CURRICULUM VITAE OF MR.

YATIN PANDYA
FOOTPRINTS E.A.R.T.H. Environment Architecture Research Technology Housing
RECENT POSITIONS HELD:
Present: Proprietor: Footprints E.A.R.T.H. (Environment, Architecture, Research, Technology, Housing)
Jul 08-Nov 09 Design director: KSA Design Planning Services, Ahmedabad
1984-2008 Associate Director, Vastu-Shilpa Foundation for Studies and Research in Environmental Design
CONTACT DETAILS
Milan bunglow, Sargam flat lane, Iswarbhuvan Stadium Road, Navjivan post, Ahmedabad, 380 014 (INDIA)
Telephone (079) 26447460 / 9825005049
E-mail: pandyatin@hotmail.com, pandyatin@gmail.com, footprintsearth@gmail.com
WEB SITE: www.footprintsearth.com
BIRTH Sixth July, 1960, Delhi (India) Nationality : Indian
EDUCATION
1988 Master of Architecture -Centre for Minimum Cost Housing, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
1984 Diploma in Architecture (Equivalent of Degree)
Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology, Ahmedabad, India (CEPT University)

AWARDS, ACHIEVEMENTS AND DISTINCTIONS

March 18 NDTV-GROHE DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURE AWARD -Award award for heritage
architecture of Gandhi Ashram Parikshit Ashramshala
Dec 17 Special Mention in 2017 WORLD HABITAT AWARDS UK for ‘Ujasiyu’-Bringing light and air to
Homes in informal settlements, India
Aug 16 Curry Stone Foundation- International Award for Sustinable practice, USA
Jun 16 Excellence in Architecture & Interior Design Services category leadership award by FMLA-2016
Apr 16 HUDCO- National award for Landscape Design and Planning for “Shantivan Memorial”.
Jan 16 NDTV-GROHE DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURE AWARD- Jury commendation award for
heritage architecture of Gandhi Ashram somnath chhatralay
Nov 15 Emersion Cup – award for energy efficient design of EVOSYS office (retrofitting)
Oct 14 Indian Institute of architect’s Award for Architectural Excellence- Research category (Elements of
Spacemaking)
Feb 14 Archi Design Excellence Award. Awarded for Best written book (Architecture of the void)
Oct 13 Indian Institute of architect’s Award for Architectural Excellence- Research category (Courtyards of India)
Oct 12 Indian Institute of architect’s Award for Architectural Excellence- Research category (Concepts of Space
in Traditional Indian Architecture)
Feb 10 Archi Design Architecture Award. Awarded for Best Architectural Video
Jan 10 Archi Design Architecture Award. Awarded for the Sustainable Architecture Design.(Western region)
Sep 09 First Prize, SQUAT CITY URBAN INFORM Competition- Rotterdam for Manavsadhna Creche
Jun 09 World Architecture Community Awards 4th cycle citation for Manavsadhna centre
Dec 08 Architect of the Year Award for Excellence in Use of Construction Material, from J K Cement
Jun 08 Architecture + Design Award –Comendation Trophy for Best Institution Design, Manav Sadhna Centre
May 08 U.G.C. National Award for video lecture series (produced with EMMRC) on “ Architectural Education” .
Apr 08 Green Architecture Honours : Society Interiors Journal
Mar 08 Green Design Award from “Better Interiors Journal” for Manav Sadhna activity Centre project.
Feb 08 Archi Design Architecture Award. Awarded for the Sustainable Architecture Design.
Feb 08 ArchiDesign Critics Choice Award for Best Architectural /Environmental Documentary,” Freedom of Being”
Nov 07 Inside Outside Designer of the Year 2007. (Awarded for the Manavsadhna Activity centre)
Oct 07 IFI DESIGN FOR ALL AWARD 2007 by the International Federation of the Interior Architects and
Designersfor the excellent Design in Service of Humanity awarded for Manav Sadhna Activity Centre.
Oct 07 “Professional Excellence Award” from Rotary Club Mahanagar Circle, Ahmedabad
May 07 Architecture + Design – Spectrum Foundation Award: Special Mention in Institutional architecture
category awarded for design of Environmental Sanitation Institute, Sughad.
Nov 06 Hindware -Archi Design Award for Excellence in Architecture and Infrastructure. Awarded for the written
work (Book) “Concepts of Space in Traditional Indian Architecture”.
Nov 05 Indian Institute of Architect’s Award for Excellence in Architecture – Public Building 2005 for the design of
Environmental Sanitation Institute, Sughad.
Sep 04 World Habitat Award 2004 (Finalist) from BSHF – Building and Social Housing Foundation, UK, for design
and implimentation of housing project Gandhi nu Gam, Ludiya-Kutch.
Dec 03 PRO VITAE Award from International Federation Of Interior Architects-Johannesburg for Socially
Responsive Designs
Mar 03 National Award for the video documentary (jointly produced with EMRC) on “Architectural Legacies of
Ahmedabad” in the 15th UGC competition.
Mar 03 HUDCO and Hariom Ashram Trust Award for Low-Cost Housing Competition (Rural) “Reconstruction of
 Rural Houses and Community Asset Buildings Affected by Natural Disaster” (Third Prize).
Dec 01 IIA Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwar Award 2001 (Rural Housing) Awarded for Gandhi nu Gam-
Ludiya, post earthquake rehabilitation project
May 01 Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute’s Faculty Research Fellowship to undertake six week research in Canada
on “Just, Equitable and Humane Codes for Built Environment”.
Ap 00 Indian Institute of Interior Designer’s Award for Excellence in Interior Design (Commercial Space
category) runner-up for City Museum, Ahmedabad project
Feb 00 Prime Minister's National Award for excellence in Urban Planning and design: Innovative Ideas and
Concepts in Urban Planning and design. Second prize for International Finance and Business Centre,
Mumbai (Co- Project Incharge and member of Vastu-Shilpa Foundation Team)
Apr 96 Indian National Scientist Academy Fellowship for research in Hungary.
Jan 91 The 38th Annual Progressive Architecture Magazine (U.S.A.) Award for Research for the studies,
undertaken (as a research assistant in a team) by Vastu-Shilpa Foundation and McGill University.
Sep 86 Scholarship from Canadian International Development Agency to undertake Master of Architecture
Studies at Montreal, Canada.
Apr 82 The Swiss Federal Institute Scholarship for student exchange with E.T.H. Institute, Zurich to study for a
semester under the tutorship of Prof. Dolf Schnebli.

WORKS/EXPERIENCE

INSTITUTIONAL / CAMPUS DESIGN:

