Bamboo Research and Training Center, Chandrapur, Ar. Sanjay Prakash, SHiFt. CASA MADRE Centro de Educación para la Regeneración, Organizmo, Ana Maria Gutierrez. MUD Frontiers, Rael San Fratello.
iPAC 2021-2022: Mud Futures is a year-long global multi-host multi-location conclave on the futures of mud in architecture is conceptualised and conducted by the School of Art and Architecture, Sushant University, Gurugram, India. The conclave is an opportunity for a for ideas, thoughts, research and architectural projects centred around mud across various countries. Here, mud is considered as a material, as an approach, as a vehicle for sustainability, and as the source of an ideological imperative for the future of the built environment. iPAC 2021-2022: Mud Futures brings practitioners and academicians together to deliberate on a material that has its genesis in the past, yet is versatile enough to respond to the technological advancements of the future. The broad intent of the conclave is • Take stock of innovations of its application in the urban context • Exchange of knowledge resource through certificate courses • Conduct workshops to experiment with new ideas