Ashima Krishna is an architect and historic preservation planner whose research spans the management of historic urban landscapes, and adaptive reuse of religious historic structures and landscapes. Dr. Krishna has examined issues related to historic preservation planning and urban conservation in United States and India and continues to highlight the ways in which the historic built environment can be preserved, managed, and planned for.
Experience
2020–present
Associate Director, Purdue University
2020–present
Assistant professor of practice, Purdue University
2014–2020
Assistant Professor, University at Buffalo
Education
2014
Cornell University, PhD in City and Regional Planning
2009
Cornell University, MA in Historic Preservation Planning
2005
School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi, B.Arch
Publications
2020
Heritage Conservation in Postcolonial India: Approaches and Challenges,
2019
Journal of Urbanism: International Research on Placemaking and Urban Sustainability, Serendipitous conservation: faith-to-faith conversion of historic churches in Buffalo
2019
Preservation Education and Research, Rethinking the Historical Significance of Modern Architecture: Lessons from the Local Landmarking of Shoreline Apartments, a Low-Income Housing Project in Buffalo
2016
Journal of the American Planning Association, The Catalysts for Urban Conservation in Indian Cities: Economics, Politics, and Public Advocacy in Lucknow
2014
Change Over Time, The care and management of historic Hindu temples in India: An examination of preservation policies influenced by the Venice Charter in Non-Judeo-Christian contexts
2013
Forum Journal, Reincarnation of the Sacred Space: Issues in Adaptive Use of Hindu Temples in India