ~150 people from India
(Architects, construction professionals and NGOs working for rehabilitation)
2006 May
Article in magazine: Council of Architecture Magazine
Title of article: Building with earth and earthquake resistance
2006 May
Event: International conference on "Intervention in Disasters"
Title of presentation given: Earthquake resistance with hollow interlocking CSEB
Capacity: Invited speaker
India, Chennai
Assistance: ~ 200 people from India
(Architects, construction professionals and NGOs working for rehabilitation)
2006 March
Event: Conference at Pondicherry University on "Eco Habitat"
Title of presentation given: Earthen architecture for sustainable habitat in Auroville
Capacity: Invited speaker
India, Pondicherry
Assistance: ~ 150 people from India (Architects, and construction professionals)

2005
4 events
2005 October
Article in magazine: NASA Quintessence (for students)
Title of article: Earthen architecture for sustainable habitat, Auroville case study
2005 October
Event: Conference on "Recent developments in design and construction technologies"
Title of presentation given:Earthen architecture in Auroville - Arches, vaults and domes
Capacity: Invited speaker
India, Bangalore
Assistance: ~ 400 people from India (Architects, engineers and construction professionals)
2005 August
Event: International conference on "Disaster Management
Title of presentation given:Earthquake resistance with CSEB
Capacity: Invited speaker
India, Chennai
Assistance: ~ 500 people from India, UK and 5 or 6 South Asian countries
(Architects, construction professionals and NGOs working for rehabilitation)
2005 May
Event: Conference on "Eco Habitat"
Title of presentation given:Case study on building with earth in Auroville
Capacity: Invited speaker
India, Trivandrum
Assistance: ~ 300 people from India ( Architects, and construction professionals)
2004
5 events
2004 October
Event: 2nd International BASIN seminar on "Sustainable Habitat and Livelihoods for the Poor"organised by BASIN and Development Alternatives
Title of presentation given:Research activities and achievement of the Auroville Earth Institute
Capacity: Member of the network
India, New Delhi
Assistance: ~ 100 people only from India and Europe
2004 June
Article in a magazine: Architecture perspective
Title of article: Al Medy mosque, built at Riyadh
2004 May
Event: Half a day workshop on "Earth architecture and technologies"
Title of presentation given:Case study on Al Medy Mosque
Capacity: Guest and only speaker
Iran, Yazd
Assistance: ~ 200 students and professors from the School of Architecture of Yazd
2004 May
Event: Technical workshop on "Appropriate technologies for earthquake resistance, organised" by UNDP
Title of presentation given:Earthquake resistance with interlocking CSEB
Capacity: Invited speaker
Kerman, Yazd
Assistance: ~ 100 people from Iran (Architects, and construction professionals)
2004 February
Event: Conference at on "Earth architecture"
Title of presentation given:CSEB, A modern technology
Capacity: Guest and only speaker
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
Assistance: ~ 100 people only from Saudi Arabia (Architects, and construction professionals)

2003
2 events
2003 September
Event: Eastern Region consultation "Role of civil society in the field of Human settlement development", organised by INHAF
Title of presentation given:Affordable housing with earth
Capacity: Invited speaker
Berhampur, Orissa
Assistance: ~200 people for various Indian NGOs
2003 April
Event: Two-day seminar on Green architecture, organised by the Indian Institute of Architects
Title of presentation given:Case study on building with earth in Auroville
Capacity: Invited speaker
India, Surat, Gujarat
Assistance: ~300 Architects from the Indian Institute of Architects
2001
1 event
2001 June
Event: Three-day seminar on "Earthquake resistant building techniques", organised by HUDCO and MPHB
Title of presentation given:Earthquake resistance with interlocking CSEB
Capacity: Invited speaker
India, Bhopal, MP
Assistance: ~ 100 people only from India and Europe
2000
4 events
2000 November
Event: Three conferences at the School of Architecture of Grenoble and Lyon, France
Title of presentation given:Building vaults without centring and disaster resistant house.
Capacity: Invited speaker
France, Grenoble & Lyon
Assistance: ~100 Students from the schools of architecture
2000 June
Event: One-day conference on earth architecture, organised by BSHF, UK
Title of presentation given:Building vaults without centring
Capacity: Invited speaker
Niamey, Niger
Assistance: ~ 50 architects and builders
2000 April
Event: Two-day workshop and conference on "Earthen architecture", organised by the French embassy in Sri Lanka and University of Moratuwa
Title of presentation given:Building with earth in Auroville
Capacity: Invited speaker
Sri Lanka, Moratuwa
Assistance: ~100 architects, engineers, decision maker, and general public
2000 February
Event: Two-day workshop for the formulation of guidelines for architectural intervention in traditional house building in villages of Orissa, organised by Orissa State Disaster Management Authority
Title of presentation given:Earthquake resistance with hollow interlocking CSEB
Capacity: Invited speaker
India, Bhubaneshwar, Orissa
Assistance: ~50 architects, engineers and decision makers

1999
2 events
1999 May
Event: One-day awareness seminar on "Earthen architecture" organised by the French embassy in Sri Lanka
Title of presentation given:Building with earth in Auroville
Capacity: Invited speaker
Sri Lanka, Colombo
Assistance: ~ 200 engineers and architects
1999 April
Event: Two-day seminar on cost effective building technologies organised by Vivekananda Kendra
Title of presentation given:
Capacity: Invited speaker
India, Kanyakumari
Assistance: ~ 50 people
 
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