February 25, 2021 10:30 pm- 1:30 am EST (9am-12pm IST)
The first of two sessions, Global Orientations and Local Perspectives, will unravel the depth of enquiry and the degree of success in balancing global orientations and local practices in multiple South Asian cities.
Theoretical underpinnings and practice in South Asia have been typically viewed as derivatives of the Global North. With increased scholarship on localized knowledge, and the need to engage with unique constraints, urban practices can no longer be merely defined in terms of appropriating global discourses.
This panel examines pressing questions of geo-political agendas, unbridled urbanization, and thematic prerogatives in the design discourse through the lens of diverse stakeholders in the South Asian development landscape.