VISHANKA GANDHI
Phone - +44 07760586380 Email- vishanka.gandhi@gmail.com
Research and Strategy
Summary
Education
Applying my architecture, futures research, speculative design and writing skills, I aim to work as a researcher and strategist for sustainable and human-centric innovation in smart cities. Trained as an Architect and with a Masters in Narrative Environments from UAL, Central Saint Martins College, my diverse background in user, site and global trend research, horizon scanning, report writing, speculative design, and urban planning can be seen in my experience as a Talent at the United Nations UNLEASH Innovation Lab, Futures Researcher at the Copenhagen Institute of Futures Studies, as a Speculative Designer & Project Manager at my incubation project Data for All and as an Architect for multiple projects in India.
MA Narrative Environments 2015-17 UAL, Central Saint Martins College Bachelor of Architecture 2008-13 Balwant Sheth School of Architecture
Portfolio Website https://www.vishankagandhi.com Published Work https://www.clippings.me/vishankagandhi
Work Research & Strategy - Urban Transportation Talent UNLEASH Global Innovation Lab for United Nations’ 2030 Sustainable Development Goals How can qualitative rider data help transit agencies optimise transit networks? Jul 2017 to present - Futures Research intern Copenhagen Institute of Futures Studies Report highlighting opportunities, challenges and future implications of data, bitcoin, cryptocurrency, work, medicine on businesses and organisations Feb 2017 to Sep 2017 - Speculative Designer & Project Manager Incubation project - Data for All Stakeholder event held at the Open Data Institute, London answering ‘What is the future of data and how will we live and work in this future?’
Published Writing
Architecture & Urban Design
- Editorial Intern ICON Magazine Covering design and architecture projects
- Junior Architect The Orange Lane Residential and commercial projects
Jul 2016 to Aug 2016
Jan 2014 to Oct 2014
- Freelance Writer Better Interiors Magazine Covering design and architecture projects
- Architecture intern Shroffleon Architects Residential and urban projects
Jan 2015 to Jan 2017
May 2013 to Jul 2013
- Features Writer LOBBY Bartlett Magazine Writing on the urban design in Dharamsala, India
- AutoCAD Tutor Indian School of Design and Innovation visiting faculty for first year Interior design students
Mar 2017
Dec 2014 to Jan 2015
Dec 2016 to present
Skills and software Trend Research / Horizon scanning / Insight & Strategy / Report, discussion paper writing / Stakeholder workshop / Prototyping / Audience testing / Futures scenario writing / Persona development / Emotional user experience mapping / Client interview / Editing / Presentation / Site study / Technical drawing
Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop / AutoCAD / Keynote / Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, Excel