Prof. (Dr.) GAURAV RAHEJA
Professor and Head, Department of Architecture and Planning
Professor In-Charge, Laboratory of Inclusive Design
Joint Faculty, Department of Design
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Prof. (Dr.) Gaurav Raheja is a Professor of Architecture at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee with over thirteen years of teaching and research experience. He is also an Associated Faculty at the Department of Design (DoD) and has been appointed as Co-Coordinator of the Design Innovation Centre at IIT Roorkee. Driven by a passion for human-centric focus on built environments, he is guided by sociological and participatory approaches to urban and architectural reality. His professional interests in research and practice include human-space interaction studies, inclusive designs for persons with disabilities, children and ageing populations, accessibility planning and universal design, environment behaviour studies, urban futures, contemporary world architecture and pedagogy of architectural education.