BUILT ENVIRONMENT EXPERT
- Senior Strategist at Gehl
- Member of the Board of Directors of Open Architecture Collaborative
- Former strategist and designer at MKThink, specializing in the future of work, climate responsive design, and participatory design
- Master of Urban Design from University of Michigan
Architect and urban designer who has spent over a decade understanding people and their environments in service of a socially responsible, nourishing, and regenerative built environment.
Ashrita believes the built environment is a powerful vehicle to advance community resilience, environmental regeneration, and spatial justice. At Gehl, she helps clients create impactful places that balance human experience, business priorities, and public interest. As a strategist and designer, she explored a breadth of interests professionally not limited to the future of work, climate responsive design, and participatory design, before finding a home at Gehl. Raised and educated in the U.S. and abroad, she is attuned to the socio-cultural, economic and regulatory forces that influence the production and use of public space. She is committed to furthering equitable outcomes in the built environment and sits on the board of directors of Open Architecture Collaborative, a non-profit advancing equity in practice through training, resources and grants for design professionals. As a lifelong learner, outside of work, you can find her participating in neighborhood initiatives, enjoying music and art shows, and exploring Brooklyn and beyond.
