<p data-start="149" data-end="656">I am eager to join <span class="hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline">NICMAR University</span> because its focus on infrastructure, sustainability, and practice-oriented education resonates deeply with my academic journey across architecture, sustainable urbanization and planning, and geospatial engineering. Trained as an architect, strengthened by a postgraduate diploma in urban planning, and further specialized through an M.Tech in geospatial engineering in urban applications, my work has consistently sought to bridge design thinking with infrastructural systems and environmental performance.</p>
<p data-start="658" data-end="1377">My doctoral research in urban climate examines how green&ndash;blue infrastructure&mdash;parks, wetlands, and water bodies&mdash;functions as climate adaptation systems in rapidly urbanizing tropical cities. Rather than viewing these spaces only as ecological assets, I analyze them as infrastructural elements whose performance directly affects urban livability and resilience. This work integrates spatial analytics, environmental modelling, and planning frameworks to understand how built form, land use, and infrastructure decisions influence thermal comfort and risk. I see strong alignment between this interdisciplinary approach and NICMAR&rsquo;s commitment to integrating sustainability into infrastructure development and management.</p>
<p data-start="1379" data-end="2181">What draws me particularly to NICMAR is its applied orientation. My academic training has always been grounded in real urban conditions. As someone who has worked in architectural practice, taught architecture and planning subjects, and conducted climate-focused research rooted in Indian cities, I value the connection between theory and implementation. I have taught courses such as Climate and Built Environment, Remote Sensing and GIS in Planning, Architecture and Environment, and Building Services&mdash;subjects that sit at the intersection of design, infrastructure systems, and environmental responsibility. At NICMAR, I would be excited to contribute to programs that prepare students to make informed decisions about sustainable construction, urban infrastructure, and climate-responsive planning.</p>
<p data-start="2183" data-end="2584">My engineering background enables me to engage with technical systems, while my planning education ensures I remain attentive to spatial equity, governance, and long-term urban strategy. I believe future infrastructure professionals must be able to interpret environmental data, understand urban form, and anticipate climate risk&mdash;not as abstract concerns, but as lived realities affecting communities.</p>
<p data-start="2586" data-end="2933">Joining NICMAR would allow me to contribute to an institution that values innovation, interdisciplinary thinking, and real-world impact. I look forward to engaging students and colleagues in conversations about building resilient cities where infrastructure, design, and sustainability work together to address the pressing challenges of our time.</p>