bhopal workshop january 2011
> BHOPAL2011
> Requiem & Revitalization
> International Students’ Workshop and Symposium, Bhopal,
> India
> January 23 – February 04, 2011
>
> In January 2011, School of Planning & Architecture, New
> Delhi, modern Asian Architecture Network (mAAN), India and
> The International Committee for Conservation of Industrial
> Heritage (TICCIH) India will host an international workshop
> and symposium in Bhopal.
>
> Bhopal is known the world over as the city that witnessed
> the Union Carbide Gas Tragedy in 1984 and continues to
> struggle with the fallout of this disaster. The significance
> of the disaster however, extends beyond Bhopal. The factory
> site of the disaster, now an urban void in a dense
> neighbourhood of Bhopal lies abandoned and the stories that
> it contains, lie untold. Over the course of two weeks in
> January-February 2011 students and experts from multiple
> disciplines and backgrounds will converge in Bhopal and work
> together with local citizens in an attempt to understand the
> tragedy and its site in its conflicting interpretations.
> Through exploring the possible transformation of the site
> into a place of remembrance and a resource for empowering
> the local community the participants will also address the
> broader issue of how heritage sites with a troubled and
> troubling legacy can contribute to a better understanding of
> our times.
>
> The conflict that ‘Bhopal’ embodies presents an opportunity
> to generate templates and approaches with which the various
> conflicts and challenges of the site can be negotiated. This
> can contribute to our greater understanding of issues
> relating to sites with marginalised and conflicting historic
> narratives. Bhopal’s tragedy has bequeathed it a legacy that
> is of enormous significance to the global discourse on
> balancing development with equity and ecology. The world
> over, but especially in Western Europe and North America
> regeneration through conservation has become a means of
> revitalizing local economies and maintaining the social
> fabric of communities hard hit by globalisation. Bhopal2011
> looks at the possible protection, decontamination and
> rehabilitation of Union Carbide Factory as potential to
> revitalize the precinct and the community around the site
> and explores the possible approaches and mechanisms to do
> so. In exploring key issues linked to the emergence of the
> Bhopal Gas Tragedy Site as a cultural heritage site,
> Bhopal2011 sets the ground for an collaborative and creative
> dialogue between disciplines of cultural heritage,
> architecture, urban design and applied arts.
>
> Within a collaborative framework the conference and the
> workshop will explore three main themes:
>
> 1.Challenges in Recognizing Contemporary Sites with a
> Conflicting Past as Heritage
> 2.Challenges in Interpreting and Rehabilitating Sites with
> Contemporary and Conflicting Heritage
> 3.Challenges in Harnessing Sites with Contemporary and
> Conflicting Heritage for Society Building
>
> During the Workshop (23 Jan-01 Feb 2011) 50 international
> students will be organized different units, each unit led by
> noted professionals & academics in the field of
> architecture, urban design, conservation, heritage
> management and urban studies. Students will primarily be
> from architecture, urban design, applied arts, conservation,
> archeology, history and heritage management backgrounds. The
> workshop will have guest lectures by experts and a mid-term
> review. At the end of the workshop units are to present
> their proposals in medium of their choice. Infrastructure in
> terms of studio space, fixed amount of basic stationery,
> internet and printing facilities will be provided for the
> students. This format has been very successful in the
> previous mAAN Workshops in Asia; Shanghai (2004) Medan
> (2005) Padang (2009) Singapore (2010). Further information
> is available at http://www.bhopal2011.in. Last date for
> registration is December 1, 2010.
>
> The Call for Papers & Posters for the Symposium (02-04
> Feb 2011) at Bhopal2011 is now open. The symposium will
> examine the Bhopal Gas Tragedy as a metaphor, a
> representative of the problems facing our cities today. It
> will discuss issues arising out of the Bhopal Gas Tragedy
> that concern cities across the world. Papers are invited for
> the following (but not limited to) themes and proposals for
> organizing sessions are welcome.
>
> 1. Commemoration & the Politics of Construction of
> Public Memory
> 2. Public Participation in Revitalization of Sites of
> Memory
> 3. Challenges in Rehabilitating Landscapes of Disaster
> 4. Protection, Preservation and Interpretation of Sites of
> Conscience
> 5. Heritage, environment and economy – Conflicts and
> Resolutions
> 6. Gaps in the World Heritage list. Industrial & Modern
> Heritage of Asia, Africa and Latin America
>
> The last date of submission of abstracts is November 15,
> 2010.
>
> Post conference tours (4 Days and 3 Nights) to
> Agra-Jaipur-Delhi and Mumbai are available for a limited
> number of participants. The tours will focus on sites of
> history and issues of development facing these remarkable
> cities.
>
> Questions may be directed at info@bhopal2011.in <mailto:info@bhopal2011.in >
>
> We look forward to seeing you in Bhopal next year!
>
> On behalf of the Organising Committee
> Moulshri JOSHI
> Assistant Professor
> Department of Architecture
> School of Planning & Architecture
> New Delhi
