Education
Yashasvini Gopalan is an Architect graduating first class with distinction from School of Architecture and Planning, Anna University. With experience working on various scales of design in the realms of architecture, product design and technology she has always believed that an interdisciplinary approach to design is crucial in our fast devoloping world today.
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Her work experience at start-up organizations like Sacred Groves, Auroville, Hetrogenous and the Office of Design and Development have given her hands on experience in applying sustainable practices and emerging technologies.
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School of Architecture and Planning, Anna University
Bachelor of Architecture
August 2015 - April 2020​
Workshops and
Competitions
Fractal Workshop
in collaboration with students from VIT, 2015
Architecture Principles through Photography
by Subin Selva, CEPT SWS 2017
Writing for Travel Blog
by Ranjini Sastry, CEPT SWS 2017
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Reimagining Alternative Urban Spaces
(designing and on-site execution), ANDC 2017
‘Center for Faith’
in a floodprone area using a contemporary vernacular style, Convention Trophy 2017 (top 10 entry)
LBC - NASA Exposure Programme
sustainable building practices, hands-on workshop 2017
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Volzero Pocket Seat
easily transportable seat with a footprint of 1sqft, 2018
Workshop on Computational Urbanism/Field Conditions
using Grasshopper as a tool, 2019
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Late Mr. I. Sudharsan Endowment Award
for best cumulative performance in the Architectural Design course at the end of prefinal year, 2020
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Volzero Tiny House
special mention for design of a 300sqft plug-in house with a sustainable edge for vendors in India, 2020
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CLT Induction in India
a series of workshops by Mitsubishi and Aakar Design followed by a capstone competition involving design of a housing scheme with an innovative construction system using CLT in the Indian Context. 2020
Experience and
Leadership
Sacred Groves, Auroville
Summer Intern | June 2017
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Office of Design and Develoment, Ahmedabad
Architecture Intern | December 2018 - April 2019
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Kauvery Hospital, Chennai
Interior Designer | June 2019
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Hetrogenous, Chennai
Product Designer | June 2018 - May 2020
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Archilogue, Technical Association of Department of Architecture
President | June 2019 - March 2020
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GoTN, Portal into Entrepreneurship in Tamil Nadu
Content Director | January 2020 - Present
désavous
Founder | May 2020 - Present
Skills
AutoCAD
Rhino
Grasshopper
ArchiCAD
Sketchup
Adobe Creative Suite
Lumion
Revit
VRay
Creative Coding
Python
Blender
iMovie
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