Design Assistant
Resume:
KAUSTAV GUPTA
Architect, LEED AP
Apartment J26
Portfolio link:
State College, PA 16801, USA http://www.slideshare.net/kaustav83/portfolio-kaustav-gupta-2009
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OBJECTIVE A full-time position in architectural design and construction based on knowledge of sustainability,
professional expertise in collaborative design, digital design tools, and project management.
INTEREST Sustainable Design, Building Information Modeling, Energy Analysis, Rapid prototyping, Visualization
EDUCATION Master of Architecture 2007-2009
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
Research Thesis: LEED guidelines in India; Cumulative GPA: 3.83
Relevant Course: Virtual Facility Prototyping, BIM Studio, Digital Fabrication, Sustainable Building Methods
Bachelor of Architecture, Second in class, First Class with Honors, Professional Degree 2001-2006
Jadavpur University, India
LEED Accredited Professional, U.S. Green Building Council 2009
EXPERIENCE Intern, Burt Hill, State College PA, USA and Ahmedabad, India Summer 2008
Developed energy analysis models (daylighting, thermal analysis) for several international projects.
Designed residential project concepts and developed web site for the Energy Team
Instructor, Pennsylvania State University, Architecture design studio Spring 2008-09
Teaching assistant, Pennsylvania State University, Architectural Engineering design studio Fall 2007
Architect, Polaris, Kolkata, India 2006-2007
Designed, developed, and supervised several architectural and award-winning interior projects,
including residences, resort hotel, club, commercial complex, and office space
Intern, Kanvinde Rai & Chowdhury, New Delhi, India 2004
Developed working drawings, acted as consultant coordinator and made presentations for
large scale educational and industrial projects.
Architectural Designer, The Appropriate Alternative, Kolkata, India 2005-2007
Architectural Designer, Partha Das and Associates, Kolkata, India 2006-2007
RESEARCH Participant, Twenty fourth Annual Graduate Exhibition, Pennsylvania State University
Presented graduate research thesis March 2009
Author, Sustainable Design Standards in India: The Excluded issues, Co-Author, Jawaid Haider
Published paper at International Conference for Enhanced Building Operations, Berlin October 2008
Fall 2007 Studio research work featured in
Integrating Energy Simulation Applications and Building Information Modeling in the Design Studio
Author U. Poerschke and L.N. Kalisperis, published in The Oxford Conference, UK 2008
Research Assistant, The Energy Team, Burt Hill, Energy Analysis workflow Fall 2008
HONORS Creative Achievement Award, College of Art & Architecture, Pennsylvania State University 2009
Pohland Graduate Fellowship Award, Pennsylvania State University 2008
IIID-MK National Awards, Commendation, Runners up (zonal), office interior 2007
Transparence-designed to inspire, National student competition,India, Winner 2005
Runners Up, Campus design student competition for HIT, Kolkata 2005
Winning Design Competition entries in Indian National Student of Architecture conventions 2003
ACTIVITIES Creative Chair, Indian Graduate Students Association, Pennsylvania State University 2008-2009
Class Representative, Architecture, Jadavpur University 2001-2006
SKILLS Design & Modeling Energy analysis & Graphics Presentation & Production
Autodesk Revit Architecture, IES VE Adobe Flash,
3ds Max, Autodesk Ecotect Premiere, Dreamweaver,
AutoCAD Adobe Photoshop, Final Cut Pro
Google SketchUp Illustrator, Indesign Microsoft Office
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