Shree Kale is a Bachelor of Architecture student at Rice University from New Jersey. He earned his Bachelors of Arts Degree in Architecture and Art History in May 2020 after which he worked at Adjaye Associates in New York. During his time at Adjaye Associates, he primarily worked on the Rice Student Center project from the competition-winning proposal through predesign and schematic design.
His past work includes projects with MIRACLES, digitally reconstructing Isfahani ruins with Dr. Farshid Emami, and researching the constructability of collective housing prototypes for the Rice Design Alliance Housing Research Grant. Shree has also worked at Kamlesh Shah Designs in Cranbury, New Jersey and Rahul Mehrotra and Associates in Mumbai, India.
Adjaye Associates, New York, NY, US, Project Team
• Produced digital models, drawings, renderings, and presentations for competition winning project.
• Facilitated conversations between multiple stakeholders and consultants while developing, conducted, and graphically represented surveys to collect data on stakeholder goals .
• Organized and led the firm’s first post-occupancy evaluation, establishing a methodology for future surveys.
• Prepared design studies and final packages for multiple projects through early design phases.
• Constructed physical model and participated in curation conversations for exhibition in design development.
Dr. Farshid Emami Rice University Art History, Houston, TX, US, Research Assitant
• Digitally reconstructed and produced renderings and drawings of Isfahani ruins in Iran based on limited photographs and archival sketches for an academic publication and lectures.
Miracles Architecture, Houston, TX, US, Architectural Intern
• Detailed and coordinated the placement of HVAC systems for an adaptive reuse building.
• Modeled structural systems and tested new forms of representation for a pavilion.
Rahul Mehrotra Associates, Mumbai, IN, Intern
• Produced drawings, renderings, and client presentation portfolios for three institutional projects.
• Conducted design studies for early design phases and pre-construction on individual and team projects.
Rice University, Houston, TX, US, BArch, Architecture
Professional architecture degree with year of work experience. Selected to study at the Rice School of Architecture Paris in the Fall of 2021.
Rice University, Houston, TX, US, Bachelors, Architecture + Art History
Bachelor of Arts with a major in architecture and art history. Graduated summa cum laude with a Distinction in Research and Creative Work for Architecture. Submitted research explored the value of extracanonical architecture in South Asia through a historical, political, and representational lens.
Association Administrators and Consultants Architecture Scholarship, Award
Awarded by the Texas Architecture Foundation for a promising student in the field of architecture.
Distinction in Research and Creative Work, 1st Place
Granted to select undergraduate research or projects that demonstrate commitment and/or achievement above and beyond the norm.
Tau Sigma Delta Membership, Other
Tau Sigma Delta is a scholastic honor society that recognizes academic achievement among students in the field of Architecture and Allied Arts
Rice Design Alliance Research Grant - Houston Housing, Grant
Each winner, including the Honorable Mention, was awarded with a $6,000 grant to further the work on their proposals, and their projects were featured in Cite magazine and presented by the awardees at a lecture in the fall of 2020 at Rice Architecture.
The goal of the grant is to promote research on Houston-specific urban conditions that need urgent attention and that can make a significant contribution to the Houston community through quality design-thinking.
The two winning proposals in the faculty and student categories were selected from twelve total entries from four different universities, which included seven faculty submissions and five student ones, ranging from research proposals to address immediate, timely concerns from natural disasters like flooding and pandemics to investigating cooperative modes of housing ownership and typologies.
