Krishna Bharathi

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Professional Registrations

Swiss Society of Engineers and Architects, Switzerland (#234158)
National Council of Architectural Registration Boards, USA (#67149)
Washington State Architectural Board, USA (#9722)

Education

Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Cultural Studies
NTNU, Norwegian University of Science & Technology (2010 – 2014)
The Research Centre on Zero Emission Buildings & The Centre for Technology & Society

Master of Architecture, Tau Sigma Delta
UW, University of Washington (2000 – 2004)
Thesis Advisors, Prof. Mike Pyatok (UW / Harvard Graduate School of Design, GSD)
Prof. Iain Robertson (UW Chair of the Department of Landscape Architecture)

Bachelor of Psychology, Honors
University of Chicago (1993 – 1997)

Academic Experience

Executive Director – ETH Zürich, Zero Carbon Building Systems Lab, Department of Architecture (Current)

Program Director – ETH Zürich, Master in Integrated Building Systems (MIBS), Department of Architecture (2018 – Current)

Lead, Publications & Knowledge Transfer – ETH Zürich, Professor Dr. Arno Schlueter, Chair of Architecture and Building Systems (A/S). Institute of Technology in Architecture (ITA), Department of Architecture (2018-2022)

Research Associate & Studio Instructor – ETH Zürich, Professor Dietmar Eberle, Chair of Architecture and Design, Institute for Design & Architecture (IEA). ETH Wohnforum – ETH CASE, Department of Architecture (2014 – 2016)

Senior Researcher – RAMSES: Science for cities in transition. Work Package 2, NTNU. European Community funded research on the comparative analysis of architecture, urban design and planning policy strategies which respond to climate change (2014)

Visiting Scholar – Columbia University. Invited by Professor Kenneth Frampton. New York (2013)

Visiting Scholar – ETH Institute for Environmental Decisions (IED), Natural and Social Science Interface (NSSI). Invited by Professor Roland Scholz. Zürich (2012)

Visiting Design Critic – NTNU, Faculty of Architecture, Trondheim (2011 – 2013)

Research Fellow – NTNU, The Research Centre on Zero Emission Buildings, Faculty of Architecture / Centre for Technology & Society, Faculty of Humanities, Department of Interdisciplinary Studies of Culture (2010 – 2014)

Visiting Design Critic – University of Washington, Department of Architecture, Seattle (2007 – 2009)

Research Assistant – University of Chicago, Department of Psychiatry (1998 – 1999)

Research Assistant – Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin (1997 – 1998)

Research Assistant – University of Chicago, Department of Psychology (1996 – 1997)

Teaching Assistant – University of Chicago, Department of Mathematics (1995 – 1997)

Selected Pro-Bono Experience

Board Member – National Organization of Minority Architects, HNOMA, Houston (2008 – 2010)
Chair, Young Architects Forum – American Institute of Architects, Seattle Chapter (2006 – 2008)
Board Member – National Organization of Minority Architects, NOMA NW, Seattle (2006 – 2008)

Professional Experience

Krishna Bharathi Studio (2008 -)
New construction, additions, renovations, and interiors work. Design through construction supervision.

Architect & Urban Planner – Schacht Aslani Architects, Seattle (2006 – 2008)
Developed the physical planning strategies and funding applications for the following projects:

Long Range Campus Plan – North Seattle Community College 2007
Rolex School of Watch Technology Planning Report – 2008
Tech Building Renewal Project Request Report – 2008 – $26.7 million secured.
Long Range Campus Plan – Olympic College 2007
Satellite Campus Plans – Poulsbo & Shelton – 2008
Shop Building Renovation Project Request Report – 2008 – $13 million secured.
College Instruction Center Project Request Report – 2008 – $53.6 million secured.

