POOJA KATARAName: Pooja KataraAddress: A-706, Raheja Sherwood, Off Western Express Highway, Goregaon [east], Mumbai-400063Mobile: +91-9920081450Email address: poojankatara@yahoo.co.in

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2009-2014: Bachelor’s of Architecture from Balwant Sheth School of Architecture, NMIMS, Mumbai, India.2007-2009: Higher Secondary Certificate in Science [CBSE] from DAV Public School, Gurgaon, Haryana, securing 86%.2004-2007: Senior Secondary Certificate from Bai AvaBai F. Petit girl’s high school, Bandra, Mumbai securing 87%

2014: Won the first prize for an art installation in Tenerife, Canary islands, Spain._ Received a grant of 1000 Euros for execution of the project2014: GSAPP + BSSA Joint Workshop for an installation at Carter Rd2013: Won Scholarship to attend the ‘Acara’ workshop – a social venture design incubation program hosted by ‘Minnesota University’ in collaboration with IIHS in Bangalore2013: Selected to present at the ‘Kurula Varkey Design Forum’ at CEPT as top 26 design projects across India.2012: 2012: Won the first prize in the ‘National Student Challenge’, a competition floated by IIHS [Bangalore] for an urban social venture_ Received a grant of Rs.3, 00,000 for execution of the project

2013: Attended the ‘Architecture and Theory’ course hosted at Arbour Iniative by Kaiwan Mehta2013: Part of the design and execution team at Kala Ghoda festival 20132012: Part of the team that worked on the documentation of ‘My City’ for Mumbai– an international exhibition hosted by IAAC._Team worked on a 1:1 scale canopy [ageing dreams] installation that was displayed at art festival2012: Attended a rural studio at Shirpur2011: Furniture designed at 1:1 scale for academic workshop, was selected to be displayed at Kala Ghoda Art festival 2011202011: BSSA annual exhibition @The Corridor [2010-2011]_Design was selected for execution of a 1:1 dynamic furniture model. Design inspired by the swarm intelligence behavior of locusts2010: BSSA annual exhibition @The Corridor [2009-2010]_Design was selected for execution of an installation based on networking observed in nature

Adobe InDesignAdobe IllustratorAdobe PhotoshopCorel Draw

SketchingModel-makingCommunicationsDrafting and rendering

AutoCad3ds MaxRhino [T-Splines]Google Sketchup [VRay + Kerkethya]

Adobe LightroomCorel Video Studio

Travel with music,watercolours and a camera...

I realize now that the reality of things is not something you convey to people, but something you make.. _Haruki Murakami

PERSONAL

EDUCATION

SKILLS

PROFFESIONAL EXPERIENCE

PUBLICATION_ Batch of 2014 BSSA

ACHIEVEMENTS

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS/WORKSHOPS

INTERESTS

October-December 2014: Internship at Fernando Menis Architects, Tenerife, SpainMarch-August 2014: Internship at Patch Design Studio, Mumbai2013-present: Co- Founder of a National award winning social venture ‘Rent karo Ride karo’ under the firm ‘mool-a-roop’2012-2013: Internship at the ‘Catalyst’,Mumbai2012: Freelance for 3d Modelling and Renders

2011: Measured Drawing and documentation of the village of Menavali, Satara District, Maharashtra2010: Measured drawing and documentation of Nauchaukia, Jodhpur, Rajasthan2010: Sketched and documented the Badami Caves, Temple Complex of Pattadakkal, Hampi, complied and published ‘Sediments’2009: Sketched and documented the Ajanta and Ellora Caves, compiled and published ‘The 38 Experiences’

CURRICULUM VITAE

TECHNICALGRAPHICS 2D+3D EDITING MEDIA EDITING

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