Apr 25 2026 to Apr 25 2026 5 p.m.

Price: We request the participants to register for the event through the RSVP link. Book/Buy

Where

BLR Design Centre

6th Floor, 46/1, Church St, Haridevpur, Shanthala Nagar, Ashok Nagar Bengaluru, Karnataka 560001

Event Description

Designing Systems, Shaping Futures: Rethinking Bengaluru’s Urban Infrastructure City Shapers Collective was launched by Mod Foundation as a long-term initiative examining how design influences Bengaluru’s transformation and future. Conceived as more than a platform for dialogue, the Collective positions design as an active tool for engaging with the city’s evolving challenges, bringing together practitioners, researchers, policymakers, and civic actors to collectively imagine pathways for urban change. Bengaluru today stands at a critical juncture. Rapid growth, expanding infrastructure demands, and fragmented institutional systems often make cohesive urban transformation difficult. The City Shapers Collective responds to these complexities by fostering interdisciplinary collaboration, encouraging systems-led thinking, and foregrounding design as a bridge between policy, governance, and lived experience. The theme for this edition of City Shapers Collective focuses on urban governance, frameworks, and systems thinking. This edition explores how cities function through interconnected infrastructure. From water systems & mobility networks to public realm design, and the ethical and economic dimensions that shape urban development. Rather than viewing these challenges in isolation, the convening invites the audience to understand the city as a set of overlapping systems requiring collaborative and integrated responses. Speakers: Sarthak Pradhan | Assistant Professor, Takshashila Institution V. R. Vachana | Associate Director, Janaagraha Centre for Citizenship and Democracy and Jana Urban Space Foundation Dr. Gayathri D Naik | Assistant Professor and Co-Director, CEERA, National Law School of India University Pavan Srinath | Managing Partner, Well Labs