Vinit Rajendra Dharia
Born 1993,
Mumbai - Frankfurt.
︎ vinitdharia123@gmail.com
︎@vinit_dharia
Language proficiency:
English - Fluent
Hindi, Marathi - Native
German - Conversational (B1 level)
Software skills: Houdini, Unity3d, Rhinocero, Grasshopper, AutoCad, ArchiCad, Z-CAD,Sketchup 3D, 3DsMax, Maya, Blender, VRay & IRender, Lumion, Zbrush, Agisoft, Meshlab, Cloud Compare, Reality Capture, Processing, VVVV, CorelDraw, Adobe Master Suite: InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Premiere and AfterEffects, Microsoft Office.
Technical Experience:
- Handled 3d print Lab - worked with Ultimaker and Anycubic 3d printers.
- Worked with Universal Robots (UR3, UR5, UR10).
Also experienced with conducting basic introduction workshops for Universal robots and 3d printing.
Born 1993,
Mumbai - Frankfurt.
︎ vinitdharia123@gmail.com
︎@vinit_dharia
Language proficiency:
English - Fluent
Hindi, Marathi - Native
German - Conversational (B1 level)
Software skills: Houdini, Unity3d, Rhinocero, Grasshopper, AutoCad, ArchiCad, Z-CAD,Sketchup 3D, 3DsMax, Maya, Blender, VRay & IRender, Lumion, Zbrush, Agisoft, Meshlab, Cloud Compare, Reality Capture, Processing, VVVV, CorelDraw, Adobe Master Suite: InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Premiere and AfterEffects, Microsoft Office.
Technical Experience:
- Handled 3d print Lab - worked with Ultimaker and Anycubic 3d printers.
- Worked with Universal Robots (UR3, UR5, UR10).
Also experienced with conducting basic introduction workshops for Universal robots and 3d printing.
︎ Practice
︎︎︎ 12 April 2021 – present
︎︎︎ 1 Jun 2017 – 31 Apr 2018
︎︎︎ 15 Nov 2016 – 28 May 2017
︎︎︎ 1 Nov 2016 – 28 Feb 2017
︎︎︎ 1 Jul 2016 – 31 Oct 2016
︎︎︎ 1 Sep 2015 – 15 Jan 2016
︎ Education
︎︎︎ 15 Oct 2018 – 14 Nov 2020
︎︎︎ 2 Aug 2016 – 10 Mar 2017
︎︎︎ 23 May 2016 – 18 Jun 2016
︎︎︎ 1 Aug 2011 – 28 Jun 2016
︎︎︎ 1 Aug 2009 – 29 May 2011
︎︎︎ 25 May 2009
︎ Exhibitions
︎ Workshops
︎ Awards and Publications
︎ Competitions
︎︎︎ 12 April 2021 – present
Architect
Jourdan & Muller Steinhauser PAS Architekten Gmbh, Frankfurt, Germany. Working on design and planning, management, implementation of Cultural projects. Phase 1 to 9.
︎︎︎ 1 Jun 2017 – 31 Apr 2018
Research and Teaching Assistant
School of Environment and Architecture, Mumbai, India.
Research on ‘South Asian Architecture and Urbanism’ & Teaching assistance for modules: ‘History, Theory and Methods’, ‘Architecture Design’ and ‘Architectural Drawing and representation’.
︎︎︎ 15 Nov 2016 – 28 May 2017
Internship in Curatorial practice
Clark house Initiative, Mumbai, India.
Project assistant to artists in residence and in curation. Produced work as an artist for ‘Bombay Black’ exhibition at Jehangir art gallery, Mumbai.
︎︎︎ 1 Nov 2016 – 28 Feb 2017
Project Architect
Kamla Raheja Vidyanidhi Institute of Architecture (KRVIA), Mumbai, India.Worked for ‘Mapping Mumbai in the times of Ambedkar’: Intensive research project by ‘Columbia Global Centre, Mumbai’ that culminated into an installation in their gallery space.
