Dr. Piyush Hajela
Head of the Department
Associate ProfessorB. Arch (MANIT, Bhopal)M. Arch (Urban Design, SPA Delhi)PhD (Architecture, SPA Bhopal)Work Experience:Teaching and Research -11 yearsIndustry- 27 years
Institutional Research/ Consultancy: - Preparation of Local Area Plans (LAPs) along the metro rail corridors in Bhopal and Indore.
Research Interests: Socially interactive Public Spaces in urban areas >more here
Subjects at MArch (UD): Urban Design studio-1, 2 and 3, Urban networks and systems I, Urban networks and systems II, Advanced seminar in urban design and Thesis programming
Institutional Research/ Consultancy: - Preparation of Local Area Plans (LAPs) along the metro rail corridors in Bhopal and Indore.
Research Interests: Socially interactive Public Spaces in urban areas >more here
Subjects at MArch (UD): Urban Design studio-1, 2 and 3, Urban networks and systems I, Urban networks and systems II, Advanced seminar in urban design and Thesis programming
Dr. Anand Wadwekar
Dean (Planning and Development)
Associate ProfessorB. Arch (Nagpur University)M. Arch (Urban Design, SPA Delhi)PhD (Urban and Regional Design, Hokkaido University, Japan )Work Experience: Teaching and Research- 15 yearsIndustry - 2 years
Institutional Research/ Consultancy: Mapping the socio-spatial divide in Indian cities for informed decision making in urban transformation, Building Resilient Urban Communities (BReUCom) EU and Erasmus + Project for HEI, Design Innovation Centre (DIC)- Shelter for All, Preparation of Urban Development Plan for Samdrup Jhongkhar Town, Bhutan
Research Interests: Urbanism of South Asian Cities , Urban Nature , Urban History >more here
Subjects at MArch (UD): Urban Design Studios, Evolution of Urbanity, Urban Nature and City Design, Indian Urbanism, Thesis Programming, Research Methods in Urban Design and Urban Design Thesis.
Institutional Research/ Consultancy: Mapping the socio-spatial divide in Indian cities for informed decision making in urban transformation, Building Resilient Urban Communities (BReUCom) EU and Erasmus + Project for HEI, Design Innovation Centre (DIC)- Shelter for All, Preparation of Urban Development Plan for Samdrup Jhongkhar Town, Bhutan
Research Interests: Urbanism of South Asian Cities , Urban Nature , Urban History >more here
Subjects at MArch (UD): Urban Design Studios, Evolution of Urbanity, Urban Nature and City Design, Indian Urbanism, Thesis Programming, Research Methods in Urban Design and Urban Design Thesis.
Dr. Gayatri Nanda
Programme Coordinator
(Department of Urban Design)
Assistant ProfessorB. Arch (Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur)M. Arch (Urban Design, SPA Delhi)PhD (Urban Design, SPA Bhopal)Work Experience: Teaching and Research- 11 yearsIndustry - 2 years
Institutional Research/ Consultancy: Tamil temple towns: Conservation and Contestation in collaboration with Cardiff University, Field assessment and analysis of Group Housing Projects at Surajpur Industrial area, Delhi, NCR), Preparation of Local Area Plans (LAPs)along the metro rail corridors in Bhopal and Indore, GIS Based masterplan for cluster 7, Uttarakhand
Research Interests: Cultural Landscapes, Festival spaces, Urban mobility, Application of GIS in Urban Studies >more here
Subjects at MArch (UD): Urban Design Studios, Methods and Techniques in Urban Design, Media Lab (GIS), Site and Urban Systems Planning, Future Cities (elective), Integrated Urban Mobility, Thesis Programming, Research Methods in Urban Design and Urban Design Thesis.
Institutional Research/ Consultancy: Tamil temple towns: Conservation and Contestation in collaboration with Cardiff University, Field assessment and analysis of Group Housing Projects at Surajpur Industrial area, Delhi, NCR), Preparation of Local Area Plans (LAPs)along the metro rail corridors in Bhopal and Indore, GIS Based masterplan for cluster 7, Uttarakhand
Research Interests: Cultural Landscapes, Festival spaces, Urban mobility, Application of GIS in Urban Studies >more here
Subjects at MArch (UD): Urban Design Studios, Methods and Techniques in Urban Design, Media Lab (GIS), Site and Urban Systems Planning, Future Cities (elective), Integrated Urban Mobility, Thesis Programming, Research Methods in Urban Design and Urban Design Thesis.
