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Bikramjit Chakraborty

Associate Professor

B.Arch.[Jadavpur University], M.Arch.(Arch. Conservation)[ SPA, New Delhi]

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After graduating from Jadavpur University Kolkata and Masters in Architectural Conservation from SPA, New Delhi, Bikramjit Chakraborty was involved in preparing the ‘Comprehensive Conservation Management Plan, Red Fort Delhi,’ a project that enriched his project management and technical know how for working on World Heritage Sites during 2006. Later, he worked for the Tourism Development Plan for Amritsar, Punjab, mapping cultural resources to identify projects for developing infrastructure and tourism facilities. From 2008 to 2010, he worked with the Aga Khan Foundation. and was responsible for the conservation works of the World Heritage site of Humayun’s Tomb, Sundar Nursery, and Nizamuddin Basti, using 3D Laser Scanning Technology to document the site.

Along with professional engagement, his inclination toward academia has made him join as an Associate Professor at the Gateway College of Architecture and Design, Sonepat, Haryana, NCR, since December 2010. From 2011 to 2012, he worked on conserving the Palace Building in Khetri, Rajasthan, India, funded by the central and state governments. After attending the ICOMOS General Assemble at Florence in 2014, he decided to begin the formal doctoral coursework at CEPT University, Ahmedabad, in July 2015. He completed two years of doctoral coursework with a teaching assistantship. During the course, an Independent study was conducted on “Understanding Urban Transformation and Indian Perspective,” which has charted the further research trajectory and
interest along the thinking on various aspects of “Urban Transformation and Change.” He is working as an Associate Professor at RV College of Architecture, Bangalore, focusing on Urban issues and exploring the embedded meaning in the built environment to incorporate it into contemporary design language. He is an active Member of ICOMOS – India and coordinator of the National Scientific Committee – Heritage Documentation and East Zone Representative and
Executive Committee member of ICOMOS INDIA for 2023-25.

Specialisation and interest: Architectural Conservation, Urban Transformation, Urban Regeneration, Indigenous Urbanism, Meaning in Built Environment

Publications/career highlights

  1. “Jaat Architecture, Mirror of the Past and Shadow of Future, Published at © Springer International Publishing AG 2018 G. Amoruso (ed.), Putting Tradition into Practice: Heritage, Place and Design, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering 3, DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-57937-5_110
  2. “Understanding Urban Transformation and Change: Indian Context Published at Architecture for Masses 2018, Environmental Remediation & Rejuvenation published by Jamia Central University, Delhi”
  3. “Is paradigm of Urban meaning shifting in contemporary scenario ? Published at the urban people September 2020 E-Magazine Issue 2 “The Urban Rhetoric” is a bi-annual initiative by Innovature Research and Design Studio [IRDS] to provide a platform for discussion and act as a catalyst in recreating the future of urbanism and urban development in India.”
  4. “The Dilemma within Spatial Identity Creation Process: Published at Conference Proceedings International Conference On Blurred Boundaries: In Search Of An Identity ISBN: 978-93-5473-568-4 (Online) Copyright © All Rights Reserved 2021”
  5. “MOODABIDRI : A Poetry of Vernacular Architecture FEATURE ARTICLE Published at IIA Karnataka Chapter November 2022 Issue”
  6. “India’s Smart City mission through the lens of Sustainable Development Goal”” SDGs in the Asia and Pacific Region, edited by Walter Leal Filho. Under Publication process With Springer. 2021-2024″

     

    ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8275-7067