Dialogues on Fragility Matters

Environ-mental analysis in Indian Urban Neighbourhoods

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Ciclo di seminari ‘Dialogue on Fragility Matters’

10/04/2025, h. 10:00
Politecnico di Milano, Campus Leonardo, Edificio 11B, Spazio CRAFT

The seminar series “Dialogue on Fragility Matters”, supported by CRAFT – Competence Centre Anti-Fragile Territories, will explore themes such as the challenges posed by megacity expansion in the architectural and urban fields, cultural exchange impacts on urban planning, the delicate interplay between architecture and heritage conservation, the pressing contemporary environmental challenges and the evolution of housing typologies.

The third appointment of the seminar series Dialogues on Fragility Matters will take place on 10th April and will focus on “Environ-mental analysis in Indian Urban Neighbourhoods”. The guest speaker will be Tina Pujara from the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee.
The seminar will delve into the urban challenges intensified by the megacity expansion. It will critically analyses pressing contemporary environmental urban stressors, such as pollution and climate change, enquiring on what is urban wellbeing, how to measure it and discussing on how architects and urban planners can respond to the crisis through multidisciplinary sustainable design approach.

Relatore

Tina Pujara, Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee

Prossimo incontro

20/05/2025, h. 10:00 – Dialogues on Fragility Matters: Housing Typology Evolution in Indian Cities
Relatore: Vishwanath Kashikar, Architect, Associate Professor, Chair of Master in Housing Design, CEPT University

Responsabili

Pilar M. Guerrieri, Giulia Setti