Vikas Dilwari
Architect
Vikas Dilawari is a practicing conservation architect with nearly 3 decades of experience exclusively in the conservation field, ranging from urban to architecture. He has done his double Masters in Conservation from School of Planning and Architecture (New Delhi) and from the University of York. He was the Head of Department of Conservation Department at Kamla Raheja Vidyanidhi Institute of Architecture (KRVIA) Mumbai from its inception in 2007 till Aug 2014. His practice has successfully executed several conservation projects ranging from prime landmarks to unloved buildings of Mumbai. He was instrumental with INTACH Mumbai chapter to list the CST station as World Heritage Site in 2004. Several of his projects have received national and international recognition. A total of 15 of his projects have won UNESCO ASIA PACIFIC Awards for Cultural Preservation in SE Asia . In 2017 three of his projects got the UNESCO Asia Pacific Awards. He has worked on may significant heritage public buildings like the Dr Bhau Daji lad Museum & Christ Church in Byculla, Elphinstone Building, The Fire Damaged Corporation Hall of the MCGM ,the AgaKhan Palace in Pune , The Rajabai Clock Tower , The Royal Bombay Yacht Club, & The Durbar Hall in Kochi which was one of the venues for the first biennale in the country.
Mr Dilawari has lectured and written extensively on the subject of conservation nationally and internationally.
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