About Me

Architect Rupa D’souza is a freelance Architect , graduated from the University of Mumbai in 1997-98 . She has 18 years of profound experience in Architecture and its allied fields. She is currently perusing a Masters Degree in Urban and Regional Town Planning.

She is also a Columnist and strives to bring across current and related issues  w.r.t. planning and Infrastructure in sync with the times thro’ mass media ; affecting the common man in all spheres of life.

Born in Rajasthan , educated in Mumbai, she hails from a Conservative Marwari family. Her husband is also an Architect , Social , RTI  and a Human Rights Activist .

She has successfully completed over 4 crore sq.ft  of projects  with world renowned Architect Hafeez Contractor in the capacity of Senior Associate for 15 years . Projects ranging from Residential, Commercial, Institutional, Recreational, I T parks etc , to name a few. She has worked with one of the the biggest Construction Giants like Hiranandanis , Lokhandwalas , Spenta, Birlas   and IT giants like the Infosys , DLF etc.

She has handled ASIA’s biggest inhouse hostel of approximately 7800 rooms at Mysore . SDB4 a Landmark Building at Mysore was awarded , for the most amazing glass structure in 2006 by Saint Gobain and was inaugurated by Hon.P.C.Chidambaram ( Finance Minister ) In 2010. Hon. Shrimati Sonia Gandhi ( President – UPA) , personally congratulated her when she was lauded for her work by Mr. M.D.Pai (CFO-HRD-Infosys) , at Infosys Campus. She was always desirous that her buildings and surroundings  be eco friendly , further to  designing Platinum rated buildings and has thus proven her expertise to conserve nature and  mother earth from degradation.

She has been involved in the minutest  micro detailing of each building  handled .She endeavors to make a difference in  society through macro level research planning which prodded her to pursue Urban Planning in her quest to assist in  strategic and policy related guidelines for a constructive  urban governance. Her interests lie in  research on issues related to parking and reasons of its shortage; Housing for the urban poor like the EWS (Economically Weaker Section) and LIG (Low Income Group) are areas that she is currently working on at a strategic level . Owing to unaddressed issues  in their initial stages , the problems  over time mushroomed into slums : an inseparable part of the urban fabric.

She has a seven year old son . Her Husband  is in the process of customizing a home for  “ONLY THE LONELY : ELDERLY” at Karjat christened “HELP ALL” in memory of his mother Late.Helen D’souza who succumbed to cancer with paralysis and father Paul D’souza. She is an integral  part of this dream project and endeavors to assist society thro’ this cause of concern towards the elderly.

PROFESSIONAL  AFFILIATIONS:

-Member of Council of Architecture

-Associate Life Member of Indian Institute of Architects-AIIA

-Registered Architect with Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation-NMMC

-Registered Architect with Karjat Nagar Parishad-KNP

-Member of Business and Professional Women Association-BPWA

-Director – “Saamrajya” INC.

STUDIO AND CONTACTS:

 “SAAMRAJYA”

 Sanpada , Navi Mumbai - 400 705 .                                

Email : Saamrajya Consultants