Shaping the Future with Innovative Approaches for Urban Development

INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR INNOVATIVE DEVELOPMENTS (ICID) is a professional consulting firm that aims to respond to emerging development challenges in fast-growing cities. ICID is committed to bring in innovative solutions by cross cutting research, planning and design interventions. ICID strives to achieve sustainability, equity & inclusivity through all its proposed interventions and development process.

Having sustainability at its core, ICID offers its expertise in planning, design and execution of urban landscape. ICID also specialises in building heritage tourism experiences as well as solutions for urban revitalization.

ICID works with State and National Governments, donor agencies and International Organizations such as Asian Development Bank (ADB), GIZ, World Bank (WB), World Resource Institute (WRI), Price Claus Funds and other similar.

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Principal of the firm

Sameeha Sheth,  a development professional has a Master’s degree (MUP) in Urban & Regional Planning from the University of Illinois, Urbana – Champaign (UIUC), USA and Bachelor’s of Architecture (B. Arch) from CEPT University Ahmedabad, India.


For over 15 years, she is involved in research & consultancy works with various governments and non- govt. organizations in South- East Asia, Europe and USA. She leads her multi-faceted development-oriented consultancy in India.


She strives towards building sustainable future, while integrating innovative design and planning methods at various stages of development processes.

She is passionate about preservation of culture, social equity, and planned growth management. Her constant attempt is to achieve equity and holistic growth at micro or macro level in all her projects and interventions.


She draws her inspiration from community dialogues and travels!

Academic Credentials

at Harvard Kennedy School of Government: Aping Behavioural Insights into Design of Public Policy
Network for European and U.S. Regional and Urban Studies (NEURUS) Research Program, Department of Regional Economics, Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, Austria,
University of Illinois (UIUC), Urbana Champaign, USA
Center for Environmental Planning and Technology (CEPT)
Zurcherhochschule Winterthur (ZHW), Department of Architecture & Design, Switzerland

Academic Credentials

EXECUTIVE COURSE FELLOW
at Harvard Kennedy School of Government: Aping Behavioural Insights into Design of Pub Policy
2017
RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP
Network for European and U.S. Regional and Urban Studies (NEURUS) Research Program, Department of Regional Economics, Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, Austria,
2009
MASTERS OF URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING (MURP),
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, United States,
2008
BACHELORS OF ARCHITECTURE (B. ARCH)
Center for Environmental Planning and Technology (CEPT)
2006
STUDENT EXCHANGE FELLOW
Zurcherhochschule Winterthur (ZHW), Department of Architecture & Design, Switzerland
2004

FAQs

ICID is a professional consultancy that aims to respond to emerging development challenges in fast-growing cities. ICID is based in Gujarat, India.

ICID strives to achieve sustainability, equity & inclusivity through all its proposed interventions. As a consulting firm, ICID’s quest is to enhance quality of life for ALL by working towards equitable human centric development for future.

ICID is a professional consultancy that aims to respond to emerging development challenges in fast-growing cities. ICID is committed to bringing in innovative solutions by cross cutting research, planning and design interventions. ICID’s core functions are research, advisory and consultancy activities related to urban planning, design, revitalization, sustainable tourism and policy formulation.
ICID predominantly works / provides professional services local, state and national governments, international donor agencies, development banks such as ADB, WB architectural and urban planning firms, tourism boards, cultural heritage organizations, and private developers.
Anyone interested in working in the public sector in the fields of urban design, architecture, sustainability, cultural heritage, or public policy.

We love to work with passionate youth and students.
Please fill out the form on our website or email us at [email protected]

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