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== Education ==
== Education ==
Mathur earned her [[Bachelor of Architecture]] from the School of Architecture in [[Ahmedabad]], [[India]] in 1986. She went on to earn a Master of Landscape Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania in 1991.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.design.upenn.edu/landscape-architecture/people/anuradha-mathur|title=Landscape Architecture {{!}} PennDesign|website=www.design.upenn.edu|language=en|access-date=2018-10-02}}</ref>
Mathur earned her [[Bachelor of Architecture]] from the School of Architecture in [[Ahmedabad]], [[India]] in 1986. She went on to earn a Master of Landscape Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania in 1991.<ref name="upenn">{{Cite web|url=https://www.design.upenn.edu/landscape-architecture/people/anuradha-mathur|title=Landscape Architecture {{!}} PennDesign|website=www.design.upenn.edu|language=en|access-date=2018-10-02}}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==
Mathur frequently works with [[Dilip da Cunha]] on water-centered landscape design and projects. They have completed work in [[Mumbai]], [[Jerusalem]], the [[Western Ghats|Western Ghats of India]], [[Sundarbans]], Coastal Virginia, and at the US–Mexico border. Mathur and da Cunha have presented their work at GIDEST (Graduate Institute for Design, Ethnography, & Social Thought) Seminar at the [[The New School|New School]], NY and at the IFLA ([[International Federation of Landscape Architects]]) Conference in [[Bangkok]]. They have also created forums for others to present work, including the 2011-2012 international symposium titled "In the Terrain of Water," held at [[University of Pennsylvania School of Design|PennDesign]].
Mathur frequently works with [[Dilip da Cunha]] on water-centered landscape design and projects. They have completed work in [[Mumbai]], [[Jerusalem]], the [[Western Ghats|Western Ghats of India]], [[Sundarbans]], Coastal Virginia, and at the US–Mexico border. Mathur and da Cunha have presented their work at GIDEST (Graduate Institute for Design, Ethnography, & Social Thought) Seminar at the [[The New School|New School]], NY and at the IFLA ([[International Federation of Landscape Architects]]) Conference in [[Bangkok]]. They have also created forums for others to present work, including the 2011-2012 international symposium titled "In the Terrain of Water," held at [[University of Pennsylvania School of Design|PennDesign]].


As a professor, Mathur has led studios in Mumbai, Jerusalem, and the Western Ghats of India. In 2013-2014, she and da Cunha lead a team from PennDesign to examine coastal resilience in the [[Norfolk, Virginia|Norfolk]] and the [[Hampton Roads]] area of coastal Virginia. The project, funded by the [[Rockefeller Foundation]], was called "Structures of Coastal Resilience."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.design.upenn.edu/landscape-architecture/people/anuradha-mathur|title=Landscape Architecture {{!}} PennDesign|website=www.design.upenn.edu|language=en|access-date=2018-10-02}}</ref>
As a professor, Mathur has led studios in Mumbai, Jerusalem, and the Western Ghats of India. In 2013-2014, she and da Cunha lead a team from PennDesign to examine coastal resilience in the [[Norfolk, Virginia|Norfolk]] and the [[Hampton Roads]] area of coastal Virginia. The project, funded by the [[Rockefeller Foundation]], was called "Structures of Coastal Resilience."<ref name="upenn"/>


In 2016, Mathur and da Cunha were Geddes Visiting Fellows at the School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture at the [[University of Edinburgh]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.pewcenterarts.org/people/anuradha-mathur-dilip-da-cunha?page=3|title=Anuradha Mathur & Dilip da Cunha|last=avanyur|date=2017-06-09|work=The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage|access-date=2018-10-02|language=en}}</ref>
In 2016, Mathur and da Cunha were Geddes Visiting Fellows at the School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture at the [[University of Edinburgh]].<ref name="pca">{{Cite news|url=https://www.pewcenterarts.org/people/anuradha-mathur-dilip-da-cunha?page=3|title=Anuradha Mathur & Dilip da Cunha|last=avanyur|date=2017-06-09|work=The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage|access-date=2018-10-02|language=en}}</ref>


