JIYA BENNI
Caan van Necklaan 53, 2281 BB, Rijswijk, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands jiya.benni@gmail.com, +31-613126013 Urbanism, Urban Design, Urban Planning, Delta Urbanism, Architecture, Sustainable Design, Design Research Adobe Illustrator, Adobe PhotoShop, Adobe Indesign, AutoCAD, SketchUp, Revit Architecture, MS Office Fluent in English, good communication skills, sketching skills, team player, friendly, punctual, organised 2011- 2013 , Master in Architecture, Urbanism and Building Sciences, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands 2005 - 2010, Bachelor in Architecture, College of Engineering, Trivandrum, University of Kerala, India
8 Majored in Urbanism 8 Master Thesis titled ‘Balancing the urban growth of coastal wetlands of Kochi, India with their ecological structures’ dealt with finding an urban development strategy preserving natural landscape. 8 6 month Bachelor Thesis titled ‘Redevelopment of Ernakulam Market and Precincts’ dealt with regenerating a traditional market, its abandoned square and canals giving the city it’s heritage image back. 8 6 month Research Dissertation titled ‘Role of Streets in Preserving a City’s Identity’
Aug 2013 – Nov 2013, 8 Research on coastal planning policies of the EU and its different Member States Intern, Environmental Planning, TNO, Delft, Netherlands Oct 2010 – April 2011, 8 TD Power Systems, Bangalore, India. Junior Architect, InFORM Architects, - Design, Design Drawings, Bill of Quantities, meetings with the consultants and clients, Bangalore, India Project Architect for a brief period. 8 PBS & Sons Corporate Office, Hospet, India. - Working Drawings 8 Value Budget Housing Corporation, Bangalore, India. - Design Drawings.
Aug 2008 – Jan 2009, 8 Sabarmati Riverfront Development Project, Ahmedabad, India. Architect Intern, - Design, Working Drawings, Ownership Plans, Town Planning Schemes, client meetings. HCP Design and Project Management Pvt Ltd, Ahmedabad, India 8 Aga Khan Academy, Hyderabad, India. - Tender Drawings, Working Drawings, meetings with consultants.
8 HCP Monogram, a publication of works done by founder architect Hasmukh.C.Patel. - Digital Presentation Drawings from old hand-drawn drawings
Published Works 8‘How can Urbanism benefit from collaborative planning and design? Communication as a key tool in effective collaboration’ with Sylvana van Baren in 2012. ISBN:978-946186-040-8
Workshops Attended 8 The International Architectural and Urban Design Workshop - Waterfront
Redevelopment: Izola East, Slovenia, 2012 supported by European Social Fund, held by University of Ljubjana Faculty of Architecture 8 Masterclass Workshop 2013: Spoorzone Delft by Polis, TU Delft and Palmbout
Affiliations 8 Member, POLIS, Urbanism Students Organisation, TU Delft 8 Organisation Committee, Urbanism Week 2012, annual event consisting of workshops and seminars related to urbanism conducted by POLIS 8 Committee Member, Dhwani 2006, an annual inter-collegiate cultural fest 8 Committee Member, ZONASA 2006, a zonal architectural fest