Amee Bhatt, LEED AP ND | Senior Urban Design Project Manager
Education
Master of Architecture
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Bachelor of Science, Architecture
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Registrations
LEED AP Neighborhood Development
Awards
2021 Transportation Planning Award, APA Los Angeles Section for “Complete Our Streets - Burbank Citywide Complete Streets Plan”
2020 Merit Award, APA Inland Empire Section for “South Colton Livable Corridor Plan”
Professional Affiliations
Member- American Planning Association
Amee Bhatt joined JKA in 2021 with five years of experience in architecture, urban design, and planning. At JKA, Amee manages all urban design projects. For the East San Gabriel Valley Area Plan, she worked on the Community Character and Design Element, which involved an analysis of residential, commercial and public realm patterns of 24 unincorporated communities and the creation of goals, policies, and actions to enhance the evolving landscape. Amee has authored multi-family and mixed-use objective design standards that comply with SB-9 and maintain the character of single-family neighborhoods in El Segundo. Amee has also developed building prototypes and calculated opinions of cost for economic feasibility studies such as 225 Lasky Drive, a Beverly Hills Unified School District-owned site exploring multi-family housing alternatives.
In her previous experience as an Urban Designer at Dudek, Amee made key contributions to projects throughout Southern California, including the City of Burbank Complete Streets Plan, Mira Mesa Community Plan Update, South Colton Livable Corridor Plan, Oso Creek Golf Course and Open Space Vision Plan in the City of Mission Viejo, and the Meadows Specific Plan in Sierra Madre.
She also has past experience working with IBI Group as an Architectural Designer, where she prepared construction documents and renderings for manufacturing and automotive projects in the Detroit metropolitan area.
Amee places a special emphasis on the quality of the public realm and pedestrian experience and strives to create active, engaging, and sustainable places drawing on her skills as both an architect and urban designer.