EARTH MATTERS
Concerns for the environment are not unique today. However, few stalwarts have made a significant impact on the minds of professionals and consumers alike. Earth Matters brings you a face-to-face with Award winning individuals of global repute.
Dr. Ajanta Sen Poovaiah
Dr. Ajanta Sen Poovaiah is the International Director of Solar Project, a networking technology project about cross-cultural collaborative learning environments for children and a joint initiative between IITB and design universities in UK. She has a Ph.D. in Development Planning from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB), Mumbai, India. Her interests include interpreting technologies vis-à-vis cultural paradigms for the emerging markets, the socio-cultural analysis of industrial design-related issues, and critiquing new media technologies and design issues for the media. Dr. Sen specialises in the disciplines of Interaction Design, Social Computing and the evolution of industrial design as a co-evolution of technology.
Ashok Lall,
Principal Architect, Ashok B Lall Architects, India
Ashok Lall is committed to an architectural practice based on the principles of environmental sustainability and social responsibility. His work has won a number of awards and has been published widely. Engaged in architectural education since 1990, he has developed curricula and teaching methods to address environmental issues. He is presently Chair of the Jury for the Holcim Awards for Sustainable Construction, Asia Pacific Region.
Bill Gething, Sustainability Advisor, RIBA, UK
Bill Gething is an architect and long-standing partner of Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios. He has been involved with many key projects that have contributed to the practice’s reputation for sustainable design and has overall responsibility for the practice’s research work.
Dr. John Francis, Ph.D., Director, The Planet Walker, US
Dr. John Francis is known the world-over as the Planet Walker. In 1971, Dr. Francis witnessed an oil spill in San Francisco Bay. The effects of the spill compelled him to stop using motorised vehicles. Several months later, to stop the arguments about the power of one person’s actions, he took a vow of silence. His non-motorised lifestyle lasted twenty-two years, and his silence seventeen.
Prof. Herbert Girardet,
Director, World
Future Council
Initiative, UK
Prof. Herbert Girardet is an author, filmmaker and consultant, focusing on Sustainable Development. He is the Director of Programmes, World Future Council Initiative, a patron of the Soil Association UK, and a visiting professor at University of the West of England. He currently holds a Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 Sustainable Cities Fellowship.
Open Session: Jayashree D Bhalla from the Studio for Environment & Architecture, Mumbai will have an open discussion on open space linkage plan for Mumbai. Titled - Greenlink Mumbai, the discussion will be about a proposal for a Green walkway integrated with an Open space Master plan for the city. Mumbai has one of the highest volumes of pedestrians in the world, and despite generous - width sidewalks in some parts of the city, sidewalks become crowded and the quality of the pedestrian experience is dismal. The proposal urges the city planners to formulate a master plan and vision for the country's most ambitious urban open space and greenway system and include it in the Development Plan enriching the lives of the residents. A Green walkway is the best chance to dramatically reduce transportation emissions.
* Note: Due to unforeseen circumstances , the programme may change and the organisers reserve the right to alter the venue and/or speakers.
Ashok Lall,
