MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
MEMBER OF COUNCIL OF ARCHITECTURE, INDIA (CA/83/7486)
MEMBER OF ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF TOWN PLANNERS (2003-048)
ACCREDITED BY THE BUREAU OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY [BEE], MINISTRY OF POWER, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA AS “EXPERT ARCHITECT” FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE “ENERGY CONSERVATION BUILDING CODE” [ECBC] ARCHITECT- URBAN & REGIONAL PLANNER: GREEN DEVELOPMENT EXPERT
KEY QUALIFICATIONS:
MR. AMIT GHOSAL IS AN ARCHITECT-PLANNER WITH WELL OVER 35 YEARS OF WIDE AND VARIED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND HAS CONSIDERABLE EXPERIENCE IN PLANNING, DESIGN AND EXECUTION OF URBAN-SCALE PROJECTS OF NATIONAL EMINENCE.
HIS BASIC STRENGTHS ARE TO CONCEIVE AND VISUALIZE LARGE-SCALE PROJECTS IN THE URBAN AND REGIONAL CONTEXT WHILE NTEGRATING THE NUANCES OF PLANNING AND DESIGN WITH ECONOMICALLY VIABLE AND APPROPRIATE INFRA-STRUCTURE SERVICES.
HIS AREAS OF INTEREST AND SPECIALIZATION ARE OF “ENERGY EFFICIENT BUILDINGS”, RESPONSIVE TO LOCAL CLIMATE, RENEWABLE ENERGY APPLICATIONS IN ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN AND PLANNING PRINCIPLES INCORPORATING WASTE-RECYCLING, RAIN-WATER HARVESTING, AQUIFER-RECHARGE, ECONOMICS IN THE LAY-OUT OF SERVICES, LANDSCAPING AND OTHER APPLICATIONS TOWARDS “SUSTAINABLE-DEVELOPMENT”.
EDUCATION:
SCHOOL OF PLANNING, CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND TECHNOLOGY, (C.E.P.T), AHMEDABAD, POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA (EQUIVALENT TO MASTER’S DEGREE) IN PLANNING FROM 1984-1986.
P.G. THESIS- URBAN WASTE MANAGEMENT: THE CASE OF AHMEDABAD.
BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE (1977-1982) FROM ‘THE UNIVERSITY OF ROORKEE’, (U.O.R.) ROORKEE (NOW IIT ROORKEE).
B.ARCH. THESIS- RENEWABLE ENERGY BASED ECO-COMMUNITY, MODIPURAM
APART FROM HIS PROFESSIONAL DUTIES AS AN ARCHITECT-PLANNER, HE HAS BALANCED HIS WORK WITH TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES AS VISITING FACULTY MEMBER TO:
1. “THE SCHOOL OF PLANNING & ARCHITECTURE, NEW DELHI,
2. “THE SCHOOL OF PLANNING”, CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND TECHNOLOGY, AHMEDABAD,
3. T.V.B. SCHOOL OF HABITAT STUDIES, NEW DELHI”, AND ALSO,
4.“FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE” AT CEPT UNIVERSITY, AHMEDABAD, WHILE CONDUCTING COURSES ON SUSTAINABILITY, SETTLEMENT PLANNING, ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING, AND ENERGY-CONSCIOUS ARCHITECTURE. HE HAS ALSO BEEN A GUIDE TO SEVERAL STUDENTS FOR THEIR THESIS AND DISSERTATIONS.
AMIT, IS AN ADVISOR AND SENIOR CONSULTANT TO THE “DELHI URBAN ART COMMISSION” (D.U.A.C.) SINCE 2013-14 AND IN 2016,
AMIT HAS BEEN INDUCTED AS ADJUNCT PROFESSOR AT THE “INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, ROORKEE”; TO SHARE HIS PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND GUIDE UNDER-GRADUATE, POST GRADUATE AND PHD STUDENTS AT THE DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING.
OTHER TRAINING:
AS A FACULTY MEMBER REPRESENTATIVE OF THE T.V.B. SCHOOL OF HABITAT STUDIES, PARTICIPATED IN THE “AWARENESS WORKSHOP ON SUSTAINABLE FUTURES” CONDUCTED BY “CENTRE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH” (C.S.R.), AUROVILLE IN MAY, 1992.
SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE WORKSHOP ON “ENERGY SIMULATION IN BUILDINGS” FOR ECBC AND LEED, CONDUCTED BY THE “INDIAN INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY” [IIIT] HYDERABAD IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE “INDIAN GREEN BUILDING CONGRESS” [IGBC] AT HYDERABAD IN FEBRUARY 2008.
EMPLOYEMENT RECORD
MARCH 1990- TILL DATE
PRIVATE PRACTICE AS CONSULTING ARCHITECT AND PLANNER: PARTNER & DIRECTOR, LIVIN SYSTEMS CONSULTANTS, NEW DELHI
MARCH 1990 -JAN. 1992
CONSULTING ARCHITECT-PLANNER WITH STEIN DOSHI AND BHALLA, NEW DELHI
MARCH 1988- FEB. 1990
ARCHITECT-PLANNER WITH STEIN DOSHI AND BHALLA, NEW DELHI
1990- 1998
VISITING FACULTY TO TVB SCHOOL OF HABITAT STUDIES, NEW DELHI
JULY 1986- FEB. 1988
ARCHITECT-PLANNER WITH STEIN DOSHI AND BHALLA AND VASTU- SHILPA ARCHITECT-PLANNER WITH STEIN DOSHI
1986-1987
VISITING FACULTY TO SCHOOL OF PLANNING, C.E.P.T., NAVRANGPURA, AHMEDABAD
MAY 1985 – JULY 1985
ARCHITECT WITH VIDYADHAR NAGAR STUDY CELL JAIPUR-AHMEDABAD
JAN 1984 – JULY 1984
ARCHITECT WITH KOTHARI ASSOCIATES PVT. LTD., COLABA, MUMBAI
AUG 1982 – DEC 1983
ARCHITECT WITH KOTHARI ASSOCIATES PVT. LTD., CONNAUGHT CIRCUS, NEW DELHI
MAY 1982 – JULY 1982
ARCHITECT WITH ‘SURESH GOEL AND ASSOCIATES’, PANCHSHEEL PARK, NEW DELHI
MAY – JUNE 1980
TRAINEE ARCHITECT WITH “GHERZI EASTERN LTD.”, BALLARD ESTATE, BOMBAY
