Jaspreet Pahwa

Jaspreet Pahwa, has been delivering transformative, award-winning built environments in both DC and Virginia for 20+ years. In her current role as Director of Capital Planning & Construction, she leads the Design and Construction for DC Public Library. She led the District of Columbia's first public-private partnership library anchored in a mixed-use development. She enabled a first-of-its-kind, library-based solar program in DC, and bagged the LEED Platinum & Climate Change Champion award, furthering sustainability & resiliency goals. In a previous role as Capital Projects Manager for Henrico County, Virginia, she showcased the ROI on well-funded civic built environment projects. In her role at Sustainable Design Consulting, she led charrettes in early design and steered construction teams to their goals.

Ms. Pahwa is a licensed Architect in New York, Virginia, & New Delhi. She draws on a multitude of typologies in her portfolio including tech-centric workspaces, retail, hospitality, and higher-ed, to deliver impactful built environments. She leverages her global vantage point to harmonize the strains of the built environment and elevate the role of civic space. She has been a guest speaker and panelist at Harvard’s Future of Library Design, a guest speaker at the Designing Libraries Conference, served as a jury member for GSA's Design Excellence awards, a jury member on the DC Association of General Contractors, and a board member for the Glen Allen Cultural Arts Center in Virginia.