By Mr. Akash Pharande, Managing Director – Pharande Spaces India’s urban population explosion is causing its bigger cities to burst at the seams. Overcrowding, pollution, traffic congestion, and deteriorating infrastructure are the ‘new normal’ – a state of affairs that we have begun to accept as inevitable. According to the United Nations, about 40% of the Indian population will live in urban areas by 2030.…
The Future of Urban Living – The Sustainable Communities of Tomorrow
By – Akash Pharande, Managing Director – Pharande Spaces I travel a lot to understand how different countries address their urban sprawl because we use such insights to design integrated townships here in India. In fact, one result of these travels was our partnering with a globally acclaimed architect who helped us recreate a global residential experience in India. However, my main takeaway from this…