City: NEW DELHI

Ar. Prof. Chetan Vaidya:

Prof. Chetan Vaidya is an Architect-Planner with over 30-year experience He is Director of the School of Planning and Architecture New Delhi, an institute of National Importance under an Act of Parliament from September 2012. The All India Council of Technical Education has appointed him as Chairman of Planning Education Board. The University of Melbourne has nominated him as Melbourne-Asia Visiting Fellow for 2014-15. He was recently nominated to Chief Minister’s Advisory Council of Madhya Pradesh. He is Member of State Level Strategic Urban Expert Committee set up by Andhra Pradesh Government. He was awarded Distinguished Alumnus Award 2015 by IIT Kharagpur. He is/was on several Committee/Expert Groups set up by Ministries of Human Resource Development, Urban Development and Culture as well many State Governments. He worked very closely with the Ministry on various urban issues and assisting various city and state governments sharing experiences under the Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). He coordinated large number of urban studies for Government of India as well as international organizations. Prof. Vaidya published his paper on Town Planning Scheme in early 1980s and he continued his interest in the technique over last three decades. Prof. Vaidya has academic, research and consultancy experience in fields of architecture and planning.

Brief Particulars

Name : Divya Kush

Address : 6/402 East End Apartments, Mayur Vihar Ph-I Ext. Delhi-110096

Mobile : +91 – 9312304765

Emai : divyakush@yahoo.co.in

IIA Membership No. : F-8141

COA Reg. No. : CA/77/3910

CURRICULUM VITAE

Ar. Divya Kush Graduated in Architecture in 1976 from the University of Roorkee, (now IIT, Roorkee). During his more than four & half decades in the profession, he has been associated with a vast mosaic of professional involvement beginning with his training under the able guidance of a distinguished and nationally acclaimed professor, Late Shri Raj Kumar Sahu, followed by a six year work experience with internationally renowned Master Architect Shri Raj Rewal and finally as a practising architect at Delhi since 1982.

During his long professional career, he has been associated with all types of projects to include Institutional Buildings, Residential Complexes, Commercial & Industrial establishments, Exhibition complexes, Sports Stadiums, etc. some of which may be considered iconic in nature.

He has also served as Jury for numerous Thesis Projects & Design Competitions most notably on the jury of National War Museum, organized by the Government of India.

He has been passionately involved in academic affairs and has been a full time teacher at Chandigarh College of Architecture in 1984 and thereafter as a visiting faculty at various institutions imparting Architectural Education and finally retired as Professor & Director, School of Architecture, Noida International University, Greater Noida.

He has also served as member of The Board of Studies, Academic Councils, Executive Councils & Board of Governors of several renowned institutions imparting architectural education in India.

He is a Fellow member of the Indian Institute of Architects & Life member of Indian Arbitration Council

He has been elected / nominated to serve in various capacities on a number of National & International Professional bodies & institutions including SAARCH, ARCASIA, UIA & finally retiring as the President of the Indian Institute of Architects (IIA) in the year 2020.

Ar. S. Ramesh is Chief Architect of Municipal Corporation of Delhi. He has completed his PHD from IIT Delhi. He has also received various awards in architectural field. He also has interest in attending seminars and workshops. Dr. S. Ramesh also published various papers in many National and International journals. He was exposed to various central government projects in south zone of India. He has been selected by Union public service commission for ministry of Information and bradcasting in civil construction as an Architect to assist Chief Architect and Senior Architect in the design of various central government technical buildings of Air India and Doordarshan building projects in India.

Ar. Gautam Bhatia is a Delhi-based architect, writer and artist. A recipient of several awards for his buildings, he has also published books on architecture and satire. His drawings and sculptures have been displayed in galleries in India and abroad. He did his B. FA, in 1974, from George Washington University, Washington DC, USA and M.Arch., 1977, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa. USA. A recipient of many international honors, He won many awards including two times winner of the JK Architect of the year award. He has been on the editorial board of many architectural magazines and has authored nearly a dozen books on Architecture. 

Ar. Harpal Singh

Ar. Harpal Singh, Executive Director (Arch) is a highly qualified and vastly experienced Architect. He has been working with Airports Authority of India and associated with major projects at Metro Airports like Delhi and Chennai. He is also been associated with development of non Metro airports like Leh, Srinagar, Amritsar, Chandigarh, Lucknow, Khajuraho, Varanasi, Guwahati, Dibrugarh, Ranchi and Bhubneshwar, just to name a few. Preparation of Master Plan for the airports, catering to operational planning and city side development including terminal buildings are some of the specialized jobs handled by him. He is presently associated with development works related to Kolkata and Chennai Airports where new terminal buildings and related infrastructure is planned.