Sustainable Urbanism International

Sustainable Urbanism International Thursday, 3/11, 6:30pm Jyoti Hosagrahar will present her current work on heritage, sustainability and place-based development in several historic towns in India which expand "the idea of heritage beyond monuments to the intersections of nature, culture, and the built environment," done in partnership with UNESCO and her Bangalore-based NGO, Sustainable Urbanism International. Minimalist design interventions include sustainable tourism development, redesign of public spaces, adaptive reuse of historic structures, sustainable designs for infrastructure and public facilities, redevelopment of common property resources, design of street signage, renovating the interior of homes and the design of movable public performance spaces. www.sustainurban.org www.arch.columbia.edu/labs/sustainable-urbanism Response by Clara Irazabal, Urban Planning Program, Columbia GSAPP. Studio-X 180 Varick Street, STE 1610 1 train to Houston Street Free and open to the public RSVP: gdb2106[@]columbia[dot]edu [Studio-X is a downtown studio for experimental design and research run by the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation of Columbia University.]