Nishant Vishwa
B.Arch. - Architecture | M.S.Arch. - History and Theory of Architecture (Urban Planning Policies & Postcolonial Theory - South Asia) Registered Architect | Council of Architecture, India Email: nishantvishwa@gmail.com Phone. No.: +91 9899696078 Address: A-401, SKYTECH MATROTT, SECTOR 76, NOIDA, U.P. 201301
EDUCATION September 2011 - August 2013 Post Graduation (Urban Planning Policies - South Asia) G.P.A. 3.89 out of 4.0
July 2003 - August 2008 Graduation (Architecture and Urban Design)
Master of Science in Architecture College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning, University of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Relevant Coursework: Global Perspectives in Architecture and Urban Planning, Informal Economies and Urban Planning Policies - South Asia, Ecological Urbanism and Sustainable Development (India), Special Topics in Urban Design, Contemporary Architectural Theory, Research Methodologies, Architectural History and Theory, Postcolonial Theory. Bachelor of Architecture D.C. Patel School of Architecture, A.P.I.E.D., Sardar Patel University, Gujarat, India Relevant Coursework: Architectural Design, Urban Design, History of Architecture, Building Construction and Technology, Housing, Economics and Project Management, Architectural Journalism.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE January 2017 - Present Assistant Professor Academics | Research | Consultancy
Amity School of Architecture and Planning, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida, U.P., India Academics: Lecturer of Architectural Theory, Design, and Urban Design. Advisor and Guide to Undergraduate Architectural Thesis and Dissertation Projects. Consultancy: Team Lead for institute's Research and Consultancy Cell - Urban Infrastructure Consultant and Team Member for various Government projects in Commercial Building, Transport Infrastructure, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Social and Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC), Monitoring and Evaluation, Climate Change, and e-Governance. Urban Infrastructure Consultant for Improvement of Traffic and Transportation Infrastructure in Noida city for Office of District Magistrate NOIDA, U.P. Architectural Consultant Team Member for a 3,87,500 sq.ft. Commercial Complex for Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA) in Knowledge Park II, Greater Noida. Project Manager for a Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) and Information, Education, and Communication (IEC) Project for Uttar Pradesh State Ganga River Conservation Agency (UPSGRCA), Lucknow. Project Member for development of E-Knowledge Creation and Transfer Center for National e-Governance Division, Urban Development Sector in Smart Cities Mission. Research: Project Coordinator and Instructor for an Urban Design Academic Research Project and Exhibition titled, "Ganga Kinare - An Edge of Urban Manifestation". The outcomes were Co-Authored and Documented in a Coffee Table Book titled "Ganga Kinare".
October 2017 - December 2018 Project Manager Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH) Social & Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC) Infrastructure Development for Env. & Social Impact Branding & Community Outreach
Ministry of Urban Development and Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) Uttar Pradesh State River Ganga Conservation Agency, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Information, Education, and Communication [IEC] Project, Lucknow and Firozabad A project under Government of India's ongoing initiative Namami Gange program to provide IEC Services to motivate 40,000 households to connect with sewer network in the districts of Firozad and Lucknow. Essentially a Social and Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC) project, and a monitoring and evaluation task linking water, sanitation, and solid waste management projects in the city to a social and environmental agenda of communicating the need for pollution abatement of Indian rivers and ground water. Project Bidding: Addressed the Expression of Interest (EOI). External representation of Amity University as a NGO for empanelment in World Bank assisted projects under Namami Gange, U.P. State level. Formulation of material for IEC Services and door-to-door sewer connection survey and documentation for 40,000 households, encouraging them to connect to city sewer lines. Maintaining a MIS Database of household sewer connections on a web-based application for Government registration and further levying sewer connection taxes. Technical and Strategic Advisory: Ensuring execution, quality assurance, monitoring and evaluation of work of contractors and sub-contractors constructing sewer connections. Liaison with Government Parastatal Bodies responsibl for developing and maintaining sewerage system in the city like Jal Nigam, Development Authority (Municipal), and other ULB's.
