Debanjali Banerjee

Contract Instructor

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Debanjali Banerjee is a contract instructor at the Azrieli School of Architecture & Urbanism. Before joining Carleton University, Debanjali taught studio classes to architecture and architectural engineering students at the University of Cincinnati, where she is currently pursuing her PhD. She earned a Data Science Graduate Certificate from the University of Cincinnati, a Master of Architecture from Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), and a Bachelor of Architecture from India.

Her teaching and research focus on building and urban planning design issues that impact energy consumption, heat vulnerability, and human health through a climate justice lens. Her doctorate research focuses on practical solutions to reducing the growing building energy demands without furthering climate change. Specifically, advancing the understanding of thermal comfort as foundational theories of building-urban science and engineering to present a fresh perspective on fundamental topics, connecting microclimate and building design theories by emphasizing topics relevant to understanding thermo-physical behavior and heat vulnerability. Her previous works have been published in ARCC-ENQ and presented at various conferences.

Before starting her doctoral studies, Debanjali practiced part-time in India and full-time as an architectural designer (2016-2020) in Atlanta, GA. She has worked on several high-end single-family residences and both high-rise and mid-rise multifamily projects covering a spectrum of new construction, renovation, adaptive reuse, mixed-use programs.

In 2024, Debanjali joined Woxen University in Hyderabad, India as an Executive Fellow.

Since 2022, she has served on the Bibliography Committee of the International Association for Urban Climate (IAUC), a non-governmental organization representing the international urban climatological and meteorological community. In the past, Debanjali has served as a conference reviewer at the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) and the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE).