Ms. Manjusha Anand Ukidve

Bio

An architect by profession and a teacher by passion, I believe that training young minds to stay rooted in the context, while imparting technical skills to keep up with the world, is the need of the hour. As rightly said by Sir Winston Churchill “We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us.” I believe shaping young minds who will shape the world of the future is at the same time a challenging yet rewarding task - a responsibility that I accept with commitment and gratitude. I believe that education should facilitate not only transfer of knowledge but also pass on the right values to budding professionals.

विद्या ददाति विनयं विनयाद् याति पात्रताम् ।पात्रत्वात् धनमाप्नोति धनाद् धर्मं ततः सुखम् ॥

Educational Qualifications
B. Arch 1992 Sir J.J. College of Architecture, Mumbai

M.L.A Master of Landscape Architecture, School of Planning and Architecture New Delhi Pursuing PhD at School of Planning and Architecture New Delhi

Areas of Expertise
Architecture, Landscape Architecture

Teaching Experience
30 years. Associated as Full time and Visiting Faculty at various Colleges of Architecture in Pune viz. Aayojan School of Architecture and Design, VIT’s PVP College of Architecture, Dr. D.Y. Patil College of Architecture, Dr. B.N.College of Architecture and Marathwada Mitramandal College of Architecture, Pune

Industry / Research Experience
30 years. Associated as Architect and Landscape Architect at various Architectural firms in Mumbai and Pune. Currently Principal and Founder Studio1point6 Pune.

Member of Ar. Sashikala Ananth’s Vastu Sangha – involved in research and facilitation of courses in Vastu shastra.

Publications and Research Work
Published articles in various issues of LA Journal – Journal of Landscape Architecture

Presented research papers at National Conferences – Vastuvidya Conference 2024 held in Thiruvuanathpuram by Vastuvidya Pratishthan National Conference on Built environment and beyond held in Pune 2025 by Dr. B.N. College of Architecture, IKSHA - First Annual Academic Conference on Indian Knowledge Systems held in July 2025 by Indian Knowledge

Systems and Heritage Association, New Delhi, राज्य स्तरीय वास्तुकला मराठी परिषद Marathi conference 2025 by तंत्रशिक्षण विभागीय कार्यालय, पुणे and भारतीय कला प्रसारिणी सभेचे वास्तुविया महावियालय. पुणे

Co-editor of the book – The ISOLA Collective published by the Indian Society of Landscape Architects

Author of an essay in the book ‘Architecture in Maharashtra: Tradition and journey ‘ edited by Ar. Narendra Dengle, Chetan Sahasrabudhe, Minal Sagare and Pushkar Sohoni

Professional Affiliations : Registered with COA – Council of Architecture

Fellow member of ISOLA – Indian Society of Landscape Architects. Member of the Executive Council from 2023-2025

Member of EC Executive Committee of INTACH Pune. Indian National trust for Art and Cultural heritage.

Subjects Taught
Architectural Design, Basic Design, Landscape Architecture, Dissertation and Research in Architecture, Climatology