Sahana Desai
Sahana Desai
Research Associate, CoE-UT

Sahana is an Urban Designer with a Bachelor’s degree in Urban Design from CEPT University, Ahmedabad. She has professional experience at INI Design Studio, where she contributed to urban design projects with a focus on sustainable development. Her journey also includes internships at De’s Design, Jana Urban Space Foundation, and SPARC Organisation, along with a teaching stint at Skyblue Institute of Design. Sahana is particularly curious about environmental and transport planning, and how these shape the functioning of public spaces in cities. Outside of work, she enjoys urban sketching, tennis, and dancing.

She has joined CoE-UT as a research associate and is currently working on the Comprehensive Mobility Plan for Ahmedabad which involves station area planning, including research, mapping and design.