Amrita Raja, AIA

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion chair,
AIA International Region

Lecturer in Architecture, Birmingham City University

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Born in Mumbai, educated in the US, and having lived and worked in Europe and the UK, Amrita happily identifies as a global citizen.  She holds Bachelors of Interior Design and French from Virginia Tech and a Masters of Architecture from Yale University, and has over 6-years experience in international practice.

Amrita is currently Lecturer in Architecture at Birmingham City University. She was previously a Senior Associate at Woods Bagot, where she led mixed-use projects in the UK and Europe. She previously worked at the London offices of Kohn Pedersen Fox, and in the US at various practices including Knight Architecture, Shepley Bulfinch and Perkins + Will.  Her professional portfolio includes a 77-storey luxury residential high-rise in Downtown Dubai, the recently completed Floral Court residences in Covent Garden, London, the refurbishment of and 11-story addition to Southbank Tower, the refurbishment of Louis Kahn's Yale Centre for British Art, and a £175-million mixed-use district in Bristol, UK. 

Amrita has served on the Board of the AIA UK Chapter since 2015, in various guises, including Sponsorship Chair, Student Charrette Chair, and Design Awards Chair.  As the 2018 Vice President and 2019 President, she championed a focus on diversity and inclusion to celebrate the chapter's members and their work, and offer more varied opportunities for member participation. 

Amrita also conducts design research with Katharine Storr under the moniker SLAB and has been a guest critic at the Architectural Association, University of Newcastle, and Virginia Tech, and a teaching fellow Yale University.