July 2016 - December 2016 Senior Architect Consultant Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH) Urban Design | Riverfront Development Project Appraisal | Financial Budgeting
Nila-A, Nishant Lall Architecture and Urban Design, Delhi, India Patna Riverfront Development, Bihar & Varanasi Riverfront Development, U.P. Project Implementation: Preparation of reports and execution drawings for last phase of a 7km riverfront development stretch along Ganga in Patna, Bihar. Infrastructural amenities like Ghats, Walking Promenades, Crematorium, and other small public buildings like Libraries etc. along the river edge. Technical Assistance and Liaison: Design and Coordination of construction works with Government Development Authorities (Bihar Urban Infrastructure Development Corporation - BUIDCO), Bilateral Donor Agencies - the World Bank, River Conservation Agencies - National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), City Heritage Regulatory Bodies - ASI and INTACH, and implementing contractors L&T India. Preparation of Detailed Project Reports (DPR): Preparation and submission of Preliminary reports, Presentations and DPR of 4km riverfront development stretch along Ganga in Varanasi, U.P. from Inception to approval stages including collaboration with expert consultants in landscape, river-bed conservation, social and environmental impact assessment. Financial budgeting, Operations & Maintenance (O&M), Project Structuring and Strategic Timeline An integral part of the management of these projects and Detailed Project Reports.
March 2015 - June 2016 Senior Architect & Urban Researcher Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH) Urban Redevelopment & City Masterplanning B2G Technical & Transaction Advisory Financial Planning & Budgeting | M&E PPP Projects | Revenue Mechanism
Archohm Consults Pvt. Ltd., Noida, U.P., India Team Leader for several Urban Infrastructural projects for state of U.P., in the cities of Bithoor, Kanpur, and Agra. Providing B2G Technical and Transaction Advisory services to U.P. State Government, Urban Local Bodies (ULB's), Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MOEF), Bilateral and Donor agencies including the World Bank and Asian Development Bank, and public sector implementation arms like National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) and other State Project Management Groups (SPMG's). Riverfront Development Projects - Bithoor Town and Kanpur City, U.P.: Masterplan, Redevelopment and Beautification of 1.5 km and 12 km river-edge along Ganga in Bithoor Town and Kanpur City. Youth City Masterplan, Institutional Township in East Agra along New Inner-Ring Road: Development of 1851 acres of land along new Inner Ring Road connecting NH-2 & Agra-Lucknow Expressway as an Institutional Township Development of 2 lakh resident population and a 20 year Vision Plan for Agra city. Taj Ganj Redevelopment Masterplan: A consolidated Redevelopment Masterplan for historic city center of Taj Ganj with projects like Mughal Museum, Taj Orientation Center, Parking facilities, Road Widening, and Street Scaping for entire Taj Mahal precinct. City Branding, Agra, U.P.: A complete City Branding Strategy titled "Mera Agra" designed for U.P. State Govt. & U.P. Tourism. The new Agra branding reflected in streetscaping, signages and street furniture in Taj Ganj and further implemented in merchandize and sculpture for Taj Mahotsav festival. Bid-Process Management: Preparation of Inception & Detailed Project Reports, Feasibility Studies, Client Presentations, Budgets, Estimates, Stakeholder Consultation, Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Reports according to prerequisite of Kanpur Development Authority (Client), World Bank (Bilateral Donor Agency), and NMCG guidelines. Collaboration & Coordination: Collaboration with international water engineering experts TAUW, Netherlands in engineering, landscape strategies, & water management, and other consultants and vendors specialized in heritage conservation, structure, MEP, and conducting Capacity-building Workshops of the team and other stakeholders. Project Appraisal & Funding Approvals: Stage-wise fundraising from Client and Donor Agencies (World Bank & ADB) in accordance to latest guidelines, Govt. Protocols, and SDG goals. Preparation of Feasibility Reports & Operations & Maintnance (O&M) Strategy: Conducting Environmental and Social Impact Assessment studies for proposed projects. Preparing a 5 year Operations and Maintenance Plan (O&M) for all schemes. PPP Projects (Public - Private - Partnership) - UPSRTC Bus Stations, multiple locations in U.P.: UPSRTC and U.P. State Govt. identified 10 sites in U.P. for bus stations to be established as PPP Projects and self-sustainable models through commercial establishments, revenue collection, profit-sharing, and ensuring operations and maintenance mechanism for the sites. Conducting Base-Line Surveys: Conducting Base-Line Surveys for potential project sites to examine Market & Real Estate Value, Key Economic Drivers and attributes to increase Private-Participation. Financial Projection & Cost-Saving Mechanism: Collaborated with Real Estate Advisory Consultants (Black Olive Realty Ventures), and Legal Consultants to devise Project Revenue Mechanism based on Demand-Estimation Studies and Base-Line Surveys. Preparation of Final Revenue Model of infrastructure projects including design, finance mechanism, profitability, projected balance-sheet, cash flow, cost of capital, IRR, DSCR, Payback and Break-Even Analysis. Business Planning: Preparation of detailed Business Plans including revenue and service pricing, operating cost structure, annnd capital expenditure. Outlining steps to mobilize funds from capital markets, domestic financial institutions, banks etc.
