Iqtedar Alam

Sripur -3, P.O. Sripur Bazar

Asansol, Dist. Burdwan
West Bengal
(0341) 2343948

252/54, 3rd Floor, Lane 08

Ghaffar Manzil, Okhla
New Delhi 110025
+91 9891 428 478
ar.iqtedar@gmail.com

Academic Qualification (s)

B.Arch, 2009, 81.1% (Gold Medalist)
Faculty of Architecture & Ekistics, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India
M.Arch Urban Regeneration, 2013, 8.86 CGPI (Gold Medalist)
Faculty of Architecture & Ekistics, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India
Class XII, 2003, 74.8%
Burnpur Riverside School, Burnpur, Dist. Burdwan, West Bengal, India
Class X, 2001, 83.2%
St. Vincents High & Technical School, Asansol, Dist. Burdwan, West Bengal, India

Work Experience (s)

A. Professional Experience
May 2009 July 2011
Architect at Aga Khan Trust for Culture, New Delhi, India
Project: Historic Cities Programme of AKDN on Humayuns Tomb-Sunder Nursery-Hzt.
Nizamuddin Basti- an Urban Renewal Initiative
Work Profile: Worked on the Urban Improvement Scheme of Hazrat Nizamuddin Basti &
Cultural Revival Project of Hazrat Nizamuddin Basti
Design development, 3d modeling & Presentations, Feasible design solutions for the
Master Plan, Monument Area Plans, and Streets Upgradation of Hazrat Nizamuddin Basti.
Exhibition Designs: Jashn-e-Khusrau: An exhibition on the life and works of the Sufi Poet
Amir Khusrau at the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi (Curatorial Team)- March 2010,
AKTC Project Exhibition at the Humayuns Tomb Complex- November 2011
Production Assistance - Book: Jashn-e-Khusrau: A Proceedings, April 2011
Urban Report of Hazrat Nizamuddin Basti, January 2011
Survey Document of Hazrat Nizamuddin Basti
Cultural Revival Project: Cultural Documentation (Field Recordings of Khusraus poetry in
Qawwali Music) & Exhibition Designs
July 2011Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture
Faculty of Architecture & Ekistics
Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India

B. Other Projects
July 2014 Research & Storyboard preparation for the project titled Science & Technology in
Architectural Heritage, Project of Department of Science & Technology, Government of
India
C. Internships
June 2007 - August 2007
Summer Internship - Worked for Delhi Urban Art Commission (DUAC) under the supervision
of Prof. E.F.N. Ribeiro on the project Zonal Development Plan for New Delhi Municipal
Area of Zone D of Master Plan for Delhi-2021
Work Profile: Preparation of Drawings, Presentations and Reports
January 2009 - April 2009
Architectural Internship at the Arkitekturel Grids
Greater Kailash I, New Delhi, India
Work Profile: Design development, 3d modeling & Presentations, Feasible design
solutions, Submission Drawings & Working drawings

Papers Presented/Published in Conferences and Seminars

A. Paper Presentations
Architecture Practicing Islam
A paper on Islamic Architecture
International Conference on Islamic Art and Architecture, New Delhi, India, 2007
Alternative Approaches to Master Plan
National Seminar on Review of Planning practices in India
Architecture for Masses-III, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India, 2007
Cinematic Architecture: Culture as a Paradigm
International Conference on Contextualizing the Contemporary in Culture
IIT Madras & Centre for Performance Research and Cultural Studies in South Asia, Thrissur,
India, 2011
Contemporizing the History: Researching the case for Heritage-Based Urban
Regeneration
National Seminar on Urban Regeneration
Architecture for Masses-IV, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India, 2011
The Mystical Dimension of Space
A paper on Architecture of the Sufi Shrines
International Conference on Islamic Arts & Architecture, New Delhi, India, 2011
Reading Urban Spaces: Bombay through Cinematic Frames
National Seminar on Urban Regeneration in Indian Context
Architecture for Masses- V, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India, 2013

B. Publications
Sustenance is not a Mirage: Renaissance is the need of the hour
A paper on Urban Spaces, their problems and solutions
CAA Conference, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2006
The Heaven Above: Penthouses, a style statement
Eclectic- a North-East Magazine, 2009

