Hemali Samant is a practicing Landscape Architect based in Mumbai. She did her Masters in Landscape Architecture from CEPT, Ahmedabad.  She gained her professional experience from various firms and has been involved in several mainstream projects ranging from public to private sector. After setting up the Studio in 2014, they have won several accolades in Landscape Design by leading magazines and Professional Landscape body in India. She believes in a hands-on approach where site and landscape integrate together. Every project of hers tries to explore native plants, local materials and techniques, responding to each biome, urban reality and cultural context into design. Her professional skills include Landscape Design, Master Planning and Planting strategies.