June 2014 - Feb 2015 Architect
Self Employed, Delhi, India Renovations and Interior Design Projects in central and northern Delhi
Architecture | Interior Design
Completed proposals for two Retail Outlets in North East Delhi and executed a Retrofit Project of an old traditional Haveli in Central Delhi.
Aug 2013 - May 2014 Assistant Project Manager Construction & Project Management Retail Industry
September 2011 - May 2013 Research Assistant User Centric Design | Infographics - Web Content UX & UI Design Heritage & Archaeological Preservation
ONeil Langan Architects P.C., New York, USA Design Development, Construction Documentation, Client Presentations, and Site Coordination for flagship retail outlets for high-end cosmetic brands and retail giants in USA like NARS, Jo Malone, MAC Csometics, Tommy Hilfiger, Macy's, XpressSPA, Chanel, Estee Lauder, and the New York State Airport Authorities. CERHAS, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Centre for Reconstruction of Historical and Archaeological Sites CERHAS is a media, visualization, and research firm specializing in preservation of historical and archaeological sites in Ohio and other parts of USA through Advocacy, Info-graphics (web), Short Movie Production, and Animation.
Research & Publishing | Media & Communications
EARTHWORKS: A long-term NEH (National Endowment for Humanities) funded project to generate several multimedia programs advocating the importance and need for preservation of ancient Indian Earthworks of the Ohio River Valley. Computer Models and Animations of ancient Earthwork Sites with Interactive Video Navigation (IVN), CD-ROMs, Short Movies, Reports, Books, Brochues and Flyers are prepared which are screened, exhibited and become on-sale items in Ohio Museums, National Historical Park, Cincinnati Museum Center and other venues. Ancient Ohio Trail: Funded by the NEH, Ancient Ohio Trail is a Website Project which is an online Heritage Tourism Guide which has adapted materials from Musuem Exhibits, Online Videos, Interactive Maps, Topical and Thematic Menus, Curated Driving Routes, detailed Print PDF's, Food and Lodging suggestions, and Augmented Reality Experiences. A mobile version of Ancient Ohio Trail website is also available. Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks - Nomination for UNESCO World Heritage Site: Prepared the UNESCO Draft Document for Discussion for inscription of Hopwewell Ceremonial Earthworks on the UNESCO World Heritage List. UX and UI (User Experience & User Interface): UX and UI design and works for Museum Exhibits like Interactive Video Navigation, Touch-screen panels, Web and Mobile App development. Short Films/ Animation: Making short movies (2-5 minute) on archaeological sites, civilizations, history and culture using computer generated and 3d modelled animations, images, voice-overs, and short interviews of expert historians, and American Indian descendants. Research, Report Writing & Content Development: Responsible for content development for all website projects, graphics, downloadable papers about history, location, culture, religious and cosmic practices and beliefs, artifacts etc. Prepared Dossier for inscription of Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks as UNESCO World Heritage Site. Product Design & Development: Designed Signages and scaled models of the same to be installed at various archaeological and preserved sites. May 2009 - June 2011 Architect Construction | Project Management Financial Planning & Budgeting | M & E Architectural Design
A G Krishna Menon, Delhi, India Architecture, Urban Planning, and Conservation Consultants Dr. Lal Pathological Laboratory, Delhi: Project Head for 85,000 sq.ft. state of the art pathological laboratory including facilities like Clinical Trials, Swine Flu H1N1 Ante Rooms, Corporate Offices, and other healthcare diagnostic facilities. National Institute of Technology, Patna: Project Lead for a 268 Crore project for NIT, Patna providing masterplanning, campus development, and architectural services. 5 new buldings were proposed in the Patna campus including hostels, academic blocks, and sports center. Turnkey Project Services & Architectural Consultancy: Heading all phases of design and construction, site visits, coordination drawings, and as-built phase. Preparation of all necessary drawings, presentations, models, financial estimates and budgets necessary for site-execution. Site Management, Project Coordination & Client Handling: Regular site visits and meetings coordinating works of different vendors, consultants and contractors. Verification of Bills raised by all the parties, coordination with Client representatives and Project Management Team. Due-diligence and selection of contractors, and vendors after floating tenders for various building services.