* Sanitation Park, Delhi, 2018

* Abhuday Vidhyasthali, Khargone (Under way)
* Saurastra Leuva Patel Samaj (Under way)
* Eco-Village, gundi (underway)
* Rannade Multiuse building , Ahmedabad (Underway)
* The Corner- Office building, Ahmedabad (Underway)
* Karma- Office building, Ahmedabad, 2015
* Tarkik sadan: Karvan academy at matar (Project at design stage)
* Campus planning and museum development at Swaminarayan Smritimandir-Ghodsar(design)
* Boot Bhavani Ma Camus development, Master Plan, 2014
* Corporate house, Ahmedabad 2013 onwards
* Toilet park – Gandhi Ashram, Ahmedabad, 2013
* Shantivan memorial, Bhat village- 12 acres 2012 onwards
* Khodal dham sanskartirth, Kagwad, Masterplanning and design of 30 hectare campus, 2012 0nwards
* Gangaprem Hospice, Hrishikesh, 2011 onwards
* Swapna Shrishti Club and resort, Ahmedabad, 2011 onwards
* Maninagar Gadi Sansthan- Swaminarayan Smruti mandir development, 2011
* Gandhi ashram- PTC college and Hostel, 2011
* Mundra Institute of Communication, Ahmedabad 2010 onwards
* Global mission English Medium school, Ahmedabad 2010 onwards
* India First Foundation School – Karjat – Selective value additions – 2010 onwards
* Gramshree: women’s activity centre at Ramdevpir Tekra Squattersettlements, Ahmedabad 2009
* Mahila housing Trust Activity Centre,Ahmedabad, 2009 onwards
* Goenka Dental College and hospital, Gandhinagar (Principal designer & incharge-with KSADPS)2009 onwards
* Ananad Niketan School: 45 class school at Hathijan (Principal designer & incharge-with KSADPS)2009 onwards
* Ananad Niketan School: 64 class school at Mehsana (Principal designer & incharge-with KSADPS)2009 onwards
* Chitvan Resort: A 30 room ecotel at Ajmer (Consulting Architect) 2008 onwards
* Creche at manavsadhna centre, Ramdev pir Tekra (Consulting Architect) 2009
* Manav Sadhna Activity Centre at Ramdevpir Tekra Squattersettlements, Ahmedabad – 520+400 sq. mts. Multiple
use center consisting of class rooms, hostel, administration and utilities, demonstrating application of alternative
technologies and recycled building components from the municipal waste (Prinipal designer, project incharge,
VSF), December 2006
* Environmental Sanitation Institute - Design, development and construction of an educational campus with
environment friendlybuiltform and sustainable design, over 2500 sq.mts built up on 7500 sq. mts. Site with water
harvesting, waste recycling and solar active/passive energy management.
(Project incharge / Principal designer, VSF), 2000-2004
* Master planning and architectural Design for Educational Campus –Primary school, secondary school, hostels and
amenities at Sarangpur for Bochasanvasi Akshar Purushottam Sanstha .
(Consulting Designer for BAPS-Ahmedabad) 2002-2005
* Master Planning for the Religious campuses at Sarangpur and Jamnagar and Architectural design for
Accommodation facilities of Bochasanvasi Aksharpurushottam Sanstha, Gujarat.
(Consulting Designer for BAPS-Ahmedabad), 2003
* Architectural designs with execution details of Four Primary School s for earthquake affected Villages: Navalgadh,
Khambhda, Vrajpar, Rajsitapar in Surendranagar Dist. , Gujarat. 2001
 (Project Incharge / Principal designer, VSF)
* Conservation of Shahjehan’s palace(1622 A.D.) an redevelopment of the historic precinct with Master planning and
architectural details for Cultural Centre Shahibaug . 2000 sq. mts builtup area.
(Project incharge/Principal Designer,VSF) 2000-2006
* Redevelopment of Governor of Gujarat’s Residence (Rajbhavan) at Gandhinagar.
(Principal Design Consultant to CEPT consultancy Unit, School of Interior Design) 1999-2001
* Design of a sports club (5200 SQ.MTS) at Surat, 1995-2000
(Principal Designer and project architect: Independent practice with Anup Dave and Yogesh Patel)

HOUSING / SETTLEMENT DESIGN:

* Hill View township, ‘Harmony Hills’ - Bichhiwada(Under way)

* Housing at Guhagar-Konkan 2012 (master plan)
* Niharika, residential bunglow scheme, Kamrej, 2011
* Eco community cluster- 30 bunglows at Kotumbe-Karjat 2010 onwards
* Apartment and Guesthouse at Parsikhill – vashi2010 onwards
* Beedi Worker’s housing: 700 houses for EWS at Biyawar Rajasthan (Principal designer-incharge with KSADPS)
2008 onwards
* Maneri Golf Village: Up end housing with Golf course at Sawantwadi-Maharashtra / Goa (Principal designer-
incharge with KSADPS) 2008 onwards
* Rehabilitation of Twelve Earthquake affected villages in Kutch, Site planning with participatory design processes
along with total of 2500 dwellings, schools, health centres, harvesting waterponds, infrastucture services. Villages:
Gandhi nu gam (Ludiya), Ukhadmora, Gunatitpur, Jiyapar, Nani Mau, Modsar, Garia, Modpar, Dagala, Khavda
(Project Incharge/Principal Designer,VSF) 2001-2004
* Low cost housing at Surendranagar for 250 families, for Aga Khan Housing Board. (project incharge/Design,
development and implementation, VSF), 1996.
* Cost effective emergency shelters and site plans for rehabilitation projects for Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam at
Baroda (Design and execution/project incharge at VSF), 1991.
* Township at Alibagh, Bombay - 100 hectares
(Design and development for 1800 house plots and units), 1989.
* Low-cost Housing for the urban poor at Indore - 86 hectares site and services project for 6500 families (Execution
drawing and report documentation-project assistant at VSF), 1986/90

CITY PLANNING AND URBAN DESIGN:

* Integrated Village development, sarsawadi, 2011 (proposal)

* River front Development at Gadhda (Sketch Design for BAPS), 2009
* Urban Core Revitalization Indore: Redevelopment of River Front and Rajwada Square (Survey, design
development and project report, Project associate, VSF), 1992.
* Master planning and urban design of the International Finance and Business Centre over 150 hectares at the
Bandra Kurla complex, Mumbai. An area development involved the studies of the existing business districts of
Mumbai, formulation of activity structure, design of a Master plan, and evolution of urban design and builtform
controls. (Co-project incharge/ Design, Development, VSF),1995-97
* Vidyadhar Nagar, Jaipur - 400 hectares site masterplan for hundred thousand population
(Central spine studies, orientation study and report compilation, Project Assistant,VSF), 1985/86.
* Urban Renewal of Ahmedabad Civic Centre (Initial Studies, Assistant, VSF), 1982

MUSEUM / EXHIBITION DESIGN:

* Bharuch City- Exhibition and Installations for Torrent Power- Bharuch

* Experience zone: Research exhibition on sustainable built environment for Eco-Build Expo Mumbai, 2013
* Exhibition on City of Varanasi for display in Germany, 2011
* Global village, hall of fame- india first foundation School- Karjat 2010
* Permanent display panels on Le Corbusier for ATMA Building , Ahmedabad-2010
* City Museum at Sanskarkendra, depicting various facets of Ahmedabad. (project inchargeat VSF-
Concept,visualisation, collection of artefact,curation, design layout and display),1997-2000
* Permanaent Exhibition on Space Applications at ISRO, Ahmedabad ( Principal Designer and Project Incharge –
Under the SID-CEPT Consultancy Cell, CEPT University), 2000
* Retrospective Exhibitions on architect Balkrishna Doshi, at Kolkatta, Pune and Ahmedabad 1996 (VSF)

HERITAGE CONSERVATION and AADAPTIVE REUSE DESIGN:

* Shikshak Niwas (Under way)

* Madam Montessory (Bal mandir) /Heart centre - 2015
* Secretariat Complex, Trivandrum- 2016 (Under way)
* Gandhi Gyan Parab, Gandhiashram- 2016
* Udyog mandir (Gandhi ashram- 2016)
* Stepwells of Rural rajastha (Advisor/reviewer) with Gramin bharti-amber
* Somnath Chhatralay – PTC Girl’s hostel, Gandhi ashram (2013-2014)
* Sanskar Kendra-Le Corbusier’s Building, Ahmedabad 2013 (Footprints EARTH),2000 (Project Incharge-VSF)
* Ahmedabad Mill Owner’s Associassion, Le Corbusier’s Building, Ahmedabad 1999 (Project Incharge VSF)
* Jethabhai ni Pol, Khadia- Ahmedabad – Development Framework , 1997 (Project Incharge VSF)

RESIDENCE DESIGN:

* Residence for Dangayach (Under way)

* Residence for Shri Divyang Shukla, London (Proposal)
* Urban Residence for Dr. Ketan Shukla, Ahmedabad, 2016-2017
* Residence for shri Divyang Shukla, Ahmedabad 20014 (proposal)
* Residence for shri Manish Parikh, Ahmedabad 20013 (proposal)
* Residence for Shri Ashok Bohra, Udaipur 2013 (Under way)
* Residence for shri Dhimant Shah, Ahmedabad 20011
* Residence for shri Yogesh Joshi, Ahmedabad 20010
* Residence for Shri Bilgi, Ahmedabad, 2010 (proposal)
* Residence for Ketan Shukla, Ahmedabad 2008 -2012
* Residence for Shri Sabarwal, Ahmedabad, 2008 onwards (proposal)
* Residence for Mahesh Shah, Vadodara, 2007 -2011
* Residence for Gaurav Sheth, Ahmedabad, 2007-2012
* Residence for Sanjay Patel, Ahmedabad, 2003
* Residence for Ambar Patel, Ahmedabad, 2003
* Residence for Sona Shah, Nadiad, 1998
* Residence for Suman Patel, Navsari 1985
* Residence for V.G. Champaneri, Navsari 1985

INTERIOR DESIGN:

