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The Nabha Foundation
INTACH
UNESCO India
UN-Habitat
School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi
TVB School of Habitat Studies
Malaviya National Institute of Technology
Rachna Sansad Academy of Architecture

The Nabha Foundation

The Nabha Foundation is an integrated rural development trust focused on Nabha in the Punjab region. Its mission is to create a space that encourages and integrates the spirit of entrepreneurship and management within the fabric of the community through education and enterprise incubation.

Due to Nabha's strong agricultural base, the Foundation is primarily a localized programmatic organization for integrated rural development in Nabha, Punjab. On a broader view, the Nabha Foundation is leading a process change in mainstreaming Heritage in the developmental process in Punjab, as part of the Foundation’s strategic vision for urban regeneration in this region.

For more details visit http://www.khemkafoundation.org/nabhafoundation.php or Contact: Yaaminey Mubayi & Subhasis Chakrabarti

INTACH

INTACH, a wholly autonomous non-Governmental Organization was set up in 1984 for the conservation of our natural and man-made environment. It aims, with the active participation of its members, to create awareness among the public for the preservation of our heritage, by acting as a pressure group whenever any part of it is threatened by damage or destruction arising out of private acts or public policy.

For more details you can visit www.intach.org

UNESCO India

UNESCO was founded in 1946 in the aftermath of the Second World War "for the purpose of advancing through the educational, scientific and cultural relations of the people of the world, the objectives of international peace and the common welfare of mankind".

UNESCO’s specific mission is to lay the foundations of lasting peace and equitable development. This is done by developing human resources, promoting the values of freedom, dignity and justice and fostering access to and sharing of knowledge.

UNESCO New Delhi Office, the Organization's first decentralized office in Asia was established in 1948. At its inception, it dealt with science and technology programmes. In time, it incorporated communication programmes, and still later expanded to include education and culture For more details please visit http://unescodelhi.nic.in

UN-Habitat

The United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-HABITAT, is the United Nations agency for human settlements. It is mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities with the goal of providing adequate shelter for all. The main documents outlining the mandate of the organization are the Vancouver Declaration on Human Settlements, Habitat Agenda, Istanbul Declaration on Human Settlements, the Declaration on Cities and Other Human Settlements in the New Millennium, and Resolution 56/206

For more details please visit http://www.unhabitat.org

School of Planning and Architecture
New Delhi

The School is a deemed university with a formidable reputation as the nation’s leading institution for imparting professional education in town and country planning, architecture and design. It offers programme at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

With the opening up of Indian economy and onset of globalization, the school has entered into several bilateral collaborations with foreign universities and research organizations in order to pursue specialized areas of research, organize workshops, seminars, exhibitions, etc. An overseas research development centre has been established by the school to extend facilities to developing countries in Africa and the SAARC nations.

The school alumni are in leadership position with regard to architecture & planning not just in India but all over the world.

TVB school of Habitat Studies
New Delhi

The TVB School of Habitat Studies is affiliated to the Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi-110006. It offers a 5-year (10 semesters) full time academic programme leading to a Bachelor of Architecture Degree.

The School understands there is a shortfall of appropriately trained architects who can cope with diverse demands and challenges of the development process in India. The school derives its uniqueness from a pedagogic framework that inculcates architecture as a value based and an ethical inquiry and practice vis a vis various social factors. The school productively combines research and teaching paradigms for optimum results.

Malaviya National Institute of Technology
Jaipur, Rajasthan

It offers a five-degree course in architecture. Council of Architecture, premier professional body of the country, duly recognizes the course. The course is oriented to develop an understanding of the ancient and contemporary architecture. The department has also received MHRD research project on computer. Ten batches have passed from the department and are well placed in the Architectural Profession in India and abroad. The department is also a major center of activities of Indian Institute of Architects, Rajasthan chapter.

For more details please visit www.mnit.ac.in

Rachna Sansad School of Architecture
Mumbai

The Rachna Sansad School of architecture is a premier institution for architectural education with an excellent reputation in Mumbai and across the country. The School faculty and students are engaged in advocacy, research and activism on various local and national issues. The school is also a centre of various activites related to architecture education and the profession.