Indrani Ghoshal Basu

Biography

Ar. Indrani Ghoshal Basu, Professor at the School of Architecture & Planning (SOAP), K R Managalam University. After obtaining B.Arch. degree from B. E. College (presently IIEST), University of Calcutta, she worked for Ghosh Bose & Associates in Calcutta for a period of four years as an architect, where she was involved in design and planning of various projects. Subsequently she obtained M. Eng. in Construction Engineering & Management from the Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Alberta, Canada, in the year 1998. She has more than 25 years of experience in academics (16 years) as well as professional practice. Previously, she has also taught at the Vastukala Academy, New Delhi, Amity School of Architecture and Planning, Amity University, Noida and Sushant School of Art & Architecture, Gurgaon. She has carried out project work at the Centre for Rural Development & Technology (CRDT) at IIT Delhi, where she worked on the Mahatma Gandhi Institute for Rural Industrialization (MGIRI): Revamping of the Jamnalal Bajaj Central Research Institute (JBCRI) at Wardha. She was specifically involved in coordination of design & construction of infrastructure at JBCRI, Wardha; and research on alternative building materials and technologies. She has also taught at various reputed schools of architecture as visiting faculty, such as, School of Planning & Architecture (SPA), New Delhi, USAP, GGSIP University, New Delhi, Dept. of Arch., Jamia Milia Islamia, New Delhi. She is a life member of Council of Architecture.  

Research Interest

Climate Responsive Architecture, Energy Efficient Buildings, Green Building & Eco-habitat.