 Spread over an area of 9 acres, the India Habitat Centre is a convention centre combining individuals and institutions of varied environment and habitat related departments. With the aim to change the conventional image of an office space, IHC houses art galleries, library and resource centre, learning centre, amphitheatre, conference and banquet halls, restaurants which share multiple courtyards with the office spaces. IHC is a spectacular example of a contemporary building made with traditional materials and techniques.  

India Habitat Centre

 The India International Centre (IIC) is a non-official organization situated in New Delhi, India. It serves as a meeting place for cultural and intellectual offerings while maintaining its non-official character. The center's foundation stone was laid in 1960 by Japanese Prince Akihito, who had come to India for his honeymoon, and was inaugurated in 1962 by Dr. S. Radhakrishnan, the second President of India. The campus consists of three main divisions, the Programmes Division, the Library and the Publications Division. 

India International Centre

 The existing building can be read almost like a campus of individual blocks, each specifically designed for a purpose that is reflected like their respective elevations. A four-story classroom block is joined by a wall-less entry foyer to the art gallery and the open-air auditorium. 

 A three-story extension to the north was built in 1977, which accommodates additional classrooms, artists&rsquo; residences, and a 200-seat auditorium. 

 In 2013, AKDA began the process of upgrading the building, first to comply with more stringent fire-safety regulations and then to preserve the building&rsquo;s fa&ccedil;ade, including the signature screen, or jaali. The physical manifestation of this process was an external metal stair, providing an additional egress point from the auditorium. 

 The Triveni Kala Sangam is a cultural and architectural landmark in the city of Delhi. Designed by Joseph Allen Stein in 1957 in the part of Lutyens` New Delhi dedicated to cultural activities, it remains one of the icons of post-independence architecture in the city. Stein, an architect, and urban planner was trained in California but produced the bulk of his remarkable oeuvre of buildings in India including Triveni Kala Sangam. Known for his sensitivity to form and climate, his architecture has inspired an entire generation of architectural practices. 

Triveni Kala Sangam 

 J. A. Stein was an American architect and a major figure in the establishment of a regional modern architecture in the San Francisco Bay area in the 1940s and 1950s during the early days of the environmental design movement. In 1952, he moved to India and in 1955 was tasked with the planning of Durgapur in West Bengal, India along with Benjamin Polk. He is noted for designing several important buildings in India, most notably around Lodhi Estate in Central Delhi. 

<span style=""><span style="">Awarded the Padma Shri, </span></span>the fourth highest civilian award by the Government of India. 

Joseph Allen Stein

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