Alpa Nawre is an associate professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture at the University of Florida and partner at her design practice, Alpa Nawre Design. Alpa is a recipient of the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture Award for Excellence in Design Studio Teaching, Harvard University’s Dumbarton Oaks Mellon Fellowship in Urban Landscape Studies, and the Landscape Architecture Foundation’s Fellowship for Innovation and Leadership. Issues pertinent to the design of urban water infrastructure, and resource challenges in the context of rapidly urbanizing, developing countries inform her research, teaching, and practice. Her writings have been published as books, chapters, and in journals such as Landscape Journal, JoLA, and Thresholds.

Alpa is a licensed landscape architect in Kansas, a licensed architect in India, and a LEED AP. She holds a master’s degree in urban design from Harvard Graduate School of Design, a master’s in landscape architecture from Louisiana State University, and a bachelor’s in architecture from NIT, Raipur, India. She has worked internationally in design offices in India, the USA, UAE, and Switzerland, and serves on the editorial board of JAE, the Journal of Architectural Education.

Alpa co-chairs the Alumni Council alongside Sameh Wahba (MUP ’97, PhD ’02).

Location: Gainesville, FL