Women in Architecture - Opportunities and Challenges

Sessions:
1. Panel Discussion: Women in Architecture: Opportunities and Challenges

Panellist:
1. Ar. Sumit Kaur (Former Chief Architect, Department of Urban Planning, Chandigarh Administration)
2. Ar. Kamini Singh (Principal, Sree Venkateshwara College of Architecture, Telangana)
3. Ar. Pallavi Anchuri (Chief Architect-Interior Designer, Anchuri Design World, Telangana)
4. Ar. Aarti Nagpal (Assistant Professor, School of Planning and Architecture - Delhi)

​Moderator: Ar. Mahesh Bangad (Assistant Professor, Dr. Bhanuben Nanavati College of Architecture, Pune)

Session Brief:
Architect Sumit Kaur is an Architect and Urban Designer. She has been the former Chief Architect in Chandigarh Administration where she served as head of not just the Architecture wing but also the Town Planning Wings. She has also led the preparation of the Chandigarh Master Plan 2031 and has been the Nomination Dossier of the Capitol Complex, Chandigarh for the UNESCO world heritage status. She has worked on several prestigious residential, commercial, institutional, landscape, commemorative projects for the States of Punjab, Chandigarh and Delhi.

Prof. Kamini Singh is not just a practising architect but is also the Principal of Sri Venkateshwara College of Architecture, Hyderabad. Her experience in teaching spans a period of 22 years and throughout her teaching journey, she has actively involved herself in academics, examination and thesis coordination and being academicians she has a zeal to guide young bright Architects. She is also the co-founder of an architectural firm ARKA-IPMS. This firm has several awards and recognition in its name and the latest recognition awarded to her firm was "10 Most Promising Project Management Consultant-2020" by Consultants Review Magazine.

Architect Pallavi Anchuri is the Principle Architect & Interior Designer of Anchuri Design World, Hyderabad. Along with being a practising designer, Architect Pallavi is also a visiting jury member in several design schools in Hyderabad. Her several years of teaching span has kept her in touch with the new and upcoming design minds.

Apart from the professional practices, she has also been an active member of Indian Institute of Interior Design since 2000 and currently, she is the Honorable Secretary of IIID Hyderabad chapter, since 2019 until 2021.

Architect Aarti Nagpal has been working as an Assistant Professor with a demonstrated history of working in the Architecture & Planning industry. Her basket of knowledge consists of skill in software like ArcGIS, AutoCAD, Photoshop, Google SketchUp, Google earth, Revit, and Microsoft Office. She is also a strong administrative professional with a 'Masters of Urban Planning' degree. She is currently working as an Assistant Professor of Architecture in School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi.