{"id":12281,"date":"2021-06-15T11:13:43","date_gmt":"2021-06-15T05:43:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/media.biltrax.com\/?p=12281"},"modified":"2022-02-26T16:21:19","modified_gmt":"2022-02-26T10:51:19","slug":"design-forum-international-is-building-nation-with-an-ethos-for-context-and-sustainability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sh040.global.temp.domains\/~vitamind\/biltrax.mediacontent\/design-forum-international-is-building-nation-with-an-ethos-for-context-and-sustainability\/","title":{"rendered":"Design Forum International is building nation with an ethos for context and sustainability"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

A witness to the unfolding construction journey of India, Design Forum International (DFI)<\/a> has played a key role in \u2018Nation-Building\u2019. This Delhi-based practice was founded by three graduates from the Indian Institute of Technology (Kharagpur), Anand Sharma, Anoj Tevatia and Goonmeet Singh Chauhan in 1995. With a wide range of portfolio, spread across 17 states,\u00a0 their designs emphasize the context and conservation of the built environment in thought and practice. Anand Sharma discusses the nitty-gritties of public infrastructure projects and the way forward post pandemic.<\/strong><\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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A climatically conscious client who shows involvement in innovating environmentally responsive buildings is ideal for creating holistic architecture.<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

\u201cBeing an agent of change, your efforts are rooted in principles of sustainable architecture and response to the local context while simultaneously ensuring that humans remain central to design.\u201d Can you elaborate on it? What role do clients play in sustainable architecture?<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Every project undertaken by DFI finds its bearing in its climatic, socio-cultural and physical context, linked to a sustainable design venture. Sustainability usually pertains to water management and energy conservation in the conventional terms. At DFI, we believe that sustainability should also be extrapolated to the cultural context of the building. For instance, a public building in the north-east cannot function on natural materials like Dhaulpur and Agra Sandstone \u2013 the sustainable and aesthetically pleasing materials are not contextual.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The most feasible role of a client in designing a sustainable project is to give the architect the liberty to get creative and align with a design brief that promotes sustainability. A climatically conscious client who shows involvement in innovating environmentally responsive buildings is ideal for creating holistic architecture.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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