Aparna Banik has a background in architectural and interior design and has been involved in schematic landscape, design development, and construction documents for commercial, religious, residential, institutional, streetscape, park, and plaza projects of varying scales. She strives to balance the aesthetics and sustainability of spatial design and to create cost-effective solutions that require less maintenance and utilize low-impact design techniques. Her focus at Consensus Planning is on creating planting plans and irrigation design that utilize her knowledge of plant materials, technical expertise, and hand drawing for conceptual design development.