Appointment at Events as a Speaker
PechaKucha Event by Kohler, Speaker - ‘Embracing Equality’ - June 2023
TEDxAhmedabadIntlSchool, Unknowing: A journey through Design - November 2022
PechaKucha Event by Kohler, Speaker - ‘Even or Un-Even’ - March 2021
Jaquar Confab, Guest of Honour - November 2020
IIID – Baroda Chapter, Knowledge series event – March 2017, Meaning through Design: Negotiating Expressions in a time of Pluralism
PechaKucha Event, Mumbai - March 2017 - Audio Visual Slide show, 20 slides – 20 seconds ‘Less is More’
WADe India - Awards & Conference at Gurgaon, Panel Discussion on ‘Challenges for Women Architect/Designer to start own Practice in India and the Ways to Overcome
Walk the Talk with Your Mentor, ET ACETECH as an Eminent Mentor, January 2016 at Ahmedabad
Green Building Congress, Nov 2015 at Gandhinagar - Discussion on a topic ‘Architects perspective on Green Interiors
FOAID (Festival of Architecture And Interior Designing), Sept 2015 at Delhi- Discussion on a topic ‘Cutting Edge Design – Innovating the Indian Image of Architecture for future times’
WAF (World Architecture Festival), April 2015 at Ahmedabad Discussion on ‘Contemporary Directions in World Architecture’
IIID Regional Chapter at Bangalore – January 2015 “Unique Yet Global” Insight 2015, Conference at NID Bangalore
IIID - Hyderabad, January 2015 “Unique Yet Global”
Design Dialogues – December 2014 Mumbai - Presentation on ‘Think Global …Act Local
PechaKucha Event, Mumbai - September 2014 - Audio Visual Slide show, 20 slides – 20 seconds ‘As I see It’
Festival of Architecture And Interior Designing, Sept 2014 at Mumbai- Discussion on a topic ‘Luxury & Necessity’
Sparkle 2011, Surat
IFI, Annual Conference, IIM, Ahmedabad – November 2008
Happy Business to You, Pordenone – Italy, February 2012, attend a conference featuring “Unique Yet Global”, along with 10 leading designers from India
IIID Traditions in India, CEPT, Ahmedabad – September 2008
ifa (Institut für Auslandsbesziehungen e. V.) Gallery, Berlin, Germany – August 2007
“in site – Interior Architecture in India” , Exhibition featuring work of Canna Patel and 6 leading Architects / Designers from India
Indian Institute of Interior Designers, India – April 2005, one of the speakers on “VIth National Convention - INNOVATION 2005”
NASID, Ahmedabad, India - January, 2005. Participated in a seminar on “Debate/discussion on a topic ‘Rapid Globalization vs Indianess’ Can there ever be a harmonious co-existence of the two”
Design Sutra, International Conference by IFI – December 2003.One of the “Moderators for Key Note Speakers” .
Women Architects Forum, seminar on `Women and Built Environment – March 2002
External Juror for Diploma Thesis at National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, India – July 2001
TVB School of Architecture, New Delhi, India - March 1995. Participated in a seminar on "Gender and Habitat"
Program Planner and Organizer for the exhibition and the meet
"Women Architect's Meet", Ahmedabad, India - August 1991
Participated in a seminar on "Interior Design Today", Jaipur, India - June 1986
Program Planner and Organizer for the exhibition, and an audio-visual slide show. "The Chair", an Exhibition, School of Architecture, Ahmedabad, India - January 1985
Appointment at Design Jury
Decowood Design Divas, Juror 2016
IIID Design Excellence Award 2016, Juror – 2016
Smart Green Awards & Summit, Juror 2016
NDTV’s first Design & Architecture Awards, Juror 2014
IIID ANCHOR Awards (Regional + National Jury), 2013
Aces of Space Awards, Juror, 2012
IIID – Pune Chapter, Archfest “Re-renaissance-The change within” Pune 2010
A + D Spectrum Foundation Awards, Juror- Interior Category – 2006
Durian Society Interiors Design Awards, Juror-Student Competition-2006
A + D Spectrum Foundation Awards, Juror- Architecture Category – 2007
Durian Society Interiors Design Awards, Juror-Student Competition-2009
Indian institute of interior designers (IIID) mega event: Home sweet Home contest”, Indore Juror-Student Competition-2009
Committee Work
