Saakaar Foundation

SEMINARS

SEMINARS ORGANISED BY SURINDER BAHGA

  • Understanding Spaces, 1997 at Chandigarh.
  • “TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE”, 2004, in association with A+D.
  • Life and Works of Pierre Jeanneret, 2005, in association with the Embassy of Switzerland and Swiss Arts Council (Pro Helvetia).
  • Heritage of Chandigarh, 2006, in collaboration with First Friday Forum.
  • An Architectural Vision – Celebrating Indo-Swiss Friendship, 2007, in collaboration with First Friday Forum and The Hindustan Times.
  • Housing for the Urban Poor, Problems & Prospects, 2007, in association with The Indian Express.
  • CDM & ECBC IN ARCHITECTUREin association with Archi Design Perspective Magazine on 1st August 2008 at Hotel Mountview. Dr. Ajay Mathur, DG, BEE, and Sumita Misra, Director were key Speakers.
  • Women Architects, 2008, in collaboration with First Friday Forum.
  • Indo-Swiss Symposium on “Learning from Le Chaux-De-Fonds to Chandigarh” on 13th February, 2011 at Chandigarh.
  • EMERGING TRENDS IN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE”, 2008, in association with Swiss Arts Council (Pro Helvetia), UNESCO, Archi Design Perspective.
  • “Chandigarh: Beyond Corbusierism” April, 2009.
  • “Building Green Cities” 15thSeptember, 2009 in association with Indian Institute of Architects, Chandigarh-Punjab Chapter and Swiss Embassy.
  • Seminar “Ludhiana 2020” on June 28, 2009 at Ludhiana.
  • Workshop on “Sustainable Building Design” on July 30, 2009 at CII, Chandigarh in collaboration with PEDA.
  • Panel Discussion on “Green Buildings” on August 8, 2009 at Ludhiana.
  • Architects Meet “Let’s Talk & Cheer” was held on September 12, 2009 at Jalandhar.
  • A Ghazal Nite titled “Tarana” by Singer Ms Rinku Kalia on September 29, 2009 at Chandigarh.
  • “International Conference on Global Architecture” on October 11, 2009 in collaboration with Embassy of Mexico at Chandigarh.
  • IIA Patiala Sub-Centre inaugurated on October 14, 2009 and lecture by Surinder Bahga were organised.
  • IIA Amritsar Sub-Centre inaugurated and lecture on Amritsar’s Heritage was held on October 31, 2009 at Amritsar.
  • National Conference on “Energy-Efficient Building Design” on November 11, 2009 in association with Indo Global College of Architecture, Abhipur, District SAS Nagar.
  • Ludhiana Centre inaugurated and a lecture by Er Ashish Rakheja was organised on November 21, 2009 at Ludhiana.
  • Seminar “Chandigarh After 60 years” on December 14, 2009 in association with Aayojan School of Architecture, Jaipur at Chandigarh.
  • Conference on “Building Green Cities” with Swiss Embassy on September 15, 2009 at Chandigarh
  • IIA-Chandigarh-Punjab Chapter, Seminar on “Promoting Sustainable through Efficient Build Environment” on November 19, 2009 at College of Architecture IET Bhaddal, Ropar, Punjab.
  • IIA-Chandigarh-Punjab Chapter was given “Best Chapter Award” on November 7, 2009 at National Conference held at Nagpur.
  • Seminar on “Sustainable Building Materials and Nano Technology” organised by IIA Sub-Centre Jalandhar on December 20, 2009 at Jalandhar.
  • Symposium on “Urban Sustainability and Green Buildings” in collaboration with Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, New Delhi on January 17, 2010 at Chandigarh.
  • “Meet the Press” on Master Plans of Jalandhar & Patiala organised on January 3, 2010 and January 17, 2010 respectively.
  • Seminar “Planning of Cities” in association with College of Architecture, SVIT, VASAD (Gujarat) on January 23, 2010 at Chandigarh.
  • Seminar on “Urbanisation in Punjab” was organised at Park Plaza, Ludhiana on June 12, 2010
  • Seminar on “Green Building Solutions” was organised at Park View, Chandigarh on July 10, 2010.
  • Symposium on “Insulation in Buildings” on October 11, 2010 at PHD Chamber, Chandigarh.
  • Conference on “Urbanism & Sustainability” organised at NIT, Hamirpur on October 30-31, 2010.
  • Architects Meet at Patiala on 20th August, 2011
  • Workshop on “Resource Efficient Bricks” at Chandigarh on 25th August, 2011 in collaboration with Punjab State Council for Science & Technology.
  • “Young Architects Festival” at Chandigarh from 14-16 October, 2011. It included exhibition on works of architects of Chandigarh-Punjab, International Conference on Contemporary Architecture, an exhibition on Building Materials and Technologies, Cultural Programs, etc.
  • Panel discussion on “Sustainability” on 27-28-29 December, 2013 at IIA NATCON 2013, Chennai.
  • A Seminar on “Architectural Education” on 21st August, 2014 at Indo Global College of Architecture, Abhipur near Chandigarh.
  • IIA Chandigarh-Punjab Directory released on 30th August, 2014 at Hotel JW Marriot, Chandigarh.
  • Seminar on World Bamboo Day on 19th September, 2014 at Maharaja Agrasen University, Baddi (HP).
  • ARCHIBUILD – 2014 on26 – 28 September, 2014 at Himachal Bhawan, Chandigarh.
  • Indo-Swiss seminar on “SustainableArchitecture” on September 28, 2014 at Hotel Shivalik view, Sector – 17, Chandigarh.
  • “Neo-International Conference on Habitable Environments” on 31-Oct to 2-Nov-2014 at Lovely Professional University, Punjab.
  • National Conference on “Re-Discovering Cities-2015” on 10-11 April, 2015.
  • Seminar on “Water Conservation and Management” on 19thAugust, 2015 at Chandigarh.
  • CMA Management Day on 23rd September 2015 at Chandigarh.
  • Architects Meet at Hotel Taj, Sector 17, Chandigarh on September 28, 2015.
  • Workshop on “Energy Efficiency in Buildings” at PEDA Auditorium in Sector 33-A, Chandigarh on 30th January, 2016.
  • International conference on “Sustainable Municipal Solid Waste Processing Technology of Developing Nations” on 18-19 February, 2016 at Surat.
  • Architects Meet at Jalandhar on 26th February, 2016.
  • Tri webinar series on “Process of Chandigarh: carrying forward the legacy of Le Corbusier & Pierre Jeanneret” on 25 March, 9 April and 22 April, 2021 in collaboration with Embassy of Switzerland in India and Pro-Helvetia.
  • International Symposium on “Sikh Architecture” on 7, 14 and 21 September, 2021.