Vinayak Bharne

Vinayak Bharne is a Goan-born, Los Angeles-based city design consultant. He is the 2024 recipient of the John Chase Visionary Award from the American Planning Association for excellence in urban planning, and the 2023 recipient of the Allied Professional Appreciation Award from the Indian Society of Landscape Architects for significant contributions to the profession. Bharne is currently associated with the reputed Los Angeles-based architecture and planning firm, GruenAssociates, where he is an Associate Partner and the Director of Urban Design & Planning. He is an Adjunct Professor in the School of Architecture at the University of Southern California, and in the College of Urban Planning & Public Affairs at the University of Illinois Chicago. He is also the Co-Director of the India-Netherlands-US-based knowledge platform, My Livable City.