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Creativity Unbound applicable to ten locations where we Prof. Dietmar too dwells on three of buildings and improve the quality of operate in the globe. During my tenure values—catering middle class society, living by using natural resources,” he in these locations, I ponder over the long life of buildings and reducing adds. kind of knowledge ‘they’ have and the energy impact of the buildings. type of knowledge ‘I’ have and try to “Working for middle class society Solar Architecture interweave to bring out the best. We makes me happy than for upper class Solar architecture has a become should have a common understanding society, this is my frst orientation. topic of discussion in a scenario of while doing a project. For instance, Secondly, to sink in the architecture using renewable energy to the core. a city like Bangalore is different from that focuses on prolonged existence It is the integration of solar panel Delhi, different from London, Paris, of buildings and lastly, reducing the technology with modern building California and so on. I say all the cities energy impact of the buildings. Social techniques. The use of fexible thin or places uphold ‘richness’ by being and cultural acceptance is the most flm photovoltaic modules provides different. It is imperative to inculcate important premises for a building’s fuid integration with steel roofng local ‘richness’ with my knowledge longevity. The buildings built for profles that enhances the building's while designing a project outside. And, 40years ago must be wrenched down. design. Orienting a building to the this has been our success mantra and Nobody likes them anymore and Sun, selecting materials with favorable therefore we have global operations10 tearing down these old buildings and thermal mass or light dispersing different countries. About 40 projects in addition, this act poses ecological properties, and designing spaces that are being executed in these locations, and economical challenges. Hence, we naturally circulate air also constitute which allows me travel extensively have to learn increase the endurance as solar architecture. However, Prof. thereby enriching my knowledge,” he adds. Thought on india Prof. Dietmar highly regards India for its diversity and rich culture in architecture and he says, “I call India a rich country and with lot of different directions, it has a big future too. However, the understanding or the relationship of public and private is very complicated and sometimes you feel these things don’t match each other but that’s only a superfcies feeling. I see this gradually and positively changing.” Endurance and High quality of buildings Architectural design values make up an important part of what infuences architects and designers when they make their design decisions. However, architects and designers are not always infuenced by the same values and intentions. Value and intentions differ between different architectural movements. It also differs between different schools of architecture and schools of design as well as among individual architects and designers. November 2014vember 2014 Vol: 3 Issue: 11ol: 3 Issue: 11 PG 82 Built Expressions V No