May 2019, Mumbai: One of the most prominent
student urban design competitions, the prestigious ‘The Schindler Global Award 2019’ was held this month in the
megacity of Mumbai under the leadership of the Schindler Group, in collaboration with the ETH Zurich, Chair of Architecture and Urban Design, Professor KeesChristiaanse. Prof.Christiaanse is SGA
Co-Chair together with Prof. Peter Staub,
of the University of Liechtenstein. The SGA 2019 was also supported by the
expertise of the Mumbai-based Urban
Design Research Institute (UDRI).
A huge success, ‘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 BatesandMr.SatishBhujbal, Vice President -Kalpataru (Retired).
The Schindler Global Award
The Global Schindler Award is
a competition for students of architecture, landscape architecture, urban
design and planning, where they are asked to submit outstanding concepts for
new urban forms related to mobility, in response to global urban change. A jury
of internationally renowned professionals in urban design and architecture will
assess the competition entries.
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