This portfolio highlights my creative process and critical thinking skills through graduate and professional projects. My work primarily focuses on re-envisioning mixed-use & public spaces as inclusive and transformational sites through human-centred design and adaptation strategies. My design approach is rooted in studying local urban contexts and community needs, primarily influenced by my background in participatory planning.
DESIGN SKILLS
BIM & 3D Modelling
RHINO 3D: Advanced
GRASSHOPPER: Beginner
SKETCHUP: Advanced
AUTODESK REVIT: Intermediate
2D Drafting
AUTOCAD: Advanced HAND: Intermediate
Graphics & Renderings
PHOTOSHOP: Advanced
ILLUSTRATOR: Advanced
INDESIGN: Advanced
ENSCAPE: Advanced
TWINMOTION: Beginner
Mapping
ESRI ARCGIS: Beginner
Physical Modelling
Hand Modelling: Intermediate
3D Printing: Intermediate
TISHYA RAO
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE
Master of Architecture, First Professional 2020 - 2023
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, PRICE SCHOOL OF POLICY
Certificate in Sustainable Policy & Planning 2022 - 2023
CORNELL UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, ART & PLANNING
B.S in Urban and Regional Studies 2014 - 2019
THE MONEY-TRAIN
DYETT & BHATIA
Urban Designer and Planner Oct 2023 - Present
HOK + ARUP
Project Management Mentee Jun 2023 - Aug 2023
UN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SOLUTIONS NETWORK - YOUTH
Local Pathways Fellow 2023 Mar 2023 - Dec 2023
USC OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY
Sustainable Design Guidelines Intern Aug 2022 - May 2023
URBAN DESIGN RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Research Associate Aug 2018 - Apr 2020
PERKINS & WILL Urban Design Intern Dec 2017 - Jan 2018
USC SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE
Graduate Research Assistant Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
Graduate Class Assistant Aug 2021 - Dec 2022
Professional Work (Land Use Planning) Professional Work (Architecture) 01 02 04 03 05
Rail-to-Table, Mixed Use Retail Masterplan, Placemaking
THE BUILDING PORTRAIT
Co-operative Housing, Adaptive P/re-use (Master of Architecture Thesis)
Software: Rhino 3D, Sketchup, Enscape, Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop
While California is the leading agricultural producer in the US, several of the state’s cities continue to face food insecurity and high obseity rates. One such city is Compton, where the issue extends beyond physical access, with quantity, quality and diversity of food in grocery stores is the primary issue in the city.
The Money Train proposes an innovative “rail-totable” model using Los Angeles Metro’s Blue Line, to package and deliver fresh produce to Compton and other communities along the route. The station is connected to a 400,000 sq.ft hydroponic growing facility which doubles as a culture, health and retail hub, in an effort celebrate the city’s ongoing efforts in
combating food insecurity while providing new work opportunities and social spaces to support Compton’s growing arts and activism communities. At its core, this project endeavors to address complex, contemporary challenges and reconnect communities that have been historically fragmented and upended as a result of transit-oriented segregationist policies and practices.
This project, selected to represent USC Graduate Architecture, recieved Honorable Mention at the 2023 2x8 Student Design Competition hosted by Architecture for Communities Los Angeles (ACLA) & AIA Los Angeles.
Spatial Distribution of Primary Program Elements across Proposed Artesia Metro Station & Mixed-use Hydroponics Facility
Performance Arena & Art Promenade Amphitheatre Pop-up Art
Skate & Trampoline Park Minigolf
Community Garden & Food Market
Herb Garden Pop-up Food Trucks
Observation Deck & Plaza Rooftop Brewery Vertical Garden Courtyard
02 THE BUILDING PORTRAIT
A Holistic Framework for Inclusive Affordable Housing Practices
USC School of Architecture l Fall 2022 - Spring 2023
Course: Graduated Directed Research
Instructor: Sascha Delz
Location: Venice, CA
Software: Rhino 3D, Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop
With high household debts and a mortgage market prioritising single-family homes over densification, Los Angeles is facing a housing crisis disproportionately affecting low-income and communities of color.
