Malavika Madhuraj is a student at Columbia GSAPP. She graduated with a degree in Bachelor of Architecture from VIT University, Vellore. At university, she was awarded Merit Scholarship for Best Academic Performance during all 5 years. Her thesis on the Rohingya Refugee crisis won her the Honourable Mention award in the ‘Architecture Thesis of the Year competition conducted across 104 nations.
Roots Practitioner’s Fellowship, Chennai, IN, Research Fellow
Research Fellow under the mentorship of architects Durganand Balsavar, Alexander Tzonis and Liane Lefaivre
Selected as one of the 10 young architects to lead collaborative discourse on new processes of practice and thought regarding human-centric design.
YACADEMY - Architecture for Exhibition, Bologna, IT, Architect
Selected as one of the 25 young architects from 500+ applicants for the high-level training course.
Developed project under the supervision of Giuseppe Zampieri, founder, director and partner of David Chipperfield Architects for the
design of the 2021 setting-up of MUDETEC (Museum of Automobili Lamborghini Technologies).
Saveetha Architecture College, Chennai, IN, Teaching Assistant
Teaching Assistant to Prof. Durganand Balsavar.
Worked on the lesson plan and assisted with documental research and production of representational drawings and tutorials.
Roy Antony Architects, Cochin, IN, Junior Architect
Prepared material boards, liaised with contractors and clients, and led design investigations for multi-dwelling affordable housing projects in South India.
Worked on the design and preparation of construction documents for ‘wave’ backwater residence.
HUNDREDHANDS, Cochin, IN, Intern
Prepared study models and construction documents for adaptive reuse of the Rockholm Light House Beach in Kovalam, Kerala.
Worked on the design development phase of the firm’s winning entry for a new research facility for the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore.
Stuba Architects, Cochin, IN, Intern
Conducted site study and documentation of the Wayanad region for the construction of a tourist villa.
Columbia University, columbia university, MArch, Advanced Architectural Design
M.S. Advanced Architectural Design
Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, IN, BArch, Bachelor of Architecture
Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.) - 5 years
GPA: 3.99/4, Merit recipient and 2nd rank holder
Thesis: Fragmented Imaginary: Seeking Resilience for the Rohingya.
Architecture Thesis of the Year competition, 1st Place
Honourable award in the 2020 ‘Architecture Thesis of the Year competition’ conducted across 104 nations.
World Architecture Award, 1st Place
2021 Winners of WA Awards 10+5+X 36th Cycle in Architecture, Student Category.
Mango thesis award, Honorable Mention
Top 15 Finalist and Special mention award at ‘Mango thesis award’, 2020.
Humanitarian Unbuilt Project, 2nd Place
First-runner up in the Humanitarian Unbuilt Project of the ‘2020 Gaudi Architecture Prize.’
Sustainability first steppers, Nomination
Shortlisted for ‘Sustainability first steppers’ competition organised by Chorus architecture, 2020.
Merit Scholarship for Best Academic Performance (Dean’s List), Award
Merit Scholarship for Best Academic Performance (Dean’s List)- in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019, VIT University.
G.D. Naidu Young Scientist Award, 1st Place
2019 G.D. Naidu Young Scientist Award- First place for research that culminated in the paper ‘Effect of Logo Design on Consumers and their Affective Response
Towards Brands.’
Best out of waste, 3rd Place
Third place in the event ‘Best out of waste’ at Saarang 2016, IIT Madras.
Ideathon competition, 2nd Place
Runner-up in Ideathon competition conducted in VIT in relation to water conservation week, 2015.