* Residence for Mrs Nilofer, Veena Apartment, Ahmedabad 2016

* Shaligram apartment for Dr. Tejas Patel (Under way)
* Craft roots shop outlet- Delhi, 2016
* Health café, Ahmedabad 2016
* Sewa café and Gramshree, Ahmedabad 2015
* Karma- corporate office, ahmedabad 2015
* Centre for sight- corporate clinic at vadodara2015
* Samir Surgitech Corporate office at Vadodara 2015
* Fab India Store: Alpha mall, CG road, vadodara, Bodakdev outlets 2014
* Evolutionary Systems Pvt Limited- Corporate IT Office (20,000sq ft.), Ahmedabad 2013
* Chartered Finanace-Anar projects, Ahmedabad, 2011(proposal)
* AGES- Corporate office, ahmedabad-2010
* Swarsetu- Corporate Office- 2010
* India First foundation School, Karjat – 2010
* Art Gallery, Vadodara -2009
* New Look Lasor Centres – Three Centres, Vadodara - 2009
* New Vision Lasor Centre, vadodara - 2008
* Office of Chartered Accountant, Ahmedabad -2007
* Shilp Graveures-Corporate office, Rakanpur
* New Look lasor cosmetic surgery clinic, Vadodara
* New Vision Lasor eye surgery clinic, Ahmedabad
* Samir Surgi tech: Corporate office, Vadodara
* New Vision Lasor Centre, Vadodara
* Shilp Graveurs – Corporate office, Ahmedabad
* New Vision Lasor Centre, Mumbai
* Residences for Ambar patel, Damini Patel, Bharat Shah, S.M. Khemka, Arti Munshi, Asit Kothari, Sonya Shah,
Mukund Padshala, Amita Shah, Mahesh shah, Madhu Mehta, Tushar Toprani, Dr. Dhiren Shah

SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT

2016 International Jury member – Malaysian Institute of architects Emerging Design Award
2011 Jury member – EMERSON CUP-International Award
1992-2008 Correspondent for the Architecture + Design (bimonthly national architectural magazine)
1989-2008 Organizing “Tuesday Talk”, lecture series at Vastu-Shilpa Foundation.
 RESEARCH:

* Sustainable Architecture- A Panaroma – A research compilation on sustainable builtform covering aspects of

Water, Land, Sun, Wind, Material, Energy, Waste- 2013.
* Bharuch city and overlays of time (Architectural, socio-cultural and Environmental perspective)- 2012
* Contemporary Indian Architecture – dateline 2008 onwards
* Architecture of the Void: Domestic courtyards of India; Research on courtyard dwellings from its evolution to
Cultural associassions to regional variations to contemporary interpretations. (principle researcher, VSF) 2006-7
* Recycling building materials for a sustainable environment and poverty alleviation in Indian towns and cities, an
Eurppean Union funded research project in Collaboration with Commonwealth Human Ecology Council-
Manchester and University of Stuttgrt , Germany (Project Incharge , VSF) 2005-6
* Concepts of Space in Traditional Indian Architecture- A Research interpreting space philosophy and experiential
qualities in Indian architeture. (Project incharge/Author and Researcher,VSF) 2000-5
* Elements of spacemaking: spatial roles and design considerations of basic architectural elements.
I.e. Floor, Column, Wall, Door, Window, Stair, Roof (Incharge, Author,Researcher,VSF), 1993-2006
* Urban Open Spaces as Civic Nodes –Ahmedabad (Project in-charge/ Researcher, VSF) 2000
* Jethabhai ni pol - documentation of the living environments as found in the traditional habitat of the Ahmedabad
(project in charge/Researcher, VSF), 1997
* Physical and socio-economic survey of 200 Ismaili Families at Surendranagar , including project proposal, survey,
data analysis and design guidelines. (Project incharge, VSF) 1992.
* Development Code for Humane Habitat (Report compilation), 1990.
* Audio-Visual Training Material on Human Settlement Design and Low-cost Technologies involving Design,
development and dissemination. (Researcher-joint project between McGill University & VSF)1986-90.

TEACHING ASSIGNMENTS/VISITING CRITIC

2016 Course module & Critic on Mass Housing- at Global housing graduate course- TU DELFT
2013 Invited faculty at Curtin university and Adelaide university for Workshop and lectures-Australia
2010 -2013 Adjunct faculty, BNCA Collegeof Architecture, Pune
2008 Onwards IN:CH International Workshops/design studios for Bern university Switzerland and Kamala Raheja,
Mumbaistudents
2009 March Conducted International Workshops/design studios for Australian and Swiss students
2008 Nov Invited faculty (4 Weeks) at Erasmus Mundus PG programme at TU Darmstadt, Germany
2008 onwards Visiting faculty and Guest critic at National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad
2005 onwards Invited Faculty, Ahmedabad Management associassion Tourism Diploma & Tourist Guide courses
1990 onwards Visiting faculty and Guest critic at CEPT University: School of ArchitectureUG &PG Programmes
1990 -2007 Visiting faculty and Guest critic at CEPT University: School of Interior Design
1990 onwards Visiting faculty and Guest critic at Institute for Environmental Design, Vallabh Vidyanagar
1989-99 , 07,08, Jury member for the Louis Kahn Documentation Trophy at annual meets of
09 National Association of Students of Architecture - NASA
2001-2008 Co-ordinator and Incharge faculty at Vastu Shilpa Foundation International Habitat Studio

Supervised Undergraduate thesis (over 170), Post Garaduate Thesis (over30), Doctoral Thesis (5 underway)

SPECIAL LECTURES (International)

Jun 16 Towards Humane, sustainable and equitable community, PAMBAM conference, Malaysia
May 16 Towards Humane & sustainable built environments-Indian perspective: AAA, Aarhus, Denmark
May 16 Towards Humane & sustainable built environments-Indian perspective: T.U.Delft, Netherlands
Jan 14 Participatory Designs for Post disaster reconstruction: :Coventry University& BSHF, UK
Jan 14 Timelessness and Sustainability in Indian architecture: Space syntax, UCL-Bartlett, UK
Sepl 13 Timelessness and Sustainability in Indian architecture:Curtin University, Perth-Australia
Sep 13 Towards sustainable built environments: Adelaide University, Australia
Sep 13 Learning from Past: Timelessness and Sustainability: Adelaide University, Australia
Jul 13 Adding Value through Design: IN:CH studio event, Bern university, Bern-Switzerland
Jun 13 Inheritance, Interventions, interpretations and Integrations: acritical appraisal of modern architecture in
Indian context: 12013 DOCOMOMO International conference at Seoul, South Korea
Apr 11 Sustainable Symbiosis between Man, Nature and architecture: 17th International conference on Bionic
architecture, Cuenca-Spain
Apr 11 Toward Sustainable Built Environment: Technical University -Koln,Germany
Mar11 Mobility for sustainable City- Indian approaches: Alcala university, Spain
Mar 11 Spatial Narratives and Sustainable architecture: Madrid-Spain
Nov 08 Sustainable Living environments: Universidad Camilo Jose Cela, Madrid, Spain
Nov 08 Sustainable Living environments: Barcelona, Spain
Nov 08 Spatial Narratives and sustainability in Indian architecture: TU Darmstadt, Germany
Nov 08 Spatial Narratives and sustainability in Indian architecture: TU Darmstadt, Germany
May 08 Spatial Narratives and sustainability in Indian architecture: Art Institute, Chicago, USA
May 08 Spatial Narratives and sustainability in Indian architecture: James Timberlake Studio, Philadelphia, USA
Nov 07 Experiential and Sustainable Architecture-India: Forum of Architects, Bern, Switzerland
Nov 07 Narratives in Traditional Indian Architecture: Museum of Modern Arts, Bern, Switzerland
Oct 07 Sustainable Architecture: Foundation for Sustainable Architecture-Junglim, Seoul, South Korea
Oct 07 Recycling Waste for Sustainable Built form –Manav Sadhna Activity Centre, at the award ceremony of the
International Federation of the Interior Architect’s congress, Busan, SouthKorea
Nov 05 Experiential and Sustainable Arhitecture: Reinterpreting tradition for the contemporary relevance,
University of Bologna, Cesena, Italy
Nov O5 Tradition and Modernity: Development challenges in Indian Milieu, university of Manchester, UK
Nov O5 Suatainable Architeture in the Indian Milieu , Oxford University, UK
Nov O5 Mass Housing issues and Approaches in Indian Milieu , Martin Centre, Cambridge University, UK
Jul 05 Indian Architecture-Alchemy of Environmental. Economic & Cultural Milieu RWTHAchen,Germany
May 04 Indian Architecture: Tradition and Modernity Lecture at Department of Architecture
Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
May 04 Reinterpreting Indian Architecture in Contemporary Times Lecture at Department of Architecture-
University of Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
May 04 Reinterpreting Indian Architecture in Contemporary Times Lecture at Department of Architecture-
Technical University Berlin, Berlin, Germany
May 04 Indian Architecture: Tradition and Modernity Lecture at Universitat Stuttgart, Institut Fur
Tragkonstruktionen und Konstruktives Entwerfen, Stuttgart, Germany
May 04 Indian Architecture: Tradition and Modernity – Dept. of architecture- Winterthur, Switzerland
May 04 Holistic Architecture: An Alchemy of Cultural , Experiential, Environmental Ethos Lecture at coop. Soc.
ABCitta onlus, Milan
Mar 03 Housing the millions: Issues and approaches Lecture at a seminar on “Ordinary India”, Amsterdam,
organized by Netherlands Foundation for Arts and Architecture.
Sep 01 Spatial Narratives in Traditional Indian Architecture Key note address at the general assembly of the
International Federation of Interior architects (IFI) at – Johannesburg, South Africa.
June 00 Housing the other half :Issues and approaches Lecture at the conference on “Quest for community-New
Urbanism in Asia”, at Manila-Philippines
Jun 00 Reinterpreting traditions in contemporary urban design Lecture to the Architects at Singapore.
Nov 97 Freedom to build- Notions and realities Lecture at the symposium on ARCHITECTURE of
INDEPENDENCE, Organised by the New York’s Architects league and Asia Society-USA
Nov 97 Transfer, Transformation, Metamorphosis: the evolution of contemporary Indian Architecture Lecture at
McGill University, Montreal Canada
May 96 Tradition in New Design- Institute for Urban Studies, Technical University,Budapest- Hungary
May 96 Re-interpreting Tradition in Contemporary Built form Lecture in a Conference on environmental aesthetics,
at Kaposvar, Hungary.

