Ar. Shilpa M Prabhu, has worked as architect in various firms for before setting up herindependent practice based in Mysore. She has received post graduate degree (M.Arch) in Habitat Design from BMSCA,Bangalore and undergraduate degree (B.Arch) in Acharya’s NRV School ofArchitecture, Bangalore from Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Belgaum,Karnataka, and Diploma in Architecture (D.Arch) in JSS Women’s Polytechnic, Mysore. Her desire is to share the experience and knowledge acquired in industry. Her aim is tobring balance and bridge the gap between the profession and academics.