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Mansi Shah is an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Faculty of Planning at CEPT University, where she teaches in the Bachelor of Urban Design program. Her areas of interest encompass landscape design, ecology, food urbanism, and mapping. She has organised several studios related to these subjects, such as “Eco Warriors [Edible to Productive Urbanism]” and “Rebel Bodies Rebel Cities.”
She has a keen interest in pedagogy and research. She has carried out several publications, workshops (‘Common Voids, 2016’, ‘Sustainable Living Practicum: Rainforest farming edition 2015’), and exhibitions (‘Chowk Networks 2016- Ahmedabad’, ‘Feral City 2015- NID’, ‘Japan Foundation-Delhi’, ‘Yokohama Civic Art Gallery- Japan’, Prathaa 2012, Cept University, Beyond Green 2010- Salone del Mobile) to explore innovative ways to support her research and learning for students.
With teaching, she works on her independent research projects on different subjects under ‘Productive Urbanism Collective’ (a research and practice collab- focused on ecology-led landscape design), ‘Ahmedabad Mapping Project’ (an initiative to gather information about the city and represent it through maps and cartography), ‘City Water Walks’ (a project to understand how the urban commons function and how are they are affected by constant changes in governance and development) and ‘Pocket-garden’.
Her recent book is ‘Rebel Bodies Rebel Cities’ co-authored with Victor Cano-Ciborro, published by CEPT University Press in 2022. It is a teaching and research project that examines the complexities of urban public spaces and the importance of acknowledging competing stakeholder interests to create more inclusive and equitable environments. She has also co-authored the book ‘Prathaa: Kath-khuni Architecture of Himachal Pradesh’ as a senior researcher at Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, DICRC. The research project was also recognised by the International Zumtobel Group Awards 2012 in Research and Special Initiatives category with honourable mention.
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Mansi Shah is an architect and urban designer, and a founding member of the Productive Urbanism Collective, a practice focused on ecology-led landscape design and food-based urban practices. She is an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Bachelor of Urban Design program. Her work spans teaching, research, and practice, with a strong interest in pedagogy, landscape ecologies, and productive landscapes. She has co-authored the books Rebel Bodies Rebel Cities, published by CEPT University Press in 2022, and Prathaa: Kath-khuni Architecture of Himachal Pradesh (2012). Her work and teaching situates landscape as a critical framework to rethink contemporary urban conditions.