SPECIAL LECTURES (India)

Aug 16 Sustainability-Away of life, IGBC Mumbai chapter, Mumbai

Jun 16 Sustainability – perspectives for India, Asset Homes conference , Kochi
Dec 15 Architectural dialogue for dialoguing architecture, Indian Institute of architects national Conf., Kolkata
Nov 15 Sustainability – perspectives for India, India Green Building Council conference, Gandhinagar
Oct 14 Towards Humane and sustainable habitat, Ambuja knowledge Centre , Bhavnagar
Sep14 Towards Humane and sustainable habitat, Centre for science and environment, Delhi
Sep14 Adding Value through design, Meraki International seminar, Mumbai
Feb 14 Participatory design for Humane and sustainable habitat, ICHH Conference, Mumbai
Feb 14 Sustainability and timelessness in Indian architecture, NASA, Hydrabad
Jan 14 Sustainability and timelessness in Indian architecture, IIA Odisha chapter, Bhuvaneshvar
Nov 13 Interactive Learning environments for Holistic education, Edutpro conference, Banglore
April 13 Towards Humane, Equitable and Sustainable cities, UCCLA & BuroDP, Kozikod
April 13 Leadership in Sustainable built environment- 3 part lectures/debates at ECO BUILD expo- Mumbai
Feb 13 Participatory designs, National associassion of Students of architecture, Nationaland Zonal meet 2013
Dec 12 Sustainable Built environment- Interpretations, Ambuja Knowlwdge centres – Ahmedabad , Rajkot
Nov 12 Experiential and Environmentally sustainable Design for India, IIA Trivendrum centre, Kerala
Sep 12 Sustainable symbiosis btn Man, Nature, Architecture, ISOLA- Landscape architects conference, Bhopal
Mar 12 Moderating tracks: “Paracentric Designs” and “Grassroot Innovations” at 3610, Mumbai
Mar 12 Towards sustainable Built form: GRIHA National Seminar , Delhi
Feb 12 Sustainable architecture- Approaches for India , national conference at DCRUST, Murthal
Oct 11 Shades of Green:Sustainable architecture for India, IGBC Green homes conference, Mumbai
Oct 11 Towards Sustainable architecture- Approaches for India, Index fair, Mumbai
Sep11 Timelessness and Sustainability in Indian Architecture, Earth Matters lecture series , I&B, Lucknow
Sep 11 Towards experiential and environment friendly architecture, Rotary Club Supreme, Ahmedabad
Jan 11 Towards sustainable symbiosis: International conference on Green cities, Bhopal
Dec 10 Vitality of Indian Cities- lessons for today, Rajkot building show, Rajkot
Dec 10 Contemporary Indian Architecture- alchemy of time and space, Inside-Outside mega show
Oct 10 Towards Sustainable Architecture, Think Green Do-SICI 2010 Conference, Mumbai
Oct 10 Informalizing the Formal and Formalizing the Informal, 361 degrees of Design, Mumbai
Oct 10 Spatial Narratives and Sustainability in Indian Architecture, Zonal NASA, Quillon
Oct 10 Spatial Narratives and Sustainability in Indian Architecture, Zonal NASA, Vadodara
Sep 10 Green Cantonments, Green building Philosophy, Military engineer Services, Bhatinda zone
Aug 10 Shades of Green: Towards sustainable architecture, CII-IGBC Green homes conference, Delhi
Mar 10 Humane&sustainable Architecture- Inside-outside journallectures at Delhi, Ahmedabad, Mumbai
Feb 10 Glocal: direction for timeless, humane, Sustainable architecture, MMMCA, Pune
Feb 10 Encoding& transcending Symmetry:Dynamics of space conception & perception, IISER, Mohali
Jan 10 Towards Timeless Architecture, L.M.Chitle Endowment lecture- ANNA University, Chennai
Nov 09 Redefining the GREYS of the GREEN, Lecture at GCEAI-Nirman 2009 seminar at Ahmedabad
Nov 09 Cooling without airconditioning, Lecture at PDEC seminar at Ahmedabad
Sep 09 Redefining the GREYS of the GREEN, Lecture at IGBC-Green Homes Int. seminar at Hydrabad
Sep 09 Spatial narratives and Sustainibility in Indian architecture, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar
Aug 09 Redefining the Shades of Green, Lecture at IIA Regional Convention, Thiruvanantpuram
Aug 09 Recycling the Waste, Lecture at Waste Busters seminar organized by PCERF at Pune
Jul 09 Urban Open Space as Civic Nodes, Lecture at exhibition seminar organized by Lanscape
Architecture journal, in Pune
Jun 09 Redefining the GREYS of the GREEN, Lecture at Green building seminar organized by
ASHRAE, ISHRAE at Ahmedabad
May 09 Vitality of Indian Cities in a Globalised World , Lecture at Institute of Urban Designers, Banglore
Apr 09 Green Innovations , Lecture at Ahmedabad Management Associassion, Ahmedabad .
Apr 09 Humane and Sustainable Built Environment , Lecture at Rotary Club Majestic, Ahmedabad .
Feb 09 Towards Sustainable Future, 1st SAARC Meet of NASA Annual Convention, Pune
Oct 08 Sustainable Builtform , Lecture at NID, Ahmedabad .
Sep 08 Sustainability and Spatial Narratives in Indian Architecture, School of Architecture, Hubli
July 08 Man Environment Architecture Symbiosis, CII conference on Green Architecture at Ahmedabad
Feb-Mar 08 Sustainable Architecture, lectures at GEDA-CEPT seminars at Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat, Rajkot
Feb 08 Sustainable Architecture, lecture at a Golden jubilee seminar of Anna university at Chennai, on 28 th Feb.
Jan 08 Man-Environment-Architecture Symbiosis, lecture in a seminar on Green building at Trichinapalli, on 24th
Jan, organized by IIA-Trichy chapter.
Oct&Apr 07 Sustainable built environment, organized by the at Rotary Club Mashanagar, Ahmedabad
Mar 07 Experiential and Sustainable Architecture, at the Cognizance 07 meet at the National Institute of
Technology, Roorkee
Feb 07 Spatial Narratives in Traditional Indian Architecture-An Interpretation for the contemporary relevance,
alecture at the international conference organized by INTBAU, at Delhi
Jun 06 Sustainable Architecture, at the conference organized by GEDA at Vadodara.
Apr 06 Recycling Waste as Building Components, Lectures at the seminar s organized at Rajkot and Ahmedabad
for the Civic authorities and city managers.
Mar 06 Towards Sustainable Symbiosis of Man and Nature, at the National Conference on Green and Intelligent
building, organized at CEPT university.
Feb 06 Mass housing issues and approaches, at Kamala Raheja School of Architecture, Mumbai.
Jan 06 Concepts of Space in Traditional Indian Architecture, Department of Architecture, KITS, Ramtek
Jan 06 Barrier Free Built Environment, at Gujarat Institute of Civil Engineers and Architects, Ahmedabad
Jan 06 Concepts of space in Traditional Indian architecture- Lecture at Forum for Exchange and Excellence in
Design (FEED), Pune
Mar 05 Sustainable Symbiosis Between Nature and Architecture Lecture in a day long Symposium on
Architecture + Ecology organized by Dakshina Chitra and Max Muller Foundation at Chennai
Dec 04 Spatial Narratives in Indian Architecture Lecture at 47th NASA Convention in Gwalior
Dec 04 Architectural Tourism in India Lecture at Ahmedabad Management Association, Ahmedabad
Nov 04 Tradition and Modernity – designing for India Lecture at the orientation session to group of volunteers
from INDICORP.
Feb 04 Sustainable Symbiosis Between Architecture and Nature Key note lecture at a National seminar on
“Ecological Equilibrium”, organized by IPS Academy-Indore.
Jan 04 Architectural Education and Research Lecture in a Seminar on “ Architectural Education in the 21 st
Century” organized by Academy of Architecture, Mumbai
Dec 03 Post Earthquake Rehabilitation: Partnering with People Lecture at Design Sutra - Convention of
International Federation of Interior Architects, organized by IIID
Dec 03 Interior Design Education in India Lecture and a session at Design Sutra convention of IFA at Mumbai
organized by IIID.
Nov 03 Pol: Heritage Conservation-a future of the past Public awareness lecture organized by Centre for
 Environmental Education
Dec 02 Post Earthquake Rehabilitation- Issues and Approaches Lecture at a National seminar On Earthquake
Resistant Designs, organised by IPS Academy-Indore.
Dec 02 Ahmedabad Chronicle: Imprints of a millennium Lectures at Ahmedabad Management Association and
Rotary club, Mirzapur.
Sep 02 Spatial Narratives in Indian Architecture Lecture at Mumbai in an orientation course for INDICORPS.
Aug 02 Earthquake Resistant Appropriate Technologies for Rural Kutchchh Lecture at Seminar in Bhuj organised
by CECI-AARSH foundation.
Nov 01 Spatial Narratives in Indian Architecture Lecture at the annual convention of the Indian Institute of Interior
Designers at Bangalore, India.
Mar 99 Conserving the living environments of Ahmedabad Pols Lecture at the seminar on Economics of
conservation organised by INTACH and French Embassy, Ahmedabad
Dec 98 Back to future: Indian architecture then, nowe and then Lecture at the national convention of the Indian
Institute of architects, Vishakhapattnam.
Oct 98 Living environment: planned and unplanned urban developments Lecture at the national seminar on
'Informal settlements and Built environment" at Calcutta organized by NIUA and EPC.
Mar 97 Indian Traditions and its Interpretation in Contemporary Architecture, lecture to professionals - Indian
Institute of Architects, Saurashtra Chapter, Rajkot.
Nov 96 Mass Housing - Issues and Approaches Lecture in the Vistara Annual Meet of School ,K olhapur.
Dec 95 Architecture Heritage Theme lecture in Conference of Architecture Heritage - Rizvi College, Bombay.
Jun 95 Contemplating Architecture A presentation at rotary Club, North Ahmedabad.
Feb 94 Towards Sustainable Symbiosis Between Nature and Architecture Young Architects Festival , IIA, Nashik.
Sep 92 The Quality of the Built Environment Theme lecture in a workshop/ seminar at the Zonal gathering of
National Association of Students of Architecture -Ahmedabad.
Oct 91 Shelter & Housing : Quo Vadis , Young Architects festival, at Goa, organized by the IIA, Goa Chapter.
Feb 91 Design Considerations and the Resultant Built Environment –NIDseminar on “Waste and Pollution”.
Jan 91 Socio-economic Relevance of Architectural Education , Young Architects IIA, Ahmedabad
Jan 89 Guest lectures at School of Architecture, Ahmedabad; School of Planning and Architecture
Onwards Delhi; Institute of Environmental Design, Vallabh Vidyanagar; Department of Architecture, Vasad; J.J.
College of Architecture, Bombay and L.S. Raheja School of Architecture, Bombay; Engineering Staff
College, Gandhinagar, National instituteofDesign, BNCA-Pune, IPSA Rajkot, SPA vijaywada

