Professor Jaffer with Sir Peter Cook in London

Professor Jaffer AA Khan, Director of MIDAS-Marg Institute of Design and Architecture Swarnabhoomi Chennai, today met Sir Peter Cook, an iconic architect who was a founder member of ARCHIGRAM movement in architecture (1955-60). The meeting was at CRAB Studio in London on 30th November 2012. It is most likely that Sir Peter Cook will be a guest at MIDAS in 2013.

Fractal Workshop at MIDAS

Ms Takbir Fatima II conducted a three day Fractals.2.0 workshop at MIDAS from 24th to 26th at the Marg Institute ofDesign and Architecture Swarnabhoomi -MIDAS. The students enjoyed making the installations and experimenting new forms. The sample of the outcome is shown above.

Jaffer Khan at PRS-RMIT LUCA Presentation at Ghent Belgium

Jaffer AA Khan, spoke on "Coherence of Tradition in Practice" to an elite audience at Sint Lucas Architecture School on 25th November 2012. The lecture was part of PRS by RMIT-LUCA at Ghent Belgium.  He spoke about how- the coherence of tradition and culture and its intuitive responses to life and existence has impacted his work through three decades.

Fractals 2.0 Workshop by Takbir Fatima II at MIDAS -Chennai

Ms Takbir Fatima II, practising architect from Hyderabad will conduct her second workshop at MIDAS-MargInstitute of Design and Workshop , Fractal 2.0 "ONE TO MANY. The three day workshop on 24th to 26th November 2012 will involve the 1st year B.Arch students at MIDAS- Affiliated to Anna University. 

Professor Jaffer AA Khan RIBA
Director
MIDAS Chennai

Jaffer AA Khan Speaks at the IGBC International Conference in Hyderanbad 0n 31st Oct. 2012

Prof. Jaffer AA Khan Director MIDAS-Marg Institute of Design and Architecture Swarnabhoomi- addresses the international audience on " Urban Sustainability" as a part of the International Conference organised by the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) at Hyderabad on 31st Oct 2012. Ms Elena M Berger of the US Department of Energy, Washington DC was the chief guest and Mr V Suresh, Chairman IGBC chaired the session.

Coherence of Tradition in Practice-Jaffer AA Khan FRSA

Coherence of Tradition in Practice - The speech at PRS Sint Lucas Architecture, Gent, Belgium by Jaffer AA Khan FRSA will outline his philosophy of understanding the Indian Tradition - which is the essence and spirit of his practice of Architecture.

Architecture is best not defined. The moment it is defined it looses its metaphysical character.....according to him