GUNI-FADP@2025: Mapping the UNSDGs

How can Architecture and Design education contribute meaningfully to a sustainable future?GUNI-FADP@2025: Mapping the UNSDGs presents a comprehensive exploration of how higher education can align with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs) through curriculum design, pedagogical strategies, and academic planning. Focusing on undergraduate Architecture and Design programs offered at the Ganpat University Faculty of Architecture, Design & Planning, this publication systematically maps courses, learning outcomes, and educational experiences against the global sustainability agenda.Moving beyond broad institutional commitments, the book examines Sustainability at the Curriculum level-where future architects and designers develop the knowledge, skills, and values that will shape the built environment of tomorrow. Through semester-by-semester, course-by-course analysis, comparative evaluation, and strategic benchmarking with reputed Indian and International institutions, the volume demonstrates how educational programs, especially in the domains of Architecture, Design, Real Estate, and Construction, can become powerful catalysts for environmental stewardship, social responsibility, cultural preservation, and innovation.The publication includes: - Comprehensive course-wise and semester-wise UNSDG mapping - Analysis of sustainability integration across Architecture and Design curricula - Depth-of-integration methodology and evaluation framework - Comparative insights between Architecture and Design education - Indian and International academic benchmarks, alongside comparative snapshots - Strategic recommendations for curriculum enhancement and institutional development - Reflections on the future of sustainability-focused higher educationDrawing upon global references, educational research, and professional practice, this work serves as both a documentation exercise and a roadmap for educators, academic leaders, accreditation bodies, curriculum developers, researchers, and institutions seeking to embed sustainability into the core of higher education.At a time when the built environment faces unprecedented environmental, social, and economic challenges, this book posits that meaningful change begins in the classroom-and that the architects and designers of tomorrow must be educated not only as creators, but as responsible custodians of a shared future.Ideal for: Architects, Designers, Educators, Academic Leaders, Researchers, Curriculum Developers, Sustainability Professionals, Accreditation Agencies, and Students interested in the intersection of education, sustainability, and the built environment.