Sarve Bhavanti Sukhinah/ Sarve santu Niramayah
Sarve Bhadrani Pashyanti, Ma Kashchid Dukh Bhag Bhaveta

Let every one without distinction be happy. Let every one be without any ailment. Let every one look like Arya, noble and righteous. Let there be no one to have any share of sorrow or grief.

A Sanskrit shloka from a traditional Indian Inscription with a translation in English

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Tuesday, September 20, 2011

ARTICLE INVITATION - SPANDREL ON ‘SOCIAL SUSTENANCE'

School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal is a premier institute of Planning and Architecture set up by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India located in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. The school publishes an Internationally Refereed Bi-annual Journal titled ‘SPANDREL’- Journal of SPA: New Dimensions in Research of Environments for Living (ISSN 2231-4601). Other than the regular issues, the journal also publishes issues dedicated to themes related to recent practices in architecture and planning education and research. The first issue of SPANDREL ‘Many Worlds, One Future: Pluralism in Architectural Education’ was published in August 2010, followed by the second issue ‘Environmental Sustenance’ in March 2011. The upcoming issue is dedicated to ‘The Sacred’ and will be released in October 2011.


Articles are invited for the spring issue-2012 of SPANDREL focusing on ‘Social Sustenance’ with an aim to build a body of knowledge that responds to the needs of diverse human population with special emphasis to those otherwise marginalized and undocumented in the past. These people were excluded in environmental design and planning practices and overlooked in collective socio-economic-cultural development. The special issue will encourage papers that pursue people centric or societal approach in architecture, planning and design education, research, practice or policy, to address needs of the following vulnerable groups (inclusive but are not limited to):

• Diverse Age Groups: Children and Elderly

• Diverse Socio-Economic Conditions: Urban and Rural Poor

• Diverse Functional Limitations: Persons with Disabilities

• Diverse Culturally Marginalized Groups: Isolated Ethnic Groups

• Research and Design Practices that address Social Equity: Inclusive Design / Design for All / Universal Design

THE DATE FOR SENDING CONSENT- 31ST SEPTEMBER 2011

LAST DATE FOR RECEIPT OF THE RESEARCH PAPER - 1ST DECEMBER

Suggestions Invited for NCUDBE

Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India, has invited suggestions on National Center for Universal Design and Barrier-Free Environment at this link http://socialjustice.nic.in/appeal08911.php by 22/09/2011