Architect & Urban Designer – Hewitt Architects, Seattle (2004 – 2006)

Architect – Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects, Seattle (2003 – 2004)

Intern Architect – Jersey Devil, Steve Badanes (2003)

Intern Urban Planner – CityDesign, City of Seattle Department of Construction, Seattle (2002)

Intern Grant Writer – Fifth Ward Community Redevelopment Corporation, Houston (2001)

Awards

Monsoon Research & Teaching Fellowship – CEPT University. Ahmedabad, India. (2017 Deferred)

Fieldwork Funding Grant – Granted by the EU Erasmus Programme. (2012)

Fieldwork Funding Grant – Granted by the Norwegian Research Council through the joint research funding pool between the Centre for Renewable Energy (SFFE) and the Gas Technology Centre (GTS). (2011)

Travel Grant – Granted by the Italian Society for Social Studies of Science and Technology. (2011)

Merit Winner – 2010 Lee Residence Ideas Competition, Krishna Bharathi and Kenny Wilson. 1o TEN building design.  Organized by The Hong Kong Institute of Architects, The Hong Kong Institute of Planners and The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors and supported by the Tourism Commission. Hong Kong City Hall (01.23 – 02.04), Hong Kong Cultural Centre (02.09 – 02.16,) and Shatin Town Hall (02.23 – 03.06), China. (2010)

Publications & Lectures

(Upcoming). Bharathi et. al. Possibilities in the positioning of regenerative design. Introduction to Regenerative Design.

2016   Sustainability in PRACTICE. ETH Zurich, ISBN 978-3-906327-28-0

2015   Solt, Judit. Interview with Dietmar Eberle and Krishna Bharathi. Der Zonenplan hat ausgedient. TEC21 (9/10) 14ff.

2015   European Commission Report. Kallaos, James, Gaëll Mainguy, Georges Valentis, Ludivine Houssin, Krishna Bharathi, Pranita Shrestha, Fernanda Acre, Floriana Ferrara, Gabriele Lobaccaro, Naia Landa, and Annemie Wyckmans. RAMSES WP 2: Climate resilience in architecture, infrastructure and urban environments. Analysis of RAMSES case study cities: Antwerp, Bogotá, Hyderabad, Greater London, New York City, Rio de Janeiro and Skopje.

2015   Conference Presentation. ‘Framing the city,’ Session on STS in Use: Methods and Concepts. Eth Zurich. Jan 21-22, 2015.

2014   Lecture. ‘Making is Thinking,’ Transformative Learning Spaces Studio. Norwegian University of Science & Technology, Department of Architecture. Chair of Prof. Sami Rintala.

2014   Lecture. ‘The ethics of sustainable construction in a globalising world,’ Ph.D. Defence Test Lecture. Norwegian University of Science & Technology.

2014 – Resilience: The urban landscape as a social-ecological system. Int l Ar. Rhode Island School of Design. Birkhauser (5): 70-77.

2013 – Engaging complexity: Social science approaches to green building design. DesignIssues. MIT Press (29) 4: 82-93.

2013 – A short conversation. Interview with Urban Designer Dominik Bueckers. Studio Vulkan. Artisanal Edition. Archipills, vol 5 (19).

2013 – and Lee Ann Nicol. Between research and practice: Experts on implementing green construction. Buildings. MDPI Press (3) 739-765.

2013 – Framing transitions. Forward, The Scholarly Journal of AIA National. Special Issue 213: 105-122.

2013 – Tracing intentions: The photography of Frank Thiel. MAS Context. Fall 19: 106-123.

2012 – Lecture. ‘Small studies in architectural materiality,’ Artist talk and sound installation. November 26-30, Aalto University, School of Arts, Design and Architecture. Helsinki.

2012  Berker, Thomas and Krishna Bharathi. Energy and buildings research: Challenges from the new production of knowledge. Building Research Information. Routledge. 40 (4): 473-480.

