Aneesha Dharwadker

Aneesha Dharwadker is an educator and design practitioner with interests in global urbanism, material history, and rural healthcare. She is the founder of Chicago Design Office and editor of Transect, an annual journal of design criticism.

Prior to joining the University of Illinois as an Assistant Professor, she was a Designer-in-Residence in the Department of Landscape Architecture. Her professional experience in the United States includes Skidmore Owings and Merrill, Safdie Architects, and Booth Hansen. She received a Master in Design Studies degree from the Graduate School of Design and a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Cornell University.

Companies

• Assistant Professor University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2018)
• Founder Chicago Design Office (2017)
• Designer-in-Residence University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2016 — 2018)
• Associate Booth Hansen (2014 — 2016)
• Junior Architect Moshe Safdie and Associates (2012 — 2014)
• Adjunct Faculty Boston Architectural College (2013 — 2014)
• Research Associate Harvard Graduate School of Design (2011 — 2012)
• Teaching Assistant Harvard University Graduate School of Design (2010 — 2010)
• Architectural Intern CS&P Architects (2010 — 2010)

Education

• Master of Design Studies Harvard University Graduate School of Design (2010 — 2012)
• B.Arch Cornell University (2004 — 2009)