TANVI MARINA RAO
EDUCATION Syracuse University | May 2020 | B.ARCH Thesis Bachelor of Architecture with Honours. Dean’s List. GPA 3.75. Renee Crown Honors Program. Florence, Italy | International Studio, Spring 2018 London, United Kingdom | Urban Studio, Fall 2018
The Bartlett School of Architecture Summer College Architecture Program. London, UK | June 2015.
Panoramas of the Post-Human City
TANVI MARINA RAO Citizen of Italy & Overseas Citizen of India tanvimarao@gmail.com +1 (315) 748 0773
Participated in workshop on the principles of world-building with film director and architect, Liam Young and Professor Daniele Profeta. Syracuse, NY | October 2017
En{coded}fields. Fibrous Agency Advanced Design Summer Workshop. Florence, Italy | July 2017
EXPERIENCE Design Intern at BUREAU SPECTACULAR Currently assisting Jimenez Lai remotely in various projects. Los Angeles, CA | Summer 2020
Research Assistant
Assisted Professor Matthew Celmer in the model fabrication for his project, Narrative Homes. Assembled 3D prints and wood parts. Syracuse, NY | Fall 2019
Undergraduate Assistant
Assisted Professor Theodore Brown and Professor Valerie Herrera in instructing lessons on analog drawing skills for first year students. Syracuse, NY | Fall 2019
Teaching Assistant
Summer High School Programme led by Professor Molly Hunker and Professor Greg Corso at Syracuse University. Assisted with design critiques and tutorials. Syracuse, NY | Summer 2019
Design Intern at BUREAU SPECTACULAR
Intern for Jimenez Lai and Joanna Grant. Worked on projects include "Cave of Hugs", "Tatami" and "Adidas Cat Tower" Los Angeles, CA | Summer 2018
Thesis Assistant
Assisted a fifth year student, Jonathan Anthony, with building physical models for his thesis project. It was nominated for final jury. Syracuse, NY | Spring 2017
SKILLS Model Building
Museum Board. Foamcore. Foam. Basswood. Acetone. Laser Cutting Fabrication. 3D Printing. Wood.
Manual Drafting Digital Programmes Photoshop. Illustrator. Indesign. Microsoft Office. Rhino. VRAY. IMovie. Indesign.
Languages
Native Speaker English & Hindi Conversational Italian
EXHIBITIONS AND PUBLICATIONS Thesis Feature on Archinect
Award winning undergraduate thesis project, done in collaboration with Isabella Calidonio, has been published on Archinect. June 2020
Interview with Jennifer Bonner (MALL)
An interview with Jennifer Bonner, done in collaboration with Isabella Calidonio, on her practice has been published on The Architect’s Newspaper. March 2020
'From Bloomies to Everson' Exhibition
Studio project on the museum’s ceramics collection was exhibited in the Everson Museum of Art. Syracuse, NY | January-February 2017
Independent Study
Research on the shared spaces of WeWork and graphics of magazines produced by the radical architecture groups of the 1960s-70s. Under the guidance of Professor Britt Eversole. Syracuse, NY | Fall 2019
Independent Study
Conducted research with Professor Mark Linder & Professor Jonathan Louie for the celebration of 50 years of the Everson Museum of Art. Syracuse, NY | Spring 2017.
AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS Citation for Excellence in Thesis Design
Awarded for B.ARCH thesis, DO[NATION], with Isabella Calidonio. May 2020.
Recipient of Undergraduate Research Grant
Awarded $1200 grant by the Syracuse University's Research Office, SOURCE, to pursue thesis project. December 2019.
King & King Prize for Integrated Studio Project
First Place for 'Precarious Equilibrium'. All fourth year comprehensive studio projects compete in this annual competition. May 2019.
Recipient of Undergraduate Research Summer Grant
Amongst 50 out of 300 people to be awarded $2800 grant by the Syracuse University's Research Office, SOURCE, to pursue research on topic of interest. May 2019.
