An urban planner, architect and activist with a stupendous body of work and a list of national and international awards behind him, PK Das has sought to establish a close relationship between his discipline, urban ecology and people through a participatory planning process. His wide spectrum of work includes organising slum dwellers for better living, evolving affordable housing models, engaging in policy framework for mass housing, reclaiming public space in Mumbai by developing the waterfronts, re-envisioning the city and open spaces of Mumbai, urban renewal and conservation projects along with an architectural practice involving urban planning, urban design, architecture and interior design assignments across the country. He has demonstrated change by implementing more than 25 public interest projects through voluntary and collaborative endeavours involving local people and agencies. He hopes to integrate architecture and democracy for social change.