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Festival of design in New Delhi calls for collaboration between architects and social workers to tackle societal and environmental problems

The Netherlands-based foundation What Design Can Do organised its first festival in New Delhi on Saturday, in collaboration with The Design Village and Quicksand, to bring about change “using design for positive impact”. The event, which had panel discussions and workshops, brought together architects, designers, and social sector workers to collaborate and find ways to tackle the “big societal and environmental issues of today”, WDCD co-founder Richard van der Laken said. It’s a tool to find solutions for problems.” Shashank Mani, MP from Deoria, Uttar Pradesh, and Thomas Rau, an architect who works with sustainable design, were some of the speakers at the event. The day-long event saw speakers such as Shashank Mani, MP from Deoria in Uttar Pradesh; Mexico’s Maria Conejo, who illustrates Pussypedia.net that talks about sex education; and Amsterdam-based Thomas Rau, an architect who works with sustainable design.

The Hindu
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