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Dr. Sujata Govada

CEO and Managing Director, UDP International
Founding Director, Institute for Sustainable Urbanisation

  • CEO and Managing Director, UDP International
  • Founding Director, Institute for Sustainable Urbanisation (ISU)
  • Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Architecture, Chinese University of Hong Kong
  • Global Trustee, Urban Land Institute
  • Past President, AIA Hong Kong
  • Founding Vice President, Hong Kong Institute of Urban Design
  • Registered Architect, Council of Architecture India 

Dr. Sujata S. Govada is an award winningurban designer and town planner with over thirty years of diverse international experience in urban design and planning. Her work has been recognized for innovation and influence in increasing awareness on sustainable development that shapes livable and walkable cities. She has received over 10 major urban design and planning awards for projects including the HBF’s Harbour-front Connectivity Study, the Graham Market Area –WCC Alternative Proposal and Designing Hong Kong’s Central Waterfront Planning and Urban Design Competition Award Winning Entry, “Central Harbourfront Promenade –“Emerald Necklace”, a joint submission with RTKL.