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The Bamboo Summer Camp is a2-week immersive learning experience that offers the opportunity to learn the fundamentals of bamboo construction and sustainable living, while engaging in a unique self-inquiryin the company of an international team of mentors. The Camp takes place in Auroville, a dynamic international community committed to sustainable WHO IS THIS FOR? The Bamboo Summer School is perfect for anyone who wants to gain skills and hands-on experience working with bamboo, one of the most eco-friendly building materials, while also exploring various aspects of sustainable living. It is for anyone who is concerned about building a more environmentally sustainable world. An essential aspect of building a more sustainable world is the quality of the consciousness we bring to it. Our outer environment – whether built or natural – reflects the state of our inner awareness. For that reason, part of this programme will also focus on expanding awareness, exploring how “inner” s...

Auroville Green Practices (AGP) 3H Summer School program is an initiative using Auroville and its outstanding experience in sustainable living and cultural diversity as a platform for learning and personal growth for students from around the world. BENEFITS Learning transformative leadership principles Experiencing cross cultural learning Experiencing a project lifecycle Gaining design experience with locally available resources Hands-on site experience Learning to design projects, transform existing systems and build for sustainable change and human well-being Learning to inquire into the principles of placemaking TOPIC The theme for the program is Urban Furniture and Placemaking. Urban furniture refers to objects and facilities located in urban community spaces that provide various services and functions to the community. It is one of the essential elements of the urban environment that contributes to humans and their activities. Although comparatively small i...

Please join us from 1:30pm, Thursday, Sept. 6 through 7pm, Saturday, Sept. 8 at Kala Academy, Panaji, Goa. Equity matters. As India becomes an increasingly urban nation, our cities require critical discourse on how to make housing, infrastructure, public space, and opportunity available to all citizens. This third edition of Z-Axis – the biennial conference organized by the Charles Correa Foundation – will draw on expertise from around the globe to debate and articulate the agency of architecture and planning in creating equitable cities. The Charles Correa Memorial Lecture will be delivered at the opening session on Thursday, September 6 by Richard Burdett, professor of Urban Studies at the London School of Economics and Political Science and the director of LSE Cities and the Urban Age project. INVITED SPEAKERS Tatiana Bilbao Founder, Tatiana Bilbao Estudio, Mexico City; Founder, MX.DF; and Co-founder, LCM Bijal Brahmbhatt Co-founder and Executive director, Mahila Housi...