The future is constantly in flux, and our limited capabilities often fail to come up with a believable version of our own aspirations. It is not that we do not have the imagination to come up with a future that hopefully is substantially better than the present. It is just that considering the exploited and burdened world of the present, it is hard to figure out how we will bring that vision of a clean and bright future to reality. These are some of the challenges that people in a lot of fields are struggling with, as they try to get past the socio-economic and technological bottlenecks that hold them back. We talk about some of these problems with Akshay Goyal, architect and founder of the Design’s Future’s Foundation, an organisation which is dedicated to creating tangible and feasible solutions for these issues. We met Akshay while he was showcasing some practical applications of the work done by his team, which ranged from a hybrid air purification plant to the large scale redevelopment of Chandni Chowk. We were quite intrigued by the unique thinking behind these projects and just had to learn more about how they are working towards designing our future.
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