Slum Dwellers International, Nairobi, KE, Community Development & Planning Intern

— Voices for Just Climate Action; Mapped social and environmental issues at settlement and regional level by developing testing tools to establish
pressing climate issues and cascading effects on health, development and the environment.
— Citywide Settlements Profiling; Profiled existing populations in informal settlements, by documenting information such as no. of households, existing
number and types of facilities, their functionality, vulnerability index among others.
— Mathare Special Planning Area Research Consortium (MSPARC); Development of a concept proposal for declaration of Mathare as an S.P.A.

Cornell University College of Architecture, Art, and Planning., Ithaca, NY, US, Graduate Teaching Research Assistant

— Assisted Prof. Esra Akcan with her scholarly and design research work on the Middle-East and Africa. Activities included: Library research,
photographic and digital documentation, AutoCAD assistance & other graphic works.

Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, US, Student Community Service Assistant

— Student Community Service Assistant at Hasbrouck Apartments (International Graduate Housing) at Cornell University.

Maharashtra Bamboo Development Board, Nagpur, IN, Junior Architect

— Lead a team of enthusiastic artisans on a recreational public project that would simultaneously function as a center showcasing the potential of
bamboo as a sustainable building material. Other projects included: Eco-Cottage, Exhibition Pavilion & Restaurant.
— Active member of a training program with emphasis on skill development & awareness generation in the construction & manufacturing sector.

Maharashtra Bamboo Development Board, Nagpur, IN, Architectural Apprentice

— Part of a hands-on training program to develop necessary skill-sets for working with bamboo & other natural building materials.

Archicrafts (Professors Miki & Madhavi Desai), Ahmedabad, IN, Architectural Research Assistant

During my term as an RA, I was the sole individual working under the guidance of the professors & assisted them with the following works:
BOOKS l Research, editing, preparation of illustrations & compilation of chapters
— Architecture & Independence - The Search for Identity, India 1880 - 1980 l Prof. John Lang, Madhavi & Miki Desai, CEPT University Press, Ahmedabad
— Gender & the Indian City l Prof. Madhavi Desai, South Asia Press, New Delhi
PAPERS l Research & editing
— Regionalism in Religious Architecture of India: Comparative study of mosques in Gujarat & Kerala l Prof. Miki Desai, Edinburgh University Press, Scotland
— Traditional Bohra Dwellings of Gujarat, India: Architectural Response to Cultural Ethos l Prof. Madhavi Desai, Edinburgh University Press, Scotland
EXHIBITIONS l Preparation of exhibition proposal, panels, supporting materials & exhibition curation
— From My House to Your House: A Select Journey of Indian Vernacular Architecture (Lok - Sthapatya) l Presented by UNESCO at IIC, New Delhi
— Wooden Architecture of Kerala l Presented by CEPT University, Ahmedabad
WORKSHOPS l Planning & detailing of exercises
— International Society for the Study of Vernacular Settlements (ISVS) l 7-day workshop for students of University of Bahrain
— Hands-On Wooden Workshop l 2-day workshop for students of School of Architecture, Christ University, Bangalore

CEPT University (Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology), Ahmedabad, IN, Urban Design Teaching Assistant

— Assisted Prof. Dhaval Gajjar in the ‘Urban PARK-ing’ Level II - Studio. The studio explored the need of parking spaces as a design opportunity – a
scale of intervention that can gradually create a systematic infrastructure for urban living, with social & environmental considerations.