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About G. Shankar
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- Shankar Arusha, East Africa) is an architect from Kerala, India.
- Gopalan Nair Shankar is his full name.
- 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.
- 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 has been awarded the 2011 Padma Shri by govt.
- of India.
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