Urmila Rajadhyaksha

Urmila Rajadhyaksha

Landscape Architect

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Urmila Rajadhyaksha is a Landscape Architect based in Mumbai with nearly 30 plus years of experience in the field of landscape architecture especially in urban landscapes. Her expertise lies in working on Public Projects very often in precincts where the new intersects with the old. Her work with governmental organizations is at various scales ranging from Civic Bodies to Ministries as well as non profits and funding agencies. Often, these have involved handholding government organizations ranging from Ministries [MORTH-NHAI, MORD] to Civic bodies [NMC/MCGM] funded by International [UNDP] and National [Tata Trusts] bodies. She is well versed in preparing drawings and tender documents for landscape schemes, recommending implementation strategies to suit time bound requirements/ budget as well as supervising the implementation of schemes. She recently stepped down as the Founding Head of the Department for Landscape Architecture a post she held from May 2016 to May 2022 during which period she conducted several Academic Design Studios and Research Initiatives dealing with Urban Landscapes across the country. She is currently serving as the Hon. President for ISOLA the Indian Society of Landscape Architects having taken office in May 2023

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Experience

  • Hon.President

    Indian Society of Landscape Architects-ISOLA

    - Present 1 year 5 months

    India

  • CEO

    Urmila Rajadhyaksha

    - Present 31 years

    Mumbai Area, India

    Design Landscape Projects , Collaborate or team up with Architects and Planners and other Professionals in the field of Sustainable Design

  • Professor

    L.S.Raheja School of Architecture

    - 6 years 1 month

    Mumbai Area, India

    Head of the Department, Masters Program in Landscape Architecture

  • UNDP PMAY Consultant Maharashtra

    UNDP India

    - 3 years 1 month

    Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

  • Landscape Architect

    G.L.Raheja & Associates

    - 1 year

    Designed the Landscape for Raheja Projects prominently that of Patwardhan Park at Bandra

  • Natraj & Venkat Architects Graphic

    Architect

    Natraj & Venkat Architects

    - 1 year

    Worked in the field of Appropriate Architecture and Landscape Design

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Projects

  • Online Course on Gardening for Wildlife

    As the cities are expanding and getting smarter, the natural spaces are shrinking and becoming fewer, we urban denizens could yet create spaces for wildlife to thrive into our small and big gardens. Interestingly metros and cities of India still host a wide range of wildlife that has mastered the art of living with us. Probably with some more help, we could retain the balance between our world and natural world.

    Our online course on Gardening for Wildlife has been designed on this…

    As the cities are expanding and getting smarter, the natural spaces are shrinking and becoming fewer, we urban denizens could yet create spaces for wildlife to thrive into our small and big gardens. Interestingly metros and cities of India still host a wide range of wildlife that has mastered the art of living with us. Probably with some more help, we could retain the balance between our world and natural world.

    Our online course on Gardening for Wildlife has been designed on this premise with focus on Birds, Bees and Butterflies.
    Course Topics:
    Introduction to wildlife friendly gardens
    Landscaping for wildlife
    Plantation for wildlife
    Caring for garden and wildlife
    Documenting Wildlife
    Garden Education

    The course is open to all nature enthusiasts and is of 3-month duration. Its 100% online course which is offered through Lore.

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  • Understanding the variation in Soil Type and Drainage structures across the agro-climatic zones of the Thane district of Maharashtra using Remote Sensing and GIS techniques

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    This project was the Geomatics component of a larger endeavour towards the development a compendium of appropriate, green technologies for housing construction supported by Indira Awas Yojana in the State of Maharashtra. It was a part of a Government of India–United Nations Development Programme Project “Governance and Accelerated Livelihoods Support".

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Honors & Awards

  • First Class

    University of Kerala

Languages

  • Konkani

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • Marathi

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • Hindi

    Full professional proficiency

  • Malayalam

    Professional working proficiency

  • English

    Full professional proficiency

Organizations

  • Indian Society of Landscape Architects

    Hon. President

    - Present

    Took Office as President of Indian Society of Landscape Architects (ISOLA)

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