Amit Gotecha
Deputy Center Head
Amit Gotecha is an Urban Planner and Architect with over 15 years of progressive experience in spatial and research-based urban planning projects, with about 7 years in senior and leadership roles. His technical expertise includes spatial planning projects ranging from statutory plans like development plans, master plans, and town planning schemes to non-statutory plans like waterfront-based urban design and street design projects across India.
He has a Master’s in Planning with a specialisation in Industrial Area Planning and Management from CEPT University, Ahmedabad. He has rich experience working on urban planning projects across states like Gujarat, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Rajasthan, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, and Kerala in India. He has worked on preparing multiple statutory development plans/master plans, including regulations across different states. In addition, he has worked on preparing and providing technical advice for the preparation of town planning schemes (statutory micro-level plans) across 6 different states. He has led teams and assisted the state governments of Rajasthan, Assam, and Tamil Nadu in preparing the first town planning schemes (called differently in different states) in their respective states. He has also been instrumental in revising statutory provisions to prepare town planning schemes for the states of Assam and Bihar.
Apart from his experience working on statutory plans, he has also worked on multiple non-statutory waterfront-based master plans. His research-based project experience includes the preparation of the Gram Panchayat Spatial Development Plans (GPSDPs), the review of housing policies of IHSDP and BSUP to support the preparation of PMAY, and the preparation of a plan of action for ‘Housing for All’ for AMC. He has also worked on the preparation of manuals for the preparation of Development Plans, Town Planning Schemes, and Local Area Plans for the state of Gujarat and conducted a rapid desk-based study to compare the FSI provisions of four cities: Ahmedabad, Gurugram, Hyderabad, and Mumbai for CMDA.
Amit has been involved with academics since 2014. He has taught urban design studios for architecture students and development plan and town planning scheme studios for planning students across multiple institutions, including CEPT University.
