I help envision, coordinate, and deliver internationally- benchmarked real estate projects. Collaborating closely with design and engineering teams, I work towards the successful on-site implementation of the program, vision and the craft. My role applies design and design-thinking as a powerful value-driver, a problem-solving attitude, and a reputation- differentiator. My primary focus lies in creating cohesive built-environments that seamlessly integrate master plan strategies, architecture, interior-design and landscape elements- providing a good quality of life for its users and a positive delta for Indian urbanity.

Jana Indica offers Real Estate Strategy & Design to land-owners, developers, cities and institutions. We create seamless projects integrating masterplanning, architecture, engineering, mobility, landscape and interior design. We bring a global experience & perspective, having worked in 50+ international cities including New York, San Francisco, Toronto, Mumbai and Delhi.We act as design PMCs and design advisors for owners- leading with a project vision, assembling/ managing design & engineering talent, and driving construction quality in line with project goals. We position design-thinking as a problem solver & value-driver, seeding projects to be socially, economically, & environmentally memorable places.

I directed and supported studio teams on sustainable city-development projects that shape the evolving urbanity of our cities, such as:T3 DELHI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 2030; The Next DecadeTerminal User Experience & 200 ac Campus Evolution TATA REALTY & INFRASTRUCTURE LTD IT PARK, Gurgaon 26-acre site; 2.5MSF, 6 towers, 12 floorsPORT BLAIR SMART CITY, A&N Islands550-acres core + city revitalization strategies & designs MANI TOLLYGUNGE, Kolkata4-acres; 150 units residential; two 32-floor towers CENTURY VIDYASHILPA SCHOOL, Bangalore17-acre site, 1.3MSF; junior, middle & high schoolOSHO SOLINTI COMPLEX, Johannesburg, South Africa22-acre site, 890KSF, 740 villas & clubhouse

* Post-graduate studio in transforming Gurgaon via design, technology & public outreach* Urban Revitalisation of Gwalior - one of 27 one million+ population cities in India [as a reference, Europe has 13 one million+ population countries]* Faridabad: Designing for wellness and quality of life in the supporting city of the National Capital Region* Stakeholder outreach & engagement* Mid-high rise residential at scale

I led the Architecture studio, assisted in product and development strategy, ran feasibility and construction quality initiatives, choreographed design talent from US, UK, Singapore and South Africa, and oversaw the company active development portfolio including: GOLF ESTATE, Golf Course Rd. Ext., Gurgaon 63-acres; 3.8MSF, 1500 premium mid-high rise apts. INDUS TOWNSHIP, Sohna, Haryana 750-acre new town; Industrial Mixed-Use URBANA/ PREMIUM, Golf Course Rd Ext, Gurgaon 8/11-acres; 635/500KSF retail, commercial mixed-use WOODSHIRE, Dwarka Expressway, Gurgaon 19-acres; 1.8MSF, 15 floors, 990 apts. in 18 towers OLYMPUS, IG International Airport, Gurgaon 243-acres; 29.5MSF, mid-high rise smart city

I directed half the ORL Resi, commercial & academic projects portfolio; helped identify, choreograph and manage global design & engineering teams from New York, Tokyo, Singapore, and Mumbai on thoughtful and well-crafted commercial, residential and school projects, including the tallest, highest revenue generating, and cutting edge facade tech in the ORL portfolio. As part of design leadership, I contributed to improving company systems towards an industry niche in design, technology and construction quality. Key projects contributed to:ETERNIA/ ENIGMA. Mulund, Mumbai18 acres; 2MSF, 1050 resi apts in 7, 65-floor towersEXQUISITE. Oberoi Garden City, Goregaon E, Mumbai50-floor resi; 800 apts; 3 towers, terraced landscape & clubCOMMERZ-II. Oberoi Garden City, Mumbai30-floor, 550KSF class-A office tower PRIVIERA. Khar West, Mumbai15-floor resi; full floor 2400sf apts. & rooftop club VIKAS OBEROI URBAN RETREAT. Juhu, Mumbai7-floor office+resi with BOH; 25KSF

