Professor, Director
Traditional Urbanism, Sustainable architecture, Ur
Built environments, Climate change, Energy use, passive systems, contemporary urban issues, globalisation, inter-disciplinary research.
Professor of Architecture and Ex-Dean, an Architect Planner graduated from School of Planning and Architecture; New Delhi acknowledged as ‘Institute of National Importance’ by the government of India. Have a versatile experience of thirty-seven years of academia, practice and real estate sector; Senior Fellow with Higher Education Academy UK [Advance-HE]; recognized RIBA Chartered member and have been and continuing as member of advisory committee for International Conference, Boards of studies, Academic council, Convener, Expert representing Council of Architecture to External reviewer of Cultural properties for nominations through ICOMOS for World Monument Fund and continuing. Was awarded an Indo-Dutch fellowship to research on Housing Typologies in public sector housings and won first prize in a national housing design idea competition and the project as well. Have worked on the Indian Heritage Cities Network program, UNESCO; a continuation of her doctoral work on Sustainability and historic city, also a core member of Asian Universities Network Forum on Advances in Research, Japan. Have published Chapters/ case study/ papers on sustainability, urban development, resilience, historic cities, Energy and Climate change, transformations and regional environmental issues, Book entitled “Traditional Urbanism Response to Climate Change - walled City of Jaipur” under publication by Springer. Have been a keynote speaker, panelist in Asian and international platforms.
