Join us for an On My Watch event: Constructing Conservation Narratives: The Patel Stadium and other Modern Buildings.
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Constructing Conservation Narratives: The Patel Stadium and Other Modern Buildings

Friday, February 12

9:00 am (ET) // 7:30 pm (IST)

An On My Watch Event

 

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Designed by renowned architect Charles Correa and structural engineer Mahendra Raj in the 1960s, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium in Ahmedabad helped establish a paradigm for modern India and today serves as a much-needed recreational hub in an increasingly congested city.

Join us on Friday, February 12 at 9:00 am (ET) // 7:30 pm (IST) for a virtual discussion on WMF's project to conserve the 2020 Watch site in collaboration with local experts and enhance its value as a green space for the local community to enjoy.

The conversation will feature Rahul Mehrotra, Founder principal of RMA Architects and Professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Design; Mahendra Raj, Structural Consultant for the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium; Nitin Sangwan, Deputy Commissioner from the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation; and Mukesh Kumar, Municipal Commissioner from the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation. The discussion will be moderated by WMF India Executive Director Amita Baig.

  

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WMF’s project to prepare a conservation management plan for Charles Correa’s Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium in Ahmedabad is made possible with support from the Getty Foundation through its Keeping It Modern initiative.


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 This event is hosted in partnership with the New York Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and has been approved for AIA 1.5 LU / HSW credits. 
 

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