{"id":3280,"date":"2024-01-05T12:06:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-05T12:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.archidust.com\/blog\/?p=3280"},"modified":"2024-01-05T12:09:26","modified_gmt":"2024-01-05T12:09:26","slug":"design-horizons-unveiled-a-captivating-conversation-with-smita-vijaykumar-principal-architect-at-rennovate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.archidust.com\/blog\/2024\/01\/05\/design-horizons-unveiled-a-captivating-conversation-with-smita-vijaykumar-principal-architect-at-rennovate\/","title":{"rendered":"Design Horizons Unveiled: A Captivating Conversation with Smita Vijaykumar Contractor, Principal Architect at reNNovate"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"archi-978566684\" class=\"archi-before-content-horizontal-2 archi-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Horizontal responsive -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1313562808736279\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"4811561488\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/div><div id=\"archi-14005227\" class=\"archi-before-content-horizontal archi-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Horizontal responsive -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1313562808736279\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"4811561488\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dreamscapes Unveiled: A Conversation with Smita Vijaykumar, Principal Architect at reNNovate\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gNhj3nu_q-Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Design Discourse Revealed: Ankit Kumar, Editor at Archidust, Explores Vibrant Conversations with Smita Vijaykumar, Principal Architect at reNNovate<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the contemporary landscape of architecture, the integration of design and sustainability has emerged as a pivotal conversation. 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