︎︎︎ 1 Jul 2016 – 31 Oct 2016
Junior Architect
Studio Eight Twenty Three, Mumbai, India.
Worked on 2 architectural projects: on site work and management, design development & detail. Worked on 2 architecture competitions. Assisted co-founder Samir Raut in building 3 Pavilions at SEA Mumbai, Goethe Institute Delhi, and then at Jawahar Kala Kendra Jaipur as a part of exhibition ‘When is Space?’
︎︎︎ 1 Sep 2015 – 15 Jan 2016
Trainee Architect
The Bricolage Collaborative, Mumbai, India.Worked on 3 interior projects: design elements. Assisted in producing models and graphics for a virtual reality game, ‘Khirkee 2050’
︎ Education
︎︎︎ 15 Oct 2018 – 14 Nov 2020
Master of Arts in Architecture (M.A.Arch)
Städelschule Architecture Class (SAC), Frankfurt, Germany.2 year master programme (2018 - 2020), specialising in ‘Architecture & Aesthetic Practice’, under prof. Johan Bettum.
(Awardee of DAAD Scholarship for Masters of Architecture, 2018-2020)
Also worked as a Student Assistant in the office at Städelschule Architecture Class (SAC)
Passed with Grade A.
︎︎︎ 2 Aug 2016 – 10 Mar 2017
Art, Theory and Criticism (1 year Diploma certificate course)
Jnanapravaha, Mumbai, India.
︎︎︎ 23 May 2016 – 18 Jun 2016
Film Appreciation Course (FAC)
Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune, India.
︎︎︎ 1 Aug 2011 – 28 Jun 2016
Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch)
Academy of Architecture, Mumbai University.
5 year degree programmeGraduated (First Class)
︎︎︎ 1 Aug 2009 – 29 May 2011
Higher Secondary Certificate (Science)
Sou. Laxmibai Junior college, Mumbai University.
Passed with Grade A.
︎︎︎ 25 May 2009
Secondary School Certificate
Indian Education Society Secondary School, Mumbai University.
Passed with Grade A.
︎ Exhibitions
- Frankfurter Kunst Vertrieb - Group Exhibition (2021)
- If a Traveller: Imaged Horticulture - Rundgang Group Exhibition, Städelschule. (2020)
- Narcissism & Social interaction - Group Exhibition show at Clark House Initiative, Mumbai (2018)
- Bombay Black - Group Exhibition show at Jehangir art gallery, Mumbai. (2018)
- Seoull Architecture Biennalle. (Assistantship to Studio Bard) (2018)
- Death of Architecture. (Assistantship to Studio Bard) (2018)
- When is Space? an Exhibition on Contemporary Architecture in India (2018)
- What Time Is It? Technologies of Life in the Contemporary - Sarai-CSDS, Delhi and Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan, New Delhi (2017)
︎ Workshops
- Ghosting the Machine - Shared Ecologies (2023)
- Architecture Theory - Mark Wigley and Beatriz Colomina, SAC, (2019)
- Laboratorio of Perfedity and Sensuality - Sebastian Stohrer and Stefan Wieland SAC, (2018)
- Objects, Groups, Couplings - Daniel Norell, SAC (2018)
- Comics and Urban Imaginations, by Lawrence Liang at SEA. (2016)
- Draft Conference at Studio X, Mumbai. (2015)
- URBZ - Handstorm workshop in Shivaji Nagar Neighbourhood, Mumbai.(2014)
- Auroville - Hands on Construction & Sustainability and Ferro cement workshops.(2014)
- Aga khan - Design for density at Studio X, Mumbai.(2014)
- Umbillical Connection Workshop, Design Jatra Initiative, Dahanu.(2011)
︎ Awards and Publications
- AIV Master Thesis Prize - Nominated (2020)
- Awarded DAAD Scholarship (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst) for 2 year Masters in Architecture. (2018)
