Shreshtha Goyal

Currently pursuing design research at Yale School of Architecture (MArch II) focused on polluted river networks, material and systems-oriented thinking within the built environment. My practice as an Architect spans public and institutional infrastructure in India, Sri Lanka and international collaborations in Vietnam and the U.S. These experiences have taught me to navigate the intersection of people, infrastructure, and ecology. At YSOA, I am working on a project proposing a circular framework and mid-scale infrastructure for chestnuts, exploring their ecological, cultural, and economic potential in the Northeast US.

My independent research, Decay as a Generative Framework, investigates waste not as a byproduct, but as a resource and narrative lens to reimagine urban river systems, using Delhi’s Yamuna River as a case study. I am drawn to the Yale Center for Business and the Environment for its transdisciplinary approach to climate leadership, and its mission to build bridges between policy, environment, business, and science. I hope to contribute a spatial and design-centric perspective to this dialogue for an inclusive future.