CURRICULUM VITAE
Graduate Student in Architecture, Urban Planning & Sustainable Design.
Passionate about alternate sustainability solutions, contextually adaptable developments, planning and designing for carbon neutral societies, strengthening vulnerable communities, and finding alternate production methods for everyday resources. Interested in researching and working towards a more sustainable and resilient future, grounded in interdisciplinary knowledge and engaging critically and creatively with contemporary challenges.
Currently based in Sweden.
Education
2021 - 2023 Master's Sustainable Urban Planning and Design, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
(Degree project awarded an Honourable Mention and nominated for the Arwidssonstiftelsen Prize for Urban Design)
2019 Exchange Programme Umea School of Architecture, Umea University, Sweden
(Project published in "Radical Swedes* Towards a Cosmo-Political Outlook" Architecture Yearbook 2018-19)
2016 - 2021 Bachelor’s B.Arch. Architecture, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, India
2014-16 High School Science with electives in Fine Arts, Royal Global School, India
WORK EXPERIENCE
2022 - 2023 Student Ambassador under the International Relations Office, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
2022 Teaching Assistant Department of Urban & Regional Studies, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
2020 - 2021 Architecture Intern at Designers’ Guild, India
EXTRA - CURRICULAR EXPERIENCE
2018 - 2019 AIESEC India, Team Leader at Business Development for the Manipal Local Chapter
2018 Vice President Manipal University Student Research Forum. Organized ICHTR 2018 (International Conference on Healthcare & Technical Research) and inaugurated Sub-Student Research Forum for the Department of Architecture.
2014 - 2016 Student Council Head, High School, Royal Global School, India
2012 - 2015 Operation Smile India Student Volunteer for healthcare based social work.
COMPETENCES
CAD & 3D Modelling AutoCAD, Archicad, Revit, Rhinoceros 3D, Grasshopper, Sketchup, Unity 3D (Beginner)
Render Engines V-Ray, TwinMotion, Lumion, Unreal Engine (Beginner)
Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Lightroom, Fresco, Acrobat, Premiere Pro (Beginner)
Geoinformatics Cartography, QGIS, ArcGIS, Google Earth, LiDAR Processing and Analysing (Beginner)
Others Illustrations, Digital Artworks, CNC Laser Cutting, 3D Printing with UltiMaker Cura
WORKSHOPS
2022 Oslo Architecture Triennale "Mission Neighborhood – (Re)Forming Communities"
Workshop "(RE)acting/(EN)acting: Collective Dissidence, Reclaiming the Neighborhood" by the OAT Academy 2022, at Oslo School of Architecture and Design
2021 Parametrized by Equim Education
2020 Generative Architecture by Oneistox
2019 Parametric Design by Sushant Verma, rat[LAB]EDU Summer School
2018 lntercultural Dialogue through Design (iDiDe) by Susan Ang and Michael Sharman, Deakin University
COMPETITIONS
2023 Hybrid Coworking (Honourable Mention) by Terraviva Competitions
2021 New Dencities Post-Pandemic Township by UNI Competitions
2020 New Office Building Complex by Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority, India (involved as an intern in the design team)
2019 UIA HYP CUP International Student Competition in Architectural Design (Finalist) by Union International des Architectes, UED Magazine and Tianjin University
2018 iDiDe (Winner) Rural Welfare Centre, awarded pilot project for development in Southern India. Hosted by Deakin University, IIUM and Manipal University