Indy Johar

Indy Johar is a leading architect and serial social entrepreneur with a deep commitment to systemic change and innovative urban development. He co-founded Dark Matter Labs, focusing on building institutional infrastructures for civic societies, and Architecture00, an RIBA award-winning urban practice. His work emphasizes reimagining how we organize ourselves and our systems to address global challenges. darkmatterlabs+4

Johar's expertise spans academia and practice, holding professorships at RMIT University and having lectured at numerous prestigious institutions including the University of Bath, Princeton, Harvard, and MIT. He is actively involved in advisory roles for organizations like the UNDP and previously served as a Good Growth Advisor to the Mayor of London, advocating for sustainable and inclusive urban futures. edu+3

He is a proponent of open-source and collaborative approaches, having seeded projects like WikiHouse (open-source housing) and Open Desk (open-source furniture company), and is a founding director of Open Systems Lab. His writings often explore topics like relational ontology, civic being, and rethinking governance and economic models. longnow+4