CHC Team at EWAP Conference

CHC discussed the project Wooden Havelis of Gujarat at the EWAP Conference at Oxford on 25th October'2024, Dr. Jigna Desai, Saatvika Pancholi and Drashti Nakrani from the team participated in the event. The conference was hosted at the Quaker House by the Oxford Brookes University as a part of the Endangered Wooden Architecture Program (EWAP). 

Dr. Jigna Desai presented - 'Reconsidering the term Vernacular in the context of Wooden Havelis of Gujarat' under the theme - 'The cultural context of wooden buildings', which explored the concept of 'vernacular' in context of the process of making of the wooden havelis. With that in mind the presentation also shared ethics of working with communities that own, inhabit, and look after the endangered wooden architecture as developed by the team at CHC. The project is supported by Oxford Brookes University and funded by Arcadia, a charitable foundation.