"Umbartha" (Threshhold): A Seminar on eco-friendly housing

‘UMBARATHA’
SEMINAR TO CONNECT NATURE, HUMANS & ARCHITECTURE
MUMBAI – 24 FEBRUARY 2008


‘Niramaya Jeevan Manch’ has organised a seminar titled ‘Umbaratha’ (Threshhold) to explore and connect Nature, Humans and Architecture in Mumbai on 24 February 2008. Architect Ulhas Rane who has been in the forefront in the fields of Natural History, Environment & Ecology since the last 30 years, will conduct this seminar. . He has been in professional practice since 1971 and has designed and implemented Architectural and Landscape projects all over India.

Seminar will focus on Sustainable Housing and will explore topics like Evolution of Homes, Ecosystems in India, Bio-geographically appropriate architecture, Building Technology, Human needs and appropriate use of materials in architecture, Eco-friendly architecture and landscape, Infrastructure and Environment, Economics of Architecture, Economic / Environmental / Social cost of Development, Environmental / Ecological footprint of Development etc. The effort will be to arrive at a charter for Environmentally Sustainable Housing and Development through exploration and discussion.

‘Niramaya Jeevan Manch’, a non-profit voluntary organization, has been organising workshops and seminars to help people to adopt nature friendly lifestyle. The objective of this seminar is to assist the people, architects, engineers and builders who are interested in Environment Friendly Architecture.

The seminar will be conducted from 9.00 hrs to 14.00 hrs on Sunday, 24th February 2008 at Maharashtra Nature Park, Dharavi. Seminar will be conducted in Marathi.

Registration Fee for the program is Rs. Fifty only.

Please contact at the following numbers for registration:

09869785638 (Parel), 022 – 28982813 (Borivali), 09969051470 (Mulund)