MAKE OPTIMUM USE OF BUILDING MATERIALS WHICH ARE SUSTAINABLE: EXPERTS

By 1 2 1 News Reporter

Chandigarh 28^th September:--- Taking note that the conference has brought together a group of exhibitors, manufacturing industrialists, and students besides professionals like architects, engineers, interior designers and builders, Sumit Kaur, Chief Architect, UT, Chandigarh said, that it is a shared responsibility of the seniors to guide the upcoming budding professionals to make optimum use of building materials which are sustainable. There is an immediate need to understand and bring about a balance in cost intensive architecture and labour intensive architecture. Lauding the PHD Chamber's initiative, Kaur said that such initiatives go a long way in understanding the nuances and details of the trade.

 

The Chief Architect was speaking during the conference on "Architecture, Building Materials and Technologies" organised by PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Indian Institute of Architects (IIA), Chandigarh-Punjab Chapter at Himachal Bhawan, Chandigarh, on the second day of the three day exhibition on architecture, building materials and technologies "ArchiBuild 2013".

 

Dalip Sharma, Regional Director, PHD Chamber informed that "The Conference aimed at providing maximum of opportunities of interaction among industry experts and players, to share the ideas and experience about the latest technology.  The conference included lectures, slide-shows on various issues concerning the profession of Architecture.

 

Earlier speaking on the occasion, veteran architect, S.D.Sharma, noted that science and technology are being involved in Architecture in a great way these days. He said that in the present competitive scenario, the architects have to face tough competition not only from the foreign architects but the non- qualified architects as well, not to leave behind the competition among the qualified professional architects themselves.

 

While delving into the details of the nuances of architecture, Sanjay Kanvinde and Tanuja Kanvinde from Kanvinde Rai and Chowdhury said, that it is very important to take care of the intangible subtleties of a design to give a human feel and touch to the whole product of architecture.

Taking part in the deliberations, Ar. Sanjay Goel, said, that non architects practice architecture without sensitivity and responsibility towards the society. These people are not true professionals and neither do they have the intricate knowledge of technicalities that a qualified architect has.  And those who are not registered are violating the norms and standards of architecture in our country, which is derogatory to the profession.