=== Major Publications ===
=== Major Publications ===
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Mathur and da Cunha also co-edited:
Mathur and da Cunha also co-edited:


'''''Design in the Terrain of Water''''' (A+RD Publishers, 2014)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.design.upenn.edu/landscape-architecture/people/anuradha-mathur|title=Landscape Architecture {{!}} PennDesign|website=www.design.upenn.edu|language=en|access-date=2018-10-02}}</ref>
'''''Design in the Terrain of Water''''' (A+RD Publishers, 2014)<ref name="upenn"/>


=== Awards ===
=== Awards ===
Mathur and da Cunha have one the following awards as a partnership:
Mathur and da Cunha have one the following awards as a partnership:


* [[Pew Fellowship in the Arts|Pew Fellowship]] Grant (2017)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.design.upenn.edu/landscape-architecture/people/anuradha-mathur|title=Landscape Architecture {{!}} PennDesign|website=www.design.upenn.edu|language=en|access-date=2018-10-02}}</ref>
* [[Pew Fellowship in the Arts|Pew Fellowship]] Grant (2017)<ref name="upenn"/>
* [[Architectural League of New York]]’s Young Architects Award
* [[Architectural League of New York]]’s Young Architects Award
* [[Pennsylvania State University|Penn State University]]’s John R. Bracken Fellow Award
* [[Pennsylvania State University|Penn State University]]’s John R. Bracken Fellow Award
* Geddes Fellowship from the University of Edinburgh<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.pewcenterarts.org/people/anuradha-mathur-dilip-da-cunha?page=3|title=Anuradha Mathur & Dilip da Cunha|last=avanyur|date=2017-06-09|work=The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage|access-date=2018-10-02|language=en}}</ref>
* Geddes Fellowship from the University of Edinburgh<ref name="pca"/>


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 14:13, 2 October 2018

Anuradha Mathur is a practicing architect and landscape architect and a professor in the Landscape Architecture department at the University of Pennsylvania. She is based in Philadelphia and Bangalore but has worked all over the world. Her professional focus is water, particularly how its utilization can lead to its excess or scarcity and its opportunities for resilience-based design.

Education

Mathur earned her Bachelor of Architecture from the School of Architecture in Ahmedabad, India in 1986. She went on to earn a Master of Landscape Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania in 1991.[1]

Career

Mathur frequently works with Dilip da Cunha on water-centered landscape design and projects. They have completed work in Mumbai, Jerusalem, the Western Ghats of India, Sundarbans, Coastal Virginia, and at the US–Mexico border. Mathur and da Cunha have presented their work at GIDEST (Graduate Institute for Design, Ethnography, & Social Thought) Seminar at the New School, NY and at the IFLA (International Federation of Landscape Architects) Conference in Bangkok. They have also created forums for others to present work, including the 2011-2012 international symposium titled "In the Terrain of Water," held at PennDesign.

As a professor, Mathur has led studios in Mumbai, Jerusalem, and the Western Ghats of India. In 2013-2014, she and da Cunha lead a team from PennDesign to examine coastal resilience in the Norfolk and the Hampton Roads area of coastal Virginia. The project, funded by the Rockefeller Foundation, was called "Structures of Coastal Resilience."[1]

In 2016, Mathur and da Cunha were Geddes Visiting Fellows at the School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture at the University of Edinburgh.[2]

Major Publications

With da Cunha, Mathur has written:

Soak: Mumbai in an Estuary (NGMA and Rupa & Co, 2009)

Deccan Traverses: the Making of Bangalore’s Terrain (Rupa & Co, 2006)

Mississippi Floods: Designing a Shifting Landscape (Yale University Press, 2001)

Mathur and da Cunha also co-edited:

Design in the Terrain of Water (A+RD Publishers, 2014)[1]

Awards

Mathur and da Cunha have one the following awards as a partnership:

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Landscape Architecture | PennDesign". www.design.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
  2. ^ a b avanyur (2017-06-09). "Anuradha Mathur & Dilip da Cunha". The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage. Retrieved 2018-10-02.