Exhibition (s)
A. Curatorial Works
Life, Works & Legacy of Begum Akhtar
Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrhalaya (IGRMS), Bhopal
Curator & Designer
Conceptualized by NaadSaagar Archives & Documentation Society for South Asian
Music
Funded by Ministry of Culture & Supported by Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts
(IGNCA)
18-30 August, 2015
Begum Akhtar: Life, Works & Legacy
Bhatkhande Music Institute, Deemed University, Lucknow
Curator & Designer
Conceptualized by NaadSaagar Archives & Documentation Society for South Asian
Music
Funded by Ministry of Culture & Supported by Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts
(IGNCA)
01-15 October, 2015
Lucknow ki Rachi-Basi Tehzeeb : An exhibition on the various Communities of Lucknow
Mahindra Sanatkada Lucknow Festival
Designer
Conceptualized and Funded by Mahindra Sanatkada, Lucknow
06-10 February, 2016
Jashn-e-Khusrau: An exhibition on the Musical & Poetic Contribution of Amir Khusrau
India International Centre, New Delhi
Production Assistance
Aga Khan Trust for Culture, New Delhi, India
March, 2010
B. Participations
From the Valley of Ladakh
A display of selected photographs on the Leh Old Town
at the Photography Exhibition, MF Husain Art Gallery, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, 2014
Taj Mahal
A display of selected photographs on the Taj Mahal

At the National Seminar-cum-Exhibition on Black Taj: Myth & Manifestations, New Delhi,
India, 2012
The Old (Lost) Citadel
A display of selected photographs on Old Fort, Delhi
At the International Conference of Islamic Art and Architecture, New Delhi, India, 2011
Humayuns Tomb : A Silent Echo
A display of selected photographs of the Humayuns Tomb
at the International Conference on Islamic Art and Architecture, New Delhi, India, 2007
Evolution of Architecture in Delhi
at the University Archives & Gallery, Jamia MIllia Islamia, 2005
Auraq-i- Musawwir
an exhibition on the paintings of Sir Syed Ahmed Khan on the monuments of Delhi
at the University Archives & Gallery, Jamia Millia Islamia, 2007

Workshop(s)/Exchange Program
International Workshop on Indo-Egyptian Architecture, with the Department of
Architectural Engineering, Pharos University, Alexandria.
Delivered a Talk and Presentation on the Architecture and Evolution of Delhi
at New Delhi, India
Workshop-cum-Training program on Balkrishna Doshi- Celebrating Habitat: The Real, The
Virtual & The Imaginary, by BV Doshi at National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New
Delhi, India, 2014
Member of Delegation to University of Applied Sciences Erfurt, Germany as part of a
Cultural Exchange Program, 2007
International Workshop on Designing of School of Architecture and Residential
Apartment
at University of Applied Sciences Erfurt, Germany, 2007
International Workshop on Designing of Day Care Centre with University of Applied
Sciences, Erfurt, Germany at New Delhi, India, 2008

Organizer(s)
International Conference on Islamic Art & Architecture,
New Delhi, India, 2011
National Seminar-cum-Exhibition on Black Taj: Myths and Manifestations,
New Delhi, India, 2012
National Seminar on Urban Regeneration in Indian Context,
Architecture for Masses-V, New Delhi, India, 2013

2nd Habib Rahman Memorial Lecture Series, New Delhi, 2014

3rd Habib Rahman Memorial Lecture Series. New Delhi, 2014
Celebrating Kalam, A 3-day festival on Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, New Delhi, 2015

Extra-Curricular Activities
2nd Position in Debate Competition on Regional Planning will lead to Harmonious Cities
Organized by HUDCO, Govt. of India, World Habitat Day 2008
Award for Excellence in Architectural Studies for the Year 2007, organized by Pidilite
Group of Industries.
3rd Position in Debate Competition on Climate Change and our Cities Organized by
HUDCO, Govt. of India, World Habitat Day 2008
Special Mention in Movie Making Competition titled Jama Masjid- A Religio-Cultural
Centre, Department of Architecture, JMI - 2011

Voluntary Involvement(s)
2009 Conducting Heritage Walks for various Heritage Precincts in the City of Delhi

Personal Information
Date of Birth
Sex
Languages
Hobbies

5th January, 1985

Male
Hindi, English, Urdu, Bengali, Arabic
Photography, Travelling, Music

Declaration
I hereby declare that the above mentioned information is correct to my knowledge and
belief.

(IQTEDAR ALAM)