About
Landscape Architect and urban design professional with over seven years of experience across landscape strategy, urban systems, and spatial planning in Europe and South Asia. My work focuses on climate-responsive and water-sensitive design, integrating ecological systems with spatial planning.
I operate across scales, from territorial frameworks to neighbourhood-level public realm interventions, addressing accessibility, resilience, and socio-spatial equity. I combine spatial analysis with design thinking to deliver implementable, context-responsive strategies.
My experience includes interdisciplinary projects with academic institutions and public authorities in Italy, Portugal, Africa, and India, focusing on landscape-led regeneration, port-city accessibility, and climate adaptation.
Alongside practice, I publish on the relationship between urban form, infrastructure systems, and environmental performance, with an emphasis on bridging research and applied design.
Education
2020 - 2024
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
RCG School of Infrastructure Design & Management, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India
2017 - 2019
Master of Architecture (M.Arch)
in Urban Regeneration
F/O Architecture & Ekistics, Jamia Millia Islamia, India
2012 - 2017
Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch)
F/O Engg. & Tech., ZHCET, Department of Architecture, Aligarh Muslim University, India
Experience
2026 - Present
Climate & Urban Sustainability Consultant
(Landscape & Public Realm)
Bantu Studio Design & Research
Mode: Hybrid/Remote
Country: Portugal | https://www.bantustudio.co.za/
2024 - Present
Landscape & Territorial Researcher
2020 - 2024
Landscape & Urban Planning Researcher
2019 - 2019
Landscape & Urban Designer
2017 - 2019
Landscape Architect
The Studio – Axis Design
Mode: On-site
Country: India | thestudioaxisdesign.com
Awards, Scholarships and Grants
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​2025: Winner of Young Researchers Mobility Programme (MGR25): Awarded research grant (Application 16811) for travelling & conducting research at the University of Porto (Portugal). Funded by the Autonomous Region of Sardinia with funds from Regional Law no. 7 of 7 August 2007 “Promotion of Scientific Research and Technological Innovation in Sardinia”. Also recognised under the European 'HR Excellence in Research Award'.
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2024: Winner & awarded research grant: L. 30.12.10 N. 240 – Code 47A-24, DR 13.05.2024 n. 765, published on 15.05.2024 Area 08 - Civil Engineering and Architecture, SC 08/F1 - SSD ICAR/20 – funded by the Italian Ministry, Next Generation EU, and the University of Cagliari.
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2022: Commendable Performance was attained in the PMRF annual research review in December 2022. Classified as one of the top 8% of researchers by MHRD, Govt. of India (out of 2500 PMRF students).
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2021: Prime Minister Research Fellowship (PMRF) with a total grant of 40,000 USD. The PMRF, a highly competitive selection process based on professional skills and research proposals, selects only 500 students from 60 top public institutes in India and is considered the most prestigious research fellow award in the country.
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2020: Institute Assistantship (PhD Scholarship), 2020, with a total grant of 4,500 USD for doctoral studies at the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India.
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2019-2020: Top 25 theses of the DAIDA Thesis Awards 2019-2020 by the Institute of Housing and Urban Development Studies of the European Union
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2019: Gold Medallist 2019, for securing the first position in M.Arch (Urban Regeneration) at Jamia Millia Islamia, India.
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2017: Silver Medallist 2017, for securing the second position in B.Arch (Architecture) at Aligarh Muslim University, India