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Manasvini Hariharan

Manasvini Hariharan

Executive Director, ULI India — urban strategy, planning and partnerships

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India
Joined November 2025

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Summary

Leader who bridges disciplines and scales organizations: Manasvini combines technical urban planning, program design, and stakeholder engagement to connect architecture, research, policy and private-sector partners; she established ULI's presence in India, launched and scaled national programmes (including UrbanPlan India), and built the institutional and operational capacity needed to convene and grow multi-stakeholder initiatives across the country. uli+1
A practitioner who bridges architecture, urban research and participatory planning: Manasvini began as an architect in Chennai, moved into neighbourhood‑level action research with urbz (workshops, maps, exhibitions), and completed a research master focused on arts in planning — demonstrating an interdisciplinary approach that blends design, fieldwork, and theory. allthingsurban+2
International researcher with a focus on housing cultures and high‑rise living: Her work at Yangji & Co. in Seoul involved researching Korean apartment culture and curating comparative exhibitions (Seoul–Delhi), highlighting her comparative, cross‑cultural urban research capability. allthingsurban+2
Program and policy convenor and communicator in the built environment: As Executive Director of ULI India she led the organisation's launch and scale-up in India (including UrbanPlan India), designed and grew programmes and national conferences, formed multi-sector partnerships, and served as a public-facing moderator and spokesperson—demonstrating strengths in stakeholder convening, programme design, and scaling institutional operations. uli+3
Hands‑on conservation and field experience informs her practical urbanism: early apprenticeships and conservation/fieldwork (INTACH, architectural apprenticeship) combined with academic research show a practitioner who is comfortable moving between fieldwork, technical conservation, and policy-oriented roles. allthingsurban

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Photography and visual documentation of urban places (credits to photos in personal/profile pieces) allthingsurban

Enjoys playing and listening to jazz music.

Dances to swing music.

Practices printmaking techniques.