Architecture Week reports that since 1997, engineers and architects from Arup and Arup Associates in London have been working with the Ladakhi Buddhist community, in Ladakh, India, and the United Kingdom-based charity, the Drupka Trust, to design and build a self-sustaining community using a combination of traditional and modern building methods and materials.
Dear Sirs,
We are holding an International Conference on “Sustainable Habitat for Cold Climates” from 16 to 18 Sept 2004 at Leh in the Ladakh Region of India. Our website at http://www.coldclimatehabitat.com has all the information. Kindly go through and contribute/help your friends contribute technical papers. An exhibition for construction technology and building materials for cold climates will also be held concurrently.
Regards,
Brigadier(Dr.) Surjit Pabla
Chaiman