{"id":12281,"date":"2023-12-13T08:49:29","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T08:49:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/connected\/?p=12281"},"modified":"2023-12-18T10:12:49","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T10:12:49","slug":"just-imagine-if-shreya-aneja","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/connected\/2023\/12\/13\/just-imagine-if-shreya-aneja\/","title":{"rendered":"just IMAGINE if&#8230; Shreya Aneja"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\">Shreya Aneja is an architect and environmental designer, who won <em>just IMAGINE if&#8230;\u00a0<\/em>2022 with her work at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nostoshomes.org\/\">Nostos Homes<\/a>, which builds homes for forcibly displaced people.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Applications are now open for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reading.ac.uk\/just-imagine-if\/how-to-apply\">just IMAGINE if\u2026 2024<\/a> \u2013 the University of Reading\u2019s flagship business innovation scheme, co-founded in 2019 by the University and our Chancellor Paul Lindley.<\/p>\n<p>Shreya won the 2022 edition and, alongside her not-for-profit work with Nostos Homes, she works as an architect and environmental designer at <a href=\"https:\/\/whitearkitekter.com\/office\/london\/\">White Arkitekter<\/a> in London. White Arkiteketer recently won <a href=\"https:\/\/whitearkitekter.com\/news\/white-arkitekter-wins-architect-of-the-year-at-dezeen-awards\/\">Architect of the Year at the Dezeen Awards<\/a> for being \u201ca leading voice in the drive towards more sustainable buildings\u201d. Shreya shares more about her <em>just IMAGINE if\u2026<\/em> journey and why you should apply.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"just IMAGINE if... Interview with Shreya Aneja Part One\" width=\"770\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wTFCYYUDTgI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4><strong>How is Nostos Homes helping the world?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Being forcibly displaced means being forced to leave your home, or place of residence, due to calamity, war, persecution, and destruction. 86,500,000 people are forcibly displaced every year.<\/p>\n<p>Nostos Homes has successfully deployed homes in Malawi, Africa and Assam, India for people displaced due to natural disasters. They have delivered over 500,000 nights of shelter to the impacted communities. They continue to scale up their efforts and provide homes around the world, making a difference to people who don\u2019t have shelter.<\/p>\n<p>The homes they provide are modular \u2013 meaning they can be transported as a flat pack \u2013 and are sustainable, being constructed from 90% recyclable materials.<\/p>\n<p>Shreya shares more about the impact Nostos Homes is having:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"just IMAGINE if... Interview with Shreya Aneja Part Two\" width=\"770\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1k3L7IDe4pw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4><strong>What was the <em>just IMAGINE if\u2026<\/em> process like?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Describing her experience as \u201cinspiring\u201d, Shreya shares more about the process:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"just IMAGINE if... Interview with Shreya Aneja Part Three\" width=\"770\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/T6i0KrtbKPQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4><strong>How has winning the award helped Nostos Homes?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The award has helped Nostos Homes to scale up and accelerate their growth and to continue to deliver their homes to the people who need them. Nostos also partnered with <a href=\"https:\/\/dataforgood.facebook.com\/\">Meta Data for Good<\/a> and the University of Durham from<em> just IMAGINE if\u2026 2022<\/em> to publish <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nostoshomes.org\/looking-closer\">Looking Closer<\/a> \u2013 a data-driven report on forcible displacement patterns around the world.<\/p>\n<p>Hear more from Shreya on the benefits of <em>just IMAGINE if\u2026<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"just IMAGINE if... Interview with Shreya Aneja Part Four\" width=\"770\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zIGKQ_8PzyA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4><strong>What would you tell someone who is considering applying to <em>just IMAGINE if\u2026<\/em>?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>\u201cGo for it,\u201d Shreya said. \u201cI don\u2019t think anybody needs to think twice before applying for it, because it\u2019s an incredible opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"just IMAGINE if... Interview with Shreya Aneja Part Five\" width=\"770\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DsAdhBppwIU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Apply now<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>If you\u2019ve been inspired by Shreya\u2019s story and have an idea that could help change the world for the better, then find out more and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reading.ac.uk\/just-imagine-if\/how-to-apply\">apply now<\/a> for <em>just IMAGINE if\u2026<\/em> 2024. The closing date for entries is <strong>7 January 2024, 23:59<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shreya Aneja is an architect and environmental designer, who won just IMAGINE if&#8230;\u00a02022 with her work at Nostos Homes, which builds homes for forcibly displaced people. 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