Architecture for Dialogue

"BreathEasy is equal parts a brainchild of every single community member, community mobilising partners, policy advocates and all our other extended partners," says Abhimanyu Singhal, Co-Partner, Architecture for Dialogue and Godrej Design Lab Fellow 2024. As Architecture for Dialogue partners, architects Depanshu Gola and Abhimanyu Singhal bring a design expertise to the proposed solutions of addressing indoor air pollution. The understanding of policy frameworks, the context of informal settlements, the lived experiences and everyday choices and struggles of the community have been unlocked by the extended partners and community members. Meet the many partners who came together to bring BreatheEasy to life. #GodrejDesignLab #GDLFellowship #Fellows2024 Architecture + Design India Depanshu Gola Abhimanyu Singhal Asar Saumya Shrivastava Centre for Policy Research Mukta Naik Architecture for Dialogue

We are super super proud of AfD 'graduate' Alankrita Sharma, who's played a key role in our work in the past year — especially our work with low-income communities building resilience against air pollution. Looking forward to her journey at Delft!

We are very close to building the first unit of Breathe Easy on the ground in Madanpur Khadar. Follow the project here: https://lnkd.in/dvtDu_3D . . Architecture for Dialogue is exploring the role of architecture in improving air quality within homes. We are building a low-cost, retrofit spatial device that adapts passive ventilation techniques to provide immediate comfort indoors. The project is made possible through AfD's partnerships across sectors of architecture, design and social impact in India. Grateful for support from Godrej Design Lab, Asar, USAID, Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), environmental design solutions and most recently What Design Can Do. 🌟🌟 Thanks also to amazing mentors like Mukta Naik, Neha Singh, Neha Saigal and Henry Skupniewicz who continue to push the project in the right direction. This really is the kind of work that we want to create. Kudos to the team — Depanshu Gola, Alankrita Sharma, Zahaan Shafique, Aniruddh Sharan, Rahul Grover and Kavya Jain.

July was nothing short of extraordinary for us. Abhimanyu narrates the experience at the What Design Can Do sprint week.

Architecture for Dialogue is looking for early-career architects and interns who hold a passion for research, design and social impact. You'll be engaging in architecture, urbanism and design research to execute projects around energy, air pollution and urban mobility. Apply via link (https://lnkd.in/dNKjWMXk) if you are interested or tag someone you may know in the comments.