Dr. Tina Pujara – Founder

Tina is a professor of Architecture and Urban Design with specialization in ‘neighborhood design and happiness’ at the Indian Institute of Technology (I.I.T) Roorkee in India. Her work focuses specifically on the association of happiness with the built environment. Research-wise she many a times sees herself as a social scientist with a strong design focus and has an inclination towards multidisciplinary research. In parallel to this, she has a strong interest in looking at design processes and the pedagogy of these. Tina collaborates with urban designers and researchers across the globe to help build happier cities. Previously, she has lead ‘Cities and Urban Happiness: The Role of Urban Form’, a research project with collaborators from Germany and Vietnam. Tina has been a recipient of the Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship and was an academic guest researching on urban design at ETH Zurich in Switzerland prior to joining IIT Roorkee.

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About “Happiness by Design”

Happiness by Design is a research and consultancy group focussing on city design and city planning with an objective to bring out a psychologically healthier communities. We share urban issues which can affect mental health and well being of the people. Our research revolves around the study of various urban design and planning aspects which affects human mind and further their behaviour.We endeavour to expand our research by bridging the gap between designing of cities and mental health by bringing a positive changes through our design and create happiness through designing of the cities.Some of the urban components covered in our research are neighbourhoods,streets, public spaces and outdoor neighbourhood spaces. The research includes various age groups and effect of the environment on each of those. Our research is not just limited to the study but it suggests design solutions as well. We welcome different views from people, city planners, urban designers and planners,architects and stakeholders of our communities as it can give us the insight of the issues on ground.