EDUCATION
University of Pennsylvania- Philadelphia, PA
Master of Environmental Building Design
Courses: Real Estate Development course at the Wharton Business School
Academy of Architecture - Mumbai
Bachelor of Architecture
(Ranked first in undergraduate thesis research titled “Paragon of a PorosCity”)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Ballinger - Philadelphia
Designer – Healthcare Planning
August 2022- May 2023
August 2016- May 2021
June 2023 – March 2024
o Involved in the design and development of an Emergency Department of a leading Hospital complex in Virginia.
o Conducted research on an emergency crisis unit in the hospital, developed the project further through user group meetings, mock-ups and client discussions and feedback. Issued final construction sets for the same
o Created presentations for the Master Planning of the hospital complex to interior design of each department
Gained experience right from concept design to construction administration in healthcare projects.
CannonDesign - Mumbai
Architect
June 2021 – July 2022
o Created drawings & modelling through BIM for various stages of a project from concept to schematic to delivering final sets of design development drawings to construction administration. Worked collaboratively on healthcare & educational institute projects collaborating with St. Louis, California, and Texas offices.
o Interacted and collaborated with user groups such as doctors, hospital staff, owners, equipment planners to understand requirements and make design changes and amendments in drawing sets.
o Worked on healthcare and life science buildings equipment planning and completed final sets for issuance.
University of Pennsylvania
Student Library Assistant
September 2022- May 2023
Work-study at the Fisher fine Art’s library in Penn campus to help with organisation of architecture and fine arts books.
Freelance Projects
Architect; Graphic Designer; Teacher
June 2021- Present
Spearheading design and execution of single-family housing project in Mumbai. Work involves right from concept design to construction administration with contractors right till completion of the project.
Master & Associates
Architectural Intern
December 2019 - June 2020
o Created drawings and models of educational institutes & municipal schools in Mumbai.
o Created presentations for proposals with School Inspection Cell of Mumbai for school proposals. Conducting site visits to check progress and work on requirements of the project and make changes.
The Future of Design
Research & writing intern
March 2020 - February 2021
Wrote research-based articles on various topics relating to the art, architecture, and design domain.
Architectural Quotient
Feature writer
December 2017 - July 2018
Wrote research-based articles relating to history of architecture, famous architects, current developments in the field. Interview architects and brands related architectural products and write their story.
SKILLS & SOFTWARES
Skills: Building information Modelling (BIM)– Autodesk Revit I Drafting – Autodesk AutoCAD I Modelling – Rhino, SketchUp, I Rendering – Lumion, VRay, Twin motion I Simulation – Grasshopper, Ladybug, Honeybee, Colibri I Design –Adobe Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects) I Presentation: MS Office, Bluebeam Revu
Courses: High performance building simulation, Energy simulation, Daylighting, Thermal analysis, Ecological architecture, LEED, Sustainable technologies; Healthcare planning & design; Real Estate Development; Net Zero design, Planning of a Just city (TU Delft)
COMMUNITY SERVICE & extra-curricular
Lokarpan (Non-profit working in education of rural children)
Teaching Volunteer
2020 - 2021
Taught all subjects from Science, English, social studies to general knowledge to standards 2-8 conducted art workshops on perspective drawings & created written content for teaching for various subjects.
Architectural Designer
Created a modular proposal of two site options for a secondary school proposal. Created drawings, models, narratives & presentations for the proposal to develop test sites. Created concepts for presenting to the government for ease of school construction