Architecture and Urban Farming

About Author

Dr. Abhinav is a passionate academician and technocrat currently serving at Dayananda Sagar Academy of Technology and Management, Bengaluru, an autonomous institution affiliated with VTU, Belagavi. With 17 years of combined teaching, research, and industry experience, he has authored 18 books across diverse domains of engineering and technology. He serves as a reviewer for reputed journals published by Springer, Elsevier, and other leading publishers. He also holds 30 Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) to his credit. Ar. Plnr. Prof. Kandarp Bhatt is professor and principal at Parul Institute of Architecture and Research, Vadodara, Gujarat, India situated in Parul Un. campus. He cleared his B.Arch. by 1983 and M. Plan. by 1987, both from CEPT, Ahmedabad. His experience till 2026, in industry is of 20 years and same in academics is of 20 years making it to total 40 years. Prof. Ar. Mahesh Rameshwar Bangad is an Associate Professor and former Head of Department at MKSSS's Dr. Bhanuben Nanavati College of Architecture for Women, Pune. He is currently pursuing his doctoral research from SPPU. He has a M. Arch in Environmental Architecture from SPPU and a Post Graduation in Project Management from The University of Manchester, UK. He was recently awarded the IIA Young Architect of the Year 2025. Prof .Seemantini P Nakil is Professor at Dr.DY Patil College of Architecture ,Akurdi ,Pune.Completed M.arch in Urban Design from RV College, Bangalore and currently pursuing a PhD from Chitkara University,Chandigarh.Having more than 20 years of academic and industrial experience. Dr. Nupur Chichkhede graduated in Architecture from the Kavikulguru Institute of Technology and Science (KITS), Ramtek, in 2011 and earned her Master's degree in Urban Planning from the Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT), Nagpur, in 2014. She completed her Ph.D. in Architecture from Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU), Pune, in 2026.She has over 12 years of academic and professional experience and is currently associated with Dr. D. Y. Patil College of Architecture, Akurdi, Pune. Her areas of expertise include Campus Planning, Landscape Services, Landscape Architecture, Urban Planning, and Architectural Consultancy.