She got her PhD in history and theory of architecture at the University of Michigan in 2008 working with Robert Fishman. She was trained as architect in New Delhi, India and got a master in history and theory of architecture at the Architectural Association (AA) School of Architecture in London. She is the book reviews editor for Arris: The Journal of the Southeast Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians. Vandana’s areas of research are: global histories of Tropical Architecture and Sustainable Architecture, and global paradigms of architecture and urbanism as represented through film and photography.