- Undergraduate Thesis selected for Kurula Varkey Design Forum, CEPT, Ahmedabad. (2016)
- Shortlisted for NIASA - National awards for excellence in UG Architectural Thesis. (2016)
- First in Thesis, Final year B.Arch (2016)
- Overall Second in class, Final year B.Arch (2016)
- Unit Secretary, representing college at NASA (National Association of Students of Architecure, India). (2015)
- Award for Academic excellence, Third year B.Arch. (2014)
- Design project published in Magazine ‘Evergreen Rachana’ (2012)
︎ Competitions
- Hudco Trophy - Housing along the Eastern Water Front (1st Citation) (2014)
- Hudco Trophy - Inclusive Housing for Mixed income Group (shortlisted in top 8) (2013)
- Andc Trophy - Designing Central Business District for Mumbai (1st citation) (2013)
- Hudco Trophy - Designing Night Shelter for Urban Homeless (1st citation) (2012)
- Andc Trophy - Programming the Events atDarukhana (shortlisted in top 10) (2012)
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︎ Practice
︎︎︎ 12 April 2021 – present
︎︎︎ 1 Jun 2017 – 31 Apr 2018
︎︎︎ 15 Nov 2016 – 28 May 2017
︎︎︎ 1 Nov 2016 – 28 Feb 2017
︎︎︎ 1 Jul 2016 – 31 Oct 2016
︎︎︎ 1 Sep 2015 – 15 Jan 2016
︎ Education
︎︎︎ 15 Oct 2018 – 14 Nov 2020
︎︎︎ 2 Aug 2016 – 10 Mar 2017
︎︎︎ 23 May 2016 – 18 Jun 2016
︎︎︎ 1 Aug 2011 – 28 Jun 2016
︎︎︎ 1 Aug 2009 – 29 May 2011
︎︎︎ 25 May 2009
︎ Exhibitions
︎ Workshops
︎ Awards and Publications
︎ Competitions
︎︎︎ 12 April 2021 – present
Architect
Jourdan & Muller Steinhauser PAS Architekten Gmbh, Frankfurt, Germany. Working on design and planning, management, implementation of Cultural projects. Phase 1 to 9.
︎︎︎ 1 Jun 2017 – 31 Apr 2018
Research and Teaching Assistant
School of Environment and Architecture, Mumbai, India.
Research on ‘South Asian Architecture and Urbanism’ & Teaching assistance for modules: ‘History, Theory and Methods’, ‘Architecture Design’ and ‘Architectural Drawing and representation’.
︎︎︎ 15 Nov 2016 – 28 May 2017
Internship in Curatorial practice
Clark house Initiative, Mumbai, India.
Project assistant to artists in residence and in curation. Produced work as an artist for ‘Bombay Black’ exhibition at Jehangir art gallery, Mumbai.
︎︎︎ 1 Nov 2016 – 28 Feb 2017
Project Architect
Kamla Raheja Vidyanidhi Institute of Architecture (KRVIA), Mumbai, India.Worked for ‘Mapping Mumbai in the times of Ambedkar’: Intensive research project by ‘Columbia Global Centre, Mumbai’ that culminated into an installation in their gallery space.
︎︎︎ 1 Jul 2016 – 31 Oct 2016
Junior Architect
Studio Eight Twenty Three, Mumbai, India.
Worked on 2 architectural projects: on site work and management, design development & detail. Worked on 2 architecture competitions. Assisted co-founder Samir Raut in building 3 Pavilions at SEA Mumbai, Goethe Institute Delhi, and then at Jawahar Kala Kendra Jaipur as a part of exhibition ‘When is Space?’
︎︎︎ 1 Sep 2015 – 15 Jan 2016
Trainee Architect
The Bricolage Collaborative, Mumbai, India.Worked on 3 interior projects: design elements. Assisted in producing models and graphics for a virtual reality game, ‘Khirkee 2050’
︎ Education
︎︎︎ 15 Oct 2018 – 14 Nov 2020
Master of Arts in Architecture (M.A.Arch)
Städelschule Architecture Class (SAC), Frankfurt, Germany.2 year master programme (2018 - 2020), specialising in ‘Architecture & Aesthetic Practice’, under prof. Johan Bettum.
