HM设计事务所创始人
Founder, HM Design

HM设计事务所创始人
Mehta先生是世界上生态旅游物质规划以及生态度假村景观方面和建筑方面的顶级权威、从业者和研究者之一。Mehta是一个建筑师、景观设计师以及环境规划师，拥有在埃及、中国、巴厘岛、多米尼亚、沙特阿拉伯、印度、肯尼亚、乌干达、卢旺达、巴西、刚果民主共和国、印度尼西亚、墨西哥、特克斯和凯科斯、马达加斯加、加拉帕哥斯、加蓬、斐济、巴哈马群岛、圣文森特和格林纳丁斯、美国和波多黎各的丰富项目经验。他的公司-HM Design现在是多米尼加、乌干达、伯利兹城、以及卢旺达生态度假村的顶级设计咨询机构。Mehta先生是畅销生态旅游书籍《国际生态度假村指导原则》的主要编辑，以及“场地规划”和“建筑设计”这两个章节的作者。Mehta先生定期从事关于生态度假村的国际趋势的研究，现在正在撰写一本关于真正的生态度假村的新书。他是国际生态度假村协会的管理委员会成员、探险协会顾问委员、以及绿色旅游杂志和BIOSFERA（巴西环境协会）成员。他是肯尼亚
生态旅游协会的创建者之一。Mehta先生还是日本生态度假村协会的国际顾问。Mehta先生现在/曾经被选为明日旅游（WTTC）、授予遗产旅游业和生态旅游业的世界遗产奖（国家地理/环保国际）、生态旅游奖（旅行者杂志）以及绿色酒店业主奖（加勒比酒店协会）的评审人和现场监监督人。Mehta先生在学术界有着骄人的成绩。除了在南佛罗里达的几所大学担任助理教授之外，他还是
内罗毕大学建筑系景观设计部的主席，并且经营从事可持续性规划和设计的工作室有五年之久。现在，Mehta先生在全世界经营自成一类的生态度假村规划和设计工作室以及Charettes机构（为乔治华盛顿大学和国际生态旅游协会），这些工作室经常有其它专业的教授和学生们前往参观。Mehta先生同时也是一名专业摄影师，在2006年7月被入选进入肯尼亚板球荣誉堂。国家地理的探险杂志将Mehta评为世界五位可持续性旅游业先驱之一。在2005年7月，Mehta先生被一本纽约杂志《男士月刊》称为世界“探险领域最具权威的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.