Design Projects

Cities Shaped Across Five Continents

Every city tells a story. Vinayak Bharne’s design work spans new towns and conservation plans, historic squares and ecological research centers — always rooted in a deep respect for local culture, ecology, and community. Below is a selection of projects from his 25-year practice.

A masterplan for a new exurban village with a mosque and school, using mud as the primary building material. ….

A heritage conservation and urban mobility plan for one of Mexico’s most celebrated historic cities…….

Casco Viejo, Panama’s historic core, was significantly transformed by the building of the Cinta Costera highway……

A masterplan for a new exurban town with low-rise multi-family courtyard and sideyard housing types arranged in blocks with local farms …..

A masterplan to revitalize Old Guangzhou’s historic waterways and open spaces around the new Museum of Cantonese Opera…..

An urban design plan to give spatial direction to the existing land use plan for this sacred village in Karnataka……

Developed in collaboration with Dutton Architects, this masterplan proposes a new city center organized around….

Developed in collaboration with Siddha Sardessai Architects, this project renovates a historic colonial square into a flexible…..

A tactical urbanism strategy to repurpose a two-block-long street in a low-income neighborhood as a flexible….

A planning study to conserve the village of Xixinan in Anhui Province. Beyond protecting waterbodies and agricultural assets….

Urban Designer & City Planner
Los Angeles, USA

Vinayak Bharne, AICP, is an urban designer and city planner whose 25-year career spans practice, research, education and advocacy. His work includes projects across the United States, Canada, India, Australia, China, the United Arab Emirates, Panama, Kenya and Mauritius.