Article Archives - Shilpa Architects

April 16, 2018 Article, External Post, Media

What’s bad for Earth, is bad for humans, too

April 10th, New Indian Express: ECOLOGIC- Pavitra Sriprakash, the Chief Designer and Director of Shilpa Architects writes on the impact of environmental pollutants on personal health. Full Article World Health Day was celebrated recently. As many blogs were talking about mindful eating and other aspects of well-being, let me talk about personal health and our..

March 31, 2018 Article, External Post, Media

Ecologic : Small steps to a waste-free future

March 31st, 2018, New Indian Express: ECOLOGIC- Pavitra Sriprakash, the Chief Designer and Director of Shilpa Architects writes on waste segregation and recycling. Full Article We segregate waste at home, but what happens beyond our door? This is a common question we hear repeatedly as proponents of segregation and waste recycling. While..

March 24, 2018 Article, External Post

ECOLOGIC : Plant a tree, grow a forest closer to home

March 24th, 2018, New Indian Express: ECOLOGIC- Pavitra Sriprakash, the Chief Designer and Director of Shilpa Architects writes on the importance of planting trees Full Article March 21 was the International Day of Forests, which automatically suggests in our minds, a place distant from our daily lives. The United Nations is working to reverse that..

March 15, 2018 Article, Project

Art from Recyclable Materials in just 7 steps..

Art work by Mridula Swaminathan

March 3, 2018 Article, External Post

ECOLOGIC: How about living in your own ‘edible’ home?

Image Credits : www.marthastewart.com March 3rd, 2018, New Indian Express: ECOLOGIC- Pavitra Sriprakash, the Chief Designer and Director of Shilpa Architects writes on the emerging trend of organic food as building materials. Full Article Mushroom Bricks and Algae Solar Panels could soon be common building materials in our future. The focus on materials in..

February 24, 2018 Article, External Post

ECOLOGIC : How livable is your city or state?

February 24th 2018, New Indian Express: ECOLOGIC- Pavitra Sriprakash, the Chief Designer and Director of Shilpa Architects writes on the livability index, a measure used to gauge living conditions in cities. The article also addresses the importance of developing villages. Full Article The Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs intends to rank 116 Indian..

February 17, 2018 Article, External Post, Media

ECOLOGIC : Everything need not go down the drain

February 17th 2018, New Indian Express: ECOLOGIC- Pavitra Sriprakash, the Chief Designer and Director of Shilpa Architects writes on how we need to be responsible with waste disposal keeping in mind sewage treatment and its management. Full Article At the recently concluded Reciprocity Fest, young students took centrestage to present sustainable ideas for Chennai. The..

January 31, 2018 Article, External Post

ECOLOGIC : Soil-less gardening for green crusaders

Photo credits : www.amazon.in January 27th 2018, New Indian Express: ECOLOGIC- Pavitra Sriprakash, the Chief Designer and Director of Shilpa Architects writes on the science of hydroponics, the science of soil-less gardening. Full Article For many the idea of going green starts and stops at recycling. While recycling maybe an integral part of green..

January 20, 2018 Article, External Post

Ecologic : Don’t Hesitate to Pick up Trash from the shores

January 20th 2018, New Indian Express: ECOLOGIC- Pavitra Sriprakash, the Chief Designer and Director of Shilpa Architects writes on the importance of inculcating civic sense and responsibility. Full Article Tourist spots, especially city beaches were abuzz with activity during Kaanum Pongal. Tens of thousands of people thronged these hot spots and special enforcements were pressed..

January 6, 2018 Article, External Post

ECOLOGIC : Get over the Icky Factor to Recycle well

January 6th 2018, New Indian Express: ECOLOGIC- Pavitra Sriprakash, the Chief Designer and Director of Shilpa Architects writes on ways to take the ‘disgust’ out of sustainability. Full Article Sustainable living could be yucky to most of us at first! Let us face it, the idea of having to ‘recycle’ anything always brings up memories..