Amruta

Architect | Urban designer.Interested in inter-relation of environment, mindfulness and mental health. Advocate designing healthy and happy cities.

[Fast Company @FastCompany]

Helping women return to work isn’t a ‘women’s issue.’ It’s a business imperative https://t.co/ZdUmG5u8o6

[Brent Toderian @BrentToderian]

In 2024, Paris will ban non-essential thru-traffic from its city center. The plan is expected to cut around half of daily car journeys thru the core. Residents, public transit, emergency vehicles, & people with disabilities will find it EASIER to move.
https://t.co/Nl61f6iXeC

[StudioPOD @Studio_P_O_D]

A good Space Allows for Friends to meet for an intense game of " UNO" !!!
Good Programming allows for all kinds of fun activities !!

Was a great to collaborate with@MVRDV team for the design for this space.

Happy to see this in our #Onegreenmile project.

picture credit : N

[Divya A @divs13]

https://t.co/m3lJPQwhPB

[🚶‍♀️🚶‍♂️🚴🚍⚡ @TUMInitiative]

👇👇👇A must-read figure for every planner

New publication by @ITDP_HQ @BvLFoundation
👉https://t.co/siRJsOBtNV

[Amruta @AamRoot]

@jvn The skyscraper and urban community episode 🤩💜

[Lior Steinberg @LiorSteinberg]

There are many personal choices you can make to reduce your contribution to climate change.
However, "living car-free" isn't always a personal choice. This is a policy and planning decision. And for this, we need strong leaders.

[Bloomberg CityLab @CityLab]

Buildings and construction currently account for nearly 40% of global carbon emissions in any given year, so improving their efficiency is fundamental to reaching net zero https://t.co/mZCBQDltHu

[Brent Toderian @BrentToderian]

Never forget that when Seoul, Korea removed the Cheonggyecheon expressway in 2003 & replaced it with a restored stream & 1000 acre park in the city’s centre, not only did it transform the city’s public life & economic success, but the traffic got better.

The traffic got BETTER.

[Amruta @AamRoot]

Excavations sites like Ter and Bhon in Maharashtra show presence of Buddhism from 2nd-3rd cen BC... the infrastructure for Buddhist circuit is a need to preserve such heritage sites and grow their importance, identity and impact globally...
@tourismgoi

[Divya A @divs13]

Centre plans major infrastructure push for Buddhist Circuit https://t.co/AEDN4zPsPS via @IndianExpress

[Brent Toderian @BrentToderian]

WATCH: Curious what those who have seen this in person think. It’s hard to get new parks built in dense, urban, EXPENSIVE places, since just the land assembly can be next to impossible. So New York built this new "Little Island" Park. Thoughts? Via @TheB1M

[Greenpeace International @Greenpeace]

This #BiodiversityDay, we are calling for an ambitious plan to protect and restore nature - bold targets that protect at least 30% of our lands and oceans by 2030 - made in partnership with local and Indigenous communities. We stand #ForNature! #COP15

[Peter Kalmus @ClimateHuman]

I hate "days" like Earth Day and Biodiversity Day. Even though Earth and biodiversity are both my love and my job. Do you all actually like those "days" or are you pretending? To me they somehow only highlight how little our society cares about this cosmic life-giving oasis.

[Brent Toderian @BrentToderian]

Remember this one? Before & after of a brain after a 20 minute walk — why walking to school, or work, or just to get the intellectual juices flowing, is linked to better performance. Among MANY other benefits to you & society. #walkablecities

[Tim Gill @timrgill]

Brilliant #schoolstreet scheme 👇- Tirana blazing a trail. If they can do it, any city can. Congratulations to @Qendra_M @BashkiaTirane and their partners.

[Dalai Lama @DalaiLama]

Gradually people are beginning to recognize that peace of mind has an important role to play in our day to day lives. Mental afflictions like anger, fear and frustration detract from our good health, so, all seven billion human beings alive today need peace of mind here and now.

[Amruta @AamRoot]

Before balance is restored thr wld be chaos. To see the interconnectedness the need to let go of linear perception is needed. Free energy, economic changes, self sufficient communities - what all are we to consider before making policies and designing for our future cities?

[Deepak Chopra @DeepakChopra]

Over the next decade, industrial civilization will experience a scale of technological disruption never before seen in the history of humanity.

https://t.co/c8QCR1EEcw

[0to5ChildDevp @0to5ChildDevp]

Studies show that listening to #music when the baby is in the womb is not only soothing for the mother but also a #positive influence on the baby.

https://t.co/8SHjJLicb9

[Playing Out @playingout]

"The pandemic has focused minds on the importance of play". This is good.

Now, the work begins. We must create a world where children have time and space to play, both in school and out. #playstreets #saferstreets #summerofplay

https://t.co/Lfe27GvJi3

[Gil Penalosa @Penalosa_G]

112-2021 Cartagena, Colombia. Love walking along Getsemani neighborhood, the ambiance is magical, the food delicious, fun people. Only when you have a great community for locals, then, it can become also great for tourist; never the other way around. Priority: locals