The seeds of the Vastu-Shilpa Foundation for Research and Studies in Environmental Design (VSF) re- evaluate his work by means of research, studies, and discussion. Inspired by the example of Le Corbusier, he decided to set up a foundation for research in built-environment and habitat. Since then VSF has looked back upon decades of work focused on understanding human habitats that have resulted into close to forty publications and research papers as well as ten documentaries till date. The foundation was established in 1978 as a public charitable trust and conceived as a link between academia and architecture. The VSF's activities also include conducting research into existing settlements in order to better understand relationships between human habitats and ecological, economic, and social systems. Such studies have guided the VSF in its development of environmentally appropriate design models and prototypes that are characteristic for the region. They have also encouraged multidisciplinary capabilities aimed at bringing integrated insights into the study of environmental problems. The VSF promotes and disseminates the knowledge it has acquired by means of studies and research in the form of publications, exhibitions, lectures, workshops, and seminars.