The Council of Architecture – Training & Research Centre (COA-TRC), Pune, in collaboration with STES’s Smt. Kashibai Navale College of Architecture (SKNCOA), Pune, is organizing a five-day online Faculty Development Programme (FDP) titled “Environmental Humanities: Culture, Ecology & Design – Stories and Ecological Futures in Architecture & Urban Systems.” The programme will be conducted from 19 to 23 January 2026, daily from 10:30 am to 1:45 pm.
Interdisciplinary Focus on Built Environment and Ecology
The FDP is designed as an interdisciplinary academic platform aimed at expanding the intellectual and pedagogical horizons of architecture educators and practicing architects. It emphasizes the role of environmental humanities in understanding architecture and urban systems through cultural narratives, ecological processes, community values, and historical contexts.
By bringing together experts from architecture, landscape architecture, urban planning, conservation, ecology, and allied fields, the programme seeks to foster dialogue on how ecological thinking and cultural storytelling can inform more empathetic, inclusive, and environmentally responsible design practices.
Objectives and Learning Outcomes
The programme will help participants:
- Understand environmental humanities and site interpretation through ecological, historical, and narrative lenses
- Identify and document community values, lived experiences, and intangible cultural practices
- Strengthen knowledge of heritage significance, conservation ethics, and pedagogy
- Develop interdisciplinary mapping and analytical tools for context-sensitive design
- Encourage research culture and academic collaboration across disciplines
Participants are expected to gain new teaching strategies and research insights that can be directly integrated into architectural studios and academic curricula.
Expert Faculty and Academic Leadership
The FDP features lectures and sessions by a diverse panel of professionals including landscape architects, biodiversity experts, conservation specialists, urban practitioners, and storytellers, offering a balanced perspective between theory, practice, and narrative-based inquiry.
Registration Details
- Registration Fee: ₹1,500
- Eligibility: Teachers and architects (programme is not open to students)
- Mode: Online
- Last Date to Register: 17 January 2026 (5:30 pm)
Faculty may register either as independent participants or through their institutions under the Collaborative Training Programme (CTP). Proof of payment or nomination letter must be uploaded at the time of registration.
- Registration Form: https://forms.gle/Ao4XS2JH9E7PZRseA
- Online Payment Link: ICICI EazyPay
- CTP Nomination Form: Applicable for CTP 2023–24 and 2024–25
Certification and Evaluation
An e-certificate will be issued to participants upon successful completion of the programme requirements, including:
- Attendance of all sessions
- Submission of assignments
- Completion of the End of Programme Test (EoPT)
- Submission of feedback
- EoPT Date: 23 January 2026
- EoPT Time: 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
The programme access link will be shared with registered participants one day prior to commencement.