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NITHYA KRITHIKA SAKTHIVEL

NITHYA KRITHIKA SAKTHIVEL

Seattle, WA, US

 
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About 

I completed M.Arch degree from University of Oregon- 2017 (June) with specialization in Urban design and have two years international professional experience. My interest lies in Community development, Urban design, places of learning and multifamily housing.  My graduate school thesis project -‘Anchor - Next generation Schools’ in India is a project to express my interest in community-oriented development. Before joining the graduate school, I worked as a project architect for a single family home, textile industry. I have experience in handling projects from concept to design development, production of construction documentation and managing the construction team on site. Internships in two different firm during my graduate school in Portland has exposed me to work culture and code regulation followed in the USA. My ability to hand sketch helps me translate my visualization to a sketch on paper and help communicate quickly with the client and construction team. I have had prior experience in using AutoCAD and Revit for production, Sketch up for 3D visualization and Adobe creative cloud for presentation and marketing.  My exposure in working in a varied office has helped me quickly adapt to office work culture. I hold valid work Visa and in process of obtaining architecture licensing. My diverse exposure and my skill sets makes me believe I will be a strong candidate .

Employment 

bkl/a architecture, llc, Portland, OR, US, INTERN ARCHITECT

- Assisted principal architect in schematic design of single and multifamily housing
- Prepared drawings for city design review
- Assisted project architect in site inspection
- Prepared master plan for housing development
- Prepared construction documents, renderings for client meeting
- Researched on historical preservation city code.

Jun 2016 - Sep 2016
 

PROPEL STUDIO, Portland, OR, US, PRACTICUM STUDENT

- Prepared construction documents
- Processed change orders/ RFI’s / ASI ‘s
- Researched on ADU
- Design development for ‘ 2016 Life of Architect playhouse competition’

Jan 2016 - Mar 2016
 

L&S ARCHITECTS, Bangalore, IN, PROJECT ARCHITECT

- Lead team of Interns in projects
- Developed site plan for an industrial unit
- Worked with the principle architect in developing the schematic design for Eco resort
- Prepared construction documents, BOQ and material specification
- Managed construction team on site
- Assisted in mapping and analysis of building performance

Jun 2014 - Sep 2015
 

INDIGO ARCHITECTS (India), AHMEDABAD, INDIA, INTERN ARCHITECT

- Prepared digital model and graphic presentations
- Created study models, renderings and drawings
- Developed schematic design for an institution project
- Researched on local materials and construction

Jun 2013 - May 2014
 

Education 

University of Oregon in Portland, Portland, OR, US, MArch, ARCHITECTURE

Major - Architecture
Specialization - Urban design

Sep 2015 - Jun 2017
 

R. V. College of Engineering, Bangalore, IN, BArch, ARCHITECTURE

Sep 2009 - Jun 2014
 

Awards 

BEST THESIS AWARD 2014, Nomination

Design thesis , shortlisted for Zonal level

2014
 

PROACTIS AWARD 2012 -13, 1st Place

Best Performance In Design studio

2013
 

Areas of Specialization 

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