Blue Planet
Blue Planet
Regenerative Design · Est. 2015
Our Background
Blue Planet is a not-for-profit initiative working towards a sustainable future through knowledge-sharing, community participation and skill-based training. It focuses on disaster-resilient and eco-friendly construction, affordable housing and sustainable practices in water, energy and waste management. By integrating traditional wisdom with innovative technologies, Blue Planet creates self-sufficient, climate-smart communities in both rural and urban areas, guided by principles of Affordability, Liveability and Sustainability.
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Our Vision
Sustainability for a better Quality of Life and Environment, both and unbuilt, which impacts the life of people positively while treading lightly on the planet - ideate, innovate & implement actions for a Sustainable, Equitable & Peaceful Earth.
Create a knowledge sharing platform for the Academia, Professionals and the Industry along with Artisans for Awareness, Education and Propagation of Skills with Regenerative Integrated Systems and Circular Design, for a healthy, peaceful, self- sustaining community.
Awareness Community engagement for evolving Sustainable Village Model and Technical Demonstration Units of Ecofriendly Prototype structures. Education Sustainability Sensitising Workshops & Experiential Training, ​Propagation Design Build Residencies & Skill Upgradation Workshops.
Our Mission
Promote regenerative development for climate-smart, sustainable communities by upgrading the knowledge and skills for livelihood creation, co-creating and constructing eco-friendly, multi-hazard disaster-resilient structures using local materials and indigenous skills to address the prevalent climate challenge and achieve sustainable development goals.
Ar. Laurent Fournier
Technical Advisor
Mrs. Sangita Kapoor
Director
She has been a design professional for over 3 decades, transforming and enhancing spaces ranging from Residential Projects to Commercial Structures and Institutions working both with the government (Reserve Bank of India) & in the social sector (Hospitals - B M Birla, Ruby Hospital, Eco Vijaylakshmi Hospital etc.) A practicing Sustainability Expert, She has curated & taken the lead on numerous holistic sustainable initiatives for collective well-being which involve implementing concepts at the grassroot level. As founder / director Blue Planet, she has successfully created a pan India knowledge sharing platform which connects the Academia, Industry, Practicing Architects, Designers and Environmentalists, Activists and Students across various domains. Hony. Secretary, Institute of Indian Interior Design (IIID), Kolkata & Eastern Region from inception in 2006 to 2012. Columnist for Times of India publication, 'Femina', for solutions to design and aesthetics, 2011 to 2013.
Mr. Chittrovanu Mazumdar
Vice President
Conceptual artist, Post Structuralist, and Expressionist painter. Major exhibitions of his work have been presented in Dubai, Kolkata, London, Mumbai, New Delhi, New York, Palo Alto, Paris, Rome, Singapore and Salzburg, among the Places. His paintings are housed is the National Gallery of Modern Art in New Delhi and in Several Private collection internationally.
Mr. Rajeev Kapoor
Chief Operating Officer
A practicing chartered Accountant with 40 years experience in various industry
Our Team
Dr. Aneerudha Paul
Education Advisor
Mr. G K Jain
Financial Advisor
Architecte DPLG, 2004, School of Architecture of Paris-Belleville, Paris, France Salient Employments: 2007-2009: Dulal Mukherjee & Associates, Shakespeare Sarani, Kolkata-70 2005-2007: S. Bonnerjee & Associates, 220 A.J.C. Bose Road, Kolkata-17 2004-2005: Tarun Bharat Sangh, Kishori-Bheekampura, Rajasthan, India Assignments: Convening and launching Tarun Jal Vidyapith, school for rural water professionals, remodelling of the Tarun Ashram and various new constructions and refurbishment works for Tarun Bharat Sangh, survey of Topography and of water harvesting structures using GPS and dumpy level. 1996-2002: SOCOTEC, Paris, France -branch: Le Blanc Mesnil-93 Assignment: checking structural stability and fire safety of refurbishment works in existing buildings Other Professional Assignments 2024: In collaboration with Ar. Mudith Rakhecha, The Seven Million Workshops in Bardhaman, a 50,000 sqft textile factory with 40,000 sqft of shallow brick domes and a bamboo canteen for 250 workers, featured here 2022: Structural Consultant for Bamboo, Domes and Rammed Earth for various architects and clients (Hunnarshala Foundation, Blue Planet/Sangita Kapoor, Ar. Udit Mittal, Ar. Anjan Mitra, Er. Dwijendranath Guru) 2021: 3 prototypes of cyclone-resistant and flood-resistant houses have been designed as 1:1 scale catalog of vernacular techniques from the Sundarbans and from various parts of India, from Bhuj to Kerala to Uttar Pradesh, all put together by a team of at least 4 architects and 2 draftsmen and several students, coordinated by (Blue Planet) Kolkata-based designer, Sangita Kapoor. 2018 - 19: Technical faculty for hands-on workshops conducted by Blue Planet (Kolkata) in the Sundarbans and in Gujarat. These buildings are ecosan (eco-sanitation) for primary schools, are designed and built by students of architecture and engineering in 10 days, using local and natural materials. 2018: Design of a bamboo structure for an indoor basketball court, as a consultant for Hunnarshala Foundation. 2017: Kendall-Nath house, Baruipur, South-24- Parganas, West Bengal 2017: Primary School, Amlamethi, Gosaba, South- 24-Parganas, West Bengal (Sundarbans) 2016 - 17: Mitra-Roy house in Kalyani, Nadia, West Bengal 2012 Jalan House, Tarpongi, Raipur, Chhattisgarh 2011 - 14: Hotel The Astor, Kolkata 2011: Convening and conducting the evening course "Elements of Natural Architecture" with 12 guest faculty, at Modern Academy of Continuing Education, (Modern High School for Girls), Kolkata 2007: Amar Bari at Santiniketan, Bolpur, West Bengal
Aneerudha Paul is and architect and an urban designer based in Mumbai. He completed his Bachelor of Architecture from the Bengal Engineering College, University of Calcutta, and Masters of Architecture from the School of Planning & Architecture, New Delhi. He is the Ex. Director of the Kamla Raheja Vidyandhi Inst. for Arch. (KRVIA) and a member for the Dadra Nagar Haveli Planning & Dev. Authority. He has been involved in several committees of the Council of Architecture in Indiah and the University of Mumbai and is currently the General Secretary for the Maharashtra Association of Schools of Architecture. He has presented papers on urbanism in various institutes all around the world and some of his involvements in urban development projects include the Redevelopment of Mill Lands and Eastern Water Fronts, Mumbai; Upgradation of Perspective Plan for Haldia Planning Region; Self-Re-development of Slums in Mumbai, Preparation of Heritage Guidelines for Vasai Virar Sub-Region, Developing framework for redevelopment of dilapidated Buildings, Mumbai and Preparation of alternative plan for redevelopment of Dharavi.