Deepa Ramaswamy

Deepa Ramaswamy is an architect and historian, and assistant professor of architecture and urbanism at the University of Houston.

Deepa’s research examines land and environmental histories with a focus on the regulatory systems, organizational practices, and financial instruments that shape the built environment. Deepa has a PhD in architecture from MIT and an M.Arch from the Architectural Association. Her current research project traces the history of reclaimed lands along Mumbai’s coasts. Deepa’s research has been supported by the Graham Foundation, Getty Research Institute, and the Canadian Center of Architecture. Her works have been published in Neoliberalism on the Ground, Arris, Cite, and the Journal of Planning History, among others. Before her doctoral studies, Deepa was a practicing architect in Chicago and Mumbai.