Creative Projects
Over the past three decades, Amita Sinha has led or collaborated on over 25 creative projects across India and the U.S., addressing conservation, planning, and the cultural significance of heritage landscapes. Her work blends site-specific ethnographic research with visionary design thinking to reimagine sacred, historical, and ecological sites. These projects span from urban riverfronts to temple towns, bridging memory and future through heritage-sensitive planning.
1990s
Sarnath: Design Guidelines and Case Studies for Tourism Development
Design proposals and report submitted to Varanasi Development Authority, India (1990).
Site Planning for Cultural Heritage District, Lucknow
Design proposals and report submitted to Lucknow Town Planning Authority, India (1995).
Dilkusha Garden-Heritage Park
Design proposals and report submitted to Lucknow Cantonment Board, India (1997).
2000 - 2010
Taj Mahal Cultural Heritage District
Bellafiore, Sinha, Harkness, McCown & Orland; design proposals & report for Uttar Pradesh Tourism, India (2000).
Taj Mahal Cultural Heritage District: Development Plan II
Sinha & Bellafiore; design proposals & report for Uttar Pradesh Tourism, India (2001).
Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park
Sinha & Kesler; design proposals & report for Heritage Trust, Baroda, India (2002).
Champaner-Pavagadh Cultural Sanctuary
Sinha, Kesler, Ruggles & Wescoat; design proposals & report for Heritage Trust, Baroda, India (2003).
Panch Yatras in the Cultural Heritage Landscape of Champaner-Pavagadh
Sinha, Ruggles & Wescoat; design proposals & report for Heritage Trust, Baroda, India (2005).
Conservation of Gomti Riverfront
Case Studies of La Martiniere and Residency, Lucknow - Design proposals & report for La Martiniere School and Lucknow Development Board (2006).
Vilayati Bagh, Lucknow
Design proposals & report submitted to Archaeological Survey of India (2008).
The Hindu Temple in East Central Illinois
Design proposals submitted to the Hindu Temple Society, Champaign, Illinois (2008).
Govardhan Hill in Braj, India: Imagined, Enacted and Reclaimed
Exhibition and catalogue submitted to Braj Foundation, India (2010).
2011 - Present
Musa Bagh Conservation Plan, Lucknow
Design proposals & report submitted to Archaeological Survey of India (2011).
Cultural Landscapes of Orchha, India: Reclaiming a Lost Heritage
Sinha, Ruggles & Rajora; design proposals & report for Department of Urban Development, Madhya Pradesh (2012).
Cultural Landscapes of Amber, Rajasthan
Rajora & Sinha; exhibition & catalogue submitted to Amber Development Authority, Jaipur (2013).
Ghats of Varanasi in India: The Cultural Landscape Reclaimed
Sinha & Gajjar; design proposals submitted to Government of India (2014).
Journeys in the Cultural Landscape of Okhamandal, Gujarat, India
Gajjar & Sinha (2015).
Re-envisioning Danville Downtown Riverfront
Sinha, Bartumeus & Olshansky; design proposals submitted to City of Danville, Illinois (2016).
Envisioning a Resilient Cultural Landscape: Ghats on the Ganga, Varanasi
Sinha & Chawla; design proposals submitted to Government of India (2016).
The Cultural Landscapes of the Ghats of Varanasi
Exhibition at Experimental Arts Gallery, India Habitat Center, New Delhi (Jan 12-16, 2017).
Cultural Landscapes of Shantiniketan: Places, Patterns, Processes, Projections
Exhibition at Rabindra Bhavan, Visva-Bharati University, Shantiniketan (April 2019).
Pilgrimage to Dwarka
Short video narrated by Amita Sinha; edited by Sriman Narayan (2020). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDNpsWrCjxA&t=4s
Kopai and Khoai: Landscape Stories of Shantiniketan
Video by Kailashpati Maurya, Upama Sen & Sinha (2020).
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Manikarnika Ghat, Varanasi: A Landscape of Death
Installation at India Pavilion, London Design Biennale (2021).
Conservation, Planning & Design of Historic Core of Vrindavan, India
Sinha & Kamalapurkar; report for BN College of Architecture, Pune (2024).
Professional employment
Assistant Architect in Stein, Doshi and Bhalla, Architects and Engineers
New Delhi, India
1981-1983
