Faculty
Rajiv Kadam
Associate ProfessorInstitutional Roles: Program Coordinator- Bachelor of Urban Design
Rajiv Kadam is an Associate Professor with the Faculty of Architecture, CEPT Universtiy. He has both the diploma in Architecture in 1988 and post graduate diploma in Urban Design in 1991 from CEPT University and is engaged in teaching Urban Design Studios, courses in Humanizing Cities, Urban Design Theory, Urban History and guiding thesis students in architecture and urban design. His major emphasis and interest is to develop an in depth understanding of nature, human aspects and urban ecology as the basis to design of built environment. He has written on small town urbanism, urban transformations, humanizing cities and has prepared documentary films on urban life with students in urban design. Professionally he worked with firms in Ahmedabad and practicing on projects like hospitals, institutions, housing, residences and interior projects. He has participated in national and international architecture and urban design competitions. As a faculty he has worked on urban projects under the CEPT Research & Development Foundation (CRDF) in lake development projects, slum redevelopment, old city revitalization, redevelopment of religious precincts, and road development projects. He presented a joint paper on 'Revitalization strategy for old city of Jaipur' at CSAAR 2008 international conference in Jordan. Besides teaching he is interested in documentation of nature, architecture, city and urban life giving importance to experience as a means for learning.
Education
| Degree | Institution | Field | Year of Completion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dip Architect | CEPT | School of Architecture | 1988 |
| PG Dip in Urban Design | CEPT | School of Architecture | 1991 |
Areas of Expertise
1.Documentation of historical buildings and cities 2.Research - urban studies, habitat studies, urban ecology, human aspects, architecture and culture 3.Urban Design 4. Photography and video documentation
Courses Taught
| Sr No. | Course Name | Semester |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Master Plan Studio | M-2019 |
| 2 | Thesis/DRP/Capstone Project | M-2019 |
| 3 | Thesis/DRP/Capstone Project | M-2019 |
| 4 | Urban Design Theory | M-2019 |
| 5 | Exchange Elective | S-2019 |
| 6 | Exchange Studio | S-2019 |
| 7 | Humanizing Cities | S-2019 |
| 8 | Thesis/DRP/Capstone Project | S-2019 |
| 9 | Thesis/DRP/Capstone Project | S-2019 |
Research Articles and Book Chapters in Areas of Expertise
- Rajiv Kadam (2007), ' Land Management Strategies', for Matara: Structuring dispersion - Edt Anojie Amerasinghe, Michiel Dehaene, EU publication.
- Rajiv Kadam(2007), ' Small Town Urbanism', for Studio investigations in south asian urban design - Edt Anojie Amerasinghe, Michiel Dehaene, Andre Leockx, EU publication
- Rajiv Kadam, Utpal Sharma (2008), ' Revitalization Strategy for Walled City of Jaipur', Paper publication for conference proceedings of international Conference CSAAR2008 on ' Responsibilites and opportunities in Architecturtal Conservation: Theory, Education and Practice', November 2008
- Rajiv Kadam (Dec 2008), ' Humanising Cities, a prologue', National Journal ' Insite'
- Rajiv Kadam (June 2009), ' Sacred spaces', National Journal ' Insite'
- Rajiv Kadam (July 2009), ' Human interactions', National Jounal ' Insite'
- Rajiv Kadam (Aug 2009), ' Child in the city', National Journal ' Insite'
- Rajiv Kadam (Sep 2009), ' In Street', National Journal ' Insite'
- Rajiv Kadam, Ashim Manna (2014), ' City in focus: Ahmedabad ', for International Journal ' My Liveable City', Apr-June issue 2014
Presented Papers and Invited Lectures in Areas of Expertise
- HUMANISING CITIES - Guest lecture at Vasad School of Architecture, Vasad, January 2011.
- SACRED SPACES - Guest lecture at Vastu Shilpa Foundation International Design Studio, Ahmedabad, March 2011.
- STREET - Guest lecture for Bachelor of Planning studio, Faculty of Planning, CEPT, Ahmedabad, September 2011.
- URBAN DESIGN IN INDIA - Guest lecture at Faculty of Planning Interactive studio, CEPT, Ahmedabad, December 2011.
- HISTORY OF URBANISM - Expert lectures for Bachelor of Architecture at IPSA, Rajkot, 2009/2010/2011.
- URBANISM, URBAN DESIGN, ARCHITECTURE AND HUMANISING CITIES - Guest lecture at IED, Vidhyanagar, September 2011
- HUMANISING CITIES - Guest lecture at Dept. of Architecture, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, October 2012.
- HERITAGE AND CONSERVATION - Guest lecture at Bachelor of Planning, Faculty of Planning, CEPT, Ahmedabad, November 2013.
- URBAN SYSTEMS IN INDIAN URBANISM - Guest lecture at International Studio for European and Indian students at Foot Prints - EARTH, Ahmedabad, March 2014.
- INDIAN URBAN SPACE: THE CHALLENGES AND EMERGING CONCEPTS - Guest speaker at the NATCON 2014 - IIA National Convention 2014 on 'Urban Transformation' , Mumbai, December 2014.
- READING A CITY: FORM AND EXPERIENCE - Guest lecture at Institute of Design Education and Architectural Studies (IDEAS), Nagpur, 4th Septemeber 2016