MISRI PATEL ARCHITECT & FABRICATOR
PROFILE I am a graduate student at the University of Michigan Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning in Master of Science in Digital and Material Technology and a research assistant for Professor Sean Ahlquist, focusing on the integration of textile hybrid structure with motion sensing and material technologies to develop new and immersive tools for therapy for children with autism. Deeply interested in computational design methodologies, advanced material exploration and fabrication technologies, I am committed to investigating the influence of material system as an agent for initiating a coherent physical and social environment with proneness to obsessive drawing.
WORK EXPERIENCE
2491 Lancashire Dr, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA +1 734-658-6772 misri.3103@gmail.com/misri@umich.edu
- U N I V E R S I T Y O F M I C H I G A N , TAU BMAN COL L E G E OF ARCH ITE CTU RE
JUNE 2018 -PRESENT
GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT
-Assisted professor Sean Ahlquist to design and study the impact of a sensory space for children of the special-needs classroom at Chicago’s Lane Tech High School in collaboration with HKS Architects. -Fabrication of Social Sensory Architectures at SXSW, Austin. MARCH - PERKINS+WILL, LOS ANGELES, U.S.A
2019
EXTERN
- LOT-EK, NEW YORK, U.S.A
OCT 2017 - MAY 2018
JUNIOR DESIGNER TRAINEE
Assisted on design development, construction documents, exhibition design and international competitions in United States, Europe and South Africa. - SAMEEP PADORA AND ASSOCIATES, MUMBAI, INDIA
FEB 2017 - JUNE 2017
DESIGN INTERN
Developed and took lead on concept, design development for a housing project, construction and representation drawings.
RESEARCH INTERN
Analysis of affordable housing rules and policies. Assessing different methodologies to recode the Mumbai DCR in order to ensure equitable and inclusive housing for all in the city. - BOUND PRODUCTS, MUMBAI, INDIA
FEB 2016 - PRESENT
CO-FOUNDER
Created and developed a unique range of handcrafted stationery and textile products. - ‘THE LOST PARTY’, SALTER LAKE, INDIA
JAN 2016 - FEB 2016
DESIGN LEAD
Designed a walk-through installation for the music festival.
- ROOM- for Architecture-, MUMBAI, INDIA
APR 2016 - MAY 2016
DESIGN INTERN
Worked as an intern architect on several physical model iterations, representation drawings and competitions.
EDUCATION - U N I V E R S I T Y O F M I C H I G A N , TAUBMAN COLLEGE OF ARCHIECTURE
2018 - 2019
MICHIGAN, U.S.A
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ARCHITECTURE_DIGITAL MATERIAL TECHNOLOGY
- Research Assistant with Prof.Sean Ahlquist - NMIMS, BALWANT SHETH SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE
2012 - 2017
MUMBAI, INDIA BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE
- Graduated in Meritorious List - Elected as Editorial Secretary for Academic Student Council
COMPETITIONS, WORKSHOPS, PUBLICATIONS - ETH Zurich - Flexible Formwork for Concrete Curves | ACADIA Conference, Mexico City - Housing Northwest Arkansas Competition | For LOT-EK, New York -
One of the five invited teams to participate. Amsterdam Light Festival | For LOT-EK, New York Won Pumpkin Pritzker at Pumpkitecture | AIA, New York – Center For Architecture Disaster Management Workshop | Budapest University of Technology & Economics Kulture Shop ‘Create Something Sketchbook’ Contest Top 5 selected participants.
2018 - 2019 2017 - 2018
2012 - 2017
SKILLS - SOFTWARE PROFICIENCY
Adobe Suite, Microsoft Office, Autocad, Rhinoceros, Revit, VRay, Grasshopper, SketchUp, Maya, Microsoft Office, Super Matter Tools.
- DIGITAL FABRICATION
7 Axis Kuka Robot, CNC Knitting Machine, CNC Waterjet & Milling, Zund, Laser cutter, 3D Printing.