Archinect
DHARSINI KALAISELVAN

DHARSINI KALAISELVAN

Los Angeles, CA, US

 

About 

I am a graduate student(M.Arch) currently working on my thesis, on track to graduate from Southern California Institute of Architecture(SCI_ARC) in September 2021.

Employment 

PUHC PUEDE CENTER, Crossroads C.A.C collaborative, Los Angeles, CA, US, ARCHITECTURE INTERN

Feb 2021 - current
 

Tea Bogue(SCI_ARC), Los Angeles, CA, US, Peer mentor

As a peer mentor at my graduate school , Southern California Institute of architecture, I had the opportunity to guide incoming students to understand the ideologies of the school, make them cope and guide them with the schedules and assignments from the professors .

Nov 2020 - Apr 2021
 

Marija Radisavljevic(SCI_ARC), Los Angeles, CA, US, GRAPHIC DESIGN WORK-STUDY

Dec 2020 - Jan 2021
 

DESIGN D DIMENSIONS PRIVATE INDIA LTD, Chennai, IN, JUNIOR ARCHITECT

Worked on commercial, institutional and residential projects. > Experience in client-architect meetings.
PROJECTS:
Integrated fish logistics park by fisheries department of Tamilnadu, India. > Worked on scheme drawings and options for 3D massing.
Beachfront development proposal for government of Tamilnadu, Nagapattinum
district, Tamilnadu, India. > Worked on massing and detail drawings for the proposed promenade
and public utilities and communal spaces.
Report and proposal approved by the government.
Regenerative housing for Kerala,India by Commun(Competition Oct 2018) > Worked on concept and scheme drawings.

Aug 2018 - Aug 2019
 

RANJAN DANIEL ARCHITECTS, Chennai, IN, ARCHITECTURE INTERN

Worked on commercial, residential and institutional projects. > Experience in on-site study.
PROJECTS:
Mixed housing development for students inside the medical campus of
CMC, Vellore, India, Comprising of 15 housing blocks, Vellore, India prop -osed) > Worked on scheme drawings and 3D representations , Furniture
equipment layout, scheme drawings presentation which the clients
were pleased.
> Worked on the siteplan
- proposed road and walkway layouts.
Mr.Dhileep’s residence(proposed)
-
> Presented elevation options/massing which were selected for
implementation.
> Worked on furniture equipment and toilet detail drawings.

Jan 2017 - Jun 2017
 

Murali architects, Chennai, IN, ARCHITECTURE INTERN

Worked on commercial, institutional and residential projects. > Experience in client-architect meetings.
PROJECTS:
Mr.Sudhakar residence,Perungudi, Chennai,India (G+2),status: in progress
-
> Presented options for elevation and 3D representation > Involved in creating varying moodboards for interior deisgn of the
residence.
> Detail drawings for specially designed stairways, gate design ,
electrical layouts and custom furniture and other structural details.
Was Involved in client
-architect meetings.6
7
Page
5
Office building at Riyadh(status: in progress)
-
> Did research on India’s Taj mahal and incorporated the concept of
the same in the new plan for the office.
> Consulting services with the engineers and representatives of the
project.
Kharunya University,Coimbatore, India (G+3),competition project)
-
> Worked on Scheme drawings for one of the options of the campus
design.
> Proposal selected and modified to be executed by the committee
responsible for the competition.

Jun 2016 - Nov 2016
 

Education 

Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc), Los Angeles, CA, US, MArch, Master of Architecture

Aug 2019 - current
 

Anna University, Chennai, IN, BArch, Bachelor of Architecture

Aug 2013 - Jun 2018
 

Awards 

International Architecture Thesis Award, Nomination

EXORDIUM
Located at Amaravati, the de facto capital city of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The aim of the design is to amalgamate form and function, vicariously healing patients through architecture and ultimately make the utilisation of the same user-friendly.

2019
 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills