Institution Name: National Institute of Technology, Patna
Event Type: Gain Course
Event Name: Achieving Urban Regeneration while maintaining Regional Identity through Urban Conservation
Event Start Date: 16-12-2025
Event End Date: 20-12-2025
Event Organizing Department: Department of Architecture and Planning
Major Themes:
- Holistic and Sustainable Urban Regeneration
- Cultural Identity and Sense of Place
- Social and Economic Impacts of Urbanism
- Local Context and Traditional Knowledge
- Communication and Representation in Urban Design
Course Objective:
- Understand Traditional Urban Design.
- Learn strategic charrette application.
- Urban regeneration case studies.
- Address modernist urban issues
Who can participate:
- Students at all levels (B.Arch/ B.Plan/ BTech/ B.A/ M.A/ BSc/ MSc/ MTech/ MURP/ M.Plan/ M.Arch/ PhD) and Faculty from reputed academic institutions and technical
institutions. - Architects, Engineers, Planners, Designers, Conservationist, Social Scientist, Archeologist, Decision-makers, and Staff from service and Government organizations, including local and regional planning, sustainability, and disaster risk management.
Registration Fee:Â
- Research scholar/ PG/ UG Students : Rs. 1,000
- Academician/ Faculty : Rs. 2,000
- R&D/ Industry /Corporate Executive : Rs. 3,000
Account Details :
- Account Number : 50399114681
- IFSC Code : IDIB000B810
- Bank Name : Indian Bank
- Branch : NIT Patna
How to Apply: Online (Google Form link- Click here)
Important Dates:
- Course begins with orientation classes: Dec 16, 2025
- Day trip to Nalanda world heritage site: Dec 17, 2025
- Lectures on identity of places & modernism: Dec 18, 2025
- Urban renewal & design exercises: Dec 19, 2025
- Course wrap-up & poster presentations: Dec 20, 2025
Contact Person:
- Ar. Abhishek Kumar Bittu
- Ar. Preksha Gupta
Email id: ur.gian.arp@nitp.ac.in
Institution Website: https://www.nitp.ac.in/
Venue Address:
Department of Architecture and Planning
National Institute of Technology Patna
Ashhok Rajpath, Patna, Bihar, India
Event Brochure: Click here
About Institution:
National Institute of Technology Patna is the 18th National Institute of Technology created by the Ministry of H.R.D. Government of India after rechristening the erstwhile Bihar College of Engineering Patna on 28. 01. 2004. NIT Patna marked its humble beginning in 1886 with the establishment of pleaders survey training school which was subsequently promoted of Bihar College of Engineering Patna in 1924. This made this institute the 6th Oldest Engineering Institute of India. The graduate level curriculum was later elevated to the post graduate level in 1978. The institute is situated on the south bank of holy river Ganges behind Gandhi Ghat, one of the most important and reverential place of Patna. The Gandhi Ghat is associated with the immersion of ashes of father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi in the river Ganges. The campus has a picturesque river view with historic building presenting a spectacle of architectural delight and natural beauty.
About Department:
The Department of Architecture was established at the Bihar College of Engineering (BCE) Patna in 1979 under Patna University. It was the first time that architectural education had commenced in Bihar. When BCE Patna was rechristened as the National Institute of Technology Patna on 28th January 2004, it came under the control of the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India. The Department of Architecture and Planning offers programmes in Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.), Master of Urban and Regional Planning (MURP), and Ph.D. in Architecture and Planning.
