Realty+ Conclave conference panel discussion on “Pune’s Design Paradox: City’s New Urban Look” was moderated by Ar. Dheeraj Patil.

Discussion revolved around past, present and future development trends of Pune city. Expert panel members including Ar. Neelesh Chopda, Ar. Sunil Patil, Ar. Pratima Joshi, Ar. Pranati Shroff, Ar. Prashant Deshmukh and Ar. Siddharta Rajurkar were highlighting issues such as Sustainability, multi-nuclei centres to ease transportation problems to socially inclusive city for addressing slum redevelopment issues. It was also discussed that smart technologies as part of “Smart Cities Initiatives” should be explored in Pune metropolitan urban development process for identifying real time issues and addressing future development needs.