November 2008 - April 2009 Architect Construction | Project Management Financial Planning & Budgeting | M & E Architectural Design
Anagram Architects, Delhi, India Team Leader and Project Architect for various residential and institutional projects. Responsible for design and construction of all architectural works of the company including collaborated works with builders and developers. Team Member for several international architectural competitions.
RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS March 2018 Editor & Co-Author
August 2013 Master's Thesis
Coffee Table Book - Ganga Kinare | An Edge of Urban Manifestation Book is a compilation of documentation of students work and outcome of a research project initiated by architecture school of Amity University in June 2017 to visit 9 cities along river Ganga viz. Rishikesh, Haridwar, Kanpur, Allahabad, Varanasi, Patna, Bhagalpur, Chandannagar, and Kolkata. Architecture of the Kinetic City MSArch Thesis, College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning, University of Cincinnati, OH, USA Foucauldian notions of Power, Governmentality, and Everydayness in Indian urban streets: A postscript for incorporating informal ways of life and ad-hoc architecture of heterogeneous public spaces of Indian streets into urban plannning policy framework.
URL Link
November 2011 UNESCO Dossier
https://etd.ohiolink.edu/pg_10?0::NO:10:P10_ACCESSION_NUM:ucin1378112760
Ohio UNESCO Committee Conference Draft Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks UNESCO Serial Nomination as World Heritage Site World Heritage Nomination format document to designate Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks, Ohio as UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is the most elaborate, complete, coherent, and typologically diverse collection of monumental earthen architecture in the world.
ACHIEVEMENTS May 2013
Best Research and Master of Science in Architecture Thesis Award College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning, University of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
September 2011 - May 2013 2 Yr. M.S.Arch Program
University Graduate Scholarship awarded for 2 years: 66% International Student Tuition Fee Waiver College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning, University of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
September 2011 - May 2013
Graduate Research Assistantship: Awarded for 2 years College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning, University of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Awarded a 20+ hours - Paid Research Assistantship on interview basis and academic excellence.
REFERENCES Architect | Urban Designer Academician
Nishant Lall MS Urban Design, University of California, Los Angeles B.Arch, School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi
Visiting Faculty School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi (Dept. of Post Graduate studies in Urban Design)
Founder at Nila-A, Nishant Lall Architecture and Urban Design. New Delhi Ph: +91 9560478444
Architect | Town Planner Academician | Conservationist
E: nilaanewdelhi@gmail.com
Prof. A G Krishna Menon M.S. Architecture, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago M.S. Urban Planning, Columbia University, New York
Expert Member of the PhD Research Committee at School of Architecture and Planning, New Delhi, India
Professor and Former Director University School of Architecture and Planning, Delhi (earlier TVB School of Habitat Studies)
Principal Architect M/s A G Krishna Menon, Architecture, Urban Planning and Conservation Consultants Architecture, Urban Planning and Conservation Consultants, Delhi, India Ph: +91 9810699998 E: agkrishnamenon@gmail.com
Architect | Urban Designer
Tracy Kikon MArch Urban Design, School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi
Senior Team Leader Archohm Consults Pvt. Ltd., NOIDA (Urban Design & Planning Team) Ph: +91 9654437397 E:tracy@archohm.com