Area of Practice

Architect, Transition Designer, Practice-Led Researcher

Education

Bachelor of Architecture, Indus University, Gujarat

Master of Design in Reimagining Transitions, Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design & Technology, Bangalore

PhD in Reimagining Transitions, Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design & Technology, Bangalore (Ongoing)

Work Experience

• Founder & Project Director: 3D documenting, researching and digitally archiving various cultural objects from India as part of Scan the World-India, India division of Scan the World, Open Source Digital Museum, London. ( https://www.myminifactory.com/users/Scan%20the%20World%20India )
• Research Intern & Associate: Researched and analysed various aspects of traditional Indian board games as part of the Graham Foundation-funded project Sites of Indie Futurisms: Traditional Board Games of India at Living Midnight Narrative Outfit in Ahmedabad, India.
• Assistant Faculty: Planned and executed several studio and humanities modules as part of architectural curriculums at Indus University's Institute of Design, Environment, and Architecture and Gujarat University's SAL School of Architecture in Ahmedabad.
• Production Design Assistant: Assisting for production and execution of Resting Place Theatrical Art Installation at Abhivyakti: City Arts Project, Ahmedabad.
• Intern & Junior Architect: Conceptualizing, designing, and detailing various private residential projects at Leo Pereira Architect in Ahmedabad.
• Student Editor:  Editing the book "The Tropical Wisdom: Contemporary Sri Lankan Architecture" with IDEA Research Cell, Ahmedabad, India by collating and analysing Geoffrey Bawa's documented works in the form of sketches, analytical drawings, and photographs produced as part of a related study project in Sri Lanka.

Interest Areas

Architecture, Traditional Indian Knowledge Systems, Indian Philosophy, Space-Time Concepts, Digital Archiving, 3D Documentation, Community Studies

Current Practice at Srishti

Faculty- Law, Environment & Planning

B.Des, PGDP & M.Des Information Arts and Information Design Practices

PGDP & M.Des Earth Education and Communication

Integrated Doctoral Program Reimagining Transitions

Research Scholar – Center for Reimagining Transitions (CRT)  

Creative Practice and Outreach

Working with different communities for architectural documentation, digital archiving, transition research and designing as well as developing regional transition narratives.