2012   Bharathi, Krishna. Berliner by construction. Le Journal Spéciale’Z, Bruil and van de Staaij. 3: 64-77.

2010   Traveling Exhibition. Merit Winner Bruce Lee Residence Ideas Competition, Krishna Bharathi and Kenny Wilson. 1o TEN building design.  Organized by The Hong Kong Institute of Architects, The Hong Kong Institute of Planners and The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors and supported by the Tourism Commission. Hong Kong City Hall (01.23 – 02.04), Hong Kong Cultural Centre (02.09 – 02.16,) and Shatin Town Hall (02.23 – 03.06), China. (2010)

2009   Bharathi, Krishna. Capitol Hill Housing Improvement Program: Catalysts for Low Income Housing on Capitol Hill. AIA Seattle Forum (Spring 2009) vol. 1 no. 4.

2008   Bharathi, Krishna. Private/Public Partnerships in the Cascade Neighborhood of South Lake Union. AIA Seattle Forum (Fall 2008) vol. 1 no. 2.

2008   Bharathi, Krishna. Designing a Bridge. AIA Seattle Forum (Summer 2008) vol. 1 no. 1: 38.

2008   Charette Group Leader. City of Seattle & Washington State Department of Transportation, SR 99 Aurora Bridge Suicide Prevention Fence – Community Conceptual Design Report (Seattle: City of Seattle & Washington State Department of Transportation, 2008 ): 1-31.

2008   Planning Report. Schacht, Walter, Eric Aman, Krishna Bharathi, and Jenn Erickson. Technology Building Renovation NSCC. Predesign Study. Olympia: Washington State Board of Community & Technical Colleges, 2008.

2007   Planning Report. Schacht, Walter, Cima Malek Aslani, Eric Aman and Krishna Bharathi. Long Range Campus Plan North Seattle Community College 2007. Seattle: North Seattle Community College, 2007.

2007   Planning Report. Schacht, Walter, Krishna Bharathi, Forrest Murphy and Jenn Erickson. Campus Master Plan Olympic College. Bremerton: Olympic College, 2007.

2007   Planning Report. Schacht, Walter, Cima Malek Aslani, Krishna Bharathi, Emily Doe and Jenn Erickson. Shop Building Renovation Olympic College. Project Request Report. Bremerton: Olympic College, 2007.

2007   Planning Report. Schacht, Walter, Eric Aman, Krishna Bharathi, and Jenn Erickson. Technology Building Renovation, NSCC Project Request Report. Seattle: North Seattle Community College, 2007.

2006   Photography. Douglass Truth Library (Seattle, Fall 2006) “The Largest Collection,” Charles Mudede, ed. Kelly Walker, Arcade, pgs 38-39, vol. 25.1.

2006   Photography. Douglass Truth Library (Seattle, December 2006) “The Best of 2006,” ed. Rachel Hart, Seattle, The Premier Seattle Monthly, vol. 15, no. 12, Tiger Oak Publications, INC: pg.105.

2006   Planning Report. Malek-Aslani, Cima, Walter Schacht, Eric Aman and Krishna Bharathi. Employment Resource Center NSCC, PredesignStudy. Olympia: Washington State Board of Community & Technical Colleges, 2006.

2004   Photography. Migrant Farm Workers in Eastern Washington (Seattle, 2004) Studio at Large, Architecture in Service of Global Communities, Sergio Palleroni and Christina Merckelbach, UW Press: Seattle, pg. 117.

2002   Exhibition. Planning Strategies Post 9-11, Group Exhibition @ the Seattle AIA, Seattle, WA (2.2002 – 4.2002)

2005   A Critique of the Experience Music Project. Tablet The Re:design Issue, ed. De Kwok, no.98: 16pp.

2005   Exhibition. Young Architects’ Forum Current Work @ The Seattle AIA, Seattle, WA (2-3.2005).

2004   Thesis Dissertation. Affordable Housing in Seattle’s Freemont Neighborhood. University of Washington.

2003   Exhibition. Burke Expansion Project. The Burke Museum of Anthropology, Seattle, WA (7-9.2003).

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