Welcome to The Big Design Show by the International School of Trends. We at ISOT as we are popularly known are a Design School for Gen-Z where we are restructuring Design Education Globally! We are elated to welcome you to the only Design Show that bridges the gap between the biggies of Design and the aspirants !! In our series, we take you through the journey of Design Masters and their career graphs.  Get set to witness the absolute truth and daring storytelling from the horse's mouth straight! We, at The Big Design Show, have taken the virtual plunge for the benefit of our fraternity of architects and designers to gain insights about the profession from stalwarts’ of the industry like you. We are sure the experiences and design insights will be an eye-opener for not only the fraternity but the society at large. The podcast series aims to strike conversations with the most influential designers in our country. The talk will focus on the real story as an individual and as a designer: the highs, lows, goods, not-so-goods of your journey.  Today on episode #003 we have Ar. Habeeb Khan with us. He graduated in architecture as a gold medalist from VNIT (formerly VRCE) in 1987 and went to the USA, where he completed his masters in architectural design in 1988 from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Architect Habeeb Khan was awarded the JIIA best interior design award by the Indian Institute of Architects in 1998 and IIA-KAFF young architect award in 2000. He was also presented with the Orange City Achievement award in 2009 and the State level award for excellence in the architectural profession and education by the IIA Maharashtra Chapter in 2011 and the prestigious INBAU Excellence Award in 2018. Their firm Smita & Habeeb Khan Architects is known for work, which derives inspiration from vernacular and traditional principles. The term “contemporary vernacular” was coined by them in 2009 and it has become the underlying philosophy of all their works. He has been a major driving force for uplifting the quality of education in central India and has involved in teaching since the beginning of his career. Standing tall as the President of the Council of Architecture today, I am humbled to welcome him to the Big Design show !! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/isoteduofficial/message