ComplexSouth
Research Network for Complexity and Urbanism of Global Southern Cities
What we do
We critically engage with North-South research and researcher dynamics in the context of decolonial scholarship in urban transformations across the Global South.
Integrating research on Southern urbanism with Complexity Theories of Cities. Our consciously interdisciplinary network will research sustainable, context-sensitive societal transitions that acknowledge urban plurality and socio-political conflict in parallel with technology driven change.
By bridging digital, decolonial, and sustainability perspectives, and engaging with emerging research methodologies, we aim to foster collaborative research and advance a deeper understanding of the unique complexities in contemporary urban transformations through North-South research partnerships
Who we are
Abhishek Hegde
Urban designer, Architect
Albertus S. Wang
Associate Instructional Professor, Graduate School of Architecture – CityLab, University of Florida
Chuck Wolfe
Author & Former Fulbright Specialist, USA”
Daksh Jain
Architecture, Urban Design, Heritage Conservation
Dr Barsha Poricha
Director – Technical @ CURE ( Centre for Urban and Regional Excellence)
Dr Christoph Lueder
Associate Professor in Architecture and Urbanism, Kingston School of Art Kingston University
Dr Debapriya Chakrabarti
Lecturer at Manchester School of Architecture and researcher at [CPU]lab
Dr. Binti Singh
Founder, ComplexSouth
Dr. Dwiparna Chatterjee
Urban Sociologist
Dr. Guillermo Sánchez Sotés
Lecturer at the Manchester School of Architecture
Dr. Mahmud Tantoush
Senior Lecturer at the Manchester School of Architecture and Researcher with [CPU]lab
Dr. Neeti Trivedi
Head of the Department (Architecture) and PhD Coordinator at MIT Art Design and technology University, School of Architecture and Planning, Pune
Gaurav Tyagi
Project Engineer, National Highways Authority of India
Jorge Ortiz-Moreno
University of Manchester, School of Environment, Education and Development
Manavi Datta
Transdisciplinary Urban Research & Systems Thinking
Mandhar Athawale
Architect & Social Entrepreneur
Manoj Parmar
Director, KRVIA, India & Principal, Manoj Parmar Architects
Nicera Wanjiru
National Federation Leader Muungano wa Wanavijiji and Founder Community Mappers.
Nidhi Tandon
Data Science & Public Policy, USA
Prof. Ashraf M. Salama
Head of Architecture, University of Northumbria
Prof. Biswapriya Sanyal
Former Head, MIT Architecture and Regional Planning
Prof. Deljana Iossifova
Chair in Architecture and Urban Studies, Architecture – University of Manchester
Prof. Monika Kuffer
Chair of Sustainability of Rural-Urban Systems, Netherlands
Prof. Peter Gotsch
Chair, Sustainability of Rural-Urban Systems, Norway
Prof. Priam Pillai
Pillai College of Engineering, India
Prof. Rahul Mehrotra
Founder & Principal, RMA Architects & Graduate School of Design, Harvard University
Prof. Ulysses Sengupta
[CPU]lab, Manchester School of Architecture
Richa Vuppuluri
Urban Environmental Planner
Robert Mikac
Assistant Professor, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Sameer Unhale
Commissioner, city government/CEO, smart city/ Mission Director Urban, India
Sandeep B. Menon
Lecturer, Manchester School of Architecture
Seema Redkar
Community Development Officer, India
Siddhi Joshi
Assistant Professor, SRM University of Andhra Pradesh
Soni Wadhwa
Assistant Professor, University of Mumbai
Surbhi Agrawal
Urban Technologist and Planner, Sasaki
Tigren Haas
Associate Professor, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Vandana Baweja
Associate Professor, School of Architecture – University of Florida Gainesville
Vikas Chandra
Team Leader, National Team of Smart Cities Mission India