Ar. Neelkanth H. Chhaya retired as the Dean of the Faculty of Architecture at CEPT University Ahmedabad. He has been a practicing architect and academic since 1977.He has done institutional, residential, industrial, and recreational projects in Ahmedabad and elsewhere. His projects have won major national awards. In recent years, he has been involved in participatory rehabilitation housing projects as well as mass housing projects in Urban areas. An interest in traditional and artisanal knowledge in the area of built environment is currently being pursued. He has taught at the University of Nairobi, at the Institute of Environmental Design, Vallabh Vidyanagar, and at CEPT University, Ahmedabad.