“The Building Portrait” is a framework rooted in mixed-use cooperative housing models and adaptive p/re-use strategies to advocate for increasing homeownership rates, sustainable building practices and supporting the livelihoods and wellbeing of Los Angeles’ diverse communities. Inspired by The City Portrait, an existing framework by the Thriving Cities Initiative and C40 Cities,
it attempts to bridge the gap between existing architectural practices and the Sustainable Development Goals to create long-term solutions to housing and building design.
The framework is tested across 3 single-storey sites in Venice, selected for its proximity to transit, essential amenities and for its potential to reactivate existing commercial strips in the city. Modular housing units provide flexibility based on needs of residents. This can double as social spaces or hospitality units as a mode of income generation based on community participation through the cooperative model.
Project Manifesto
Proposed Co-operative housing model
Housing Inequities
Materials Aquisition
Concept
Exterior View from Lincoln Blvd. (Site 1)
Alternate Configuration on Abbot Kinney
demographics
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Alternative 1: Housing Focus
Promote
RUMRILL CORRIDOR PLAN
Creating a Livable Corridor through creative Land Use Strategies
Dyett & Bhatia
Urban Planner and Designer (Professional Work)
Supervisor: Andrew Hill
Location: San Pablo, CA
Software: Adobe Illustrator, ArcGIS, Aftereffects
A predominantly Latinx area, the southern portion of the Rumrill Corridor is a designated Priority Development Area (PDA). The City of San Pablo was awarded an MTC grant for the preparation of the Rumrill Corridor Plan, which includes land use and policy strategies that will lead to improved environmental conditions, economic opportunities, and housing development sites.
The three Land Use Alternatives represent distinct visions for the PDA based on current trends and opportunities. It focuses on locations where change is forseeable over the next 10-15 years (city-owned site, gateway sites, and other underutilized/ vacant
parcels).
The alternatives provide a basis for developing the Draft Plan, which will include preferred strategies selected through community engagement initiatives, as well as supplemental policies for corridor beautification, anti-displacement and workforce development strategies.
All information presented in this portfolio is publically accessible on the City of San Pablo’s official website: https://www.sanpabloca.gov/2863/ Rumrill-Corridor-Plan
The Instagram Survey was conducted across 4 weeks as part of San Pablo’s community engagement strategy to creatively engage residents who may not otherwise participate in the process and raise awareness on the Rumrill Corridor Plan. The fun and visually-engaging survey was designed to reach young residents, who make up approximately
Reel 3: City-owned Site
Reel 4: Gateway Sites
Existing Situation
Phase I: Pervious Paving to allow for water percolation
Phase II: Native Landscaping to provide adequate shading
REACTIVATING PATTO CENTRE
Increasing Resiliency and User Experience of Patto as a Cultural and Business
Destination
USC School of Architecture
Graduated Research Assistant
Advisor: Vinayak Bharne
Location: Panaji, Goa, India
Software: Rhino 3D, SketchUp, Enscape, Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop
Phase III: Sidewalk Enhancements for easy pedestrian movement
Phase IV: Tactical Activation of parking lot as a pop-up food market
Patto is a Central Business District located to the East of Panaji and houses several commercial buildings such as government and corporate offices, public institutions and hotels. With lack of open space and haphazard construction influenced by private development, Patto requires a cohesive vision to direct future urban development. The first phase attempts to upgrade paving and landscape strategies for a 30,000 sq.ft parking lot to address lack of shading, urban heat island effects and waterlogging issues in the area. Additionally, to build on the site’s pedestrian access to historic neighbourhoods across the creek, accomodating
Phase V: Spatial Re-alignment to allow for more building space
for additional flexible programming such as food festivals and markets aims to transform Patto district into a cultural destination for congregation and social interaction.
Phase II aims to preserve and highlight Patto’s depleting mangrove network caused due to land clearance for development. This is achieved using various edge conditions that allow for controlled interaction with mangrove reserves. An opportunity of intimate public interaction is provided at the mangrove park with a series of low-rise foot-bridges, and doubles as a performance area for local festivals.
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LAX TERMINAL IMPROVEMENTS
Rethinking User Experience at Los Angeles Int’l Airport
HOK & Arup
Project Management Intern (Professional Work)
Supervisor: Justin Wortman
Collaborators: Kaitelyn Haynes, India Chand, Manan Lakhani, Meng-Jung Ho
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Software: Rhino 3D, Sketchup, Enscape, Twinmotion
Existing situation of Departures Hall at Tom Bradley International Terminal
