Awards
This is a selection of honors and awards that I have received for my academic, personal and professional projects
Solar Decathlon India
National Grand Winner
Winner of Office Division
2021-22
National Grand Winner and Winner of Office Division in the Solar Decathlon India competition.
Part of the Innovation, Affordability and Resilience contests in the team.
Received the opportunity to present in the Grand Jury and the Final Jury for a panel of esteemed jurors.
Award Ceremony, Delhi
Award Ceremony, Delhi
Award Ceremony, Delhi
Finals, Pune
Presentation, Finals, Pune
Finals, Pune
The Drawing Board Competition
Viewers' Choice Award
Top 10 Finalist
2023
Viewers' Choice Award and Top 10 Finalist at the Drawing Board competition by Rohan Builders and Mindspace Architects for redesigning the museum at Badami, Karnataka.
Work was published by Studio Matter.
AYDA Awards
Top 12 Finalist
2024 - Ongoing
Top 12 Finalist in the Nationals of the Architecture Category of the Nippon Paint AYDA Awards 2024 - India Edition for the thesis project Yaana - Celebration of the Sacred.
Physical Model
Physical Model
Physical Model
Physical Model
Charles Correa Gold Medal
Nominated
2024
Nominated for the Charles Correa Gold Medal award by Charles Correa Foundation for the thesis project Yaana - Celebration of the Sacred.
Work was published by Charles Correa Foundation.
COA Best Thesis Award
Nominated
2024
Nominated for the Best Thesis award by Council of Architecture from Zone 4 for the thesis project Yaana - Celebration of the Sacred.
Design panels
Design panels
Design panels
Thesis Report
Design panels
Ar. BH Rathi Best Thesis Award
Top 6 Finalist
2024
Top 6 Finalist for the Ar BH Rathi Best Thesis award by M/s Rathi Associates for the thesis project Yaana - Celebration of the Sacred.
Best Outgoing Student
Winner
2024
Winner of Best Outgoing Student award for the batch 2019-24 in R V College of Architecture for performance in academic, co-curricular and extracurricular work.
Award Ceremony
Award
Award Ceremony
Award Ceremony
Award
Award Ceremony
Proactis Award
Winner
2019-20 and 2020-21
Winner of the Proactis Award for best performance in Architectural Design by Teekays for 2 years consecutively.
Excellence in Academics
Winner
2024
Winner of Excellence in Academics award for the batch 2019-24 in R V College of Architecture for performance in academic work.
Award Ceremony
Award Ceremony
Award Ceremony
Award Ceremony
Design Hackathon
Runner-up
2024
Runner-up in the Design Hackathon competition for designing a product - Green Soles - to enhance agriculture in India.
MCI Product Design Competition
Winner
2023
Winner of the product design competition organized by Marble Centre for designing an installation featuring marble.
Received the opportunity to collaborate with MCI to bring the design to reality.
Award
Award
Extracurriculars
This is a selection of workshops, courses and programs that I have participated in to explore design further.
Presentation
Presentation
Solar Decathlon Faculty Development Program
2022
Invited to present my work with faculty from institutions across India at the Indian Institute for Human Settlements as part of the Faculty Development Program of Solar Decathlon India.
Presentation and discussions included talks about net-zero and climate responsive design and power of multidisciplinary collaboration to combat climate change.
Climate Launchpad
2021-22
Worked on the innovation contest in Solar Decathlon India competition and designed sound absorbing panels that was selected for the Climate Launchpad incubation program.
Had the opportunity to work on making the product marketable.
Team discussions
Team discussions
Award
Award
Duke of Edinburgh's International Award
Silver award
2015-16
Winner of Silver award in the Duke of Edinburgh's International Award for Young People for completing designated hours of voluntary activities.
Special Lecture
2024
Had the opportunity to conduct a special lecture for students of R V college of Architecture about insights from internship projects and metal cladding projects.
Presentation
Presentation
Presentation
Madhavaraya Temple, Gorantla, Andra Pradesh, India
Madhavaraya Temple, Gorantla, Andra Pradesh, India
Heritage Documentation
2021
Had the opportunity to document the 12th Century Madhavaraya temple, Gorantla, Andra Pradesh, India through field visits, photographs and sketches.
Produced drawings of main temple structure, gopuram, stepped well and pillar details.
Work was published and submitted to the Council of Architecture
Bamboo Workshop
2022
Learned about bamboo construction and joinery through hands-on projects.
Designed and built sustainable bamboo installations throughout the college campus.
Installation
Installation
Certificate of Completion
Certificate of Completion
Vastushastra Workshop
2022
Learnt about the relevance of Vedic Vastushastra in contemporary architecture through practical projects.
RVCA Archives
2021
Architectural design portfolio was nominated for R V College of Architecture archives and published.
Physical model
Physical model