Spring 2020 seminar: M.S.AAD candidate, architecture
Akhila Arakkal 's work prior to Cornell has revolved around studying the distortion caused by the cultural and political systems in cities. She addresses social injustice in the built context by analyzing the indelible imprint left behind by the spatial patterns of exclusion. Her research involved the study of informal settlements and affordable housing projects proliferated in the city of Mumbai. She studied the devastating effects that dilapidation, sprawl, and failed urban environments can have on society and well-being, bringing to light the economic and cultural attributions on architecture.