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Chennai, India
Joined March 2013
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This is a big moment and we are grateful for the opportunity to to work with @chennaicorp to design and implement this milestone project. A huge leap for Chennai in the direction of inclusive city planning!
India's first ramp for persons with disability and for senior citizens at #Chennai's famous #MarinaBeach, will be inaugurated tomorrow! #ChennaiCorporation #HeretoServe #nammachennaisingarachennai #NatpumiguChennai
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‘Climate Action, Built & Cultural Heritage in Indian Cities’, a consortium of CRCI, CHC & @UDCspeak is preparing a Toolkit for @NIUA_India. Here are glimpses from the full-day workshop organised to gather feedback on 20th Feb'24 @lowercasevowels @gurmeetsrai @urbanismisblue
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🗣️"As we leapfrog through urban development in the urgency to establish a global image, a question haunts us - through the optics of it all - How and for whom are our cities being built?" We are prompted to reflect by Vidhya Mohankumar, founder of @UDCspeak. #urbancontroversies
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📢 The second session on #urbancontroversies brought together Sibarani Sofian, Miguel Hernandez, @BrentToderian , @DyanCurrie and Vidhya Mohankumar in a discussion full of challenges, yes, but also solutions in terms of city planning. More in comments! 👇
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👏 We end the 7th International Congress of Architecture! Thank you all for this exchange of ideas, for these intense three days of #urbancontroversies. Thanks to the excellent team of speakers and to the attendees who have been with us. See you in 2025!
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👏 ¡Damos fin al VII Congreso Internacional de Arquitectura! Gracias a todos por este intercambio de ideas, por estos intensos tres días de #controversiasurbanas. Gracias al excelente equipo de ponentes y a los asistentes que han estado con nosotros. ¡Nos vemos en 2025!
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A webinar on 'Climate Action, Built and Cultural Heritage in Indian Cities' took place on 25th & 26th August, organised by CRCI, CHC @CeptResearch, @UDCspeak, and @NIUA_India.
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Presented a concept plan for a para sports facility in Chennai to Honorable minister @Udhaystalin. After the Museum of Possibilities and the accessible pathway at Marina beach (both designed by us), Chennai follows it up with a dedicated sports facility for the differently abled!
தமிழ்நாடு இளைஞர் நலன் மற்றும் விளையாட்டு மேம்பாட்டுத்துறை சார்பில் சர்வதேச விளையாட்டு நகரம் அமைப்பது, தொகுதிக்கு ஒரு மினி ஸ்டேடியம் அமைப்பது என ஏராளமான திட்டங்களை அறிவித்திருந்தோம். அந்தத் திட்டங்கள் தொடர்பான திட்ட விளக்க அறிக்கைகளை இன்று ஆய்வு செய்து, அவற்றுக்கு செயல்வடிவம் கொடுப்பதற்கான சாத்தியக்கூறுகள் குறித்து அதிகாரிகள் - அலுவலர்களுடன் இன்று கலந்தாலோசித்தோம். தமிழ்நாட்டை விளையாட்டுத்துறையின் முன்னணி மாநிலமாக்கவும், விளையாட்டுத்துறையில் நம் மாநிலத்தவரின் பங்களிப்பை அதிகப்படுத்தும் வகையிலும், தொடர்ந்து உழைப்போம். @Atulyamisraias #MeghanathareddyIAS
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Inviting everyone to join us on 26th August 2023 for the webinar on 'Climate Action, Built and Cultural Heritage in India' organised as a collaborative effort of @NIUA_India , CRCI, CHC @CeptResearch and @UDCspeak . Link for registration: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi…
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🏙️How can improved project design accelerate sustainable #urbandevelopment? "A Roadmap for Creating Livable Cities", developed by #CITIIS with @UDCspeak, answers this by presenting an alternative approach to project design for holistic urban growth.
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10 years ago today we installed NYC's first Citi Bike station. They said that bikes would bring traffic chaos, danger & lawsuits. What happened instead was history: 178 million trips, 100k rides daily on 28k bikes, turning NYC into one of the world's great cycling cities.
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The National Conference on #ClimateFinance for Cities kicked off with rousing remarks by @JSecretary_SCM Mr Kunal Kumar; @NIUA_India -Director @hiteshvaidya; Urban Finance & Mgmt Secialist @JoshiRavikant & Ms Vidhya Mohankumar (Principal, @UDCspeak). @g20org
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How can cities access climate funding? How do they define their climate projects? Join us as a diverse panel of experts take a deep dive into #urban #climatefinance 🌱NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CLIMATE FINANCE FOR CITIES 📅20 Mar'23 🚩India Habitat Centre, ND bit.ly/3yAJoWt
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Traveling library is waiting for you at The Mugavai Sangamam book fair ! We will soon see this colorful bus driving through the district, encouraging young minds to experience the joy of reading. Have you been on this cool bus yet? #Ramanathapuram #இராமநாதபுரம்
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Hear from a panel of change-makers and extraordinary urban designers & experts on “Nurturing Inclusive Design of Streets and Public Spaces”. Hosted by @ITDPIndia & #BASIIC_NIUA (@NIUA_India ) Join us TOMORROW, 📆 31 Jan '23 ⏲ 2.30-4.30 IST Register: bit.ly/406J2U1
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#BASIIC_NIUA & #ITDPIndia brings you the 2nd webinar of the series on mainstreaming dialogue on #inclusive #mobility,'Nurturing Inclusive Design of Streets & Public Spaces' Register: itdp-org.zoom.us/webinar/reg… #inclusionmatters #urbanlogue #access4inclusion #U20Ahmedabad #G20India
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Periodic reminder that building bicycle lanes is not a technical challenge. It is a political one!
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Bravo @chennaicorp! Shows character to take on a problem and address it openly!
To fulfill the long time wish of the differently-abled &in compliance with the CRZ guidelines,a wooden ramp has been constructed in an eco-friendly manner at Marina beach, so that it will not affect the nesting of olive ridley turtles. Though the facility is permanent, (1/3)
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A wooden ramp at Marina Beach in Chennai is a fabulous initiative to enable differently able people, people on wheel chair, senior citizens enjoy the beautiful beach and cool waters.Nice one @chennaicorp #InternationalDayOfDisability
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#GCC thanks everyone who worked for this dream come true project. GCC dedicates this video to all the differently abled #Chennaiites. இந்த காணொளி அனைத்து மாற்று திறனாளிகளுக்கும் சமர்ப்பணம். #ChennaiCorporation #InclusiveChennai #NatpumiguChennai #nammachennaisingarachennai
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"உங்களின் உடன்பிறப்பாக உள்ளம் பூரித்து மகிழ்கிறேன்..." - முதலமைச்சர் மு.க.ஸ்டாலின் நெகிழ்ச்சி ட்வீட் #SunNews | #CMMKStalin | #MarinaBeach
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