One of the most fundamental problems with education is the obsolescence of the traditional classroom. Prakash Nair presents a cost-effective solution.

Prakash Nair is Founding President and CEO of Fielding Nair International, a leading design firm with consultations in 45 countries on six continents. He is a futurist, a visionary planner, architect and one of the world’s leading change agents in school design. He is also the Managing Editor of DesignShare.com which attracts over two million visitors each year. Prakash is the recipient of several international awards including the prestigious CEFPI MacConnell Award, the top honor worldwide for school design

He has written extensively in leading international journals about school design and educational technology and their connection to established educational research. He is also the author of several books on school planning including the landmark 2005 publication, The Language of School Design now in it’s 4th edition, and Blueprint for Tomorrow: Redesigning Schools for Student-Centered Learning published by Harvard Education Press in 2014.

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