Sanjeev Maheshwari

Biography

Ar. Sanjeev Maheshwari, a product of Govt. College of Architecture, Lucknow is a first batch graduate of Lucknow University. He served his Alma Mater as a Lecturer after a brief stint with UPRNN as an Assistant Architect. He got an opportunity of working with Swedish theatre expert Per Edstrom on variable theatre following an International workshop on Theatre Design. He has worked as a research/ study associate with noted academician Prof. D.C. Thapar on Urban Conservation Studies of INTACH identified heritage zone of Hussianbad at Lucknow. He served U.P. Housing & Development Board as an Assistant Architect-Planner and was sponsored to attend a workshop on Settlement Design at Human Settlement Management Institute (HSMI) under Indo-Dutch technical assistance. He became Assistant Professor at C. R. State College of Engineering at Murthal (Haryana), now a university D.C.R.U.S.T. He is a life member of ISTE and has been awarded fellow membership of the IIA. He has authored a number of papers in reputed journals like A+D (Architecture + Design) and published a book "Ancient Indian Architecture - from Blossom to Bloom" which has received excellent reviews in IIA journal, A+D and Hindustan Times. Presently he is serving AMU as an Associate Professor and has completed three year tenure(s) as Chairman in its Department of Architecture in the Zakir Hussain College of Engineering & Technology. He has been entrusted with the task of inspecting private Engineering Colleges at Mathura and Greater Noida as member of inspection committee of A.I.C.T.E. and MTU. He has served as an Expert member on the selection Committees of Public Service Commissions of the states of U.P., J. & K., Rajasthan and also select institutions like Birla Institute of Technology Ranchi, Dayalbagh Educational Institute Agra, Galgotias University Greater Noida and Mangalayatan University Aligarh apart from that on the selection committee(s) of the host institutions as VC's nominee.He has been appointed as Thesis Guide for final examination by The Indian Institute Of Architects. He has been appointed and invited for U.G.C. Expert Committees visits to deemed universities & private universities at Bareilly, Abu Road, Chitrakoot, Gurgaon, Bhubaneswar, Coimbatore and Pilani on the recommendations of A.I.C.T.E. He has inspected RIMT Institute of Engineering & Technology, Mandi Govindgarh as member of Council of Architecture appointed committee.He has undertaken academic audit, as subject expert, of Sharda University at Greater Noida.

Research Interest

Sustainable Development, Housing and Community Planning