Ar. Karna Sengupta
Assistant ProfessorB. Arch (Nagpur University)M. A (Urban Design, Cardiff University)Work Experience: Teaching and Research- 11 yearsIndustry - 2 years
Institutional Research/ Consultancy: Collaborating for Climate. UK-India faculty, curriculum and network development project for Climate and Carbon Management 2012-13, Nalanda Tola Revitalization Project, Pachmarhi 2014, Design Innovation Center : Shelter for All Research Project 2015 - Ongoing, Study to Develop Alternate housing design typologies in MP, Chhattisgarh and Inland Maharashtra , HSMI Project 2016 - Ongoing, Jhansi Cantonment Board Development Plan 2017-18, Chhindwara Visual Survey Study for TNCP 2019 , Sagour Cantonment Board Development Plan 2019-2021, Review of the ABD Area , Smart City- BSCDCL Bhopal 2020-21, Heritage impact assessment of heritage sites in MP. 2020- Ongoing , Preparation of Local Area Plans (LAPs) along the metro rail corridors in Bhopal and Indore.
Research Interests: Morphological studies in Indian Cities, Urban Design and Politics of space, Public realm and publicness, University-City relationships, Urban History , Place and Placelessness, Urban Sociology, ICT and Urban Design>more here
Subjects at MArch (UD): Urban Design Studio, Urban Design Theory, Urban Design method and techniques, Urban Form Studies - City Discourses, Media Lab , Report Writing, Research methods in Urban Design, Urban Design Thesis and Urban Design Politics
Institutional Research/ Consultancy: Collaborating for Climate. UK-India faculty, curriculum and network development project for Climate and Carbon Management 2012-13, Nalanda Tola Revitalization Project, Pachmarhi 2014, Design Innovation Center : Shelter for All Research Project 2015 - Ongoing, Study to Develop Alternate housing design typologies in MP, Chhattisgarh and Inland Maharashtra , HSMI Project 2016 - Ongoing, Jhansi Cantonment Board Development Plan 2017-18, Chhindwara Visual Survey Study for TNCP 2019 , Sagour Cantonment Board Development Plan 2019-2021, Review of the ABD Area , Smart City- BSCDCL Bhopal 2020-21, Heritage impact assessment of heritage sites in MP. 2020- Ongoing , Preparation of Local Area Plans (LAPs) along the metro rail corridors in Bhopal and Indore.
Research Interests: Morphological studies in Indian Cities, Urban Design and Politics of space, Public realm and publicness, University-City relationships, Urban History , Place and Placelessness, Urban Sociology, ICT and Urban Design>more here
Subjects at MArch (UD): Urban Design Studio, Urban Design Theory, Urban Design method and techniques, Urban Form Studies - City Discourses, Media Lab , Report Writing, Research methods in Urban Design, Urban Design Thesis and Urban Design Politics
Dr. Tapas Mitra
Head of the Department (M.Des)
Associate ProfessorB. Arch (Jadhavpur University, Kolkata)M. Arch (Urban Design, Jadhavpur University, Kolkata)PhD (Jadhavpur University, Kolkata)Work Experience: Teaching and Research -26 yearsIndustry- 10 years
Institutional Research/ Consultancy: Climate resilient planning for five Smart cities in MP, India 2017-2019, part of the core team for preparing design and DPR for new Schools of Planning and Architecture (SPA) for the Government of India, 2018, part of the core team for Research Project “Housing for All- design of housing typologies in geo-climatic regions of M.P, Chhattisgarh and parts of Maharashtra” of the former Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Government of India, 2016-2017, part of the core team of “Shelter for all” theme for the Design Innovation Centre (DIC) Project of Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, for SPA Bhopal. Ongoing since October 2015
Research Interests: Urban Studies, Urban Aesthetics >more here
Subjects at MArch (UD): Design studios at all levels, Electives ("City, people and art", "Writing about cities", Research methods, Urban form study and report writing in thesis.
Institutional Research/ Consultancy: Climate resilient planning for five Smart cities in MP, India 2017-2019, part of the core team for preparing design and DPR for new Schools of Planning and Architecture (SPA) for the Government of India, 2018, part of the core team for Research Project “Housing for All- design of housing typologies in geo-climatic regions of M.P, Chhattisgarh and parts of Maharashtra” of the former Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Government of India, 2016-2017, part of the core team of “Shelter for all” theme for the Design Innovation Centre (DIC) Project of Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, for SPA Bhopal. Ongoing since October 2015
Research Interests: Urban Studies, Urban Aesthetics >more here
Subjects at MArch (UD): Design studios at all levels, Electives ("City, people and art", "Writing about cities", Research methods, Urban form study and report writing in thesis.