Prometheus Materials Appoints Vishaan Chakrabarti to Board of Directors

BOULDER, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Prometheus Materials, a leader in sustainable building materials, today announced the appointment of Vishaan Chakrabarti, FAIA FRAIC, to its Board of Directors. Chakrabarti joins a dedicated leadership team working to harness Prometheus Materials’ technology to accelerate the world’s transition to a carbon-negative future. This Board addition comes on the heels of multiple company […] The post Prometheus Materials Appoints Vishaan Chakrabarti to Board of Directors appeared first on Civil + Structural Engineer magazine.

TED - Vishaan Chakrabarti - How we can design timeless cities for our collective future, 16072018

There's a "same-ness" in many of our newest urban buildings & streetscapes, says architect Vishaan Chakrabarti. This physical homogeneity - the result of regulations, mass production, safety issues and cost considerations, among other factors - has blanketed our planet in a social and psychological homogeneity too. In this visionary talk, Chakrabarti calls for a return to designing magnetic, lyrical cities that embody their local cultures and adapt to the needs of our changing world and climate

TED - Vishaan Chakrabarti - A vision of sustainable housing for all of humanity, 20022022

By 2100, the UN estimates that the world's population will grow to just over 11 billion people. Architect Vishaan Chakrabarti wants us to start thinking about how we'll house all these people -- and how new construction can fight climate change rather than make it worse. In this visionary talk, Chakrabarti proposes a "Goldilocks" solution to sustainable housing that exists in the sweet spot between single-family homes and towering skyscrapers.