Gaurav Sardana currently works with COOKFOX Architects in New York City, after having worked at BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group and Malik Architecture.
His approach of design solutions that cater to plural needs has led him to develop and implement projects with the University of Michigan Energy Institute, Microsoft's Real Estate & Facilities, United Nations - Habitat, and BMW Guggenheim LAB Mumbai. While at the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, he has been a Dow Sustainability Fellow and KC Mahindra Education Trust Fellow.
Gaurav has contributed to various design-culture forums such as the Aga Khan Planning & Building Services - India, Kala Ghoda Arts Festival, IIT Bombay - Mood Indigo, Indian Architect & Builder, Indo-German Urban Mela, and the Adobe Foundation - Design Ignites Change program, alongside his practice of architecture.
Balwant Sheth School Of Architecture, Mumbai, IN, BArch, Architecture
Dow Sustainability Fellow, Award
- $ 20,000 gift-scholarship
- Current project: Doan Brook watershed ecological and cultural rejuvenation with students from School of Natural Resources & Environment and School of Law at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Lotus Trust Scholarship, Scholarship
- $ 1,500 gift-scholarship to pursue higher studies abroad
KC Mahindra Fellow, Scholarship
- $ 12,000 loan-scholarship to pursue higher studies abroad
- Fellowship Position: #1
RD Sethna Scholarship, Scholarship
- $ 8,000 loan-scholarship for pursuing higher education abroad
Society Interiors Competition 2013 - Budding Talent Category, 1st Place
- Restaurant retrofit in Bengaluru, IN
BMW Guggenheim Lab, Mumbai - Rethinking Kala Nagar Traffic Junction - Top 10 Shortlist, Honorable Mention
- Team: Gaurav Sardana, Palak Kothari, Prachi Donde
