Aparna Shinde

Innovative and detail-oriented Senior Urban Designer/Landscape Architect with 7+ years of professional experience, including 4+ years in senior-level roles delivering high-quality urban design, public realm, and landscape architecture projects. Skilled in master planning, streetscape design, open space development, and sustainable landscape strategies. Adept at leading multidisciplinary teams, managing complex project cycles, and producing concept-to-construction landscape solutions that enhance urban environments and community wellbeing.

Sr. Urban Designer - Landscape Dept at Hiten Sethi and Associates (2024-02 – Present)

Lead design development for large-scale urban landscape and public realm projects

• Lead design development for large-scale urban landscape and public realm projects, including mixed-use districts, parks, plazas, waterfronts, and community open spaces.
• Manage concept, schematic, and detailed design stages, ensuring design integrity and coordination with architects, engineers, and regulatory bodies.
• Supervise a team of junior designers, providing mentorship and technical guidance.
• Prepare landscape strategies integrating sustainability, biodiversity, and climate-responsive solutions.
• Oversee client presentations, stakeholder workshops, and design reviews.
• Produce high-quality graphics, 3D models, technical drawings, request for Proposals (RFP) and tender documentation.
• Project Highlight- Vashi Greens Community Park, Science Park Navi Mumbai, Panvel Municipal Corporation, CIDCO gardens, NMMC parks, Forest trails, waterfronts and gardens

Landscape Architect at Arihant Superstructure Ltd (2023-11 – 2024-01)

Manage and coordinate with consultants for detailed design stages

• Manage and coordinate with consultants for detailed design stages, ensuring design integrity and coordination with architects, engineers, and regulatory bodies.

Urban Designer/Landscape Architect at PS Landscape Design and Ecology (2021-10 – 2023-10)

Manage concept, schematic, and detailed design stages for various landscape projects

• Manage concept, schematic, and detailed design stages, ensuring design integrity and coordination with architects, engineers, and regulatory bodies
• Conducted site analysis, conceptual design, and visualization for various scales of urban development
• Contributed to the planning and design of residential, commercial, and institutional landscape projects.
• Supervise a team of junior Architects and draughtsman, providing mentorship and technical guidance.
• Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to develop coordinated design solutions.
• Supported preparation of planting plans, material specifications, and construction documentation.
• Worked on the projects of known real-estate developers like Aditya Birla group, K Raheja Corp, Runwal group, Bhrama corp, Prestige group, Goodwill Developers, The Wadhwa group and other developers of Navi Mumbai and Surat
• Worked on government project of CIDCO housing Navi Mumbai, National Maritime Heritage Complex, Lothal, Gujrat and IIM Kolkata, west Bengal

Architect at MND Architects (2019-10 – 2021-09)

Collaborated for residential and Interior projects

• Worked in collaboration for residential and Interior projects, in Mumbai and Pune. The work involved design development, 3-D view, drawing and presentation. Five of these residential projects are already executed.

Junior Architect at Kanchan Gajeshwar & Associates (2018-07 – 2019-08)

Started working as Junior Architect with responsibilities in drawing preparation and design

• Started working as Junior Architect, where responsibilities involved: preparation of working drawing sets for site execution, design presentations and landscape designs for residential projects.

Intern at Vastuyog Architects (2017-07 – 2017-11)

Intern responsibilities in drawing preparations and structural consultations

• As an intern, the assigned responsibilities involved with drawing preparations, structural drawing consultations with civil engineers, project estimation works and few site meetings.

Intern at Viinod Associates (2017-04 – 2017-06)

Intern responsibilities in drawing preparations and presentations

• As an intern, the assigned responsibilities involved with drawing preparations and presentations.

B.Arch in Architecture – Dr. D.Y. Patil School of Architecture (2013 – 2018)

M.Arch in Architecture – Rizvi College of Architecture (2019 – 2021)