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Harshini Rama Shankari Jaya Varanasi

Harshini Rama Shankari Jaya Varanasi

Jersey City, NJ, US

 
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About 

A passionate architect and an illustrator, I perceive architecture as creating spaces that enhance the well-being of the end-users and the community and surrounding, which has become my motto in life—responding to the context and flexibility to blend according to the user's needs and creating a minimum impact on the environment. I have a keen interest in experimentation and understanding various building materials.

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Employment 

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN, Champaign , Teaching Assistant

• Design Assistant of Architecture and design studio for undergraduate level.
• Taught software such as Rhino, Photoshop, and Illustrator and aided students with model making.

Jul 2023 - May 2024
 

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN, Champaign , Graduate Assistant Graphic Designer

• Led graphic design and social media campaigns, conceptualizing and implementing redesign and rebranding strategies.
• Designed key marketing materials, including posters and booklets for the Convocation and Career Expo 2024.
• Collaborated on the fabrication and assembly of the 2023 Venice Biennale installation and designed the logo and certificate for the Annual Architecture Award.

Jan 2023 - May 2024
 

White Ant Studio, Auroville, India , Junior Architect

• Designed 2 farmhouses, 3 residential projects, and a vocational training center in collaboration with the principal architect.
• Developed detailed 3D models and 2D construction plan, section, elevation drawings for farmhouses and residences using SketchUp.
• Rendered realistic visualizations for residential projects in Lumion.
• Developed structural drawings and steel detailing for various architectural projects.
• Contributed to schematic space planning for an adaptive reuse project, converting a concrete mixture plant into an urban ecological park.

Feb 2021 - Apr 2022
 

MECON, Under Govt. of India, Ranchi,India , Architecture Intern

• Consulted with clients to understand their needs and created 3D visualizations and construction drawings for office buildings.
• Collaborated with the principal architect to develop schematic space planning of school auditorium.
• Assisted the Principal architect in designing the acoustic and lighting design of the auditorium.

Jan 2020 - Feb 2020
 

Education 

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, US, MArch, Architecture

Aug 2022 - May 2024
 

Visveswaraya Technological University, Bangalore City, IN, BArch, Architecture

Aug 2016 - Aug 2021
 

Awards 

Edward L. Ryerson Traveling Award 2024 -Issued by University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, 1st Place

Research on different layers of neighborhood of Tokyo city to understand the spontaneous and adaptive growth of contemporary urban fabric.

2024
 

Gargoyle Architecture Honor Society Member - University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, Other

2024
 

LEED Green Associate Issued dec 2023 Credential ID 11569359-GREEN-ASSOCIATE, Other

2023
 

Graduate Excellence Award -Issued by University of Illinois Urbana Champaign | Museum of Gospel Music Fall 2023, 1st Place

2023
 

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