Dr Srilalitha GOPALAKRISHNAN

Associate Director (Research), FCL Global

Module Coordinator of Dense and Green Cities

srilalitha.gopalakrishnan@sec.ethz.ch

Srilalitha (Sri) Gopalakrishnan is a landscape architect with over 15 years of professional experience and diverse projects across Singapore, Malaysia, China, Hong Kong, and India. She has worked with Tierra Design in Singapore for over 11 years on a wide range of projects ranging from residential, commercial, hospitality, institutional, recreational and master planning with many of her projects winning several accolades. Her strong belief in integrated landscape design as an effective solution for sustainable high-density urban environments motivated her move towards pursuing a PhD in Architecture and Sustainable Design at Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD). Under the guidance and supervision of Professor Thomas Schroepfer at SUTD, she successfully completed her PhD focusing on the performance of integrated landscape design in high-density urban environments for resilient and sustainable urban design solutions.

Sri is also the President of the Singapore Institute of Landscape Architects (SILA), representing the Landscape Architecture profession in Singapore and the region. She represents SILA at various national level committees and strategic planning groups and chairs SILA's Leadership in Design Strategic Pillar to create and promote the integration of urban environments and complex natural systems through responsible, innovative, and resilient designs.

Education

  • 2022 - Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD)
    PhD, Architecture and Sustainable Design (ASD)

  • 2002 - School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi (India)
    Master of Landscape Architecture

  • 2000 - Sushant School of Art and Architecture, Sushant Lok, Gurgaon (India)
    Diploma in Architecture

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