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SHOBITHA JACOB

SHOBITHA JACOB

Los Angeles, CA, US

 

About 

M. Arch in Urban Design, from UCLA Architecture and Urban Design, Thom Mayne Studio. Bachelor of Architecture was from the School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi.

 
            I have six months work experience with Studio Mumbai Architects working with Architect Bijoy Jain and Photographer Hélene Binet. Here, I worked on TOTO Gallery Ma Exhibition and Mahindra Residential Towers.
After my graduation, I worked for a year in an architectural firm Wallmakers, in Cochin, focusing on arches and domes in catenary shape.
 
            At present, I am working as an intern at Morphosis Architects, under the guidance of Thom Mayne and Prof Yi Sung doing a design project in Haiti. The project will begin construction in a week and I have prepared the entire construction document set.

Employment 

Morphosis Architects, Los Angeles, CA, US, Intern

- Haiti Life Tree, Haiti
The project began as a research studio at UCLA and I am currently working towards the completion of the project.
Here I prepared the entire construction document set and the project will begin construction in a week.

Jun 2015 - current
 

Wallmakers, Cochin, IN, Architect

At Wallmakers I dealt with projects from its inception to its completion from preparing the presentation set, client meetings and site supervision.

Jun 2013 - Jul 2014
 

Studio Mumbai, Mumbai, IN, Junior Architect

-TOTO Gallery MA Japan
I was in charge of the shipment of exhibits to Japan, made sure all the work was done on time and managed the workforce responsible for the project. I also coordinated the making of architectural models, books and presentation drawings.

- Mahindra Residential Towers
I prepared presentation drawings, attended client meetings.

-TNT Resort Cochin
I prepapred the necessary construction documents, design development models.

Jan 2012 - Jul 2012
 

Education 

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, US, MArch, Urban Design

Jul 2014 - Jul 2015
 

School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi, New Delhi, IN, BArch, Architecture

Aug 2008 - May 2013
 

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