A shared global responsibility for future cities
One of the most prominent student urban design competitions, the prestigious ‘The Schindler Global Award 2019’ was held on 10th May in the megacity of Mumbai under the leadership of the Schindler Group. A huge success, ‘The Schindler Global Award 2019’ was attended by the nominated team representatives, students from leading Design and Architect Schools and Colleges in Mumbai and leading names and members from the Indian and International Industry fraternity. Adding an interesting facet to the awards evening was an engaging Live Sand Art Performance on ‘Urban Mobility’ followed by an interactive panel discussion centred on ‘What is Mumbai’s position as a financial center in the regional or South Asian Urban System’. Moderated by Mr.Uday Kulkarni, President, India and South Asia, Schindler, the esteemed panellists comprised of Mr.KeesChristiaanse, Architect, Professor of Architecture and Urban Design at ETH, Zürich, Switzerland; ETH Zürich, Founder, Partner, KCAP, Rotterdam, Netherlands and Zürich, Switzerland), Mr. Deepak Parekh, Chairperson, HDFC, Mr. Peter Staub, leading architect who leads the Chair of Architectural Design and Theory and serves as Head of Institute of Architecture and Planning at the University of Liechtenstein, Mr. Raj Bajaaj, Chairperson, Lerch And Bates and Mr.SatishBhujbal, Vice President -Kalpataru (Retired).
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