IQTEDAR ALAM
Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture & Ekistics Jamia MIllia Islamia, New Delhi [ialam@jmi.ac.in]
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
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
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
WORK EXPERIENCE
2009 Arkitekturel Grids, New Delhi, India
Architectural Projects involving Design development, 3D modelling & presentations, feasible design solutions, submission drawings & working drawings
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)
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
RESEARCH PROJECTS
PUBLICATIONS & CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
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 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 Millia Islamia, July, 2020
WORKSHOPS & INVITED LECTURES
Leonardo Da Vinci: 03-Day Interdisciplinary International Workshop, Conducted by: Dr.
Chiara Rostagno, Iqtedar Alam & Arshiya Iftekhar Ahmed at Faculty of Architecture &
Ekistics, Jamia Millia Islamia in collaboration with Istituto Italiano di Cultura, New Delhi, September, 2019
Palladian Geometry in Neo-Classical [Pre-Independece] Delhi, Conducted by: Paola Martani, Iqtedar Alam,Sana Zehra & Arshiya Iftekhar Ahmed at Istituto Italiano di Cultura, New Delhi, April, 2019
Sensory Order of Public Spaces & Degrees of Accessibility, Conducted by: Farah Yameen
& Iqtedar Alam at Zine Bazaar (Gaysi Family), Goethe-Institut, Max Mueller Bhavan, New Delhi, January, 2019
Traversing the Void: [Of & In] Roman Architecture, Conducted by: Paola Martani, Iqtedar Alam, and Arshiya Iftekhar Ahmed at Istituto Italiano di Cultura, New Delhi, November, 2018
International Workshop on Indo-Egyptian Architecture, Conducted by: Dr. Nisar Khan &
Iqtedar Alam with the Department of Architectural Engineering, Pharos University, Alexandria on Architecture and Evolution of Delhi, New Delhi, India, 2016
Invited Lectures
Site Planning in Architecture, Department of Architecture, Amity University, Dubai, UAE, October 2020.
The Modernistic Landscape of Delhi: Inspirations, Identities & Influences, MBS School of Planning & Architecture, Indraprastha University, New Delhi, India, July 2020
Vernacular Architecture of India [Rural Atlas], 199B Talk Series [ Convened by Akshay Kaul
& Associates: Architects], Sukhdev Vihar, New Delhi, India, September 2019
Modernism & Post Modernism in the 20th Century Delhi: An Architecture in Transition, Faculty Development Programme (FDP) on Architectural Exploration: Past to Present MBS School of Planning & Architecture, Indraprastha University, New Delhi, India, July 2019
Towards a New Professionalism: Shifting Boundaries of Architecture Education, National Seminar on Architecture Theory & Praxis, School of Architecture & Planning, Apeejay Institute of Technology, Noida, India, January, 2018
Within its Sacredscape: Ganga, Architecture & Society Series, Greha Delhi, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, August, 2017
Architecture & Evolution of Delhi, International Workshop on Indo-Egyptian Architecture, with the Department of Architectural Engineering, Pharos University, Alexandria, New Delhi, India, 2016
Curatorial Works
Elements & Detail [of &in] Architecture Design, Associate Curator, MF Husain Art Gallery, Jamia Millia Islamia, November, 2019
EXHIBITIONS
Ganga: River of Life & Eternity, National Museum, Delhi, Funded by the Ministry of Culture, Government of India, Assistant Curator & Principal Researcher, May 2017 – June 2017
Gangakshetra: Within its Sacredscape, Delhi Crafts Museum, Delhi, Ministry of Textiles, Government of India, Assistant Curator & Principal Researcher, April 2017 – May 2017 [Sacredscape]: A Photography Exhibition on the Sufi Shrines of Delhi, Rabindra Bhawan, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, Curator & Designer, March, 2017
Begum Akhtar: Life, Works & Legacy, Bhatkhande Music Institute, Deemed University, Lucknow, Curator & Designer, Conceptualized by NaadSaagar Archives & Documentation Society for South Asian Music & Funded by Ministry of Culture & Supported by Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, (IGNCA), October, 2015
Designed Works
Lucknow ki Rehaish : An exhibition on the Houses of Lucknow, Festival of Places, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), New Delhi, Conceptualised and funded by Mahindra Sanatkada, Lucknow, April, 2017
Lucknow ki Rachi-Basi Tehzeeb : An exhibition on the various Communities of
Lucknow, Mahindra Sanatkada Lucknow Festival, Conceptualised and funded by Mahindra Sanatkada, Lucknow, 06-10 February, 2016
Life, Works & Legacy of Begum Akhtar, Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrhalaya (IGRMS), Bhopal, Curator & Designer, Conceptualised by NaadSaagar Archives &
Documentation Society for South Asian Music & Funded by Ministry of Culture &
Supported by Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), August, 2015 Jashn-e-Khusrau: An exhibition on the Musical & Poetic Contribution of Amir Khusrau India International Centre, New Delhi, Production Assistance, Aga Khan Trust for Culture, New Delhi, India, March, 2010
Evolution of Architecture in Delhi at the University Archives & Gallery, Jamia MIllia Islamia, 2005
Auraq-i- Musawwir, an exhibition on the paintings of Sir Syed Ahmed Khan on the monuments of Delhi at the University Archives & Gallery, Jamia Millia Islamia, 2007
Coordinator - M.Arch Urban Regeneration (2014-till date), Department of Architecture, Jamia Millia Islamia
Organiser, 7th National Seminar on Architecture for Masses on the theme of Architecture
& Planning for Villages, New Delhi, 2019
Organiser, International Conference on Architecture Pedagogy, New Delhi, 2019 Organiser, 7th National Seminar on Architecture for Masses on the theme of Ekistics New Delhi, 2019
ACADEMIC RESPONSIBILITIES
Organiser, International Symposium on Urban Regeneration: Contemporary Paradigms, Practices & Possibilities, 2018
Organiser, 5th International Conference on Islamic Arts & Architecture, New Delhi, India, 2011 & 2018
Organiser, 6th National Seminar on Architecture for Masses on the theme of Environmental Remediation & Rejuvenation, New Delhi, 2018
Organiser, 5th National Seminar on Urban Regeneration in Indian Context, Architecture for Masses-V, New Delhi, India, 2013
Organiser, National Seminar-cum-Exhibition on Black Taj: Myths and Manifestations, New Delhi, India, 2012
Organiser, 4th & 5th International Conference on Islamic Arts & Architecture, New Delhi, India, 2011 & 2018
DAAD Exchange Scholarship to Fachhochschule of Applied Sciences, Erfurt University, Germany as part of a Cultural Exchange Program, 2007
International Workshop on ‘ Designing of School of Architecture’ and Residential Apartment’ at University of Applied Sciences Erfurt, Germany, 2007
International Workshop on‘ Designing of Day Care Centre’ with University of Applied Sciences, Erfurt, Germany at New Delhi, India, 2008
Award in Excellence in Architectural Studies [2007], Pidilite Group of Industries, New
Delhi
2015 - Working on the Revival of Thumri – a musical genre, through the works of Begum Akhtar.
Developing an Archival Web Portal with the IGNCA & NaadSaagar Archives &
Documentation, Society for South Asian Music, New Delhi
2009- Conducting Heritage Walks for various Heritage Precincts in the City of Delhi Personal Information:
Date of Birth 5th January, 1985
Sex Male
Languages English, Hindi, Urdu, Bengali, Arabic, Persian Hobbies Photography, Travelling, Music
Declaration: I hereby declare that the above mentioned information is correct to my knowledge and belief.
(IQTEDAR ALAM) 12.07.2021
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