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS AND ARTICLES

Books Authored

Underway ‘Guide to green- Landscape guide for India’

2016 ‘manual for Barrier Free Built Environments’, COA-Pune
Underway ‘Towards Sustainable architecture- A Panorama’
Underway ‘Architecture of the Void: Domestic courtyards of india’,
Underway ‘ Contemporary Indian architecture: An alchemy of Time and space’
2007 ‘Elements of Space Making’, A book published by Mapin Publishing Pvt. Limited-India, 2006
2005 ‘Concepts of Space in Traditional Indian architecture’, A book published by Mapin Publishing Pvt. Limited-
India, 2005
2002 ‘The Ahmedabad Chronicle: Imprints of the Millennium’, A book published by Vastu Shilpa Foundation,
Ahmedabad
2001 ‘Architectural Legacy of Ahmedabad: A Saga of Creative Regionalism’ – A booklet published by Vastu
Shilpa Foundation

CONTRIBUTIONS IN BOOK:

2014 Chapter 5- of Book “Still Standing?- Looking back at reconstruction and disaster risk reduction in housing,
Published by Practical action Publishing Ltd. , United Kingdom
2014 “Chapter 2- An Ethnographic and collaborative model of enquiry: Activity Centre project in India”in a book :
M2 Models and Methodologies for Community Engagement, Co-authored with Reena Tiwari. Springer
Publication, Singapore, 2014
2011 Chapter : ‘Encoding and Transcending symmetry: The Dynamics of Space Conception and Perception in
Architecture’, in a book- Symmetry: A multi disciplinary perspective, Ramanujan Mathematical Society
2011 Chapter: Ahmedabad 600- readings from palimpsest, in Marg publication Ahmedabad 600, Oct 2011
2007 Article- “Spatial Narratives In Traditional Indian Architecture in “New Architecture and Urbanism-
Development of INDIAN traditions” by INTBAU & NABHA FOUNDATION
2005 ‘Concretizing the Concrete - Revitalizing Le Corbusier’s Architectural Legacy in Ahmedabad’ A Chapter in
the book “Corbusier’s Concrete, Edited by Kiran Joshi
2005 ‘Design Defined’, article in Design does matter –An anthology of essays published by Teknion, USA

PUBLICATIONS FEATURING WORK PROFILE:

Book: Shukla Residence featured in 91 residences- Contemporary Indian Houses, Incite, Banglore, Nov 2016
Journal: “Design Dens to Stun”, Femina, May 5 2015
Book: “Earth Matters”, Feature on Manavsadhna activity centre, Jasubhai media publication, jan 2013
Book: “Introduction to Environmentally Sustainable Building Technologies-Green building”, Nirma Institute, January 2013
Book: Architectural profile featured in – 25 Masters of Indian Architecture, ITP publishing &Century Ply Dec-2011
Book: Shahjahan Residence featured in 91 residences- Contemporary Indian Houses, Incite, Banglore, Nov 2011
Special Issue- Biographical Sketch of architectural journey – Indian architect and Builder, September 2011 (vol-25-1)
Book: Residences-Shahjahan and Sanjay patel residence featured in “Architectural Works of bunglows”, GCIEA, Oct.2011
Book: Manav Sadhna Centre featured in a book “Architecture in India-since 1990” by Rahul Mehrotra
Book: “Vibrant Spaces-Sthapatya Shilpi”, Work profile featured, DNA-Divya Bhaskar, Sep, 2011

Published Articles:

INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS

July 12 ‘Asilo Manav sadhna’, Boundaries-International Architectural magazine, Italy

Sep 10 Manav sadhna activity Centre’, ThenState of Play of sustainable Buildings in India.‘UNEP, Paris,2010
Feb 08 ‘Indian Alchemy’, Domus, Italy, February 2008
Mar-Apr07 ‘Politiche di Planificazione Urbana in India’,E journal – Complessitta e Sostenibilita, Anno2, Numero 10
Aug 06 ‘Environmental Sanitation Institute, Sughad, Ahmedabad’ Abitare, Italy, Issue 463
Dec 05 ‘Gandhi nu Gam: Ludiya – Rebuilding Rural Kutch Through User Participation’, Open House International
(journal), United Kingdom, Volume 30, Issue 4

