The conversation took place in the framework of Prof. Fraya Frehse’s stay as Visiting Professor at the IIT Roorkee Department of Architecture and Planning, whose head is Prof. Gaurav Raheja. The IIT Roorkee Dean of Academic Affairs invited Prof. Frehse to join a roundtable discussion on “Research & Development Transformations: The Sustainability Dimension” at the 2nd Institute Research Day on 14 March, which celebrates the memory of Albert Einstein’s birthday. Given that at the time being Prof. Frehse was doing field research with Prof. Raheja in Mumbai, he recorded a brief video interview with Prof. Frehse to assure at least her online presence in the Roorkee event.