HM設計事務所創始人
Founder, HM Design

HM設計事務所創始人
Mehta先生是嘉賓介紹世界上生態旅游物質規劃以及生態度假村景觀方面和建筑方面的頂級權威、從業者和研究者之一。嘉賓介紹Mehta是嘉賓介紹一個建筑師、景觀設計師以及環境規劃師，嘉賓介紹擁有在埃及、嘉賓介紹中國、嘉賓介紹巴厘島、嘉賓介紹多米尼亞、嘉賓介紹沙特阿拉伯、嘉賓介紹印度、嘉賓介紹肯尼亞、嘉賓介紹烏干達、嘉賓介紹盧旺達、嘉賓介紹巴西、嘉賓介紹剛果民主共和國、嘉賓介紹印度尼西亞、墨西哥、特克斯和凱科斯、馬達加斯加、加拉帕哥斯、加蓬、斐濟、巴哈馬群島、圣文森特和格林納丁斯、美國和波多黎各的豐富項目經驗。他的公司-HM Design現在是多米尼加、烏干達、伯利茲城、以及盧旺達生態度假村的頂級設計咨詢機構。Mehta先生是暢銷生態旅游書籍《國際生態度假村指導原則》的主要編輯，以及“場地規劃”和“建筑設計”這兩個章節的作者。Mehta先生定期從事關于生態度假村的國際趨勢的研究，現在正在撰寫一本關于真正的生態度假村的新書。他是國際生態度假村協會的管理委員會成員、探險協會顧問委員、以及綠色旅游雜志和BIOSFERA（巴西環境協會）成員。他是肯尼亞
生態旅游協會的創建者之一。Mehta先生還是日本生態度假村協會的國際顧問。Mehta先生現在/曾經被選為明日旅游（WTTC）、授予遺產旅游業和生態旅游業的世界遺產獎（國家地理/環保國際）、生態旅游獎（旅行者雜志）以及綠色酒店業主獎（加勒比酒店協會）的評審人和現場監監督人。Mehta先生在學術界有著驕人的成績。除了在南佛羅里達的幾所大學擔任助理教授之外，他還是
內羅畢大學建筑系景觀設計部的主席，并且經營從事可持續性規劃和設計的工作室有五年之久。現在，Mehta先生在全世界經營自成一類的生態度假村規劃和設計工作室以及Charettes機構（為喬治華盛頓大學和國際生態旅游協會），這些工作室經常有其它專業的教授和學生們前往參觀。Mehta先生同時也是一名專業攝影師，在2006年7月被入選進入肯尼亞板球榮譽堂。國家地理的探險雜志將Mehta評為世界五位可持續性旅游業先驅之一。在2005年7月，Mehta先生被一本紐約雜志《男士月刊》稱為世界“探險領域最具權威的25人”。
Founder, HM Design
Mr. Mehta is one of the world's leading authorities, practitioners and researchers on ecotourism physical planning and both the landscape architectural and architectural aspects of ecolodges.Mr. Mehta is an Architect, Landscape Architect and Environmental Planner with a portfolio of projects in Egypt, China, Bali, Dominica, Saudi Arabia, India, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda,Brazil, DR Congo, Indonesia, Mexico, Turks and Caicos, Madagascar, Galapagos, Gabon,Fiji, Bahamas, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, USA and Puerto Rico. His firm HM Design is currently the lead consultant on ecolodge projects in Dominica, Uganda, Belize and Rwanda.Mr. Mehta is the main editor of the highest selling book in ecotourism - International EcolodgeGuidelines and the author of – the chapters on "Site Planning" and "Architectural Design".Mr. Mehta regularly conducts research on international trends in Ecolodges and is currently writing a new book on Authentic Ecolodges. He sits on the Executive Board of The International
Ecotourism Society, advisory boards of Adventure Council, Green Travel Magazine and BIOSFERA (Brazilian Environmental Society), and is one of the founding members of The Ecotourism Society of Kenya. Mr. Mehta is also the International Advisor for the Japan
Ecolodge Association. Mr. Mehta is/was selected to be a judge and on-site inspector for the Tourism for Tomorrow(WTTC), World Legacy Awards for Heritage Tourism and Ecotourism (National Geographic/Conservation International), Ecotourism Awards (Conde Nast Traveler) and Green Hotelier
Awards (Caribbean Hotel Association).Mr. Mehta has a distinguished history in academia. Apart from being an adjunct professor at several universities in Southern Florida, he was also the Chairman of Landscape Architecture Section, Department of Architecture, University of Nairobi and conducted studios in sustainable planning and design for five years. Currently, Mr. Mehta conducts one-of-a kind Ecolodge Planning and Design Workshops and Charettes (for George Washington University and The International Ecotourism Society) around the world and which are attended by, amongst others
Deans, Professors and Students. Mr. Mehta is also a Professional Photographer and a Cricket Hall of Famer from Kenya and in July 2006, National Geographic Adventure magazine identified Mr. Mehta as one of five Sustainable Tourism Pioneers in the world. In July 2005 Mr. Mehta was named by Men's Journal,a New York based Magazine as the "25 Most Powerful People in Adventure" in the world.