Authentic Ecolodges

08/18/2026

Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 was endowed with 2 book signings. One was at the local architecture College - Colegio de Arquitectos y Arquitectos Paisajistas de Puerto Rico & the other was at an Ecotourism and Ecolodge workshop held by the Architects Association.

08/10/2026

Continuing our weekly series featuring past book launches, we take you to Chicago 🇺🇸 to the annual Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA) conference, held in May 2011.
If you were present at this event, please comment below; I’d love to hear from you ⤵

08/04/2026

The forward-thinking Austin 🇺🇸 deserved 2 book launches. The independent bookstore BookPeople was a delightful setting: live music by a sitarist, coupled with consultants & close friends. Please do watch the video & stay tuned for the full audiovisual presentation accompanied by the sitarist - the highlight of this book launch.

07/26/2026

This book launch brings me fond memories because it was the last time that I was an advisory board member of The International Ecotourism Society (TIES). The ecolodge planning and design workshop, which I conducted with a few board members, was followed by the book signing event in Bonito, Brazil 🇧🇷.

07/20/2026

It is always a pleasure to sign books at the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) conferences. Thanks to those of you who bought my books and got them signed.
Please comment below & share what your most memorable moment was, as well as any captured moments (photos/videos) you have from the day.

07/08/2026

It was amazing to do the book launch in one of my favourite small cities of the world - Firenze, Italy 🇮🇹. My friends from Costa Rica, Singapore, & England were all there to celebrate my book launch. Spot Geeta Thakerar rocking the special book launch T-shirt 👕!
Great to see the youth interested & getting involved!



Ana Pinto Matthew Flynn Jagoo Shah Kumudi Shah Sudhir Shah Liz Joseph Hitesh Mehta Geeta Thakerar

06/30/2026

Nostalgic moment: Homecoming event 📖 🇰🇪
My office, HM Design, was the consulting architect for the second phase of Sarit Centre Mall in Nairobi, so it was sweet to be back and sign the newly launched book to all the people I grew up with in Kenya, some of whom had helped me in my Ecolodge journey.
If you were present at this event or your photograph is featured, please comment below; I’d love to hear from you ⤵

P.S. 👀 Can you spot me explaining my Chai ☕ table book

02/08/2026

A nostalgic, memorable world tour! 🗺️

Over the next few weeks, we will be taking a trip down memory lane, sharing memories and highlights from our previous book launches around the globe.

We would love to see and hear about the launch through your eyes as well!

Please comment below and share where you attended the book launch, what your most memorable moment was, as well as any captured moments 📸, both photos and videos, that you have from the day.

👀 P.S. You're the first to hear this → stay peeled for more exciting announcements as we are currently preparing to start writing Authentic Ecolodges Volume 2! The research is all completed! 📚

01/14/2023

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Thank you for your support! January 2023 Dear Hitesh, What a Year it was! After the lull that was 2020-2021, last year was like a Tsunami! Indeed, a storm after the calm! HM Design got to work on var