Greetings!
Hi,
My name is Aditya Athreya Rao and i am from India. I am a fresh graduate from my 5 year B.Arch course from University of Mysore in Mysore,India with a 1 year experience on field.
Having interned previously in " Landscape India (M/s. Prabhakar B. Bhagwat) " as part of the curriculum and self volunteered to be part of Post- Earthquake reconstruction in Nepal i have same face value of how to deal with materials like stone, bamboo, mud mortar and concrete too.
Statement of Interest
Architecture is a sense of place we are creating in a formless space. And the design clarity is a guarantee of the quality we want to achieve in the built form.
A design process is sacrosanct to me. It represents the reasons for the projects feelings. And designs seem to be more than an image; they are made up more than a set of architectural spaces. It is to be like a movie, continual in its flow and with a set of scenes each made to give you a different sense be it mental, spiritual or physical. It is this feeling I sought after in my spaces.
There are a lot of reasons I liked this field but most importantly it was because it never felt like a subject or a theoretical science, it never actually felt like working. It actually felt like learning and an exploration into our minds. We learn everyday something new because in architecture there is so much to see, so much to feel and it leaks on to various other subjects. It is a very human science.
This science is incredibly personal for me in the sense that it keeps exploring more angles to discover a project or a site and dealing with points / cultures / people / areas not explored, not experienced in its capabilities and potential untapped.
Over the 5 years I have found a sense of passion, respect and a general interest towards ecology, creativity, our surroundings and landscapes that define a project beyond just the project itself. But it has been important for me to integrate this with architectural designs, a sense of materials, spaces and techniques of building construction. My interests lie in this field of architecture and landscape or a combination of it.
I also realize in the future it would be wise to integrate with fields beyond architecture be it Water resource specialists, Geologists, Environmental scientists so that we improve our ecologies in my home country and globally!
And to be able to learn in a diverse open environment where I can interact with various professionals and intellectuals, to widen my mind globally to more ideas is the aim.
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PORTFOLIO LINKS
Please find enclosed a URL link to a webpage that contains my undergraduate portfolio in an online version.
The webpage is used like a book but for better clarity and print size viewing, may i request you to zoom in and get best results.
Please copy this on your url:
http://issuu.com/adityarao6/docs/graduate_portfolio?e=8807717/31473606
You can also have a look at the The Thesis portfolio which goes in depth on one project -
http://issuu.com/adityarao6/docs/the_thesis_portfolio?e=8807717/31506071
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Alleya Associates, Kathmandu, NP, Junior Architect
Volunteered in reconstruction and initial training of villagers post the devastating earthquakes of 2015.
Learned basic amount of bamboo , earth mud and stone construction. Worked with a broad team of various specialists , architects, engineers and artists plus local political help.
M/s. Prabhakar B. Bhagwat, Landscape Architects & Environmental Planners, Ahmedabad, IN, Intern/Junior Architect
As part of the curriculum i was a Student intern in this prestigious landscape and architecture firm,
I was involved in Sketch Design , Model making , CAD drafting of various building drawings , 3D work on Sketch Up, and some on site experience.
I was witness to their full process of design and have a beginners grasp of materials.
The University school of design, University of Mysore , Mysore, BArch, Bachelors of Architecture
Falling in love with architecture was easier than getting to know about the field. I didn’t know what this subject was until the first time I walked into a large warehouse in the Mysore University.
I realized that I had never known that a place or a space can create such an effect on the people inside it. This double height warehouse, an incidental roof space really, was not only my college but also my home for the next five year. There were no walls between various years of study. The opportunity to interact and learn from varied age groups, to make a family of architectural education strengthened this base.
The people I met the things I learnt and more importantly the values and passion I imbibed for this subject made me realize that it is less a subject and more a manner of creating better livable, creative spaces for the community every day! It was something which leaked into various other fields and had no limits...
National Excellence in Architectural Thesis Awards, 1st Place
Grabbed the First place for the South Zone for the Best Thesis and was the fourth runner for all over India in Excellence in Architectural Thesis.
This Award is among all students of all universities in India for their final project in Bachelors degree.
Idea study - Directorate of urban studies (Monsoon Studio), 1st Place
Monsoon studio was a competition held inside our college to debate on Public Bicycling systems in Mysore.
IE ARCHIECTURE+ PRIZE, Scholarship
A scholarship letter came as winner in this competition after the first few people backed out.
I was informed i was among the top competitors.
Have proof by Email sent.
