BHAGYASSHREE RAMAKRISHNA Professional Work Experience California, USA| bhagyasshree1@berkeley.edu | Ph: +1 510 7742 871| linkedin.com/in/bhagyasshree-ramakrishna Link to Portfolio: https://bhagyasshree1.myportfolio.com/
• A decade of work experience as an Urban Designer, Architect + Researcher urban design. • Led and implemented projects involving low-cost tactical interventions. • Contributed to international journals, book chapters, and conferences. • Highly passionate on contributing and implementing innovation in urban life connections, inclusive neighborhood design, water-sensitive urban design, and gender theory across global urban contexts.
Key Professional Experience Urban Designer |Egis Group and Van Leer Foundation (VLF), in collaboration with Urban95 and Pune Municipal Corporation https://www.egis-group.com/ | https://vanleerfoundation.org/urban95/
June 2023 May 2024
URBAN95 Program- Designing child-friendly cities through low-cost interventions Key Projects and contributions: • Framing Design Guidelines for Child-Friendly Urban Spaces in collaboration with WRI, BvLF, Urban95 International, Parent+ and Pune Municipal Corporation. - Formulating Early Childhood Development (ECD) Urban Framework and Recommen dations. - Framing Creche Design Guidelines for Early Childhood - Framing ITC Urban Design Safety Guidelines (for Pune) • Lead, Conceptualized, Tested and Executed 4 key small-scale urban design projects. - Preparation of Feasibilty Reports for Tactical and Permanent Urban Design Interven tions for Government, public infrastructures at a 1. crèche, 2. Primary Health Care center, 3. neighbourhood Municipal park and 4. Open space within a municipal ity-operated primary school. - Concept and Design development for the ITC-Friendly Urban Design Interventions Coordination and monitoring execution on site with contractors and engineers of government agencies. - Conducting Formative Research Survey’s with Parents, Grandparents, Caregivers, School Teachers, Children, Early-Childhood Development Specialists. Coordination with Government departments, schools, colleges, designers • Preparation of Feasibility Reports, DPRs and Tender Drawings, Progress Reports • Organization of the Annual Kid’s Festival - a week long city-scale event promoting child safety, development, accessibility • Capacity Building Workshops with Government Depts- Road, Garden, Health, Education • Lead, executed Tactical Urban Interventions for 7 urban design projects at -Public Park, at Lumbini Park, Yerwada -Open Space within a Primary Health Care Center -Creche, Government-operated at Pune -(x3) Open Spaces within a Primary School, Government-operated -Child-Priority Zone, School Streets
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