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SHRAVAN S IYER

SHRAVAN S IYER

Ann Arbor, MI, US

 
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About 

Employment 

University of Michigan, Detroit, MI, US, Instructional Aide - ArcPrep

Implement activities/assignments co-designed by faculty
• Provide logistical support, mentorship to program participants and coordination
• Support faculty led workshops and skill-building
• Participate in reviews as jurors, provide individual and group feedback

Sep 2023 - May 2024
 

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, US, Fabrication and Robotics (FABLab) Assistant

• Zund Lab - Trainer and Student Instructor
• Zund facilities manager in the Fabrication Laboratory (FABLab)

Aug 2023 - May 2024
 

HKS, Inc, Northville, MI, US, HKS Detroit Design Fellow

One of the Sixteen multidisciplinary design fellows
• Collaboration with Brilliant Detroit and HKS architects, to create four unique projects
focused on conceptualizing flexible learning spaces that transcend conventional boundaries
of educational design.

Sep 2023 - Oct 2023
 

Opolis Architects, Mumbai, IN, Project Architect

Design Development, Study Models, Presentation Material and Tender Drawings for a
Weekend Home in Kamshet, Pawna Lake and Aamby Valley
• Competition Entry - National Maritime Museum, Lothal, India (Finalist)
• Architectural Working Drawings and Interiors for a Residence in Mumbai, India

Sep 2020 - Jun 2022
 

Anukruti, Mumbai, IN, Research Assistant

Design Dissertation Research (BMC)
• Presented thesis to the the Executive Health Officer
• The Culture and Development of Children’s Play

Apr 2019 - Nov 2019
 

junya.ishigami+associates, Tokyo, JP, Intern

Design Development, Study Models and Presentation Material
• Ishizaka Recycle Factory, Saitama, Japan
• Mura Housing, Shandong, China
• Kindergarten, Shandong, China

Nov 2017 - Feb 2018
 

Education 

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, US, MArch, Architecture

Grade: 3.9/4.0
Merit Scholarship - NR-WHITE FELLOWSHIP
Activities and societies:
•Graduate Architecture Thesis Award 2024 - Nominated
A. Alfred Taubman College (Nomination by Thesis Faculty)
•Public Interest Design (PID) Task Force
•Paris Propositions - Spring Travel Studio with Clément Blanchet (May 2023-July 2023)
•HKS Design Fellow 2023 - Detroit Design FellowshipActivities and societies: •Graduate Architecture Thesis Award 2024 - Nominated A. Alfred Taubman College (Nomination by Thesis Faculty) •Public Interest Design (PID) Task Force •Paris Propositions - Spring Travel Studio with Clément Blanchet (May 2023-July 2023) •HKS Design Fellow 2023 - Detroit Design Fellowship

Aug 2022 - May 2024
 

University of Mumbai, Mumbai, IN, BArch, Architecture

Activities and societies:
Student Council 2016-17 Publication Head
Bachelor Thesis recognitions
Unbuilt 2.0 | Architecture of Future Collectives
DNA Paris Design Awards 2020 | Emerging winner, Public Architecture (Student)
Re-thinking the Future Education Awards 2020 | Runner-Up, Public Buildings
UNIATA '20 | Top Shortlisted Entries

Jun 2014 - May 2019
 

Awards 

Non-Architecture Competition - Healing | Alternate Designs for Quarantine Cities, 2nd Place

Finalist
Jury members
Maura Ambrosiano – Associate Partner at Foster & Partners
Enno Zuidema – Director and Urban Planner at MVRDV

Cities have historically been hubs for ideas, commerce, culture, science, productivity, social connections, and much more. While being the core of global development, they have faced considerable challenges, becoming the main stage to experience tangible consequences of our society’s biggest criticalities, like scarcity of resources, climate change, natural disasters, health, ecosystems loss, epidemics, education, crime, and poverty.

Their central role in human civilization is expected to gain further relevance since the United Nations predicts that by 2050 two thirds of the world population will be living in urban areas. What kind of role can we play as designers in reimagining urban life? How can we produce new inspiring visions to trigger a discussion around alternative models of urban living?

HEALING –Alternative Designs for Quarantine Cities aims to answer those questions with a particular focus on the current emergency related to the COVID-19 outbreak.

2024
 
2020
 

DNA Paris Design Awards 2020, 1st Place

Winner in Architecture/Public Architecture

The DNA Paris Design Awards recognize the work of international designers and architects who create innovative, practical, and beautiful designs that improve daily life. The awards are open to both students and professionals, and work is recognized in the following disciplines: architecture, interior, landscape, product, and graphic

2020
 

UnIATA'20 - Top Shortlisted Entry, Nomination

The Unfuse International Architecture Thesis Awards (UnIATA) is an annual program that recognizes the world's best graduation projects from emerging architects, urbanists, and landscape architects. The program also provides insight into current trends in design education and the architectural discipline.

2020
 

Re-thinking the Future (RTF) Awards 2020, 2nd Place

Rethinking The Future Awards program aims to bring exceptional works in the field of Architecture the prestige they deserve. The objective of these awards is to raise awareness around the strategies Architects and Designers are employing to deal with the contemporary global challenges, and to bring the best of such projects into the light to inspire the next generation.

2020
 

Tamayouz Excellence Award 2020 - International Graduation Project Award - Top 20 finalist, Nomination

Tamayouz Award for Excellence in International graduation projects is open to architecture, urban and landscape design students worldwide to submit their graduation projects.

2020
 

Areas of Specialization