Mrs. Sneha Ambarish Bendre

Bio

Sneha Bendre is a designer and heritage conservationist with extensive experience in teaching, building and urban heritage conservation, and design in heritage or low – cost context; and has also been a resource person for workshops on various architectural forums. As a teacher, mentor and guide at MIT – WPU, her goals are to help students recognize their true potential or interests in the vast field of architecture with multiple branches of study, aid or guide them in sharpening their individual skills and abilities; and prepare or train them to become valuable contributors to the industry.

Educational Qualifications :
B. Arch (2007) : Hindustan College of Engineering, Anna University, Chennai

M. Arch (2010) : Master’s in architectural & Settlement Conservation, CEPT University, Ahmedabad

Areas of Expertise : Heritage Conservation, Architectural Pedagogy and Traditional Indian Knowledge Systems

Teaching Experience : 9 Years of full – time teaching experience at architectural colleges in Pune at the undergraduate and postgraduate level such as Aayojan School of Architecture and Design and VIT’s PVP College of Architecture

Industry or Research Experience :
7 Years as an Architectural Consultant and Conservation Architect at ARTES, Human Settlements Development Centre, Chennai and KIMAYA, Pune

Member of PDA Intellects – a collaborative platform for sharing, engaging and questioning ideas that shape architecture and design, and inspiring discussions among peers on them through workshops, seminars, research, exhibitions and more.

Publications and Research Work :

Participation and Paper Presentation on ‘Traditional Building Crafts in Western India : Cultural Symbolism and Material Ingenuity' at Ananda Coomaraswamy Memorial Conference on Asian Art and Culture in University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka (September 2012).

Programme Co – ordinator for “ARCASIA WINTER PROGRAM 2019 INTERPRETING BUILT HERITAGE (A WORKSHOP TOUR)” organized by ASAD, Pune in association with IIA, Maharashtra Chapter (December 2019).

Participation and Paper Presentation on ‘Integrating Traditional Knowledge Systems into the Architectural Curriculum - a pedagogical approach' at National Level E - Conference “Adaptation - Endeavouring a foreseeable future” by Sinhagad College of Architecture, Pune (January 2022).

Participation and Citation for ‘Best Presented Paper (Audience) (Track – Art and Humanities)’ on ‘Sociological Perspectives in Architecture and methods to introduce or reinforce them in the curriculum' at National Conference “Built Environment and Beyond 2.0 : Theory, Practice and Pedagogy” by BNCA and BRH, Pune (November 2023).

Paper Reviewer for ‘Architecture and People International Conference (APIC) 2026 hosted by Rizvi College of Architecture, Mumbai (January 2026) and ‘National Level Student Conference for Architecture and Allied Fields’ hosted by Trinity College of Architecture, Pune (May 2026)

Awards and Recognitions :
Part of Design and Execution Team for conservation of ‘Shri Sakhargad Nivasini Temple Complex, Village Kinhai' (Winner of Award of Merit' in 2014) and Parvati Nandan Ganapati Temple, Ganeshkhind, Pune (Winner of Honourable Mention in 2015) at UNESCO Asia – Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation Programme.

Professional Affiliations :
Registered with COA – Council of Architecture

Subjects Taught :
Architectural Design, Architectural Graphics, History of Architecture, Working Drawing, Specification writing, Electives, Dissertation and Thesis