Spring 2018 seminar: M.R.P. candidate, city and regional planning
Akanksha Chauhan is a graduate student in the Department of City and Regional Planning. Prior to moving to New York, she spent seven years training as a professional architect, working in award-winning architecture and urban design practices in New Delhi. This past summer she assisted the United Nations Human Settlements Programme in the production of "The Quito Papers and the New Urban Agenda" — a visionary new treatise on cities. Chauhan specializes in inclusive cities, foregrounding the role of architecture, planning, and public policy. Her ongoing research interest is in applying phenomenographic methods to rethink public space. She is a proponent of sustainable urban development with a strong emphasis on waterfront revitalization and coastal resilience.