Event Pass Information Event Pass TypePriceQuantity In-Person - Student with Valid IDFREE 0 1 2 3 4 Zoom - Student with Valid IDFREE 0 1 2 3 4 In-Person - General Public$15.00 USD 0 1 2 3 4 Zoom - General Public$7.00 USD 0 1 2 3 4 Event Details The AIANY Interiors Committee, along with the AIANY Design for Risk and Reconstruction Committee, the AIANY Diversity and Inclusion Committee, and the AIANY Social Sciences and Architecture Committee, present an evening with celebrated Ahmedabad architect Yatin Pandya speaking on his interests in cultural celebration in architecture and interior design, responsive and sustainable design for the Earth, and his several publications on the subject of humane design. Speakers: Yatin Pandya, Academic Researcher, FOOTPRINTS E.A.R.T.H. (Environment Architecture Research Technology Housing) About the Speakers: Yatin Pandya is an author, academician, researcher, and practicing architect whose work spans city planning, urban design, mass housing, architecture, interior design, product design, and conservation as Principal of FOOTPRINTS E.A.R.T.H. (Environment Architecture Research Technology Housing). Notably, he formerly served as Associate Director at the Vastu Shilpa Foundation for Studies and Research in Environmental Design, working with Pritzker Prize-winning acclaimed architect Balkrishna Doshi. Pandya has received over forty national and international awards for design, research, and dissemination, including most recently the All India Stone Architecture Award, a United Nations Habitat Award special mention, and the US Curry Stone Foundation Design Prize for Sustainable Practice. He has written nearly 300 articles in national and international media and authored books such as Courtyard Houses of India, Concepts of Space in Traditional Indian Architecture, and Elements of Space Making, all internationally published and widely used as course material. A dedicated educator, he has taught at CEPT University for 34 years and lectured at various universitas and at over 100 forums across 20+ countries. His work and key principals are rooted in environmental sustainability, socio-cultural appropriateness, timeless aesthetics, and economic affordability. *Please note - AIANY Credits will only be provided for the in-person attendees. Please use this link to connect to the livestream.