Anil Laul (6 August 1944 – 5 July 2016) was an Indian

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and author of ''Green is Red'', who worked on systems designs, primarily in development of Appropriate Building materials and technologies facilitating usage of locally available materials and empowering local human resources. He was a member of

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, and advisor to HUDCO and Delhi Urban Arts Commission, who also co-authored many housing policies of several states of India.Delhi: Architect who championed alternative technologies dies

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, 5 Jul 2016. He received several awards for his projects listed as UNCHS Good Practices.Aishwarya Tipnis, 2012
Vernacular Traditions: contemporary architecture
/ref> He was listed as a well-known architect of India in John T. Lang's book ''A Concise History of Modern Architecture in India''.John T. Lang, 2002
A Concise History of Modern Architecture in India
Page 117 He wrote the book "Green is Red" and founded "Anangpur Building Centre" (ABC) in Faridabad, India to work independently on cost effective sustainable building materials, technologies and earthquake engineering. He conducted hands on workshops and trained several enthusiasts. Details of his inventions and projects can be found at www.anangpur.org Green is red

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, 15 Jul 2016

Career

He is known for advocating green buildings, low cost sustainable housing based on local materials, pragmatic rehabilitation of slum dwellers, etc.Remove The Poor
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Page 49 He won international acclaim for inventing cost-effective technologies for sustainable development, including the inter-locking blocks used at Nalanda International School in

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.Children grow with nature in eco-friendly schools

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Death

He died in

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on 5 July 2016. He was cremated at Lodhi Cemetery with a memorial held at Arya Samaj Mandir on 8 July 2016. With the help of his family, the centre was run by his right-hand person architect Tanya Pahwa, also co-author of the book "Green is Red" till March 2017.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Laul, Anil 20th-century Indian architects 20th-century Indian designers People from Faridabad English-language writers from India 20th-century Indian writers Indian architects Organic architecture 1944 births 2016 deaths People from Amritsar People from Haryana