G. Shankar
Indian architect · India · On the map · Architects · Born 1959 · age 67
Gopalan Nair Shankar, known as G. Shankar, is an architect from Kerala, India. He advocates the use of locally available materials, sustainability, eco-friendliness and cost effectiveness. He founded the Habitat Technology Group, Thiruvananthapuram, in 1987 and as of 2012, serves on a number of boards.
G. Shankar is read about 11 times a day, in 6 languages.
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He did his architecture studies (B.Arch) from College of Engineering, Trivandrum 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.. His attitude to "green architecture" has gained him a reputation as the "people's architect". Shankar was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2011.
