Indian Architect & Builder - April 2018

In this issue

IA&B April Issue covers Post Event & Synopsis of Lectures of all the speakers who presented at 361 Degree Conference- RESILIENT CITY, which was held on 16th & 17th February in Mumbai.

Viega Opens Manufacturing Facility In India

On course for growth

3 mins

Excellence Award Ceremony

A confluence is an annual event organized by FunderMax India to bring its Business Partners together under one single platform and discuss the year gone by and outline the strategy for the way forward.

1 min

CERA Launches Premium Brand SENATOR

Mrs. Deepshikha Khaitan, Vice Chairperson, CERA Sanitaryware Limited, unveiled SENATOR by CERA, the premium offering from CERA stable, at a glittering function held at Ahmedabad, in the presence of trade associates invited from all over India.

1 min

Credai-Mchi Inks Memorandum Of Understanding (Mou) For 2.5 Lakhs Affordable Housing In Mumbai & MMR

CREDAI-MCHI inked an important Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Government of Maharashtra for Affordable Housing in the presence of Hon’ble Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Shri Devendra Fadnavis on the day 2 of “Magnetic Maharashtra” Summit in Mumbai.

2 mins

The Notion Of Urban Space Beyond The Physical

urbz is an experimental action and research collective specialized in participatory planning and design. Matias Echanove and Rahul Srivastava are co-founders of this platform for experimental urban research and action, with collaborators in Mumbai, Goa, São Paulo, Bogotá, Seoul and Geneva. The work of urbz has been exhibited at Dr. Bhau Daji Lad City Museum, Mumbai; MoMA, New York; MAXXI, Rome; MAK Vienna; The Centre for Contemporary Art in Bordeaux, the Istanbul Design Biennial; the Chicago Architecture Biennial; and the Sao Paulo Cultural Center. Rahul Srivastava studied social and urban anthropology in Mumbai, Delhi and Cambridge (UK). Matias Echanove studied government and economics at the London School of Economics, urban planning at Columbia University and urban information systems at the University of Tokyo.

6 mins

Building Resilience: Intent, Parameters And Agendas

Amit Prothi is Associate Director at 100ResilientCities, a program of the Rockefeller Foundation. He is working with cities in Asia including Singapore, Seoul, Melaka, Chennai, Surat, Da Nang and Can Tho to promote urban resilience. Amit has practiced in North America, Asia and Africa for the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, Rockefeller Foundation, US Government, and numerous municipalities and private sector clients. For nearly 20 years, he has worked on thematic areas including environmental planning, urban policy, urban design, land use planning, natural resource management, flood management, disaster risk reduction, housing, and community development.

4 mins

Equitable Cities

Ashok B Lall is the Principal of Ashok B Lall Architects in New Delhi, India. He is a visiting professor at the Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU) in New Delhi, and Chair for Design and Technology at the Kamla Raheja Vidyanidhi Institute for Architecture (KRVIA) in Mumbai. He was Dean of the TVB School of Habitat Studies till 2007. The firm Ashok B Lall Architects was established in New Delhi in 1981. The practice has executed projects for educational research institutions in many parts of India, and specializes in low-energy sustainable architecture. Recent projects in India include the Indian Institute of Health Management Research, Jaipur; Sehgal Foundation, Gurgaon and Development Alternatives World Headquarters, New Delhi. He is currently l initiatives for the improvement of public spaces in cities and affordable housing.

4 mins

Why Are We Designing Poorly For The Poor?

Prasoon Kumar is an urban planner and architect with over 10 years of international design experience with his work spanning Asia, United States, Africa and Australia. In 2013, he co-founded billionBricks, a non-profit design studio which innovates shelter solutions with a vision to end homelessness in the world. He leads multidisciplinary teams, engages with communities and stakeholders to provide for high quality shelters to the poorest communities, creating opportunities for them to emerge out of poverty. Since its founding, billionBricks has rehabilitated more than 4000 homeless through its work.

5 mins

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