Manasvini Hariharan

First‑person account describing the transition from architecture to urbanism, research interests (high‑rise living, participatory planning), and career trajectory across India, France and South Korea.

Contributions to urbz publications and project catalogues documenting participatory design and urban action research outputs.

Master’s thesis (Research Master in Planning & Sustainability) investigating how arts and cultural practice can be integrated into urban planning processes; includes case studies, a proposed evaluation tool and analysis of social, spatial and economic dimensions.

Article examining urban regeneration under South Korea's New Deal program, participatory approaches, and case studies (Cheonan and Dobong); co-authored contribution to the Conscious Cities anthology.

First-person account of the 2015 Chennai floods, documenting on-the-ground experiences, community response and accompanying photographs.