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Vedant Khopkar

Vedant Khopkar

Chicago, IL, US

 
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About 

Experienced Architectural Designer with a demonstrated history of working in the architecture & planning industry. Skilled in AutoCAD, Revit, Adobe Photoshop, Rhino, Indesign and Ecotect. Strong arts and design professional pursuing M.Arch focused in Advance Standing from Illinois Institute of Technology.

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Employment 

NWS Architects, Inc., Chicago, IL, US, Architectural Intern

• Worked on Construction Documentation sets for more than 10 commercial retail stores.
• Doing code research on various permit sets all over the United States.
• Prepared space plans and fixture plans for 20 commercial retail stores.
• Produced Elevational Renders for 5 different commercial retail stores.

May 2022 - current
 

Kala Arekhan, Mumbai, IN, Junior Architect

• Held site initiation meetings with 20 clients to comprehend client requirements, comprehend existing site conditions, and took plot measurements
• Proposed 50 holistic designs along with base plan and estimated budgets catering to client needs as per site conditions
• Prepared bill of quantities and floating tenders for 20 projects
• Arranged and facilitated joint meetings with clients and over 40 material vendors for shortlisting, selection and purchase of inventory
• Supervised 20 site execution with final inventory within proposed budget and approved plans
• Co-headed client acquisition, designed floor plans and site completion in its entirety for two corporate offices namely, SBI CAP Ventures Ltd and Shamrao Vitthal Co-op Bank in Mumbai, India
• Handled 20 projects for nationalized banks of India, 4 for residential property, and 1 hospital in Health and Care industry

May 2020 - Jul 2021
 

Spectrum Design Group, Mumbai, IN, Architectural Intern

• Studied the functioning of a professional organization and performed with excellence during company training in 4 sectors namely, technical, designing, visualizing and site handling
• Generated working drawings and good for construction drawings for a project of 16 story tower of luxury apartments in Kolkata, India
• Prepared an entire nest file for Saifee Masjid in Mumbai, India and building 10 live scaled models to understand the revitalization of the structure
• Operated on-site to generate a BIM model for the structure highlighting its existing structural and HVAC systems subsequently proposing a solution to the existing conditions with 95 percent efficiency
• Designed for a 9-plot bungalow scheme project in Goa, India with a design objective of coming up with luxury villas by minimum contact with the trees on the site, and meeting the client requirement of floor sizes for the spaces

Nov 2018 - Mar 2019
 

Education 

Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), Chicago, IL, US, MArch, Architectural Building Science and Technology

Relevant Courses: Architectural Design Studio, Design Communications, Environment and Building Systems, Global Modernism, Structures, Facades Performance Systems and Materials, Digital Fabrication and Building Information Modelling.
• Major in Architectural and Building Sciences / Technology
• Chicago Award in Architecture Honorable Mention by AIA Chicago Foundation
• Graduate Peer Mentor for First Year Undergraduate Students.
• On the path to Licensure.
• GPA: 3.88

Aug 2021 - current
 

L.B.Hiray College of Architecture, University of Mumbai, Mumbai, IN, BArch, Architecture

Relevant Courses: Architectural Design Studio, Allied Design Studio, Architectural Building Construction and Materials, Theory and Design of Structures, Humanities, Environmental Studies, Architectural Representation, and Detailing, Architectural Theory, Architectural Building Services, Professional Practice
• CGPA: 9.08/10
• Secured 13 position in University of Mumbai

Aug 2015 - May 2020
 

Awards 

Chicago Award in Architecture, Honorable Mention

2022
 

Award for Excellence in Documentation of Architectural Heritage, Award

• Documented Aundh wada and the adjacent temple over an area of 100 acres allowing for an insider’s perspective in the lives of those invested in the politics of pre-independence India
• Recorded the wada in its present condition to honor the past and allow avenues of reconstruction, re-creation or to provide conclusive evidence of events in the future by a 20-member team
• Ranked in Top 5 for being selected for the National Final Jury, an Inter-Collegiate Student Award for Excellence in Documentation of Architectural Heritage, 2018 organized by Council of Architecture, India

2018
 

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