Prof. Pratyush Shankar is presently the provost of Navrachana University and also the Dean of School of Environmental Design and Architecture(SEDA), Navrachana University in Vadodara, India. Prof. Pratyush was recently honoured as the International Ambassador for the University of Bonn, Germany and
was awarded the Alexander Von Humboldt Fellowship in 2015 and was hosted at the University of Bonn, Germany. Before joining Navrachana University, Prof. Pratyush was the Acting Dean of Architecture and head of the Undergraduate Program at CEPT University and has been teaching Urban History and Design for many years now. He recently authored the book titled “Urban Form of India: From the beginning till the 1900’s, published by Oxford University Press. He also authored the book titled “Himalayan Cities: Settlement Pattern, Public Places and Architecture” published by Niyogi Publishers, New Delhi, 2014. He is presently also a Guest Professor at the Mundus Urbano Program at Architecture Faculty, TU Darmstadt, Germany. Pratyush runs a design practice along with his academic interest. He was awarded the 22nd JK Cement Architect of the Year award 2013 in Residence Design Category.