IQTEDAR ALAM Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture & Ekistics Jamia MIllia Islamia, New Delhi [[email protected]] EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS 2011-2013: Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture & Ekistics, Jamia Millia Islamia (A Central University), New Delhi, India Masters of Architecture in Urban Regeneration [Gold Medalist] Thesis: Tajganj [+]: An Urban Regeneration Initiative, a Medieval Historic Neighbourhood part of the Taj Mahal Complex in Agra. 2004-2009: Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture & Ekistics, Jamia Millia Islamia (A Central University), New Delhi, India Bachelors in Architecture [Gold Medalist] Thesis: Regeneration of the Eastern Docklands of Mumbai, India Short Term Courses 2017 Department of Geography, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia (A Central University), New Delhi, India Geospatial Technologies GIS & Remote Sensing Techniques 2020-2021 School of Water and Waste - AAETI, Centre for Science & Environment (CSE), India & University of the West of England, UWE Bristol, UK (Online) Green Infrastructure, Water Sensitive Urban Design & Planning, City Sanitation Plan Water Management Policies & Techniques 2020-2021 Iran Culture House, New Delhi, India Certificate Course in Persian Language, Level 03 WORK EXPERIENCE 2011- Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture & Ekistics, Jamia Millia Islamia (A Central University), New Delhi, India Assistant Professor (Permanent) Teaching at the undergraduate and postgraduate programs [Bachelors in Architecture & Masters of Architecture in Urban Regeneration] 2009-2011 Aga Khan Trust for Culture, New Delhi, India Architect, Project: Historic Cities Programme of AKDN on Humayun’s Tomb-Sunder Nursery-Hzt. Nizamuddin Basti- an Urban Renewal Initiative Internships 2007 Delhi Urban Art Commission (DUAC) Zonal Development Plan for New Delhi Municipal Area of Zone D of Master Plan for Delhi-2021 2009 Arkitekturel Grids, New Delhi, India Architectural Projects involving Design development, 3D modelling & presentations, feasible design solutions, submission drawings & working drawings RESEARCH PROJECTS 2019- In Collaboration: Department of Building Energy Research Centre, Tsinghua University, China Funded under Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration (A Government of India Initiative) Co-Principal Investigator Study on Low-Carbon Pathways for Building Sector in India The study will aim towards preparation of more in-depth insights into the current status of energy consumption pattern in the building sector and future prospects, given the increased necessity of bringing down the energy demand of building sector and resultant GHG emissions. 2018 District Administration, Central Delhi, India Consultant, Jama Masjid Redevelopment Plan, Delhi Stakeholder Consultation Report for the Medieval Historic District of Jama Masjid, Old Delhi 2014-2017 National Museum, New Delhi, India (Funded by Ministry of Culture, Government of India) Assistant Curator & Principal Researcher Ganga: River of Life & Eternity The research & exhibition focussed on the belief, histories, traditions, and arts of India that emanate from Ganga- as a river and a Goddess, and its role in making of the region’s diverse and rich cultural geography. 2016-2017 Delhi Crafts Museum, Delhi (Funded by Ministry of Textiles, Government of India) Assistant Curator & Principal Researcher Gangakshetra: Within its Sacredscape The research and the exhibition presented a selection of the arts and crafts from the collections of the Craft Museum, which come from the Ganga Basin. A graphic map of Ganga representing the sacred river as a symbolic ‘Tree of Life’ documented some of the major trades along its course. 2014-2015 Department of Science & Technology, Government of India Research & Storyboard Science & Technology in Architectural Heritage A Research on the Study of Structural & Climatological Sciences in the Architecture of the Medieval Era Monuments of Delhi & its Surroundings (1192-1857) PUBLICATIONS & CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Edited Book Zia, Hina & Alam, Iqtedar: Ekistics: An Approach to Urban-Regional Planning & Development, Vol. 1: Urban Ecology, Wellworth Books International, New Delhi, 2020, ISBN 978-8193774946 Book Chapters Alam, Iqtedar: Building Material and Geographies: Mapping the Shrinking ‘Vernacular’ of Rural Bengal, Architecture & Planning for Villages, Edited by SM Akhtar, 2021 (Accepted for Publication) Alam, Iqtedar: Of Hauz & Kund: A Scientific Study of Water Infrastructure, Science in Architecture, Edited by Taiyaba Munawer, 2020, Medtech- A Division of Scientific International, ISBN 978-93-89393-60-6 Alam, Iqtedar & Dogne, Nitesh: Ekistics & the City: ‘Nature’ Vulnerability Evaluation of Delhi, Urban Development: Philosophies, Principles & Practices, Edited by Qamar Irshad, 2020, Jamia