Guest online talk: Documenting domestic built heritage at risk in Gujarat, India. From Ahmedabad to Bela

On the 5th of March 2025, Dr Bernadette Devilat gave a guest lecture as part of the Post Office Cultures collection. Open to all. This talk presented her previous experience documenting heritage areas affected by earthquakes in Chile as an introduction, followed by two research projects aimed at documenting domestic built heritage at risk of earthquakes inContinue reading “Guest online talk: Documenting domestic built heritage at risk in Gujarat, India. From Ahmedabad to Bela”

Final presentation at the University of Nottingham / નોટિંગહામયુનિવર્સિટીમાંફાઇનલપ્રેઝન્ટેશન

On the 6th of March 2024, Dr Bernadette Devilat gave a final lecture at the Architecture, Culture and Tectonics (ACT) Research Group monthly seminars, Department of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Nottingham. The lecture was open to all staff and students from the ACT research group. 6ઠ્ઠી કુચ 2024 ના રોજ, ડૉ. બર્નાડેટ ડેવિલાટ,Continue reading “Final presentation at the University of Nottingham / નોટિંગહામયુનિવર્સિટીમાંફાઇનલપ્રેઝન્ટેશન”

Phase 3- Field work 3 at Bela

We have carried out another fieldwork at Bela, this time with students from CEPT University, as part of their winter school, and with members of the team from the University of Nottingham, GIDM, CHC CRDF and the Hunnarshala Foundation. On the first day, we carried out a reconnaissance walk of the village, visiting the structuresContinue reading “Phase 3- Field work 3 at Bela”

Phase 3- Field work 2 at Bela

Members of our local research team, Shubham Daberao, from the Gujarat Institute of Disaster Management (GIDM), and Aditya Singh, from the Hunnarshala Foundation, visited Bela at the end of October 2023 for Phase 3 of this project. The site visit aimed to build upon the current development of a Disaster Risk Management Plan through strengtheningContinue reading “Phase 3- Field work 2 at Bela”

Exhibition: Digital Bela, architectural heritage under a new light / પ્રદર્શન: ડિજિટલ બેલા, નવા પ્રકાશ હેઠળ આર્કિટેક્ચરલ હેરિટેજ

Digital Bela: architectural heritage under a new light was an exhibition that explored the 3D laser scanning representation of this village, located in Kutch, India. It offered an overall image of the historical area of Bela, displaying the visual outcomes of its 3D digital version from an architectural point of view. This detailed record wasContinue reading “Exhibition: Digital Bela, architectural heritage under a new light / પ્રદર્શન: ડિજિટલ બેલા, નવા પ્રકાશ હેઠળ આર્કિટેક્ચરલ હેરિટેજ”

Exhibition Launch & Seminar at NTU – NTU ખાતે એક્ઝિબિશન લોન્ચ અને સેમિનાર

On the 14th of June, we launched the exhibition: Digital Bela, architectural heritage under a new light, which explores the 3D laser scanning representation of this village, located in Kutch, India. It offers an overall image of the historical area of Bela, displaying the visual outcomes of its 3D digital version from an architectural pointContinue reading “Exhibition Launch & Seminar at NTU – NTU ખાતે એક્ઝિબિશન લોન્ચ અને સેમિનાર”

Fieldwork 2 in Bela – બેલામાંફિલ્ડવર્ક

On the 6th and 7th of April, another visit to the case study, Bela, was carried out. A visual damage assessment, establishing the different levels of damage for each building, was done over a plan by members of the research team — Dr Bernadette Devilat (NTU) and Aditya Singh (Hunnarshala Foundation ), focusing only onContinue reading “Fieldwork 2 in Bela – બેલામાંફિલ્ડવર્ક”

RIBA Journal coverage – RIBA જર્નલ કવરેજ

We are proud that the Royal Institute of British Architects has acknowledged our project on the RIBA Journal. This is a great motivation to keep on working. Follow the link to learn more: https://www.ribaj.com/products/laser-scanning-technique-being-developed-to-protect-architectural-heritage-sites-gujarat-nottingham-trent-university અમને ગર્વ છે કે રોયલ ઇન્સ્ટિટ્યૂટ ઓફ બ્રિટીશ આર્કિટેક્ટ્સે  RIBA જર્નલમાં અમારા પ્રોજેક્ટને માન્ય રાખ્યું છે. જેનાથી અમને કામ કરવાની ખૂબContinue reading “RIBA Journal coverage – RIBA જર્નલ કવરેજ”