An architect who came to schools through a single conviction.

Prakash Nair is one of the world's most sought-after authorities on the design of learning environments. An architect by training and a futurist by temperament, he has spent more than two decades arguing — and proving — that the spaces we build for children quietly shape what and how they are able to learn.

Over a career spanning 59 countries and six continents, he has helped schools, districts and ministries replace the familiar classroom-and-corridor model with environments organized around small learning communities, daylight, movement and choice. The thread running through all of it is a belief he states plainly: learning spaces are, first and foremost, about learning.

He is the Founding President & CEO of Education Design International, a firm dedicated exclusively to planning and designing innovative schools, where a team of specialists carries this work forward worldwide. He is the author of five books on educational design, a frequent keynote speaker, and a contributor of essays and research to publications including Harvard Education Press, Education Week and Edutopia.

For a more detailed bio, visit EDI.