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FACULTY
Helping Students Grow
Prof. Suresh M. Singh
Principal
G.D.Arch., B.Arch., M.Arch., M.E. (Town & Country Planning), PGDM (Education).
AIIA, PEATA.
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Prof. Suresh M. Singh heads the prestigious Rachana Sansad’s Academy of Architecture, Mumbai. He is an alumnus of the Academy of Architecture, having completed his graduation and post-graduation at this institute. He has also completed his M.E. (Town & Country Planning) from the well-known Government College of Engineering, Pune. He has been associated as a teacher with his alma mater since 1987.
He draws his vast administrative experience from the various significant responsibilities he has handled under the aegis of Mumbai University, which includes being a member of the Board of Studies and Selection Committees; the Council of Architecture Inspection Committees and the Enquiry Committees of the Directorate of Technical Education.
He is a Member of several professional bodies- Associate Member of the Indian Institute of Architects, Corporate Member of the Institute of Town Planners, (ITPI), India, Member of PEATA and Life Member of the Indian Society for Technical Education.
An expert in technical subjects and an educationist at the core, he carries his love of traveling to his students with architectural study tours within India and abroad. He has authored several travelogues on the various places he has toured. As a long-time teacher, he believes that learning to learn is most important, especially since learning in a professional and creative field like architecture happens in praxis.
Dr. Shilpa Sharma
Head of Department
G.D.Arch., M.Arch., Ph.D.
Dr. Shilpa Sharma is an alumna of Rachana Sansad’s Academy of Architecture, having done her Govt. Diploma and Masters in Architecture here. She has a doctorate from RTM Nagpur University. She has been working in the field of architecture for more than 25 years and has more than 15 years of experience in teaching where she has taught a wide range of subjects and guided undergraduate and postgraduate dissertations. She aspires to inculcate research as an important vertical in architectural education.
She has mentored, published and presented papers on the architecture of temples, vernacular expressions and urban insertions and been a reviewer for conference papers and served as a Jury member for several universities in Maharashtra. She is the recipient of the IIA Awards for Excellence in Architecture 2018 in the Research Category.
She is a Fellow of the Indian Institute of Architects and was a member of the IIA Women & Architecture Committee. She is a Member of the Executive Council of Brihan Mumbai Centre and is currently a member of the Editorial Committee of the Journal of the IIA. She has been instrumental in developing and promoting the Research section of JIIA. She is also an avid potter.
She believes that along with making market-ready professionals, the abiding achievement of a teacher is to make students aware of broader humanitarian issues concerning the built environment.
College staff structure
( Information Under RTI )
Ar. Rajratna Jadhav
(Professor)
B.Arch., M.Arch. (USA)
(rjadhav@aoamumbai.in)
Ar. Swati R. Chokshi
(Senior Associate Professor)
M.Arch. (by Res. Envir. Arch.), M. Arch (Project MGMT in Construction), ECBC Master Trainer, Griha Master Trainer, IGBC AP
(s.chokshi@aoaomumbai.in, swati.chokshi@gmail.com)
Ar. Snehal Gaikwad
(Associate Professor)
B. Arch (UoM), M. Arch (Envir. Arch), Res. Scholar (IIT Roorkee)
(snehalg@aoamumbai.in)
Ar. Yagnik Kumar Bathija
(Associate Professor Ad-hoc)
B.Arch., M.Arch (Majors- Theory Criticism & Minors - Urban Conservation
(y.bathija@aoamumbai.in)
Ar. Neha Panchal
(Associate Professor Ad-hoc)
B.Arch. (Mumbai University), M.Arch. - History Theory Criticism major (CEPT, Ahmedabad)
(n.panchal@aoamumbai.in)
Er. Aparna Herlekar
(Senior Assistant Professor)
B.E (Civil), P.G. Diploma in Systems Management
(a.herlekar@aoamumbai.in)
Ar. Rohit Karekar
(Assistant Professor)
M.Arch. in Construction Project Management
(rohit.k@aoamumbai.in)
Ar. Swapna Hankare
(Assistant Professor)
G.D.Arch., M.Arch. (Landscape)
(swapna.h@aoamumbai.in)
Ar. Shekoba B. Sanap
(Assistant Professor)
B.Arch. , M.Arch. (Urban Design), (SPA Delhi)
(shekoba@aoamumbai.in)
Ar. Nikita Sharma
(Assistant Professor)
B. Arch., former Research Fellow with P.u.k.a.r. +TISS
(nikita13@aoamumbai.in)
Ar. Richa Raut
(Assistant Professor)
Masters in Architecture (By Research)
(richaraut@aoamumbai.in)
Ar. Ashley Fialho
(Assistant Professor (Ad-hoc) )
Govt. Diploma in Architecture (G.D. Arch.)
(ashleyf@aoamumbai.in, ashleyfialhoarchitects@gmail.com)
Ar. Chintan Shah
(Assistant Professor (Ad-hoc) )
B. Arch.
(chintans@aoamumbai.in)
Ar. Parnavi Karandikar
(Assistant Professor (Ad-hoc) )
M. Arch. (Theory & Design), CEPT University
(parnavi.k@aoamumbai.in)
Ar. Hardik Dedhia
(Assistant Professor (Ad-hoc) )
B. Arch.
(hardikdedhia@aoamumbai.in)
Ar. Pranay Bhavsar Surekha
(Assistant Professor (Ad-hoc) )
B. Arch.
(12.pranay@aoamumbai.in)
Ar. Rajesh A. Shelke
(Assistant Professor (Ad-hoc) )
B. Arch.
(12.rajesh@aoamumbai.in)
Ar. Kanak Kashyap
(Assistant Professor (Ad-hoc) )
M.Arch. (Project Management)
(kanak.k@aoamumbai.in)
Ar. Rohit Shinkre
(Professor)
Architect DPLG, M.Arch. (URP), Ph.D candidate at Faculty of Architecture, ULB, Belgium
(r.shinkre@aoamumbai.in)
Ar. Shruti Utpal Barve
(Associate Professor (Ad-hoc) )
B. Arch., M. Arch.
(shrutibarve@aoamumbai.in)
Ar. Sulakshana Bhanushali
(Associate Professor (Ad-hoc) )
B.Arch., M.Arch(Gen)
(s.bhanushali@aoamumbai.in)
Er. Amodh Luman
(Senior Assistant Professor (Ad-hoc) )
B.E. (Civil)
(amodh.luman@aoamumbai.in)
Ar. Amit Jain
(Assistant Professor)
M.Arch.
(amitjain@aoamumbai.in)
Ar. Amey M. Ghosalkar
(Assistant Professor)
M.Arch. (Urban Design)
(ameyg@aoamumbai.in)
Ar. Nitesh R. Avhad
(Assistant Professor)
M.Arch. (Urban Design)
(niteshavhad@aoamumbai.in)
Ar. Juhi Prasad Singh
(Assistant Professor)
M.Arch. (Landscape), CEPT University
(juhiprasad26@aoamumbai.in)
Ar. Ketaki Gupta
(Assistant Professor (Ad-hoc) )
M. Arch (Environmental)
(ketakigupte@aoamumbai.in)
Ar. Saurabh Mhatre
(Assistant Professor)
M.Arch. (Urban Design)
(saurabhm@aoamumbai.in)