Publishing House, ISBN 978-81-948211-4-4 Alam, Iqtedar: Transitioning Waterscapes of the Two Great Tanks of Delhi: Hauz-i-Shamsi & Hauz-i-Khas, Ekistics: An Approach to Urban-Regional Planning & Development, Vol. 2: Urban Transformation, Edited by Qamar Irshad & Mohammad Juned, New Delhi, 2020, ISBN 978-8193774953 Irshad, Qamar & Alam, Iqtedar: Historic & Modern Streets of Delhi: A Discussion on Visual Order, Ekistics: An Approach to Urban-Regional Planning & Development, Vol. 3: Urban Futures, Edited by SM Akhtar, 2020, ISBN 978-8193774960 Alam, Iqtedar: Revisiting the Pedagogical Tools for Urban Design, Architecture Pedagogy:Concepts, Theories & Paradigms, Edited by SM Akhtar, New Delhi, 2019, ISBN 978-8193774939 Irshad, Qamar and Alam, Iqtedar: Sustenance is not a mirage: Renaissance is the need of the time, Society, Architects and Emerging Issues, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2007, ISBN 984-300-000498-9 Alam, Iqtedar: The Heaven Above: Penthouses, a style statement, Eclectic- a North-East India Magazine, 2009 Conference Presentations Alam, Iqtedar: Building Material and Geographies: Mapping the Shrinking ‘Vernacular’ of Rural Bengal, Seminar on “Architecture & Planning for Villages, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, March 2021 Alam, Iqtedar: Patterned Resilient Strategy for Sustainable Ecological Development, National Conference (Online) on Climate Change to Self-Reliant India: Opportunities and Challenges for Sustainable Development (UGC-SAP-DRS-I Programme), Organised by Department of Geography, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, March 2021 Alam, Iqtedar: Mapping Syncretic Grammar of Coastal Cities & Architecture through Ibn Battuta’s Water Journeys in the Indian Ocean (1342-1347), [MHRD-SPARC supported] International Conference on‘Cosmopolitan Cultures and Oceanic Thought: Thinking through History Across the Waters. Organised by Department of English, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India, in collaboration with Centre for Indian Studies in Africa, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, 2020 Alam, Iqtedar and Irshad, Qamar: An Approach to Urban Water Resilience: Developing an Alternative Framework, International Conference on Building Resilient and Sustainable Societies: Emerging Social and Economic Challenges. Organised by Department of Geography, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, 2020 Alam, Iqtedar: Revisiting the Pedagogical Tools for Urban Design, International Conference on Architecture Pedagogy, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India, 2019 Alam, Iqtedar: Contested Regional Waterscapes: Building the Degree of Water- Centralities in the Ghats, National Seminar on Ekistics: An approach to Urban-Regional Development, Architecture for Masses- VII, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India, 2019 Alam, Iqtedar: Khazan Lands of Goa: An Imperative Enquiry on the Ecological Health of the Region, International Seminar on Water Pollution and Health, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering & Technology, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India, 2017 Alam, Iqtedar: Reading Urban Spaces: Bombay through Cinematic Frames, National Seminar on Urban Regeneration in Indian Context, Architecture for Masses- V, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India, 2013 Alam, Iqtedar: Cinematic Architecture: Culture as a Paradigm, International Conference on “Contextualising the ‘Contemporary' in Culture”, IIT Madras & Centre for Performance Research and Cultural Studies in South Asia, Thrissur, India, 2011 Alam, Iqtedar: Contemporizing the History: Researching the case for Heritage-Based Urban Regeneration, National Seminar on Urban Regeneration, Architecture for Masses- IV, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India, 2011 Alam, Iqtedar: The Mystical Dimension of Space, A paper on Architecture of the Sufi Shrines, International Conference on Islamic Arts & Architecture, New Delhi, India, 2011 Alam, Iqtedar and Husain, Faraz: Alternative Approaches to Master Plan, National Seminar on Review of Planning practices in India, Architecture for Masses-III, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India, 2007 Alam, Iqtedar: Architecture Practicing Islam, A paper on Islamic Architecture, International Conference on Islamic Art and Architecture, New Delhi, India, 2007 Alam, Iqtedar and Irshad, Qamar: Sustenance is not a Mirage: Renaissance is the need of the hour, A paper on Urban Spaces, their problems and solutions, Commonwealth Association of Architects (CAA) Conference, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2006 WORKSHOPS & INVITED LECTURES Workshops Conducted: Cultures of Construction: An Approach to Handmade Architecture - Exploring Child Centric Designs, Conducted by: Peeyush Sekhsaria (World Bank, India) & Iqtedar Alam at Faculty of Architecture & Ekistics, Jamia