Satprem Maini
Satprem founded the Auroville Earth Institute in 1989 and has been developing, consulting, teaching and promoting earthenbuilding technologies and earthen architecture in several countries besides India. An internationally acknowledged expert, hehas been the representative for Asia of the UNESCO Chair “Earthen Architecture, Constructive Cultures and SustainableDevelopment” since 2000, He is also a consultant for several United Nations programs and a member of the International Centreof Earth Construction and Indian Society of Earthquake Technology (ISET). He studied at School of Architecture of Lyon (France)and holds a masters degree in Earthen Architecture from the School of Architecture, Grenoble (France).