Center for Research on Architecture and Urbanism
Center for Research on Architecture and Urbanism

The Center for Research on Architecture and Urbanism (CAU) was set up in August 2019 with the aim to become a place of research excellence and serve as a reliable and reputed knowledge repository. It will draw its strength from CEPT’s unique position of being India’s premier institution for education in Architecture since 1960. It recognises the fact that architectural and urbanism education and practice require research support in the form of relevant information, critical analysis, and teaching texts. This is now more important given the unprecedented transformation of our cities and the opportunities and challenges that they pose. The center is particularly conscious of the limited existence of India-specific content and aims to bridge this gap.

CAU draws upon the resources of talent within CEPT and also from an impressive network of scholars collaborating with CEPT University. The center’s activities include new research, textbooks, and innovative practice-related manuals for academia and industry can use. The center also mentors young researchers to become future research leaders by engaging them as partners.
 

Leadership


A.  Srivathsan

A. Srivathsan

Center Head and Principal Researcher

Dr. A. Srivathsan is an architectural scholar with more than twenty-five years of cumulative experience in teaching, architectural and developmental research and professional practice. Some of his major research projects include: Hampi -The Indian Digital Heritage Research Project (as part of larger team), Department of Science and Technology Initiative; Re-envisioning the City, Research funded under Indo-Dutch Program on Alternatives in Development; Mega Cities Project. His publications include books and papers in reputed journals. 

Before joining his role as the Center Head and Principal Researcher of CAU, Srivathsan served as the Academic Director of CEPT University for five years where he worked closely with the Deans and the Heads of Academic Offices to refine academic policies and practices, to strengthen academic rigor and deepen the culture of research at CEPT University.

Prior to that, he has been associated with The Hindu as Senior Deputy Editor while serving as Adjunct faculty at Asian College of Journalism, and at the School of Architecture and Planning, Anna University, both in Chennai. Prior to this, he was Assistant Professor at Anna University, Chennai for ten years. He has also been a practicing architect for eight years. He is an active member of various institutional bodies, contributing to the development of new academic programs and introducing new courses.

Dr. Srivathsan holds a PhD from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) along with a Master’s degree in Urban Design, School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi.
 

CAU Team

Projects


Teaching Histories of Built Environments: Online Certificate Course by CAU
Teaching Histories of Built Environments: Online Certificate Course by CAU

27th July 2020 - 30th August 2020 | Capacity Building

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Training


Teaching Histories of Built Environments: Online Certificate Course by CAU
Teaching Histories of Built Environments: Online Certificate Course by CAU

27th July 2020 - 30th August 2020 | Capacity Building

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Podcast

Book-a-Week
Book-a-Week

Launched September 2021 | 16 Episodes

Making Planning Work
Making Planning Work

Launched June 2020 | 5 Episodes

Urban Planning in India
Urban Planning in India

Launched June 2020 | 15 Episodes

Architecture in India
Architecture in India

Launched April 2020 | 19 Episodes

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News

  April 17, 2020
CAU launches Architecture in India Podcast
  April 17, 2020
Lectures
CAU launches Architecture in India Podcast

The Centre for Research on Architecture and Urbanism (CAU), CRDF, CEPT University has launched a podcast series titled 'Archit...


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Events

Transforming Central Vista, New Delhi.
Lectures
Transforming Central Vista, New Delhi.

January 24, 2020
Auditorium, CEPT University, Ahmedabad

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Contact Us

Center for Research on Architecture and Urbanism

CEPT University
Kasturbhai Lalbhai Campus, University Road, Ahmedabad-380009, Gujarat, India

Phone: +91 8851420313
Fax: +91 7926302075
Email: crdf@cept.ac.in