An introduction Aanchal Vidyasagar Landscape Architect

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A ANCHAL V IDYASAGAR Landscape Architect | Nature Custodian September, 1990

| Academician | Research Scholar | Performer

| +91 9415178777 | avidarch@gmail.com

| India

I am a custodian of nature, research oriented and an analytical scholar. An organized leader, a patient and a compassionate academician with a constant quest to explore, unlearn and learn. I have traversed across my nation to interact and thereby, imbibe divergent contexts and cultures. Contextual Design

Nature based Design

Landscape (Watershed) Management

Integrated Planning

Resilient Development

Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies

EDUCATION Course

Duration

Urban Governance and Development Management

(12 weeks)

Institute

2020

Result 83 %

MHRD - NPTEL - IIT Roorkee

(3 Credits)

Master of Landscape Architecture

2013 - 2015

School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi

Bachelor of Architecture

2008 - 2013

Integral University, Lucknow

Schooling SCHOLARSHIP

AGATEA

77.8%

La Martiniere Girls’ College, Lucknow

2008

65%

89.75% ISC

2013

89 percentile

MEMBERSHIPS COA India

ISOLA

PALS

Council of Architecture

Indian Society of Landscape Architects

Protector of Animal Life and Surrounding

CA/2013/60601 till 2027

Student Member 2013-2015

Lifetime Member

SKILLS AND COMPENTENCIES - Language Proficiency (Communication)

Read

Write

Verbal

English

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Hindi

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- Trained in Bharatanatyam - ISOLA 2014 Student Volunteer - Software AutoCAD

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe InDesign

Revit (basic)

Microsoft Office

QGIS (basic)

Lateral Thinker

Accountable

Team-player

Ethical

Self-Motivated

Diligent

Persistent

Passionate

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EXPERIENCE Demonstrated through

P ROJECTS and WRITINGS (as a Scholar, an Academician and a Practitioner)

Idea Note | Abstract | Essay | Paper Presentation | Dissertation | Thesis | Crossword

WorldWide Social Environment Enthusiasts’ Forum

CEO Capacity Building

since June 2020

- Preparing modules to capacitate rural India in tandem with the UN Sustainable Development Goals - Expanded the knowledge base by pursuing myriad certified online courses and trainings Completed  Understanding Environmental Laws for Better Environmental Management School of Industrial Pollution and Governance - Centre for Science and Environment, New Delhi

 Urban Lake Management School of Water and Waste (Urban and Rural) - CSE, New Delhi  Urban Governance and Development Management MHRD - NPTEL - IIT Roorkee  Developing Concepts for Climate Projects NABARD - BIRD Lucknow

Ongoing (to be completed by December 2021)  Water Economics and Governance MHRD - NPTEL - IIT Kharagpur  Nature-based Solutions for Disaster and Climate Resilience UNEP  Integrated Approaches to Mainstreaming, Acceleration and Policy Support for the SDGs UNICEF  Ecosystem Restoration UNDP  Applying Resilience Thinking to National Biodiversity Plans UNDP - Delineations (Issue 05 - Ground Up Journal, University of California, Berkeley)

2016

- Idea of a Home (Issue 08 - Ground Up Journal, University of California, Berkeley)

2019

- Best Management Practice (Urban Lake Management) Lake Burley Griffin, Australia

2020

- Crossword - Research Ideation (Agrarian - Urban Hybrid :: Healthy and Resilient Transitions across Urban - Rural Systems)

2021

Assistant Professor

M. Arch. (Landscape Architecture) and B.Arch. (yr. III and IV) VIT’s PVP College of Architecture, Pune

2021

May 2018 - 2020

M.Arch. (Landscape Architecture) yr. II A CADEMIC Solo

Founded and taught an allied subject Professional Communication

Team (2)

Landscape Management, Landscape Professional Practice, Landscape Conservation and Planning

Team (4)

Landscape Design Studio, Research and Hydrology

Assisted

Environmental Legislation, Environmental Impact Assessment and Thesis

C O -A CADEMIC AND A DMINISTRATIVE (Final Year Coordinator) - Semester-wise Preparation and Maintenance of Records for each subject - Academic Calendar, Lecture Plans, Attendance, Assessment, Assignment Briefs, Design and Research Crit, Studio and Submission Room Clearance - Review, Jury and Exam Schedule Preparation and Invigilation of Theory Papers - Plan and Organize the Itinerary and Logistics of Study Tours and Site Visits, Seminars/ Exhibitions - Co-ordination with Visiting Faculty Members/ Experts/ Guests - Compilation of Students’ Work, research and develop Publications 2/4


- Prepared Reports for all Events e.g. Placemaking Weekend 2019, Guest Lectures, Site Visits etc. and NAAC B.Arch. yr. III - Architectural Design Guide to 10 students (class of 80 divided amongst 8 teachers) - Prepare Studio Assignment Briefs and Presentations B.Arch. yr. IV - Research in Architecture Guide to 9 students (class of 79 divided amongst 8 teachers) BRT System (Efficient Public Transport, Understanding Building Performance in Modern Architecture, The Unseen (finding the potential of under-utilized Urban Spaces), Universal Accessibility (Understanding the Challenges faced by wheelchair bound people in public spaces), Aquatectural First Aid to Disasters (Floods, Kerala), Understanding Critical Regionalism (through Hospitality Sector), Living Environments for Outstation Students, Journey of a Pedestrian, Reinterpreting Shaniwar Wada, Pune

- Vignettes Exploring the Forest Landscape of Sirsi, Karnataka (with 11 students MArch yr. II)

2020

- Banaras Relative Study Programme at Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh (with 80 students BArch yr. III)

2020

Landscape Architect

M/s Prabhakar B. Bhagwat Ahmedabad

February 2016 - April 2018

Site visits, Co-ordination, Leading projects, Guiding interns, Collaborations and Conversations; brought me closer to the projects and people associated with it.

