Maitreyi Phansalkar
Honors and Awards
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2020 -
First prize at Cogburn ULI for the entry ‘Viva el Barrio’
2019 -
Awarded the Independent Travel Scholarship at the University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas
- Winning entry and commissioned work for the project at Government of Maharashtra’s pavilion at the IITF, Pragati Maidan 2018
Education 2021 - Masters
of Science in Urban Design University of Texas at Austin - School of Architecture Thesis: Research in Architecture and Urban Design | Dean Almy Urban Design project | Dean Almy, Phoebe Lickwar, Katherine Lieberknecht Studio: Adv Architecture and Urban Design Studio - Mexico City | Juan Miro Urban Design Studio - Seattle | Dean Almy, Maggie Hansen 2016 - Bachelors
in Architecture University of Mumbai - Kamla Raheja Vidyanidhi Institute for Architecture and Environmental Studies
2018 - Honorable
mention at Arch out loud’s Dwell for the entry ‘Social Condensors 2.0’
2018 - Winning entry and commissioned work for Design Fabric’s Happy Place at the Bacardi NH7 WEEKENDER,
Pune for the installation entry ‘Social Media Playground’ 2018 - ‘Social 2017 - Guest
Media Playground’ displayed at the Kala Ghoda Festival, Mumbai speaker at the ‘Design Dialogue’ at Academy of Architecture, Mumbai
2017 - Winner
at ICARCH’S Another Red and Blue Chair for the entry ‘Gestalt inverse’
Designed furniture line titled ‘Samagri’ displayed at Kamla Raheja Vidyanidhi Institute for Architecture and Environmental Studies’s 25th Annuals 2017 -
2016 - Citation
at ACA International Design Competition - ‘Sacred Scapes’ for the entry ‘Voyeurs’
2015 - Selected and participated as a Teaching Assistant in the ‘Introductory workshop
Kamla Raheja Vidyanidhi
Institute for Architecture and Environmental Studies
Professional Experience
Selected and participated in the Kamla Raheja Vidyanidhi Institute for Architecture and Environmental Studies - Bergen Arkitekthøgskole Exchange Program held in Bergen, Noway 2013 -
2020-21 - Teaching
Assistant University of Texas at Austin - School of Design and Creative Technologies, College of Fine Arts Assisted in the Design Studio, grading students, solving student doubts, managing teaching interface 2019-20 - Graduate
Research Assistant University of Texas at Austin - School of Architecture
Skills
Under Prof. Dean Almy, researched on global Urban and Landscape Design projects that have formerly been spatially hostile to the
Professional: Cartography, client meetings, conducting workshops, design discussions, installation execution, on site co-ordination, presentations, project management, team work, tender drawings, working drawings
residents. 10 projects were selected for a further inquiry and in process of turning into a publication.
Assistant Professor and Coordinator University of Mumbai - Academy of Architecture 2017-19 -
Computer(software): Auto-cad, Adobe Suite, GIS, Sketch-up, Microsoft office, Revit, Vray
Curated and guided 4 design studios, co-authored 3 research publications and co-ordinated 2 exhibitions for the school.
Manual: Carpentry, hand drafting and rendering, laser cutting, model making in various materials, measure drawing, water coloring, welding, 3d printing,
2016-19 - Co-founder,
Tisser India
Designer and Trainer
Worked as a trainer, designer and workshop conductor for skill and business development, design management, woman empowerment in rural artisan clusters pan India.
Urban Designer All India Institute Self Governance and United Nations Development Programme
Academic: Creating studio briefs, curating lecture series, co-ordinating study trips and documentation, conducting workshops guiding design studios, jury, research, studio coordinator Languages: English, Hindi, Marathi
January-April 2019 -
With focus on women street vendors in Mumbai, the team proposed in the form of policies and design, solutions for road safety, improved hygiene, security and fostering business opportunities. July-December 2018 - Architect
Research and Publications
Government of Maharashtra
2021 - Urbanism
Commissioned for the state pavilion for local business exhibits for the state of Maharashtra at the Indian International Trade Fair,
for Common Good
held annually in Delhi. The commission was won through a design competition conducted by the Government of Maharashtra.
Junior Urban Designer World Resources Institute August 2017-February 2018 -
Analyzed and conducted extensive on site study to suggest to the governing bodies geometric and design corrections for a busy traffic junction in Mumbai. December 2015-June 2017 - Junior
Atelier Design and Domain
Architect
Co-ordinated design, drawings, site, execution and completion of 3 architectural-interior projects.
2020 - Urban
for the Common Good: Assessing the Transformation of 18 de Marzo Oil Refinery in Mexico City | Design
Healing of Highway Infrastructure | University of Texas at Austin - School of Architecture
2019 - Raghurajpur 2019 - Objects 2019 -
renditions | Research cell, Academy of Architecture
of Mumbai | Research cell, Academy of Architecture
Public Play | Research cell, Academy of Architecture
2014 - Reflections | Kamla Raheja Vidyanidhi Institute for Architecture and Environmental Studies 2012 -
Bayul Demazong | Kamla Raheja Vidyanidhi Institute for Architecture and Environmental Studies