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‘Sustainability must become BMC’s top agenda’ ADVERTISEMENT Eco-friendly, culture sensitive architect Architect Malaksingh Gill’s USP is his sustainable approach. He owes his professional philosophy to mentor and British-Indian architect Laurie Baker, under whom he trained. Like Baker, who pioneered vernacular sustainable eco-friendly green architecture in India, Gill is known for his innovative use of mud, bamboo, brick, and other traditional materials.

Gill is a rare voice in Mumbai who advocates environmentally responsible architectural practices. Cement and steel aren’t his best friends. Mumbai didn’t always look like this.



Before RCC construction became ubiquitous, carpentry and woodwork led the way in construction. Concrete, a heat magnet, is one of the reasons for the heat and pollution gradually becoming unbearable over the last few years. “[Last year] It was for the first time in history that Mumbai’s AQI was worse than Delhi’s.

The sea breeze generally comes to the rescue, but of late, even that hasn’t helped,” he says. Singh argues that while it is fashionable for governments and authorities in India to discuss climate change mitigation measures in conferences and on a global scale, little is being done about it in hyper local governance “Leadership at all levels must value it [sustainable measures] and the change being brought about has to be meaningful,” Gill asserts. Slum redevelopment, an important aspect in Mumbai’s expansion and pr.

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