Farzana Gandhi is a Registered Architect in New York and a LEED Accredited Professional. Her award-winning architecture and planning practice, Farzana Gandhi Design Studio, focuses on sustainable and socially conscious solutions, both locally and abroad. Farzana is also a tenured Professor at NYIT, where she teaches across the architecture curriculum. Farzana is most interested in how widespread social impact can be achieved at the intersection of architecture and its environmental, cultural, and socioeconomic framework. Her deep commitment to open, collaborative, and inclusive design processes is driven by deep inquiry, investigation, and integration. She is an expert in community engagement and often leads feedback workshops, design-build projects, and resiliency education and training activities.