BHAGYASSHREE RAMAKRISHNA
bhagyasshree1@gmail.com| Ph: +1 510 7742 871| California, USA| linkedin.com/in/bhagyasshree-ramakrishna
– 10 years of work experience as an Urban Designer, Architect + Research. – Led and implemented low-cost tactical urban interventions, streetscapes, public parks. – Contributed to journals, book chapters, and conferences focused on spatial equity.
Key Professional Experience
Urban Designer |Egis Group + Van Leer Foundation (VLF), URBAN95 (2023-24)
Designed and executed child-friendly cities through low-cost tactical urban interventions school streets, playparks, school yards, primary healthcare center yards, crèches Capacity-building workshops with the Government, led community-participation events
Urban Designer , HCP, Ahmedabad, India (2019)
Mumbai Port Trust, Brownfield Project, Regeneration of a Commercial District Architect, Katerra, India | Townhomes in Santacruz, CA, Prefabricated Construction Architect, BRIC Design Pvt. Ltd., India | Primary School Design, Villa Housing Scheme Architect, Urban Interventions, India |Conservation of Portuguese Churches
Education
UC Berkeley, California, USA | Master in Urban Design (MUD) (2024-25)
Thesis: Redesign of the Civic Center in San Francisco, CA
Mobile Home Parks, Santa Cruz, CA
Pinnacles National Park, CA| Presented to the City of Hollister, CA Improving Street intersection at Sliplanes| Presented to the City of Berkeley, CA Garage as the startup space for home-grown businesses, Richmond, CA
CEPT University, Ahmedabad, India | Master in Urban Design (M.Arch) (2016-18)
Politecnico di Milano, Milan Italy | Master in Urban Design (Thesis Exchange)
Thesis: Examining transformation of Industrial Districts: Case of Art Districts in Milan,Italy Mumbai University, Rizvi, India | Bachelors in Architecture (B.Arch) (2009-13)
Awards and Research Grants
Berkeley Energy & Resources Collaborative (BERC), UC Berkeley Finalist
Research Grant: Awarded the Saint Gobain Research Grant Program 2022-23
Grant Awarded Urban Studio Research Project (USRP) Council of Architecture
CEPT University Excellence Awards: for Studio Unit “Ungendering the Everyday City” Citizen ‘Spirit of Mumbai’ Award for aiding rescue operations for flood victims
Academic Positions
Assistant Professor, Mumbai University | Masters in Urban Design
Lead Studio Co-Tutor, CEPT University, Ahmedabad| Bachelors in Urban Design
Thesis Advisor, CEPT + Mumbai University, India| Bachelors in Urban Design
Peer-Reviewed Urban Design Research Publications
Harvard Urban Review: The (In)visible Aides of the Tenebrous Urban Networks. Cidades. Comunidades e territórios |Affordability in the habitat planning of new towns
Tekton Journal|Case of Industrial Design Districts in Milan
Cultplay | culture of play for children in informal settlements edging the highways
Metropolitan Tourism | changing tourism patterns for the expanded metropolis Mumbai
Geographies of the Anthropocene| Negotiations of Cultural Markers along the coast Blurred Boundaries | Role of Beaches in Reclaiming Women’s Right to the City
CAMOC-ICOM| Curating Informalities: Syncretism of Social Innovation in the Museum
Certifications
“Mapping Cultural Resources: A Tool for Strengthening the Future” “Public Policy Research”
Skills and Focus Interests
Drafting and Visualization tools
Adobe suite, AutoCAD,Sketchup, InDesign, Photoshop, Illusrator Urban Infomatics ArcGIS, MS Office, Python Interpersonal Skills: Equity Leadership, communication collaboration, decision-making