Kartiki Sharma
kartikisharma16@gmail.com | 100 Memorial Drive , Cambridge MA 02142 | +1 (734) 730-6730
EDUCATION University of Michigan - Taubman Colloge of Architecture and Urban Planning, Ann Arbor, MI
July 2014 - June 2015
Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal, India
July 2008 - May 2013
Master of Urban Design GPA : 3.4/4.0
Bachelor of Architecture GPA : 4.0/4.0
WORK EXPERIENCE
Stoss Landscape and Urbanism, Boston, USA - Urban Designer Studio Fantastica, Brooklyn, USA - Designer for place-making projects
HKS Design Fellowship Midwest , Northville, USA - Restoration Design Fellow Mayan builders and developers - Indore, India - Project Architect for five residential projects Kamalmangal Das Architects - Ahmedabad, India - Intern for residential and institutional projects
Nov. 2015 - Present Aug. 2015 - Oct. 2015 Feb. 24 - Feb. 27 2015 June 2013 - May 2014 May 2012 - Oct. 2012
PUBLICATIONS Fall term studio publication - Trueque, Truco, Trato Winter term studio publication - XOCHIMILCO
EXHIBITIONS
After Oil, Kuwait Pavilion at the Venice Biennale, Between East and West : a Gulf Student Show 2015 - Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Ann Abor, MI
May-Nov. 2016 March 23 2015
COMPETITIONS Only a Box - International Idea Competition
Team work for architecture in a box - Turin, Italy
Dry Futures Competition, 2015, Honorable Mention
Worked with Design Earth led by El Hadi Jazairy + Rania Ghosn - Los Angeles, California
ULI Hines Competition
Team work for the neighbourhood revitalisation - New Orleans, Louisiana
Feburary 2016 September 2015 Feburary 2015
UM/ULI Urban Revitalization Competition
November 2014
IIT-Bombay Tech-Fest Design Competition
December 2010
Team work for the neighbourhood revitalisation - Detroit, Michigan Team work for designing a proposal for a Vertical Habitat, Mumbai, India
ACADEMIC AWARDS NIASA 2013, India - Design Thesis Award Pidilite Award 2013, India - Best Design for environment protection or ecological studies
SKILLS Digital : Adobe suite, Rhino, ArchGIS, Autodesk AutoCAD | Revit , Google Sketchup, Microsoft Office Analog : Manual Drafting & Rendering, Urban Sketching, Physical Model Language : Fluent English and Hindi (Native language)
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Firm : Mayan Builder and Developers Position : Project Architect Location : Indore, India
+ Typologies Public Promenande
Firm : Studio Fantatica Location : Brooklyn, NY
The project is based in Dumbo, Brooklyn. It is a part of a larger mixed use development for techtown in Dumbo. The promenande is the extension of the right of way of a private development - Dumbo Heights. It is a visual gateway from Manhattan to Brooklyn. The proposal presents a similar theme as does the Dumbo Heights; coehesive work and recreational environment. This promenande represents the ever changing landscape, responsive to culture, environment and economy. The idea is to create multiple typologies based on different programs, users, climate change and small retail. This resulted in piece-meal urban interventions . It is an extension of interior co-working space with informal environment .
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+ Urban Fragmentation Public Promenande
Firm : Stoss Landscape Urbanism Location : Buffalo, NY
Niagara Street, from Porter Avenue to Ontario Street, is in the midst of a transformative process from industrial corridor to a vibrant destination that benefits its waterfront proximity and recent increased level of private investment. Its potential key role in the revitalization of Buffalo has been well described in several recent planning studies including One Region Forward’s Imagining the Future of Niagara Street and in the City of Buffalo’s Local Waterfront Revitalization Plan. The scope of work involves urban and ecological spaces; landscape infrastructures; parks and open spaces; furnishings; and storm water infiltration / green infrastructure design. Also, assistance with Community Collaboration, Public Art, and Education. The initial mapping , analysis and ground truthing helped in understand ing of the urban fabric along the Niagara Street while regarding the historic city planning / park system of Buffalo by Ellicott and Olmsted , respectively. The Ground truthing helped in exploring the opportunistic sites , riverfront outlooks, historic structures for public art , land-use and ownership.
