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Water is our only molecule of life.

Ever wondered about the different forms, shapes of matter and energy water can take? The relationship between drinking water, and our city life?

Join Jane Withers, an Internationally acclaimed Designer and Curator, raise some of the most pertinent questions the world needs to ask, if we are to protect, both - Water & our Society.

What's remarkable about her work is the element of design, through which she aims to inspire conversations around critical issues of sustainable sanitation, circularity and nature-based system, the value of rain and how traditional practices are once again informing our contemporary approaches.

Listen in as she illustrates a completely fresh narrative around Water & Culture through her projects such as Water Loop, Wonderwater cafe and Water Futures.

You definitely cant miss this one, and it’ll be intriguing to see you leave the webinar thinking of ‘Water' under a completely different light.

Date: Friday, 7 Augus

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What is LIGHT? How can you control light? How do you design with light? To answer all these questions especially in context of spectacular shows and immersive experiences, join Veenu Pasricha for a very interesting talk on this illuminated subject and learn about lighting installations, lighting festivals, interactive light, son-et-lumieres and more...

Date: Tuesday, 28 July 2020 | 16:00-16:45 IST

Topic: LIGHT: Quintessential Element of Shows and Experiences

Agenda

• 1555-1600 - Login and Standby on Zoom
• 1600-1603 - Opening Remarks and Introduction
• 1603-1623 - Master Speaks: Veenu Pasricha, Director, A V Graphics
• 1623-1628 - Fireside Chat
• 1628-1645 - Discussion and Q&A

Veenu Pasricha joined The AV Workshop in 1987 and worked as chief AV programmer. He set up A. V. Graphics Pvt. Ltd. in 1988. He comes from a family of 3 generations of photographers. A graduate of IIT Delhi, Veenu brings his technical and creative skills, not only in graphics and audio-visual production, but

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At the age of 24, with only a camera and hand-held GPS unit, Anthony Acciavatti left New York City to map the most densely populated river basin in the world: River Ganga. Over the next decade, he began to obsessively record the cycles of the monsoons and the dynamism of Ganga, developing new ways of visualizing this iconic river basin.

Date: Friday, 24 July 2020 | 18:00-18:45 IST

Topic: The Values of Imprecision: Visualising River Ganga’s Dynamism

Agenda

• 1755-1800 - Login and Standby on Zoom
• 1800-1803 - Opening Remarks and Introduction
• 1803-1823 - Master Speaks: Anthony Acciavatti, PhD, Daniel Rose Visiting Assistant Professor in Urban Studies, School of Architecture, Yale University
• 1823-1828 - Fireside Chat on Technology
• 1828-1845 - Discussion and Q&A

Dr. Anthony Acciavatti is the author of Ganges Water Machine: Designing New India’s Ancient River (2015), the first comprehensive mapping and urban history of the Ganga River basin in over half a century. In 2016 the boo

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He was the chief architect of Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission as Secretary, Urban, Government of India. For his work in infrastructure he was called “The Infrastructure Man” on deputation to UNDP.

He was Chairman, Delhi Metro and Kochi Metro and holds a PhD from University of Glasgow, UK.

Date: Friday, 17 July 2020 | 16:00-16:45 IST

Topic: Community Data in Urban Governance

Agenda

• 1555-1600 - Login and Standby on Zoom
• 1600-1603 - Opening Remarks and Introduction
• 1603-1623 - Master Speaks: Dr M Ramachandran, Former Secretary Urban Development, Government of India and Former Chairman, Delhi Metro
• 1623-1628 - Fireside Chat on Technology
• 1628-1645 - Discussion and Q&A

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Over 25-years in design and analysis of the built environment, Arvind has vast knowledge of sustainability and analysis with geo-spatial technologies. An urban technology professional, he helps urban planners and managers on sustainable urban development.

