Urbanism Beyond 2020, a book on urban planning and architecture, authored by Vinayak Bharne was released recently.
Dr Desh Prabhudessai, partner Urban Alchemy and the host of the event, extended a cheerful welcome to Nilesh Cabral, Minister for Environment, Law and Judiciary and Public Works Department (PWD); Architect Vinayak Bharne, the authors; town planners; Principal Ashish K S Rege and faculty members of Goa College of Architecture; members of CREDAI-GOA; and all other guests.
Dr Jagannath (Desh) Prabhudessai embarked on his entrepreneurial journey in Margao in 1994. This was in a time, when the construction industry was in its burgeoning stage. Dr Desh revolutionised the industry by introducing quality construction at truly affordable prices with focus on timely delivery. He created a niche for himself in the real estate sector in Margao. His eye for detail and determination to persistently deliver best-in-class products, has been the hallmark of his company.
‘Urban Alchemy’ is a seemingly magical process of transformation, creation, or combination. This idea was originated by Ankit Prabhudessai when he could visualise the city of Margao disintegrating day by day; and is now a testimony recorded and documented in his thesis ‘The Urban Focus’ and its impact on the image of a town-in the context of Margao.
Ankit is immensely passionate about researching the role of architecture in Goa. After graduating from Goa College of Architecture, he completed a semester of Urban Design from Pratt Institute of Design, New York, U.S.A. Committed to thoughtful, rigorous and meticulous designing, Ankit joined his father as a partner and has since strived for benchmark quality, customer centric approach, robust engineering, in-house research, uncompromising business ethics, timeless values and transparency in all spheres of business conduct, thus further creating Urban Alchemy as a preferred real estate brand in Margao.
The company deals with aesthetically designed spaces with major importance given to the architecture. It is an effort to strike a perfect balance between functionality and design.
The book Urbanism Beyond 2020 authored by Vinayak Bharne explores numerous questions triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic: Why is city making a health project? How are ecological and human wellbeing inter-related? How can leadership and governance help bridge gaps in our unjust cities? How might we renew our relationship with dwellings and neighbourhoods? How resilient and adaptable are our cities during uncertain times? Amidst climate change and global warming, is the pandemic a prelude to the challenges to come?
Addressed to anyone invested in the well-being of our cities, this collection of essays by an accomplished urban designer and city planner reminds us why the pointers to our future will not emerge exclusively from affluent nations or less developed societies alone, why we live in an interconnected world, and why this pandemic is a crucial period to re-examine the impact of our cities on our planet’s future.
Urbanism Beyond 2020 was launched by Nilesh Cabral, who was the Chief Guest at the event.
Dr Desh said that CREDAI espouses an ethical code of conduct binding on all the member developers/ builders where we follow certain guidelines that have become a moral code of business so as to maintain integrity, consistency and transparency in the profession of real estate development.
CREDAI’s foremost responsibility is to bring developers on the same platform and create opportunities for them to interact with other stakeholders in the industries like government bodies, professionals and consultants. “We are in permanent collaboration with the government authorities and together we make this tiny state a remarkable state, known to the entire world as a paradise,” emphasised Dr Desh
