Gopalan Nair Shankar, popularly known as G. Shankar, is an architect from Kerala, India.[1] He advocates the use of locally available materials, sustainability, eco-friendliness and cost effectiveness. He founded the Habitat Technology Group, Thiruvananthapuram, in 1987 and Template:As of, serves on a number of boards.[2] He did his architecture studies from College of Engineering Trivandrum (1982 batch) and later did M.S. from Birmingham School of Architecture, UK and postgraduate diploma in journalism. He has also won 3 national awards for green architecture, slum resettlement and eco city design.[2] His attitude to "green architecture" has gained him a reputation as the "people's architect".[3] Shankar was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2011.[4]
References
- ↑ Archived copy. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Habitat Group Profile. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
- ↑ People's Architect. The Hindu Business Line(14 May 2004). Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ↑ Padma Awards Announced
External links
- Over 1 Lakh Buildings in 3 Decades: Meet The Kerala Architect Pioneering Sustainability. The Better India(2019-06-15). Retrieved 2020-08-18.
- Roll out the ‘mud’ carpet. The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
- Padma Shri Prof. G Shankar - C E T A A. www.cetaa.com. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
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