Preamble for BNCA National Conference 2025

National Conference on
Built Environment and Beyond 4.0:

FROM TRADITIONAL WISDOM TO RESILIENT FUTURE

February 3^rd (Tue) & 4^th (Wed) 2026

(Online mode)

MKSSS's Dr. Bhanuben Nanavati College of Architecture, Pune
(Affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University)
Organized by BNCA Research Hub (BRH)

Preamble

India, with its rich traditions and rapidly changing urban environments, is at a significant crossroads. Amidst growing efforts to create sustainable and inclusive India, traditional knowledge and new technologies offer valuable opportunities to build a resilient future. Time-tested practices, grounded in local understanding, community living, and ecological awareness, provide sustainable solutions that are highly relevant today. At the same time, new technologies, digital solutions, material and design innovations create fresh opportunities for adaptation and change in built environment.

This national conference aims to bring together scholars, professionals, and students from diverse disciplines to engage in meaningful dialogue on the built environment and beyond. By encouraging collaboration across disciplines, the conference examines how combining heritage and innovation can strengthen the built environment and support holistic, inclusive and resilient development in India.

Conference themes

·        Traditional knowledge systems and local practices

·        New Technologies for resilience

·        Resilient urban and ruralscapes

·        Equity, inclusion and social well - being

·        Infrastructure and mobility systems

·        Sustainability and low carbon built environment

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