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ISVS 8 - 2016

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ISVS Advisory Board

Prof. Gunawan Tjahjono, (UoI) 2000
Prof. Miki Desai (CEPT) 2000
Prof. Pratyush Shankar (NU) 2005
Prof. Ranjith Dayaratne (UoB) 2000
Prof. Sanjeev Singh (SPA) since 2020
Mr. Sutrisno Mutriyoso (LSAI)1999

Previous ISVS Seminars

ISVS-13 in Colombo, Sri Lanka

ISVS-13 was held at the University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, on the theme Sustaining Cultural Heritage in Vernacular Settlements.

It was a great event held both in-person and Online. We returned to Sri Lanka for the second time and met some of the old friends while meeting some of the greatest people on earth, such as Prof. Ganesh Devi who articulated culture and Dr. Milinda Pathraja who articulated great architecture inspired by traditions. Students were hospitable, friendly and intellectually hungry. Participants brought new knowledge and shared them among the others both in-person and online producing what could be called an Intellectual Exchange of ideas. They visited Geoffery Bawa's Lunuganga and the Galle Fort while establishing new friendships. Landmark event, it consolidated the ISVS as a formidable seminar on vernacular settlements.

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.

ISVS-09 in Bali, Indonesia

ISVS-09 was held in 2018:Bali, Indonesia on the theme REFRAMING THE VERNACULAR: POLITICS, SEMIOTICS, AND REPRESENTATION

ISVS-09 was held at the Bali, Indonesia after a th esuccessful seminar at Makassar. It explored themes such as Transformation in the vernacular built environment; Vernacular architecture and representation; The meaning of home; Symbolic intervention and interpretation of vernacularity; The semiotics of place; The politics of ethnicity and settlement; Global tourism and its impacts on vernacular settlement; Vernacular built form and aesthetics;Technology and construction in vernacular built forms; Vernacular language - writing and oral traditions

ISVS-13 Organizing Committee:

Dhammika Chandrasekara (UOM)
Ranjith Dayaratne (ASK & ISVS)
Janaka Wijesundara (UoM)
Pratyush Shankar (ISVS)
Sanjeev Singh (ISVS)
Priyanka Kanhare (ISVS)