(Awardee of DAAD Scholarship for Masters of Architecture, 2018-2020)
Also worked as a Student Assistant in the office at Städelschule Architecture Class (SAC)
Passed with Grade A.
︎︎︎ 2 Aug 2016 – 10 Mar 2017
Art, Theory and Criticism (1 year Diploma certificate course)
Jnanapravaha, Mumbai, India.
︎︎︎ 23 May 2016 – 18 Jun 2016
Film Appreciation Course (FAC)
Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune, India.
︎︎︎ 1 Aug 2011 – 28 Jun 2016
Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch)
Academy of Architecture, Mumbai University.
5 year degree programmeGraduated (First Class)
︎︎︎ 1 Aug 2009 – 29 May 2011
Higher Secondary Certificate (Science)
Sou. Laxmibai Junior college, Mumbai University.
Passed with Grade A.
︎︎︎ 25 May 2009
Secondary School Certificate
Indian Education Society Secondary School, Mumbai University.
Passed with Grade A.
︎ Exhibitions
- Frankfurter Kunst Vertrieb - Group Exhibition (2021)
- If a Traveller: Imaged Horticulture - Rundgang Group Exhibition, Städelschule. (2020)
- Narcissism & Social interaction - Group Exhibition show at Clark House Initiative, Mumbai (2018)
- Bombay Black - Group Exhibition show at Jehangir art gallery, Mumbai. (2018)
- Seoull Architecture Biennalle. (Assistantship to Studio Bard) (2018)
- Death of Architecture. (Assistantship to Studio Bard) (2018)
- When is Space? an Exhibition on Contemporary Architecture in India (2018)
- What Time Is It? Technologies of Life in the Contemporary - Sarai-CSDS, Delhi and Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan, New Delhi (2017)
︎ Workshops
- Ghosting the Machine - Shared Ecologies (2023)
- Architecture Theory - Mark Wigley and Beatriz Colomina, SAC, (2019)
- Laboratorio of Perfedity and Sensuality - Sebastian Stohrer and Stefan Wieland SAC, (2018)
- Objects, Groups, Couplings - Daniel Norell, SAC (2018)
- Comics and Urban Imaginations, by Lawrence Liang at SEA. (2016)
- Draft Conference at Studio X, Mumbai. (2015)
- URBZ - Handstorm workshop in Shivaji Nagar Neighbourhood, Mumbai.(2014)
- Auroville - Hands on Construction & Sustainability and Ferro cement workshops.(2014)
- Aga khan - Design for density at Studio X, Mumbai.(2014)
- Umbillical Connection Workshop, Design Jatra Initiative, Dahanu.(2011)
︎ Awards and Publications
- AIV Master Thesis Prize - Nominated (2020)
- Awarded DAAD Scholarship (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst) for 2 year Masters in Architecture. (2018)
- Undergraduate Thesis selected for Kurula Varkey Design Forum, CEPT, Ahmedabad. (2016)
- Shortlisted for NIASA - National awards for excellence in UG Architectural Thesis. (2016)
- First in Thesis, Final year B.Arch (2016)
- Overall Second in class, Final year B.Arch (2016)
- Unit Secretary, representing college at NASA (National Association of Students of Architecure, India). (2015)
- Award for Academic excellence, Third year B.Arch. (2014)
- Design project published in Magazine ‘Evergreen Rachana’ (2012)
︎ Competitions
- Hudco Trophy - Housing along the Eastern Water Front (1st Citation) (2014)
- Hudco Trophy - Inclusive Housing for Mixed income Group (shortlisted in top 8) (2013)
- Andc Trophy - Designing Central Business District for Mumbai (1st citation) (2013)
- Hudco Trophy - Designing Night Shelter for Urban Homeless (1st citation) (2012)
- Andc Trophy - Programming the Events atDarukhana (shortlisted in top 10) (2012)
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