For ten days in October, Dr Sarah Lappin visited 11 schools of architecture and planning in India in Mumbai, Pune, Ahmedabad, Delhi and Chandigarh, including the Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology. the Centre for Heritage Management and the National Institute for Design. In her role as Director of Education for the School of Natural and Built Environment at Queen's, Dr Lappin is investigating possible new research and teaching links with Indian researchers and educators.

Acoustic cladding in one of the classrooms by Le Corbusier at the Chandigarh School of Architecture. Photo by Sarah Lappin.