Inspection on behalf of Council of Architecture, Pune - February 2006
In February 2015, She was appointed as a member of Academic Advisory Board for the School of Environment Design and Architecture at the Navrachana University
In June 2017, She was appointed as a member of Academic Advisory Board for the 5th Edition of Economic Times Architectural & Design Summit with the theme of “Designing for Diversified India”
Professional Lectures
RV College of Engineering, Online Webinar, April 2021
Indian Institute of Interior Designers - Pune & Vadodara Chapters, Online Webinar, December 2020
Google India UX, Online Webinar, October 2020
JS Institute of Design, Online Webinar, August 2020
Indian Institute of Architects, Pune, Women in Architecture, Jan 2013
Rotary Club Ahmedabad, August 2012
India Institute of Architects, Aurangabad, Unique yet Global, June 2012
Hochschule Luzern Technik & Architektur, Lucerne, Feb 2012
Domus Academy, Milan, Feb 2012
Hochschule für Technik Stuttgart, University of Applied Sciences, May 2011
National School of Interior Design, Rajkot – March2007
School of Interior Design, I.E.D., Vidyanagar, India - October 2006
Forum for Exchange and Excellence in Design (FEED), Pune – July 2006
Sinhagad University, Pune, India – February 2006
Pidilite Knowledge Series, Rajkot, India – January 2006
Indian Institute of Interior Design, Delhi, India – December 2005
Indian Institute of Interior Design, Pune, India – September 2003
Indian Institute of Interior Design, Surat, India – July 2002
Indian Institute of Interior Design, Baroda, India – June 2002
Indian Institute of Technology, Pawai, Bombay, India - March 1995
Department of Architecture, University of California, Berkeley, USA. - August 1992
School of Architecture, Ahmedabad, India – May 1991
Workshops
An Art of Dealing with Interior Designer: April 2014 and May 2014
An Art of Managing Soft Furnishing on Interior Projects: June 2014
Y not live in style without losing your mind: December 2015
Define your Portfolio: February 2016, March 2016, July 2016 and September 2016
Effective Way to Present: March 2016
Fundamentals of Flooring through Tiles: February 2017, April 2017
We are willing to organize online workshops for aspiring students of Architecture and Interior Design. Interested group of students and Institutions should get in touch with the HCPID team to plan the exercise.
Academics
Canna Patel takes an active interest in training and education of Architects and Interior Designers and contributes by way of teaching delivering lectures at workshops and seminars.
Visiting Faculty at Cept University: Developed advanced studio elective for juniors and seniors
Design – Expressions and Technology: January 2017
Textile in Built Environment: July 2016
Textiles & Upholstery in Interiors: July 2015
Material and Methods of Construction: December 2013, January 2015, January 2016
Design Management: July 2014
Professional Practice: July 2013
Visiting Faculty at NID
Materials and Innovations, January 2015
Guide for Under Graduate Interior Design Thesis Students
| Year | Topic | Name of Student |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Heritage Hospitality | Sanjana Shah |
| 2016 | Commissioned Art as a practice in interior projects. | Riddhi Pandya |
| 2016 | Volume-Re-use-Dialogue: an inquiry into attitudes towards Re-use of Industrial Buildings | Advait Patel |
| 2016 | The study of role of interior textiles to build a perception of interior spaces with traditional built form | Darshini Shah |
| 2015 | Verandah Spaces | Aashna Dave |
| 2014 | Colour | Iesha Parikh |
| 2014 | Life Safety In Commercial Spaces | Kinjal Shah |
| 2013 | Space Through the lens of a Narrative: reading & interpreting interior spaces | Ankita Trivedi |
| 2011 | Artificial Light | Hinal Muzumdar |
| 2010 | Representation in interior Design | Yash Rathod |
| 2005 | Textile Design | Poorvi Das |
| 2004 | Healing Spaces | Jahanvee M.S |
| 2000 | Play of Color | Tejal Chudasama |
| 1997 | Restaurant Spaces – Language of Color | Shefali Parikh |