I am Dnyaneshwari Mete, an architect and educator from India as well as the founder of FoNa (Form Follows Nature) design studio. I have completed my Masters in Digital Architecture with distinction and currently enrolled in 3D Printing Architecture Program at IAAC, Barcelona.
Digital Fabrication and building with natural and low carbon footprint materials being my core area of interests. In addition to this I am inclined towards material research, and I dedicated a year to research on additive manufacturing using low carbon footprint concrete which was backed up by my 4 years of hand-on practice in building with natural materials.
Being experienced in hosting more than 75 workshops and seminars, I have refined my leadership, management, teaching and communication skills.
Education:
2022-2023: 3D Printing Architecture, IAAC, Barcelona, Spain.
2020-2022: M. Arch. Digital Architecture, BNCA, Pune , India
Winner of the IIA Award for scoring highest CGPA
2009-2014: B. Arch. Sir J.J. College of Architecture, Mumbai, India
Work:
Since 2018: Founder at FONA Design Studio
Project Type: Ecological construction, Natural resources management, product design.
2017-2019: Senior Architect, Sacred Groves, Auroville, Tamil Nadu, India
Project Types: Ecological Housing
2016-2017: Junior Architect, Mitimitra Consultants Pvt.Ltd, S.B. Road, Pune, India
Project types : Interior, Institutional, Commercial.
2014-2015: Intern, Team Design Architects, Lower Parel, Mumbai, India
Project types : Bank and residential Interiors, Commercial
2012 : Bapaye Associates, (3 months) Charni Road, Mumbai: Project types: Redevelopment.
Language skills:
English Marathi Hindi
Full Name: Dnyaneshwari V. Mete
Date of Birth: 06/03/1992
Workshops and courses attended:
2022 - Data Visualization and information design by Federica FragapaneDomestika
2020 - Digital Futures, webinar
2017 - Volunteering for an ecological Housing project at Auroville, India
2017 - Parametric Workflows_V1 Filling the Void by rat[LAB], New Delhi, India
2016 - Basics of Parametric Architecture by Dr. Prof. Pankaja Bagul
2011 - Ferro-cement workshop, SJJCOA.
2011 - Housing Workshop at StudioX, Mumbai
Competitions
2010 - Winner of Burn Curate(Art installation)
2012 - IIT Mumbai Techfest, Architech
2013 - Evolo Skyscraper
Soft Skills:
- Research
- Project Proposal writing
- Self Learning
- Teaching & Mentoring
- Event/project Management
Software Skills:
2D Drafting:
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Sketch Up Pro
3D Modeling:
- Rhinoceros
- Sketch Up Pro
Coding scripting:
- Grasshopper
- Python (Learning)
Rendering:
- V-Ray
Adobe Suit:
- Photoshop
- Indesign
- Illustrator
Video editing:
- Premier Pro
Machines handling :
- KUKA KR30/60/HA
- ABB 140
- Laser cutting
- CNC
- 3D printing (Clay & PLA)
- Wasp Crane 3D Printer
Microsoft Office
- Word
- Excel
- Power Point
Others
- Figma
Hard Skills:
- Computational Design
- Logic building
- Algorithmic thinking
- Parametric design
- Data visualization
- Architectural design
- Product design
- Presentation
Webinars / Seminars / Workshops Hosted:
2020 -Basic Design- Planes and Forms - Exploring design morphology through tessellations at SRM University Kattankulathur, Channai India.
2019 -Natural Building Hands-on Workshops at Prime Nest College of Architecture, Trichi, India.
2019 -Natural Building Hands-on Workshops at Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Architecture department , Madurai, India.
2019 -Summer School - Natural Building. Completing the Community Kitchen in collaboration with Sacred Groves.
2018 -Summer School - Natural Building. Completing the Landscape elements and resource center in collaboration with Sacred Groves
2018 -Hands-on Workshop on Reciprocal frame Structures in collaboration with Sacred Groves
2017- 2019
-75+ Hands-on workshops, seminars and site tours on Alternative Building construction techniques and Natural Building materials, in collaboration with Sacred Groves.
Contact and Social Media:
+34 666846587 I +91 9004598309
ar.dnyaneshwari@gmail.com formfollowsnature_ dnyaneshwari_mete
