Sandhya Naidu Janardhan, an architect who has been working with slum communities in the city for almost a decade, recently won the Berkeley-Rupp Architecture Professorship and Prize in recognition of her work. The bi-annual award by the University of California and Berkeley College of Environmental Design (CED), which includes a $100,000 cash prize, is given to a distinguished practitioner or academic who has made a significant contribution to communities, gender equity, and environmentally sensitive use of resources.

The Sanjaynagar Slum Redevelopment Project provides climate-resilient, sustainable homes to 298 families, uplifting generations out of poverty and improving their health and wellbeing