Manisha Bhartia

Urbanism director, Head of New Delhi studio New Delhi

T: +91 [0]11 6635 7303
E: Manisha.Bhartia@bdp.com

Manisha is the business director and head of our India studio, responsible for business and design strategy for BDP’s work across the region.

She is also an urbanism director with more than 20 years’ extensive international experience as a masterplanner and urban designer.

Based in New Delhi, Manisha has worked on projects across India, Middle East, China, Southeast Asia and the UK. She has led the masterplanning of a wide range of projects including city masterplans, green field masterplans, smart city proposals, residential and mixed use townships, transit oriented masterplans, projects for social inclusion and public realm strategies.

Manisha believes the key contribution urban designers can make is to work collaboratively with design teams to respond to the project’s challenges creatively and effectively. She believes that all projects should be underpinned by a well-founded vision, driven by an agreed common set of principles between all stakeholders, to focus on details that will ultimately inform the development’s success.

Manisha is the chair of the Urban Land Institute’s (ULI) Women’s Leadership Initiative. Established in 2011, the global programme aims to increase both the number and visibility of women leaders throughout ULI’s vast network.

Projects

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Crossroads

The Crossroads is a commercial and retail centre on a 3-acre site located in Valsad, Gujarat.

Noida International Airport

As airport development consultants, we have prepared the urban design guidelines for Noida International Airport (NIA) and city side masterplan for real estate neighbourhood development.

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Golf Links Masterplan

The project is a design of a Golf Residential Masterplan for a 100 acre site in Greater Noida.

Hill Retreat Masterplan

BDP were commissioned by SPRE, a 150 year old real estate company, to masterplan a 900 acre site on the edge of Pune. The site is located at the cusp between the existing city and natural beauty of the Western Ghats.

Urban Design Guidelines for Child Friendly Neighbourhoods

BDP India have developed a comprehensive package of urban design measures for neighbourhoods in Indian cities that support the health and well-being of children between the ages of 0-5.

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Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Jodhpur Masterplan

Competition winning masterplan for new academic campus.

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Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Mandi Masterplan

The campus layout responds to the microclimate and topography of the steep site in the part forested hills of Kamand in the western Himalayan region.

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TOD Masterplan Naya Raipur

BDP was commissioned by Naya Raipur Development Authority to develop detailed masterplans for three new residential sectors, with a total area of 800 acres.

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News

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BDP champions women leaders in the real estate industry

27/09/2023

With a 100% women leadership team at our New Delhi studio, Manisha Bhartia, business head of BDP’s India operations and urbanism director, is championing the advancement of women leaders in India’s real estate industry.

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BDP launches city observatory initiative

22/06/2023

Multidisciplinary design practice, BDP is launching a new initiative it is calling BDP City Observatory; an industry think tank, organised with the Academy of Urbanism (AoU) to explore multiple issues facing global cities.

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High Density Living - Design Insights from our Global Collective

In this report, we invite members from our global multidisciplinary collective to share their insights on a key design consideration for successful high-density living in their cities, and the value it can bring.

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India: Burning Hot!

With a scorching maximum temperature of over 50°C and a minimum of 28°C, Delhi and most of India is burning hot. But it's not just the weather that's heating up—passionate rhetoric and political grandstanding is on the rise as we wrap up the last phase of polling in one of the world’s largest democracies.