I led the New York Urban Design Group at SMWM, the largest women-owned design firm in the US, which then merged with Perkins+Will. With SMWM/ Perkins+Will I have been involved in the design leadership and project management of global benchmark projects such as:HARLEM RIVER PROMENADE. New York, NY10 ac; riverfront park under Washington ped bridgeSARATOGA WELLNESS CAMPUS. Malta, New York30-acres; Holistic Health campus with hospitalityNYCEDC/ New York City Economic Development Corporation On Call Consultancy5 boroughs; Visioning, opportunity identification, evaluation & development ACTIVATING TORONTO WATERFRONT with Gardiner Access2000-acres; integrated infra and development planBPTP; NOIDA SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE; Delhi, India 100-acres; 6MSF, commercial mixed-use dev.MASDAR ECO-CITY; KOREA QUARTER. Abu Dhabi, UAE3MSF, A zero carbon mixed-use developmentBROMEX HILLSIDE MASTER PLAN. Goyang, Korea 80-acres; 7.4MSF riverfront commercial park OSONG BIO-VALLEY MASTER PLAN. Chungbukdo, Korea4000-acres; Global bio-technology mixed-use hub I have worked with cities, developers, owners, and institutions and understood their collective motivations towards real-estate development. As part of my role, I also initiated marketing and feasibility exercises,researched future markets, and assembled project-specific multi-disciplinary teams in design, engineering, and economics. Architect Magazine has identified Perkins+Will as the #1 Sustainable Design firm place in the US in 2010/2011. The firm has garnered 3 awards from the Clinton Climate Initiative on global precedents in sustainable urban development.

* Mesa Proving Grounds: An urban core for the Southeast Valley and new city in Mesa AZ for 2 million people on erstwhile Ford Proving Grounds site

I worked at Field Paoli in the roles of a Senior Associate, Project Manager and Lead Designer, contributing to various retail-mixed use typologies and helping set up the Urban Design studio with Frank Fuller:BEVERLY CANON MIXED-USE. Beverly Hills, California90KSF, 3 floors of through-block Retail & commercial uses with a 3-floor city-parking-garage beneath2020 G.DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN, San Jose, California1500-acres; Strategies & designs for increasing regional competitiveness in the Silicon Valley NAPA EXPOSITION GROUNDS. Napa, California 35-acres; Ferry from SF connected Exposition grounds, celebrating regional food & wine offerings ONE SCOTTSDALE MASTER PLAN. Scottsdale, Arizona 60 acres; 1.7MSF commercial & hospitality and 700 units residential in an Art & Fashion DistrictVICTORIA GARDENS. Rancho Cucamonga, California147-acres; 2.5MSF commercial high-street, 600 resi. DEL NORTE BAY-AREA-RAPID-TRANSIT MIXED-USE VILLAGE, El Cerrito, California80 ac; Walkable resi and commercial developmentNEVADA STATE COLLEGE. Henderson, Nevada 80-acres; International competition for new campusOCTAVIA FREEWAY-TO-BOULEVARD RESIDENTIAL Design Competition; San Francisco, California12-acres; Healing city scars with new developmentDOWNTOWN FLAGSTAFF/ ASU. Flagstaff, Arizona 450-acres; Development strategies and designs for integrating tourism, retail, university & downtown* The firm sensed the demise of the suburban Mall in the U.S.; we shifted focus to urban malls or community-centered open-air "Main Street" layouts, as implemented in Victoria Gardens, Rancho Cucamonga, CA. This development is now the heart of the community providing commerce and community space, is one of the highest grossing commercial projects in the country, and offers mixed-use expansion and densification for future development phases.As part of a Design Board, I contributed to office direction and authored office initiatives on design process and next generation technology tools.

Town revitalizations, street and open space design for cities in SF Bay area & the US west-coast