ISOLA hosts 14th National Conference in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: A three-day virtual conference of Landscape Architects – 14th National Conference of ISOLA with the theme ”Unbuilt Landscapes” is being hosted by the Hyderabad Chapter of the Indian Society of Landscape Architects (ISOLA). Till February 13, the conference intends to focus on the relation between the built and unbuilt environments. Delivering her keynote address, […]

Hyderabad: A three-day virtual conference of Landscape Architects – 14th National Conference of ISOLA with the theme ”Unbuilt Landscapes” is being hosted by the Hyderabad Chapter of the Indian Society of Landscape Architects (ISOLA). Till February 13, the conference intends to focus on the relation between the built and unbuilt environments.

Delivering her keynote address, Kotchakorn Voraakhom, the Thai landscape architect, explained how she was determined to save Bangkok from drowning. She explained how holidaymaker’s haven Thailand was once considered a Happy City but the flooding reached such a level that year 2011 was the worst flood in its history and now it is estimated that the city will be underwater by 2030.

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Kotchakorn Voraakhom and her team built an innovative park in Bangkok that controls floods and the rainwater here flows into special tanks underneath the park. It can be used to water the entire park for 20 days.

Mohan S Rao, Principal Design, Integrated Design (INDE) India, spoke about nurturing an unbuilt landscape and Dirk van Peijpe, Founder and Director, DE URBANISTEN, Netherlands, spoke about how cities can be made climate-sensitive.

Dr Sridevi Rao, National Honorary President of ISOLA and a Hyderabad Landscape Architect, said, “India has three quantifiable nationally determined contributions (NDCs) as part of the Paris Agreement that includes lowering emissions, increasing power generation away from fossil fuels and creates a carbon sink of 2.5 to 3 billion tons. Today, India is the only country in the G20, which is moving fast towards achieving its climate goals.”

Around 750 plus landscape architects are participating in the first virtual conference informed.

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