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ISVS-13 Seminar will be in Vietnam: It will be a great place to be in 2024

ISVS 13 will be held from 28th -30th November in Vietnam on the theme 'Understanding and Documenting Cultural Heritage for a Culturally-Anchored Future: Historical Vernacular and the Contemporary Settlements.' Vietnam is full of Vernacular Settlements, Historical Sites, Wild life, Beaches and Nature. There is no better place to continue the journey of ISVS than Vietnam, after the cyclones in Thailand, with its breath-taking Nature and unmatched-hospitality.

Please await further instructions
We look forward to seeing you in Vietnam in November 2024.

Previous ISVS Seminars

ISVS-12 in Bangkok, Thailand

ISVS-12 was held at the Silpakorn University in Bangkok, Thailand, on the theme Vernacular Built-environments: Towards a Sustainable Future.

It was a great event. We returned to East Asia after quite sometime and met many old friends while meeting some of the greatest people on earth: students were hospitable, caring, friendly and intellectually hungry. Participants brought new knowledge and shared them among the others producing what could be called an Intellectual Oasis. They experienced different cultures and new friendships. Landmark event, it consolidated the ISVS as a formidable seminar on vernacular settlements

Visit the conference website and see the images of vibrant happenings: https://arch.su.ac.th/isvs2023
Please write to ISVS12.su@gmail.com and share your thoughts and experiences. See you soon in Sri Lanka.

ISVS-11 in Navrachna, India

ISVS-11 was held in 2022 at Navrachna University, Vadodara, India on the theme Potency of the Vernacular Settlements.

The keynote speakers were Prof. Ranjith Dayaratne of Sri Lanka, and Prof. Habib Khan and Architect Sandeep Virmani of India. It was one of the most successful events of the ISVS with a large number of participants and papers presented. ISVS 11 took place while the city celebrated the Navrathri festival, which is a unique traditional event in Gujrat. The participants walked to the city one night where the festival took place and watched the street-dancing. On the final day, there was a Navrathri festival at the University grounds and it was a spectacular event with all the participants dandcing to celebrate Navrathri. ISVS is thankful to Prof. Pratyush Shanker and his team for the great event. The theme of the Conference was Potency of the Vernacular Settlements. 80 papers were presented on the theme. They were all illuminating and thought provoking as usual.

ISVS-10 in Bhopal, India

ISVS-10 was held in 2021:Bhopal, India on the theme Redomestication of the World After the Pandemic: Domesticity in the Vernacular Settlements

ISVS-10 was held at the SPA, Bhopal, India, immediately after the Covid-19 outbreak. It was largely an online event, because of the Covid -19. However, it examined the very theme of the day: being home-bound. Themed 'Redomestication of the world after the Pandemic, it revisited the origins and manifestations of domesticity in vernacular settlements. Despite being online and on-site, it was a great event again with a 6 day workshop offered by Prof. Miki Desai from Ahmedabad.