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
Team Member – ETH Zürich, Professor Dr. Arno Schlueter, Chair of Architecture and Building Systems (A/S). Institute of Technology in Architecture (ITA), Department of Architecture (Current)
Program Coordinator – ETH Zürich, Master in Integrated Building Systems (MBS), Department of Architecture (Current)
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)