INDIAN JOURNALS/ BOOKS

June 18 ‘'Shajehan' & 'Pekhane Pe Khana', Interior Exterior, Vol 6 Issue 22

May-June 18 ‘The search for a Timeless,Local Aesthetic (Post Independence)’, IFJ, Vol 15 issue 03
March 18 ‘Dr. Tejas patel’, Yug Designs, Vol XII
March 18 ‘IFF-India First Foundation & Sanskardham’, IFJ, Vol 15 issue 02
Nov-Dec 17 ‘Sanskar Kendra,Gujarat and Somanath Chhatralaya,Gujarat’, IFJ, Vol 14 issue 06
Dec 17 ‘Deciphering the DNA of the Vernacular: Vernacular as Alchemy of the place and its people’,
Vol XXXIV No 12
Sep-Oct 17 ‘High Rise Living - An Enigma or Epidemic’, IFJ, Vol 14 Issue 05
Oct 17 ‘Karma, Ahmedabad by Footprints E.A.R.T.H’, Home & Design TRENDS, Vol 5 No 6
Sep 17 ‘Research expert’s perspective’, Insite, Vol 10 Issue 07
Sep 17 ‘Post Independence Architecture Of India’, Architecture+Design, Vol XXXIII No 9
Aug 17 ‘The Building of a Modern India’, India Forbes, Vol 9 Issue 17
Aug 17 ‘Solar Solution’, MGS & Architecture Interior & Design, Vol 05 Issue 05
Jul 17 ‘Yatin Pandya-Footprints E.A.R.T.H’ , Architect and Interiors India, Vol 9 Issue 04
Jul 17 ‘Shukla Villa’, Surfaces, Vol 07 Issue 01
May 17 ‘Interiors and Learning Environment, Architecture Update, Vol11 Issue 04
May 17 'A holistic workspace experience' , Reality+, Vol 13 Issue 13
Apr 17 ‘Ar.Yatin Pandya, Footprints E.A.R.T.H’, MGS Architecture, interior & Design, Vol 5 Issue 01
Apr 17 ‘Yatin Pandya FOOPTINTS E.A.R.T.H (Niluferben's Residence)’, Vol XI
Apr 17 ‘Eco-friendly work environs(Karma)’, Architecture+Design, Vol XXXIV No 4
Feb 17 ‘Restoring Tradition -Sankar Kendra’, The tiles of India, Vol 05 Issue 5
Feb 17 ‘Green Vs Dark Green’, I Decorama, Vol 4 No 9 2017
Jan 17 ‘A Critical Appraisal of Modernism in the context of Indian Architecture’, Architecture+Design,
Vol XXXIV No 1
Dec 16 ‘Footprints in the snad’, Architect and Interiors India, Vol 8 Issue 09
Nov 16 ‘Introspection_Interpretation 'Shantivan', Ahmedabad’, Journal of Landscape Architecture,
ISSN 0975-0177
Nov 16 ‘Pakhana pe Khana: Exalting sanitation for socialisation’, The Naptune GLITZ, Vol-4, Issue 37
Oct 16 ‘Playing Housie:Massing the houses or Housing the masses & Humane, Sustainable and Timeless
Indian Urbanism’, I & B Vol.30(2) anniversary special
Oct 16 ‘Mass Housing: A paradoxical idiom of Identity Within Conformity- Gandhi-Nu Gam’ , IFJ, Vol.13 issue 05
Oct 16 ‘Conventional wisdom for energy conservation’, I Decoma, Vol 2.002
Sep 16 ‘Humble Spaces & Honest Forms- Environmental Sanitation Institute’, Interior Exterior, Vol.6, Issue 17
Sep 16 ‘Design is a value addition-Design Education is an Empowerment’, Insite, Vol.9, issue 09
Aug 16 ‘SAMEER SURGITECH’ Yatin Pandya FOOPTINTS E.A.R.T.H, Yug design, Vol X
Aug 16 ‘Design-An Integrated Vision’ , Design Detail, Volume 3, issue 28
Aug 16 ‘A verdant sanctum’ – Architecture Magazine , Vol 10, issue7
Jul 16 ‘samir shah Office’- Yug Designs X- Interior designs compilation volume
Jun 16 ‘Rising Rainbow of eastern architecture’, Architecture+ Design, Vol XXXIII N0. 6
Apr 16 ‘Highrise living- an enigma or epidemic?’, Architecture+ Design, Vol XXXIII N0. 4
Jan 16 “Green homes of Gujarat Suppliment covering Shajehan & Shukla residence” , Femina 12 jan,2016 issue
Dec 15 ‘Designing the design education’, INSITE Magazine, Volume 8, Issue 12
Dec 15 “An engaging and inspiring work environment” Buildotech, Volume 9, Issue 12
Oct 15 “Redefining the greys of Green”, IFJ, Volume 12, Issue 5
Sep 15 ‘Modern Man: Words that weave the experience’, Architecture+ Design, Vol XXXII N0. 9
Aug 15 ‘A Modern Architect of Traditional India’, Architecture+ Design, Vol XXXII N0. 8
Aug 15 “A Manifestation of sensitive design Ideologies”, INSITE Magazine, Volume 8, Issue 8.
Jun 15 “Redefining the greys of the green” - Indian architect and Builder, (vol-28-10)
May 5 “Explorations in emotive, engaging and experiential space making”, Architecture + Design Vol XXXII No 5
Feb 15 “Elements of Space Making”, Journal of Indian Institute of Architects, Volume 80, Issue 2
Oct 14 “Playing Housie”– Indian architect and Builder, (vol-28-2)
Sep 14 “Globalmission school- sanskardham”, Green Construction + Design, Vol 3, Issue 25
Jun 14 “Abode in nature-nature in abode”, Green Construction + Design, Vol 2, Issue 22
May 14 “Exalting Sanitation for socialisation”, Green Construction + Design, Vol 2, Issue 21
May-Jul 14 “Redefining the Greys of the Green”, Design Detail, Vol 2, Issue 7
Apr 14 “Manav Sadhna activity Centre and cresche”, Green Construction + Design, Vol 2, Issue 20
Apr 14 “Across Generation Shaping Architecture”, Buildotech, Volume 8, Issue 4, Mumbai
Mar 14 “HOT 100: Profiling work philosophy ” Mar 14, Architecture and interiors india, Vol 5 issue 12
Mar 14 “An abode for Intutive Sojourn-Shahjehan”, Green Construction + design, volume 2, Issue 19
Mar 14 “Architecture of the Void-Courtyard houses of india”, IIA Journal, Volune 79, Issue 3
Frb 14 “Towards Sustainable symbiosis”, Green Construction + design, volume 2, Issue 18
Jan 14 “Humane, Interactive and Eco friendly Interiors”, Green Construction + design, volume 2, Issue 17
Oct 13 ‘Kinesthetic environments’, Architecture update, Oct
Aug 13 ‘Creating Spatial Syntax Through Letters’, Journal of Indian Institute of Architects, Vol 78, issue 8
April 13 ‘Shahjahan-A residence”, Journal of Indian Institute of architects, Volume 78, Issue 4
Jan 13 ‘Bunglow design: a battle of Egos vs. Ethos’, Architecture+ Design, Vol XXX N0. 1
Jan 13 ‘Habitat for intuitive sojourn’, Architecture+Design, Vol XXX N0. 1
Dec 12 ‘Spatial Narratives in Timeless Architecture’, Journal of Indian Institute of Architects
May 12 ‘Adding Value through design’, INSITE-May 2012
Dec 11 ‘Ahmedabad-600: readings from the palimpsest’, Marg special book-Ahmedabad-600
Dec 11 ‘Intuitive sojourn- Shahjahan residence’, Society interiors Journal.
Nov 11 Project profiles on IFF School, AGES office and Shahjahan residence- I&B, Vol25(3),Nov-2011
Aug 11 Section on Manav Sadhna Centre in a book Architecture in India-since 1990 by Rahul Mehrotra
Jan-feb 11 ‘Facilitating the urban poor’, Design Matrix, Vol 1-Issue 2
Oct 10 ‘Greys of the green’, inspired to be green, Volume 8, Chennai
Jun 10 ‘Book review: Royal tombs of India, Architecture+Design, Vol XXVIl N0. 6
April 10 ‘Symbiosis with nature’, Inside Outside Issue 208, April 2010
Mar10 ‘Greys of the Green’, Indian institute of Maharashtra – journal Volume 2 – issue 2
Feb 10 ‘Elements of Space Making Part 7-Stair’ INSITE ) Feb 2010
Jan 10 ‘Elements of Space Making Part 6-Roof’ INSITE ) Jan 2010
