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Prof. Ravindran is the founder President of the Institute of
Urban Designers, India, a professional association of qualified urban designers.
He is a Professor and Head of Urban Design at School of Planning and
Architecture, New Delhi since 1982. He is a member of the academic boards of
number of universities in India and has been teaching Urban Morphology and
Humanizing Cities apart from the Urban Design Studio. His practice includes
design of greenfield cities, cultural buildings and Memorials, as well as Urban
Conservation. He is also the Vice Chairman of the Environmental Impact
Assessment Committee of the Government of India, which scrutinises all large
projects all over India for their environmental fitness and management. Prof.
Ravindran is at present The Chairman of Delhi Urban Art Commission, a statutory
body mediating aesthetics, environment and heritage in building and development
projects in Delhi. |