COMMUNITY SERVICE Volunteer
Northside Learning Center. For Refugees. Looked after children aged from 4 to 5 years. Taught English to adult refugees. Syracuse, NY | Spring 2017.
Peer Advisor for Incoming Freshman Class Syracuse, NY | Spring 2016 & Fall 2016.
Sliver's Prize for 'Strong Sense of Design through Simplicity' Digital Drawing Competition held anually for second year student at Syracuse University School of Architecture. March 2017.
LEADERSHIP Vice-Captain, Student Council Sanskriti School | New Delhi, India.
Studio Works
TANVI MARINA RAO
tanvimarao@gmail.com
Precarious Equilibrium
In collaboration with Hanneke van Deursen
Citizen of Italy & Overseas Citizen of India 1111 Madison St., Apt 8 Syracuse, NY 13210 U.S.A.
This building looks to the physics and values of gymnastics to pursue a high performance, low resolution project. Quite simply, the massing pursues the question: how can a volume be created which is structurally sound, but looks in danger of tipping over? While there was comfort with the part stability of centrically stacked volumes, there is something unnerving about an equilibrium only achieved in the whole of the massing. Taking the simple units of ‘box’ the volumes were pushed and pulled around a central core, keeping to the structurally comfortable offset of 20’, to achieve a near imbalance. The complexity (of circulation, of structure, of shading) is concealed within the clear box boundaries.
Professor Marcos Parga // Comprehensive Studio 2019
+1 (315) 748 0773 +91 9560426929
Studio Works
TANVI MARINA RAO
tanvimarao@gmail.com
Interacting with D.U.M.B.O.
Citizen of Italy & Overseas Citizen of India 1111 Madison St., Apt 8 Syracuse, NY 13210 U.S.A.
From starting to explore the human body’s movements through space, this project’s first questions were what type of environment does one need to perform day to day activities such as sleeping, eating, working etc. Understanding the quantity of space needed for these activities and focusing that on the design of a microunit came the concept of two walls: the Comfort wall and the Dining wall. These microunits are placed in a site where one interacts with the culture of D.U.M.B.O. in New York City. In order to attract a tourist population to use these microunits, the building starts to address the icons of the neighbourhood that can be seen from the site.
Professor Joseph Sisko // Third Year Studio 2017
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Studio Works
TANVI MARINA RAO
tanvimarao@gmail.com
A Round Table Experience
Citizen of Italy & Overseas Citizen of India 1111 Madison St., Apt 8 Syracuse, NY 13210 U.S.A.
This project is a restaurant with a research lab that the chefs use for investigating new ingredients that can be used for their dishes. The project’s site is in a tundra climate region.The project follows a five course meal, soup, salad, appetizer, main course and desert. Each of these courses have been transformed into a building of its own. Thus, the diner would experience each course in a completely different environment. The site consists of different ecosystems such as riparian ecosystem, meadow, vegetable farm, sugarbush and forest. The buildings have been placed near the ecosystems that would suit them the best. For instance, the desert building is situated in the sugarbush region. This region is not naturally possible and hence is a unique experience that the restaurant offers. It helps the diner’s experience engage this new, weird environment through taste, sight, smell and touch.
Professor Molly Hunker // Landscape Studio 2017
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Objects
TANVI MARINA RAO
tanvimarao@gmail.com
Connecting Dots
In collaboration with Estefany Lona
Citizen of Italy & Overseas Citizen of India 1111 Madison St., Apt 8 Syracuse, NY 13210 U.S.A.
Imagining a situation of oversaturation of candy supply, this pi単ata is conceived of four parts that assemble together with the help of one string. With the string being used, the elasticity of it allows for the pi単ata to expand and compress itself depending on the amount of candy that gets filled in it. When the pi単ata has reached its ultimate capacity, it explodes. This unconventional manner of the object bursting on its own to spread candy is due to the string. The string goes through the holes that have been fabricated on the vacuumformed pieces. In a connect-the-dots fashion, the pi単ata comes together.
Professor Greg Corso // Professional Elective
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