DESIGN FOR HEALTH AND WELLBEING
LEARN FROM THE BEST ARCHITECTS AND SCIENTISTS IN THE WORLD
EXPLORE HUMAN SCIENCES
AND THE FUTURE OF ARCHITECTURE AND LANDSCAPE DESIGN
MOVING BOUNDARIES 6TH ED. AHMEDABAD, INDIA
HOSTED AT CEPT UNIVERSITY DECEMBER 2-13, 2025
THIS WINTER MB 2025 IS HELD FOR THE FIRST TIME IN INDIA IMMERSIVE AND INTERACTIVE WE GATHER TO REFLECT ON LESSONS FROM HUMAN SCIENCES + TO DEVELOP
PRACTICAL TOOLS, STRATEGIES AND APPLICATIONS FOR DESIGN PRACTICE + EDUCATION
FOCUS ON ECOLOGY, ARCHITECTURE OF HABITATS AND LANDSCAPE DESIGN AND THE STRUCTURE OF HUMAN EXPERIENCE ALL WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE MB POST-CONFERENCE PUBLICATION FOREWORD WRITTEN BY JUHANI PALLASMAA
MB INDIA WINTER 2025 FACULTY
AND ADVISORS INCLUDE
GALEN CRANZ SOCIOLOGIST, DESIGNER
SARAH ROBINSON ARCHITECT, PHILOSOPHER
SUCHI REDDY ARCHITECT, PROFESSOR
SAMEEP PADORA DEAN, CEPT UNIVERSITY, ARCHITECT
ANIKET BHAGWAT LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT
ANDREA PINOTTI PHILOSOPHER, PROFESSOR
MEGHAL ARYA CO-CHAIR MB, PROF.OF ARCHITECTURE
TIM INGOLD ANTHROPOLOGIST, AUTHOR
PANDA NEUROSCIENTIST, ANFA BOARD MEMBER
SATCHIN
POOJA MAHATHI VAJJHA
PH.D.CANDIDATE,RESEARCHER (MB TEAM)
MARIA ASLAM
ARCHITECT, DIRECTOR OF ADA (MB TEAM)
APARNA AGARWAL MHETRAS
ARCHITECT, RESEARCH SCHOLAR (MB TEAM)
KOMAL CHOKSHI
CARINA ROSE
PROFESSOR, ARCHITECT (MB TEAM)
ARCHITECT, SPATIAL DESIGNER (MB TEAM) DESIGNER, RESEARCHER (MB TEAM)
GRATEFUL FOR OUR DISTINGUISHED TEAM OF SUPPORTING FACULTY
: EMBODIMENT AND
MULTISENSORY PERCEPTION AND BEHAVIOUR - EMOTION AND MOOD
TOPIC 2: SPATIAL ECOLOGY AND LIFE-CENTERED DESIGN
MOVING BOUNDARIES 6TH ED. AHMEDABAD, INDIA
HOSTED AT CEPT UNIVERSITY DECEMBER 2-13, 2025
JULIA ROSA
Ahmedabad, India
Balkrishna Doshi
Sangath Architect’s Studio and Office
Aranya Community Housing
Indore, India
Balkrishna Doshi
Indian Institute of Management (IIM)
Louis Kahn
Ahmedabad, India
Charles Correa
Ghandi Memorial Museum + other works
Ahmedabad, India
Le Corbusier Mill Owners Association
Ahmedabad, India
Le Corbusier
Villas Shodhan and Sarabhai
Ahmedabad, India
“The majority of the faculty are absolute worldclass academics and leaders in their disciplines. It is truly an honor to watch back-to-back lectures from them.”
Satchin Panda Neuroscientist, Salk Institute, U.S.
Sarah Robinson
Architect, Philosopher, Co-Producer of
film “What Design Can Do”, Pavia, Italy
MOVING Boundaries faculty
Galen Cranz
Sociologist, Designer, UC Berkeley, U.S.
David Kirsh
Cognitive Scientist, UCSD, ANFA Board, U.S.
Suchi Reddy, Architect, Artist
Founder of Reddymade, New York, U.S.
Boundaries faculty
16 FACULTY + 90 PARTICIPANTS
MOVING BOUNDARIES WINTER COURSE 2025
INTERDISCIPLINARY TALKS, SCIENCE-INFORMED DESIGN
NETWORKING AND COMMUNITY, NATURE WALKS
LIFE CENTERED DESIGN NEUROSCIENCE
ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY SOCIOLOGY
FIELD TRIP OUTSIDE AHMEDABAD TO VISIT TEMPLES AND STEPWELLS, EXPERIENCE LOCAL CULTURE
ARCHITECTURE TOURS SEE WORK BY LOUIS KAHN
B.V.DOSHI, CHARLES CORREA, AND LE CORBUSIER POETRY READINGS AND SPECIAL CUISINE
SMALL WORKSHOP GROUPS + SOMATIC EXERCISES
“The course created an incredible sense of community and belonging. A group of talented people came together, passionate and determined to revolutionize the way architecture is created.” MB Participant
“I just returned from a conference of architects, scientists, health professionals and psychologists that will remain one of the truly profound experiences of my life.”
MB Participant 2024
CRAFT WORKSHOPS
PARTIES AND DINNERS
LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS MEETING WITH EXPERT AUTHORS
COMMUNITY AND NETWORKING WORKING GROUPS
CRAFT WORKSHOPS
LECTURES AND MASTERCLASSES MEETING WITH EXPERT AUTHORS
PARTIES AND DINNERS
COMMUNITY AND NETWORKING DISCUSSIONS AND WORKSHOPS
FIELD TRIP TO VISIT STEPWELLS, HINDU TEMPLES AND TRADITIONAL ARCHITECTURE
DURING THE COURSE + CONFERENCE
I N D I A DEC 2-13 2025 HOSTED BY CEPT ENROLLING FEBRUARY 22 - MARCH 15
JOIN OUR DISTINGUISHED MOVING BOUNDARIES COMMUNITY
JOIN THE MOVEMENT FREE RESOURCES FOR ALUMNI: FREE LECTURE RECORDINGS AND ARTICLES, MULTIMEDIA, FORUM, NEW JOB OPPORTUNITIES NETWORKING, FREE WEBINARS + NEWS ABOUT GRANTS + EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, ETC.
DESIGN FOR HEALTH
LEARN FROM THE BEST ARCHITECTS AND SCIENTISTS IN THE WORLD
EXPLORE HUMAN SCIENCES AND THE FUTURE OF ARCHITECTURE AND LANDSCAPE DESIGN
MOVING BOUNDARIES 6TH ED. AHMEDABAD, INDIA
HOSTED AT CEPT UNIVERSITY DECEMBER 2-13, 2025