Dec 09 ‘A home away from home: Architectural demands of Hospitality sector’, A+D, Vol XXVI N0.12
Nov 09 ‘Elements of Space Making Part 5-Window’, INSITE ) Dec 2009
Oct 09 ‘Elements of Space Making Part 4-Door’, INSITE ) Oct 2009
Sep 09 ‘Elements of Space Making Part 3-Wall’, INSITE Sept 2009
Aug 09 ‘If A is for architecture A is as much for Anant Raje’, Architecture+Design, Vol XXVI N0. 8
Aug 09 ‘Elements of Space Making Part 2-Column’ , INSITE August 2009
Jul 09 ‘A Spiritual abode’, Architecture+Design, Vol XXVI N0. 7
Jul 09 ‘Elements of Space Making Part 1-Floor’ , INSITE July 2009
Jun 09 ‘Art for Spatial Narratives in Architecture’, Architecture+Design, Vol XXVI N0. 6
Jun 09 ‘Structuring from Waste-Manavsadhna creche’, Architecture+Design, Vol XXVI N0. 6
Jun 09 ‘Footprints on EARTH : Retracing the old vocabulary – Yatin Pandya’ , INSITE June 2009
May09 ‘Architectural inspirations of Yatin Pandya’, Inside outside Issue 287
Apr09 ‘Glocal-veritable Indian idiom within globalised world’, Architecture+Design Special 2009
Mar09 ‘Greys in Green’, Design today
Feb09 Evergreen Rachna Magazine
Nov08 ‘Mass Housing: A paradoxical idiom of Identity Within Conformity’, Architecture+ Design, Vol.XXV No 11
Oct 08 ‘Redefining the Shades of Green’, Spice route in flight magazine of Spicejet
Oct 08 ‘Redefining the Greys of the Green’, Architecture+ Design, Vol.XXXIV No 10
Apr 08 Book Review on: ‘The Temple Architecture of india’, Indian Architect & Builder Vol.21 (8)
Mar 08 ‘Manavsadhna activity centre’, Architecture+ Design, Vol.XXV No 4
Jan 08 ‘Iconic architecture versus architecture as icons”, Architecture+ Design, Vol.XXV No 1
Annual 07 ‘Gandhi nu Gam’, Society Interiors
Annual 07 ‘Environmental Sanitation Institute’, Society Interiors
Winter 07 ‘Recycling Domestic waste as Building Components: – Journal of the Development and Research
organization for Nature, Art and Heritage, Volume iv, Issue 2
Nov 07 ‘Recycling Revolution’: Inside Outside, Issue 269, November 2007
Oct 07 ‘Towards Sustainable Symbiosis’, Architecture + Design, Vol. XXIV No10
Oct 07 ‘Constructed out Of Waste’, Architecture + Design, Vol. XXIV No10
Aug 07 ‘Elements of Space Making: wall’, Architecture + Design, Vol. XXIV No8
Apr-Jun 07 ‘Spatial Narratives in Traditional Indian Architecture’, Indian Horizons –Volume 54. Journal of the Indian
 Council for Cultural Relations.
May 07 ‘Elements of Space Making: FLOOR’, Architecture + Design, Vol. XXIV No5
Winter 06 ‘Envisioning the Mega City: Visions for the Mega Buildings or Building the Mega Visions?’ Context Built,
Living and Natural – Journal of the Development and Research organization for Nature, Art and Heritage,
Volume III, Issue 2 (Special Issue on JNNURM)
Oct 05 ‘Environmental Sanitation Institute, Sughad’ Journal of Indian Institue of Architects, Mumbai
Jun 05 ‘Freedom of Being: Towards a barrier free built environment’ - Architecture Time Space and People
published by Council of Architecture, Volume 5, Issue 6
Jun 05 ‘Rebuilding rural kutchchh’ , Architecture + Design, Vol. XXII No. 6
Jun 05 ‘Innovating Shelters- gandhinu gam’ , Architecture + Design, Vol. XXII No. 6
May 05 ‘Environmental Sanitation Institute, Sughad’, Construction Products in India (CCPS) Magazine.
Apr-Jun 05 ‘Decoration versus Design’, – INSITE, Journal of Indian institute of Interior Design
Apr-Jun 05 ‘Freedom of Being:Towards a barrier free built environment’– INSITE, Journal of Indian inst of Int Design
2005 ‘Environmental Sanitation Institute’, Context-Built, Living and Natural, Volume II, Issue 2
2005 ‘Post Earthquke Rehabilitation’, Context-Built, Living and Natural, Volume II, Issue 1
Feb 04 ‘Spatial Narratives in Traditional Architecture”, Council of Architecture journal.
Mar-Apr 02 ‘Market Place as Civic Node-Eaton Centre, Canada’ Architecture + Design, Vol. XVIV No2
Mar-Apr 02 ‘Metamorphosis of an Urban Square-Manekchowk’, Architecture + Design, Vol. XVIV No. 2
Sep-Oct 01 ‘Fire-Water Biunity: Sun temple, Modhera’, Architecture + Design, Vol. XVII No. 5
Jul-Aug 01 ‘Spatial Narratives in Traditional Indian Architecture “- Architecture + Design, Vol. XVIII, No. 4
May-Jun 01 ‘For the Few Floor More’, Architecture + Design, Vol. XVIII, No. 3
May-Jun 01 ‘Living Heritage of Kutch’, Architecture + Design, Vol. XVIII, No. 3
Feb 00 ‘Hussain Doshi Gufa’, Architecture + Design, vol. XVII No.2
Nov-Dec 00 ‘Sanskarkendra-City Museum, Ahmedabad’, Architecture + Design, Vol. XVII, No. 6
Sep-Oct 99 "Housie: The game of massing the houses for housing the masses" - A + D, Vol. XVI No 5
May-Jun 99 "Decoration vs. Design"- Architecture + Design Vol. XVI No. 3
Mar 99 ‘Conserving the living environments of Ahmedabad Pols’, Sambhava
Jun, 97 ‘Living with Nature’, Down to Earth magazine, June 1997
Oct-Nov 97 ‘Surat Tennis Club-Surat A project Profile’ Architecture + Design Vol. XIV, No.5
Oct-Nov 97 ‘Corbusier Villas in Ahmedabad’ Interiors and lifestyle India, Vol5, issue 2
Nov-Dec 96 ‘Fantasy for Real-works of Antonio Gaudy’ Architecture +Design Vol. XIII, No.6
May-Jun.95 ‘Contemplating the Contemporary’ Architecture + Design, Vol XII, No.3
Winter 95 ‘In Search of Humane Habitat’ Earth, Vol. 2, Issue No. 1
Jan 95 ‘Building Brick by Brick’ Indian Architect & Builder, Vol. 8 No. 5
Jan 95 A Realm to Discover, Indian Architect & Builder, Vol. 8 No. 5
Nov-Dec 94 ‘Building Brick by Brick’Architecture + Design, Nov.-Dec. 1994
Nov 94 Architecture + Design, March-April 1994
Feb 95 ‘Rendez Vous - A la carte: Restaurants of Ahmedabad’ Financial Express, February 1995
Dec 94 ‘Experiencing Art in Architecture’ Indian Architect & Builder, Vol. 8, No. 2
Oct 94 ‘Rendez Vous - A la carte: Restaurants of Ahmedabad’ Indian Architect & Builder, Vol. 8 No. 2
1993 ‘Classic Modern’ Beautiful Homes of India (Book), Media Transasia (India) Pvt. Ltd.
Nov-Dec. 93 ‘Patel House’ Architecture + Design, Vol X, No.6
October 93 ‘Unveiling Architects’ Indian Architect and Builder
Sep-Oct. 93 ‘Architecture for a Place and People’ Architecture + Design, Vol X, No.5
May-Jun. 93 ‘A Disciplined Minimalist - Dhansukh Bhatt’ Architecture + Design, Vol X, No.3
May-Jun. 93 ‘Building Traditionally - China mosaic’ Architecture + Design, Vol X, No.3.
Nov-Dec. 92 ‘Project Profile - MPEB Administrative Building’ Architecture + Design Vol IX, No. 6
Mar.-Apr.91 ‘Ferrocement Technology: An Available Option’ Architecture + Design, Vol. VIII, No.2
Dec 90 ‘Socio-economic relevance of architectural education today’ Convention of Young Architects IIA
Nov 90 ‘Slum Housing:A socio-cultural reality’ A paper for Int Conference"Architecture of Cities", Calcutta.

