Deepika Shrestha Ross (self portrait, 2023)

Deepika Shrestha Ross

Deepika is a filmmaker, photographer, and architect. As an architect, she seeks to tell the "stories" of communities, institutions, and individuals through the design of physical space. As a filmmaker and photographer, she is dedicated to capturing the nuanced stories of people and issues that are too often missing from dominant cultural narratives.

Her Research Interests include:

  • Identity Development and Belonging - especially in the context of immigration

  • Space and Place - the social and political implications of “place-making” 

  • Teaching and Learning - the intersection of physical design and pedagogy, as well as access to education

Education:

  • MFA: Social Documentation, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz CA

  • BARCH: Cornell University, Ithaca NY

  • Registered Architect, Washington DC