Indubhai Parekh School of Architecture - [IPSA]

Professor B.Arch-CEPT University, M.Arch in Vernacular Architecture - OBU, Oxford,UK

She started her academic journey as a TA of history to Prof. Chhaya and Prof. Varkey at CEPT in 1998. She, along with Parth Shah has conducted an international workshop named Archiprix in 2017. Recipient of INTACH Research grants in 2017 and 2023, her papers have been published in INTACH journals and ISVS conferences. She is associated in architecture practice with partner Parth Shah since 2000, with their firm name BPS Architects – OurPeopleTree based out of Rajkot. Their professional works have received prestigious national and international architecture awards and have been published. Sketching, Painting and Hindustani Music are her areas of interest. Her sketches on Varanasi were exhibited at a show in a contemporary art gallery in 2002 in Ahmedabad.

Her teaching assignment at IPSA began in 2005 and taught Design Studio, Basic design and History of Architecture. She has been instrumental in suggesting syllabus and a curriculum for first year design studio and basic design with a team of experts. As an academia, it’s her passion to synergise design thinking to vernacular literature, settings and makes it relevant to global demand of understanding processes one follows to design. At IPSA, She has been conducting village RSP with first year students since 2005, which has contributed towards documenting village dwellings & lifestyle of Saurashtra and Kutch region, creating a noteworthy native architecture knowledge bank. Hardik PanditAssociate Professor, Bachelor of Architecture, CEPT, Ahemedabad. MSc with merit in Spatial Planning, Oxford Brooks University, London

He has been associated with the Indubhai Parekh School of Architecture (IPSA), Rajkot, since 2000, where he teaches courses that bridge academic learning with professional practice. Alongside teaching, he has been practicing as an architect and interior designer since 2000, and as a planner and valuer since 2006.

At IPSA, Prof. Bharmal has played a key role in conceptualizing and establishing the Resource Centre, Environmental Lab, and IPSA Research Cell. He has also headed the Master’s Programme in Urban & Regional Planning (M.Plan). Currently, he leads the International Office and the Examination Department.

Through his work, he emphasizes connecting academia with practice, ensuring that students develop both theoretical understanding and practical insight into the complexities of architecture, planning, and the built environment. Beyond academics and practice; Prof. Bharmal writes poetries in Urdu, Hindi and Gujarati, focusing on life and cultural issues of society. Hitesh ChangelaAssociate Professor, Bachelor of Architecture, SCET-Surat

A graduate of SCET, South Gujarat University, Surat (2000), with First Class Distinction. His areas of expertise include participatory housing, universal accessibility, structural systems, building materials, and construction technologies, with a consistent emphasis on sustainable and context-responsive design approaches.

In the aftermath of the 2001 Gujarat earthquake, Prof. Changela worked as a Consultant Architect with the Hunnarshala Foundation and the Shelter Innovation and Support Centre at Kutch Nav Nirman Abhiyan. He contributed to large-scale housing and rehabilitation projects, including the Paraplegic Shelter Project, and continues his association with Hunnarshala as a Trustee at Karigarshala, a craft-based vocational education initiative.