The Future of the Profession of Architecture in India. Why take Architecture? And more..

The Future of the Profession of Architecture in India. Why take Architecture? And more..

Architect Premendra Raj Mehta, former President, Council of Architecture, answers questions related to why one should take up architecture as a career. He also talks about the future of the profession. He also covers the evolution of the profession from the one where architect used to lead the full project to times of the EPC Contract. Bonus topic: Valuation and its changing dimensions.

Connaught Place Redevelopment Plan, New Delhi. In conversation with Ar Premendra Raj Mehta, DAG.

How the busy Central Busy District of New Delhi, the Connaught Place was Redeveloped and the challenges that were met in this process. The architect of this project Premendra Raj Mehta, in a heartful conversation fully explains the project to the viewers. The podcast also addressed the general challenges of Urbanisation, City expansion, Restoration and Urban Renewal.

NABL Safety Levels for Labs

Laboratories as essential parts of hospitals, diagnostic centres and research institutes. It is important to build these Laboratories with all the measures of Infection Control. In this podcast, you will listen to the various key points required for Laboratory Infection Control which is used for various purposes according to the level of safety. This requires extra care by architects and building professionals.

Infection Control in Hospitals.

In this video Infection Control in Hospitals has been described along with the need to do it. It highlights the important steps which are needed to acquire a infection free hospital.

Architects and Ventilation for Infection Control: A shift to performance based design.

This episode talks about the Role Architect’s play in Airborne Infection Control in the Built Space. Architect’s can integrate Natural Ventilation in the Building which not only provides thermal comfort but is also responsible for dilution ventilation which leads to a flushing effect and decreases the number of air suspended virus droplets. As we shift from the design based paradigm to the performance based paradigm, we need to integrate all the features of performance based elements into the design.