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+ Revitalization EcoInnovation District
Firm : Stoss Landscape Urbanism Location : Pittsburgh, PA
EcoInnovation District is a new model for urban growth that is inclusive, innovative and environmentally sound. There are many challenges to overcome to achieve these goals. Uptown is proximate but disconnected. The area has not experienced the investment and momentum occurring throughout the City. The disinvestment is furthered by the physical characteristics of the place – large vacant lots, parking lots and development that does not actively address the street. Underlying these challenges are issues of access, infrastructure and water—including the significant impacts of stormwater runoff from adjacent areas into the district and of localized air quality problems caused by nearby transportation corridors. The scope of the project considers how can public infrastructure be reconsidered in ways that are more flexible, more multifunctional, more environmentally responsive? The mapping and analysis helped to understand the land, infrastructure and potential vacancy, while benchmarking key environmental charactersitics.
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+ Vacant Green Space - Iterations
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+ Revitalization Industrial Corridor
Firm : Stoss Landscape Urbanism Location : Pittsburgh, PA
The Strip District has historically been Pittsburgh’s wholesale food district. Busy rail yards served wholesale food distributors and some heavy industry. Today, much of the industry is gone, but the Strip is still home to a thriving food and retail scene that draws visitors from all over. Between 16th and 21st Streets, Smallman was a full fledged rail yard, bounded on the south by multiple warehouse buildings and on the north by the Produce Terminal. Today Smallman is a wide street with roughly 100 feet (width varies) of pavement between the Produce Terminal’s exterior south facing dock and the faces of the buildings on the south side of the street. With such a wide paved expanse, drivers frequently move quickly through the area and crossing safely on foot can be a challenge. Scope of the project intend to improve the quality and qauntity of the public space. It addresses pedestrian mobility and safety; preserve the character of Smallman St.; work with existing loading needs of adjacent businesses.
Map showing the 100 year flood zone , districts and green open spaces in the city of Pittsburgh
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+ Analysis Historic Raillines
Building use : Entertainment + Eat
Sewer/ Stormwater System
Building use : Art, Culture + Religion
Non-Vechicular Access
Building use : Retail + Market
Vechicular Access
Building use : Business + Warehouse
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+ Mid-West
Cultural District Firm : Stoss Landscape Urbanism Location : MId-West, USA
The purpose of this project is to develop and arts- and designcentered neighborhood, built around healthy landscapes and a vibrant public realm, that will reinforce the culture and activities. The framework analysis outlines a strategy for a design-forward, largely residential development based on recommendations taken from the recently completed market study by Development Strategies. It analyzes what level of development is possible by right, based on current land use and zoning regulations. It also outlines a number of potential housing typology and urban development strategies for the site, which could ultimately be designed by a selection of renowned regional and national architects and designers. The code and its implications on development of a generic parcel were studied, then compared with market study suggestions and played out in simple massing on the parcels. Three scenarios are shown, each of which develops all parcels with Max F.A.R., with choice of unit type and setback used altering the overall massing of the site. These studies demonstrate what’s possible on site, by code, but over-build relative to the market study conclusions regarding site capacity.
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Zoning Code Analysis
+ Massing Study
Study of the zoning code and the Development Strategies market study served as the basis for a wide-ranging exploration of possible quantities, heights, diversity of form, and combinations of units that could satisfy both the needs of the market, and provide a unique development strategy that meets basic needs yet is landscape forward and holds the potential to create an artsbased community with areas for active and recreation and social engagement.
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Kuwait Pavilion, Venice Biennale
Firm : Design Earth Team :El Hadi Jazairy + Rania Ghosn Jia Weng, Rawan Al-Saffar, Kartiki Sharma, Hsin-Han Lee, Namjoo Kim, Sihao Xiong
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Kartiki Sharma
e : kartikisharma16@gmail.com c: +1 7347306730