At the locus of experience we face two vast realms: Our spirituality and the environment. Spirituality is infinite. Spirituality is capacity building to be able to receive that knowledge and to benefit through grace bestowed. The world offers an infinity of opportunities to support the goal of life better and a better life. These are both in the space of architectural practice.
The traditional Indian knowledge system and traditions everywhere are nature and consciousness intertwined, exemplary of unification of human-inward aspiration with outward changes that we must make in environments.
This is a symposium to develop new work. It is focused at the locus of experience we can look into two vast territories: Spiritual existence and the world’s environment. The world’s environment offers an infinity of possibilities and opportunities to prepare our world to support the goal of life better. Spirituality is infinite. Spirituality is taken as capacity building to be able to receive that as each of our knowledge and to benefit further through the grace bestowed on our deserving selves. These are both the purview of architects. The goal of this symposium's panel discussions is to develop terms to take steps toward a renewal of the architectural profession in light of the essential responsibility of evolving the self, which architecture serves.
Keynote Speakers
Our Speakers
Symposium Schedule
| Time (IST) | Event | Components | Participants |
| 13:00 hrs | Inauguration | VIT Core team and V-SPARC team | |
| 13:20 hrs | The day's program | Dr Michael Karassowitsch | |
| 13:30 hrs | Panel 1: | Panel Introduction | Moderator |
| The World Environment | Panel Discussion | Dr Joy Sen, | |
| Re-defining architectural | Dr Sambit Datta, | ||
| practice as part of Nature | Dr Harimohan Pillai, | ||
| 14:45 hrs | Panellist Statements | Dr Sampadananda Mishra | |
| 15:45 hrs | Audience Comments and Questions | ||
| 16:15 hrs | Break | ||
| 17:00 hrs | Keynote Session | Dr Joy Sen | |
| 17:30 hrs | Summary and Outline for the second half | ||
| 17:45 hrs | Panel 2: | Panel Introductions | Moderator |
| Our Spiritual Existence | Panel Discussion | Prem Chandavarkar, | |
| The integration of | Roberto Chiotti, | ||
| spirituality’s purpose in | Dr David Fortin, | ||
| 19:00 hrs | Panellist Statements | Dr Amita Sinha | |
| 20:00 hrs | Audience Comments and Questions | ||
| 20:30 hrs | Keynote Session | Dr K S Balasubramanian | |
| 21:00 hrs | Keynote Session | Dr David Fortin | |
| 21:30 hrs | Valedictory session and Closing of Symposium | ||