b'STUDENT PROFILEHitha Ramesh BabuMUDD (2019 - 2020)IndiaUrban Design was for me was a portal to expandperiphery and the potential to create self-sustaining my understanding of the built environment. Workingsuburbs. Working with Turenscape was a rewarding alongside SD Sharma and Sangeet Sharma, theexperience. Chinas Sponge City Policy was an pioneers of the city of Chandigarh in India, I alreadyinteresting issue that was evaluated at close quarters had some understanding of the functioning of cities.as flooding remains at the epicentre of many urban Growing up in a developing country allowed me toissues in China. truly appreciate the value of structured design and implementation. As an architect, I also understood theThe Design Studios in Sydney engaged me with impact of spatial composition on the everyday life of anpockets of Sydney that were new to me. I learned the individual. I believed that as we delve deep into design,many differing approaches to design problems. I gained we discover the fundamental cognitive impact of thean understanding about people and how they respond discipline. It engages society with the dialogue of city,to design, working on short and long term solutions and and when persuasive enough, creates a conversationreviving what are seen as stagnant or dead zones.that is a part of ones day-to-day life.3.5 billion people currently live in the worlds cities, and Progressing through the MUDD Program, thethat number is forecast to reach 6.3 billion by 2050. fundamental principle of liveability for our citiesThe MUDD Program has provided me with a strong remained and I gradually discovered the most effectivefoundation to engage with the critical aspects of urban factors that contribute to the same. The Case Studiesdesign that are required to deal with this reality.Studios as well as daily examination of the cities around me all influenced my thought processes and patterns. As a MUDD student I delved into the design and politics of cities and have been taught about public policies that require designers to channel their ideas with guidelines in mind. I looked at the various perspectives of a city, the minds behind the same and the factors that drove these individuals to come up with solutions.I attended the Beijing International Design Studio and learned about the dispersal of the population to the 151P6-20200302-OTHERS.indd 8 2020/3/3 0:10:54'