NEWSPAPERS

April 09 onwards Weekly article series titled “Readings from palimpsest” on development issues in DNA daily.
Feb 04,09 ‘Chronicling a grand city’, Article by Ashish Lakhia on Yatin and city museum
Oct 17, 08 Best Out of waste, article in Fulchhab , Rajkot
Jan 08 Four article series on Le Corbusier, DNA, Ahmedabad
2007-08 26 Nos. of Weekly article series ‘Shaharnama’, in Divya Bhaskar, Ahmedabad
Oct 13, 06 ‘A city of Sustained Paradoxes’, The Times of India, Ahmedabad
Sep 15, 06 ‘Need to create humane and Socially responsive living environments’ The Economic Times, Ahmedabad
Feb 14, 06 ‘Museum Musings’-The Times of India, Ahmedabad.
Jul 9, 03 ‘Designing Interior living environments’ The Times of India, Ahmedabad
Jul 2, 03 ‘The World Within’ The Times of India, Ahmedabad.
Jun 25, 03 ‘Dividing space and giving it direction’ The Times of India, Ahmedabad
Jun 18, 03 ‘The World Within: Designing the interior living environment’ The Times of India, Ahmedabad
Sep.-Oct. 02 ‘Powered by Knowledge and Driven by Values’ Architecture + Design, New Delhi.
May 10, 02 ‘Gujarati litterature and poets’ The Times of India, Ahmedabad
May 4, 02 ‘Ahmedabad - a treasure chest of built heritage’ The Times of India, Ahmedabad
May 3, 02 ‘An architectural saga of creative regionalism’ The Times of India, Ahmedabad
Apr 20, 02 ‘Ahmedabad's association with freedom struggle’ The Times of India, Ahmedabad
Apr12, 02 ‘Ahmedabad: The city in travelogues’ The Times of India, Ahmedabad
Apr 5, 02 ‘Ahmedabad: City through the legends’ The Times of India, Ahmedabad,
Nov 96 ‘From Lothal to Le Corbusier’ Economic Times, Ahmedabad
Oct 96 ‘Campaign to save architectural Heritage’ Times of India, Ahmedabad
Feb 7, 94 ‘Architecture Around Us’ Times of India, Ahmedabad
Oct 17, 91 ‘Mass Housing: Massing the houses or Housing the Masses’ Times of India & Economic Times
Aug 12, 91 ‘The Image of Our Cities Today’ Times of India, Ahmedabad
Jul 22, 91 ‘Building the Environment’ Times of India, Ahmedabad
Jul 15, 91 ‘In Search of a Humane Habitat’ Times of India, Ahmedabad
Jul 1, 91 ‘Unveiling the Architects’ Times of India, Ahmedabad
Feb12, 91 ‘Ceramic Industries : A glance in to future of sanitary ware’ Times of India &Economic Times.

Video Documentaries

Ongoing Video Series on Learning Architecture with EMMRC, for distant learning.19 episodes complete on Space
perception and Elements of Space making, sustainable architecture (research, script , narration and visual
sequencing)
Aug 06 Balkrishna Doshi:Architectural Sojourn, Video on 7 projects by architect Doshi, produced for Vastu Shilpa
Foundation. (Script, research and co-direction)
Jan 05 Freedom of Being: Towards Barrierfree built Environments, Video produced for Handicap International
and Unnati-Centre for Development Education. (Script, research and co-direction)
Jan 05 Four videos on Architect Balkrishna Doshi , (Script, research and co-direction)
Apr04 Architectural Legacy of Ahmedabad: A Canvas for Modern Masters – Corbusier and Kahn in Ahmedabad
with EMRC (Gujarat University) for distant learning. (research, script and visual sequencing)
May 02 Architectural Legacy of Ahmedabad: A saga of Creative regionalism with EMMRC (Gujarat University) for
distant learning through UGC higher education T.V. transmission on National Network (in English).
(research, script and visual sequencing)
Apr 01 Metamorphosis of Traditional Urban Space: Manekchowk,Ahmedabad with EMMRC (Gujarat University)
for distant learning through UGC higher education T.V. transmission on National Network (in English).
(research, script and visual sequencing)
Nov 92 Aavas na Paryayo (Housing Options), with Doordarshan for Mass Education (in Gujarati). (research, script
and visual/sequencing)
May 91 Ferrocement Technology - an available option with EMMRC (Gujarat University) for distant learning
through UGC higher education T.V. transmission (research, script and visual sequencing)
Sep 90 In Search of a Humane Habitat with EMMRC (Gujarat University) for distant learning through UGC higher
education T.V. transmission on National Network (in English) and Doordarshan (in Gujarati) (research,
script and visual sequencing)
May 89 Earthen Architecture - An old idea, new future with EMMRC (Gujarat University) for distant learning
through UGC higher education T.V. transmission (research, script and visual sequencing)
May 87-90 Designed and developed (in a team) educational training material in slide-tape format on the human
settlement planning and low-cost technologies. (Joint project of VSF-McGill University)

POSITIONS HELD

1984-2008 Associate Director

Vastu Shilpa Foundation For Studies and Research in Environmental Design, Ahmedabad
1990-2007 Visiting Faculty (Adjunct Faculty)-School of Interior Design, CEPT University, Ahmedabad
1990 Onwards Visiting Faculty- School of Architecture, CEPT University, Ahmedabad
1990 Onwards Visiting Faculty- Arvindbhai Patel Institute for Environmental Design, Vallabh Vidyanagar
1990-1998 Jury Member and co-ordinator- Louis I. Kahn Documentation Trophy at NASA
2001 Member of advisory board - Department of Architecture, IPS Academy, Indore
2003-2005 Member of Tourism Committee- Gujarat Chamber of Commerce, Ahmedabad
2004-2006 Member of Public relation committee- Ahmedabad Management Association, Ahmedabad
2003 onwards Member of Expert’s team for school inspection- Council of Architecture
2007 Member of subcommittee of Council of Architecture for alliance with IIID
2008-2009 Design director- KSA Design Planning Services
2010 onwards Member of Expert’s team for school inspection- All India Council of Technical Education
2010 Member of advisory board - Department of Architecture, SPA Vijaywada
2010 Member of advisory board – School of Architecture, Chennai
2010 onwards Member- board of studies – India first foundation school, Karjat
2011 Member of advisory board - Department of Architecture, SPA bhopal
2011 onwards Member of board of studies - Department of Architecture, MS University, Vadodara
2011 onwards Member of board of studies - Department of Architecture, Navrachna trust, Vadodara
2012 onwards Member of board of studies – ITM-College of Architecture, Vadodara
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION

Council of Architecture: Registration number 86-10156 (Life Member)

Indian Institute of Architects: Membership Number A-09461(Life Member)
Indian Institute of Interior Design: Membership Number ALM 1632(Life Member)

Brief Curriculum Vitae of Yatin Pandya and organisation’s philosophy

Yatin Pandya, is an author, activist, academician, researcher as well as the practising architect, with his firm FOOTPRINTS
E.A.R.T.H. (Environment Architecture Research Technology Housing). Graduate of CEPT university, Ahmedabad he has
availed Master of Architecture degree from McGill University, Montreal. Yatin has been involved with city planning, urban
design, mass housing, architecture, interior design, product design as well as conservation projects. He has written over
three hundred articles in National and International Journals. Several books authored by him on architecture, especially
“Concepts of space in traditional Indian architecture”, and “Elements of space making” have been published internationally.
He has also been involved in preparing over 30 video documentaries on Architecture. He has been visiting faculty at
National Institute of design and CEPT University and guest lecturer/ critic to various universities in India and abroad. He has
served as thesis guide to nearly 300 Graduate, Masters and PhD students. He has lectured in over fifteen countries in over
hundred fora. Yatin has won over thirty five National and International awards for architectural design, research as well as
dissemination. Environmental sustainability, Socio-cultural appropriateness, Timeless aesthetics and Economic affordability
are key principles of his work.