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UltraTech IndiaNext - Editon 06

Sustainable Futures
People. Place. Planet

Let's Engineer for a
Net-Positive India

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the theme

sustainable
futures

We are living in a defining decade where climate pressures, resource scarcity, and rapid urbanisation demand a fundamental shift in how we build. In this context, sustainability risks becoming a superficial benchmark. What is needed instead is a more ambitious paradigm, regeneration.

This is not about minimising footprints, but creating lasting handprints. It calls for reimagining the built environment as a living system, one that integrates energy, water, materials, and community to restore ecosystems, enhance resilience, and uplift human well-being. Moving beyond neutrality, it is about designing with intent, where every intervention contributes meaningfully to people, place, and the future.

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the
challenge

The role of buildings and infrastructure must be fundamentally redefined, from static entities that consume resources to dynamic systems that generate value, restore ecological balance, and enhance human well-being.

This challenge moves beyond conventional sustainability, calling for net-positive, regenerative solutions that create measurable impact across energy, water, carbon, biodiversity, and social equity. The focus is not on reducing harm, but on actively contributing to the environment and society.

Participants are invited to present realised excellence and visionary ideation that demonstrate clarity of intent, depth of engineering, and long-term resilience, ideas that respond to today’s needs while shaping a more regenerative future. 

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the categories

Participants may participate under any of the categories mentioned below,
celebrating both realised excellence and visionary ideas.

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Built

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unbuilt

who can participate 

Practicing architects and engineers (in teams) 
Students of architecture and engineering (in the penultimate or final year) 
Interdisciplinary teams including sustainability consultants, planners, or material specialists 

Cash Prize of
INR 2.6 million

evaluation criteria

Clarity of Intent
Regenerative Impact
Innovation in Material & Systems Integration
Architectural & Engineering Excellence
who can participate 

Jury

IndiaNext is guided by a jury of distinguished architects, engineers and sustainability leaders who bring decades of experience to the table. Together, they assess each submission with thoughtfulness and precision, looking for solutions that truly give back. With their guidance and integrity, the competition continues to champion ideas that combine ambition with accountability and long-term relevance.

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