- 45 acres Farmhouse, Ahmedabad Landscape design, grading to mitigate storm-water, superimposed utilities - external lighting, sound, irrigation, water and sanitation supply. Prepared the BOQ for landscape. - Land-Use Plan Development of 1400 Acres, Shahapur, Western Ghats Site analysis, development objective and client brief; proposed a broad land-use plan for the phase-wise development, hence delineating zones for residential, recreational - leisure, community, commercial, educational, services and land-based industries. - Developing Urban Nodes within the planned city of Palava near Mumbai · Commercial Complex - Graded the formation levels of the commercial complex site. Being the Main Entrance to the City, it had to be a landmark landscape, levels were negotiated accordingly. · Wetland Park - Anchored the conceptual design presentation for this wetland park. · Waterfront Park - Anchored the conceptual design, programme development and grading, storm water management of this 2.15km long waterfront. for the park. - Urban Parks, Ahmedabad Under a pro-bono initiative where 6 design firms collaborated to survey, document, analyze, design and execute city parks, thereby fostering civic responsibility amongst the citizens

Prepared grading plans based on the theory of balancing cut and fill, planting space and efficient mitigation of storm-water. Determined the size and number of compost bins required for each park basis the quantity of compost required and produced on site. Some Iterations for a bench in a public park - In-depth Storm-water calculation for a pharmaceutical company in Ahmedabad, to access the functionality of the sunken areas. - Prepared a Master Plan with utilities for a riverside residence in Surat 3/4


- Prepared a Lighting & Planting Plan for a corporate office in Ahmedabad - Prepared a diagrammatic representation of a university campus in Anand - Prepared a Route Map of a Biodiversity Park along a wetland near Mumbai - Prepared an Art Intervention Plan - an intent plan for locating art within the city of Palava, near Mumbai - Understorey Quest! List of plants to be grown under plantation of Sandalwood, Lemon, Naseberry and Mango - How is landscape responsive to its setting! on Amravati, Andhra Pradesh

2016

- Each Tree has a Story! Individual note on rare trees planted within a corporate campus

2016

- Interviewed the Flourish Dairy Farm Manager to understand the spectrum of land-based industries

2017

- Planting Palette for a wetland park (Plant Attributes → Foster a Self-Sustaining Realm within a city)

2017

- Reciprocating to Nature convince the Jain community to allow the development of Parks in Ahmedabad

2017

- Save the River! The significance of saving our rivers from being channelized (Vishawamitri River, Vadodara)

2017

- Palava Walks! The experiential journey along the Waterfront Park, Botanical Garden and Wetland Park

2018

- Mixed-use township across 6000 acres on the Western Ghats

2018

- Plant List → Salt and Water-Resistant plants for a residence along the River Tapi, Surat, Gujarat

2018

- Urban Agriculture harvest around 3000 acres of land for an upcoming city near Mumbai

2018

- 100 Garden Public Initiative, Ahmedabad

2018

- Space-Activity Matrix myriad plaza, art, promenade, connections, edges across waterfronts globally

2018

Vidyasagar Associates Lucknow - New Delhi

Research Assistant

2016

August 2015 - January 2016

- Assisted in research to formulate river sand mining guidelines under MoEFCC, GoI, New Delhi Bachelor of Architecture | Lucknow Master of Landscape Architecture | New Delhi

Scholar

2008 - 2013 2013 - 2015

- Site Planning and Landscape Proposal for 125 acres University Campus, Lucknow

2015

- Cultural Landscapes on Authenticity of Cultural Landscapes

2014

- Ghats of Mathura & Varanasi exploring the Sense of Place through the Characters of Ghats

2014

- Landscapes to Contemplate designed spaces impart an ambience to Introspect, Meditate, Reflect

2014

- Architecture as Frozen Music

2013

- Eurhythmics Children's Play area

2014

- Evaluation of Regional Landscape Resources

2014

- GATE Scholarship

2015

Mitigation of Air Pollution | Adventitious Landscape Materials Energy Rating Systems | Sustainability | Urban Agriculture

- Arangetram Site Planning and Architectural Design for 10 acres Performing Arts Centre, Delhi Civil Consultants | Lucknow Ar. Rakesh Mehta | Shimla

Internships

2013

during B.Arch. IV yr. 2012 end of B.Arch. III yr. 2011

- Biophilia & Morphogenesis Science in Architecture leads to Sustainable Design

2010

I believe that Landscape is the ecosystem due to which we exist. There are myriad typologies of landscape based on how they were formed and altered. Each is unique, has a purpose, imparts the distinct Character to a place. We ought to be Conscious in our Interventions. Let us inspire each other and work towards a Resilient Future!

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