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India will continue to be at the forefront of global growth and development.

At the heart of India’s growth narrative is the nation’s cities, our common, shared future.

The Centre for VENUS (Vibrant, Efficient, Networked Urban Settlements) was founded in 2015 to make a positive, lasting impact on our cities, both in the present and future.

We render our contribution through research, consultancy, teaching, training, advocacy, and change management.

Our contribution straddles the disciplines of design, architecture, urban planning, local and regional futures visioning, and urban policy.

Dr MS RAGHAVENDRA
Ar. KALPANA RAGHAVENDRA

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Cities hold promise to us all but the promise is largely undelivered on many parameters such as walkability, clean air, public transport, water, green spaces, livelihoods, governance, and much else.

Centre for VENUS endeavours to deliver this wholesome promise of cities to everyday citizens, including pedestrians and the upwardly mobile.

We at VENUS believe our cities must transform from ville spontanée (spontaneous city) to ville créée (designed city) to deliver for example improved urban experience to all.

We also may decouple development from its negative externalities.

VENUS envisions transformation of lives through our contribution in the built form, city planning, and policy development.

Transformation is our way of life.

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The colours and textures of our weave, the material form and expression of architecture in our stepped wells, urban planning and design in our temple towns, resource conservation through water harvesting are only a few examples of our expression through design.

Our endeavor to mimic the west in our expression of design has resulted in chaotic cities and incoherent built form. VENUS offers its expertise in design of built form, low income housing, residential and institutional architecture, and in urban planning and design.

Architecture

Planning

Design

Our Design

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We are students all our life. VENUS offers the opportunity to continue our academic journey.

We are tutoring students appearing for various competitive examinations at undergraduate and graduate levels in design, architecture, and urban planning. We also offer opportunities for students to improve their attitude, skills, and knowledge in various stages of their academic career.

For, we believe our talent pool is the nation’s most important, long term asset. We are securing the path for our improved common future.
This is the way we teach.

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Research informs action. Action leads to planned development.

Research and development are the bedrock of all modern societies.

Our publishing skills, critical thinking, analytical understanding of real-world complexities, have to increase manifold for us to improve our grounding in research.

We research on city planning, urban policy and legislation, and the built environment.

Our research informs both Government and the private sector, including consultants and policy advisors.

Our Publications

Research