AVISHEK DAS Architect | Computational Designer
Date of Birth : 03- Dec 1991
https://avishek-das.github.io/ E-Mail : avishek.das@alum.cept.ac.in
Contact : 00 91 8585910882 Nationality : Indian
Education Master of Architecture
2015 - 2017
CEPT University, Ahmedabad, India Thesis Project: “Emergency Housing & Digital Fabrication”. Aims on designing a CNC-cut post disaster shelter for Himalayan Region of India.
Fab Academy Diploma
2017
FabLab CEPT, CEPT University Final Project: “Krab” - A open source 6 axis robotic arm with Yaw-Roll-Roll-Yaw-Roll-Yaw configuration,completely controllable from Grasshopper.
Bachelor of Architecture
2009-2014
Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India Thesis Project: “Climate responsive architectural form finding”. Designing a multi story office building based on hot and dry climate in India.
Workshops Utzon(X) 2017 : Robotic Composite
Aalborg University, Denmark
Aug 2017
3D Printing polymer based concrete using a 6-Axis Robotic arm and algorithmically generated form. The forms were fine tuned based on ability to print, material flow and structure of the geometry.
Digital Crafts : Customised Brick 1.0
Aarhus School of Architecture, Denmark
Jun 2016
Robotic Hot-wire cut EPS bricks and construction of a pavilion at Aarhus School of Architecture, Denmark. The individual bricks were shaped using 2 pass finishing all 6 sides of each bricks.
Digital Crafts : Weave Canopy
CEPT University, India
Dec 2015
Doubly curved steel and jute canopy using digital fabrication and regional craftsmanship
Academic Experience Teaching Assistant
FabLab CEPT, India
Dec 2017
Digital Crafts : 3D Printing Spaces Workshop focused on 3D printing clay as architectural element. Students were taught to design structures based on optimizing the geometry according to material and machine limitation/ parameters.
Student Assistant
FabLab CEPT, India
Jun 2017 - Dec 2017
FabLab CEPT Graphic design, CNC set up and training, digital fabrication, leading a team of 3 to make a Clay 3D printer. Handling the electronics and machine design in the FabLab.