Date: Tuesday, 14 Jul 2020 | 16:00-16:45 IST

Topic: Design and Geo-spatial Technologies

Agenda

• 1555-1600 - Login and Standby on Zoom
• 1600-1603 - Opening Remarks and Introduction
• 1603-1623 - Master Speaks: Dr Arvind Varshney, Founder, Principal Sustainable Info Systems, Formerly with Deloitte and Head Smart Cities Mission Management, Government of India
• 1623-1628 - Fireside Chat on Technology
• 1628-1645 - Discussion and Q&A

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Date: Friday, 10 Jul 2020 | 16:00-16:45 IST

Topic: My Experiments with Design

Agenda

• 1555-1600 - Login and Standby on Zoom
• 1600-1603 - Opening Remarks and Introduction
• 1603-1623 - Master Speaks: Ravinder Pal Singh (Ravi), Harvard Alumni, Award Winning Technologist

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The talk is about the relevance of water in shaping/sustaining human civilisation both as a fact and as a metaphor, using the example of Dholavira. Extensive study has been conducted by scholars on Dholavira which is varied but not conclusive. Here is an Architect's perspective on the city planning of Dholavira keeping in mind the relevance of water.

Date: Wednesday, 08 July 2020 | 16:00-16:45 IST 

Topic: Dholavira: an alternative narrative

Agenda

• 1555-1600 – Login and Standby on Zoom
• 1600-1603 – Opening Remarks and Introduction
• 1603-1623 – Master Speaks: Shaleen Sharma, Dean, School of Architecture, World University of Design
• 1623-1628 – Fireside Chat on Technology: Mr Wilton Suresh Pangoria, Category Manager, Mobile workstation, Virtual Reality, Data Science, Strategic Growth Initiatives at HP
• 1628-1645 – Discussion and Q&A

About Master Speaker

Shaleen Sharma has been a practicing Architect for over 22 years and had been actively involved in academics on visiting bas

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"The spoken word is the new level playing field where the eye gets its long due rest as the mind looks inwards and exercises a virtue unique to humans; to imagine. Podcasting puts the power of broadcasting in your hands enabling you to tell your story as it allows the listener to engage with you beyond appointments. The challenge lies in monetization. Join me as I put my ears to the ground; we could be listening to the future." - Mr. Shirshendu Banerjee

From being an on-air talent on FM radio in New Delhi, to COO of the Zee group's radio assets and to now an entrepreneur in broadcasting, Shirshendu Banerjee has over twenty four years of cross sectional experience in podcasting, radio, soundscapes, and auditory principles. 

Join Mr. Banerjee as he walks us through his journey, gives us insights about building content around communities, and covers enticing subjects like declining readership, music as a commodity, and listening experiences. 

Date: Monday, 6 July 2020 | 16:00

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Creative Technologist, Artist, Activist, Digital Curator, Immersive XR producer, Digital maker, innovator & emerging technology enthusiast, Kadine James is a prominent Tech Evangelist. Combining 10+ years’ experience in 3D Printing, Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Data and emerging technology, she’s driven by big ideas, a global mindset and empowering the use of VR/AR/MR & Rapid Prototyping across the creative industries. 

Kadine is the CEO and founder of The Immersive Kind, a multidisciplinary platform for artists, designers and creatives who are using technology to make the world a better place. Kadine is also a Fellow of RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce) whose mission is to enrich society through ideas and action.

Join Kadine on Friday 3 July where she will be exploring how technology is changing the world. Her presentation will explore 3D Printing, Immersive Environments, Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality and how these to

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Today, new forms of thinking are required for imagining improvement of the world. Everyone is capable of multiple forms of thinking, multiple intelligences, and the design fields cultivate these new forms of thinking. From Design Thinking to Architectural Intelligence, there is a great range of ways to liberate the imagination. In this talk, we will learn about design ecologies, design futures, and how the skill of thinking of multiples empowers designers to liberate new worlds. To inspire, this ambitious visual presentation will show examples from art and science of how to imagine and build differently, in a world of flux and flow, to produce work of wonder and delight.

Date: Friday, 26 June 2020 | 16:00-16:45 IST 

Topic: Multiple Intelligences, Multiple Ecologies

Agenda

• 1555-1600 - Login and Standby on Zoom
• 1600-1603 - Opening Remarks and Introduction
• 1603-1623 - Master Speaks: Dr Thomas E. Mical, Dean, Jindal School of Art & Architecture, MS.Arch. (Harvard University)