Kirthana Sudhakar
Assistant Professor
About
I am an Architect, Urbanist and Preservationist, whose areas of interest include campus & residential design; writing about cities; map-making & visualizations; mosaic art and and designing natural dye based garments.
I studied at Columbia University’s graduate programs in Urban Planning and Historic Preservation; and the Bachelor’s program in Architecture at Rashtreeya Vidyalaya. I apply an interdisciplinary approach to all my work, allowing sensitivities and knowledge from each field, to inform all my endeavors.
My work has been largely focused on the cities of Bengaluru and New York. extracurricularly, I instruct ashtanga yoga and run mosaic and natural dye workshops.
Find my Résumé here: https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:AP:dbd9fa32-fc9e-4e62-85f9-40a1d7e43862?viewer%21megaVerb=group-discover
The project studies indigenous communities rooted in traditions with a focus on governance towards preserving the interests of future generations, & is designed to inform the UN’s Declaration on Future Generations. The case investigates regenerative farming techniques at the Dharani Farming Cooperative.
Link: https://www.newamerica.org/political-reform/reports/lessons-from-the-past-to-govern-for-the-future/
Set in the city of Bangalore, India, this essay describes the complexity of urban relationships, first through the lens of space, and then as they manifest between people. Much of what may seem like urban fantasy, is simply a way of life for many city dwellers. By narrating some of the more routine activities of a woman who works as a maid in the home of a city-dweller, I examine situations that may otherwise seem commonplace. The piece is based on urban research towards an urban planning project I worked on in 2012. The neighborhood of Siddharthanagar is an informal settlement tucked away behind the market street, “Madiwala”, located in Koramangala, Bangalore. As of 2012, the six-acre tract of land, is home to over 900 families or approximately 4100 individuals, indicating that the floor area available to an individual is about 6 square meters.
The piece is a comparative narrative observational journey, through the city of New York, with a reminiscence for Bengaluru city. Looking at the qualitative aspects of what makes the two cities what they are.
The piece dismantles the true nature of materiality, shedding the moral implications associated with materialism.
A narrative storytelling, looking at urban crime and peer pressure. How the nature of the city and the neighbourhood affects one's behavior.
Link: https://issuu.com/gsapp_hp/docs/vita_outlines_issu_singlepage_164e12306eace1
A study of the obstacles to establishing resilient systems of local food production in Hawaii”. (2020, Aug 13th). Columbia Academic Commons.
“Regenerating Land and Lives: The Timbaktu Collective in Anantapur, India”. (2023, Oct 18th). Political reform program, New America.
“Home: Writing About Place”.(2019, Apr 8th)
“The Beautiful Chaos”. (2020, Apr 20th)
“Matter & why it matters”.(2020, May, 10th)
“The In-Crowd”. (2019, June 4th).
“Food and Farming in Hawaii: A study of the obstacles to establishing resilient systems of local food production in Hawaii”. (2020, Aug 13th). Columbia Academic Commons.
Research Interests
Urbanism: Writing about cities; Map based quantitative research; Semi- structured, qualitative, interview based urban research.
Scholarships
Ranked #7 in the National aptitude test in Architecture (NATA), Karnataka , 2008. Awarded partial tuition scholarship at RVSA.
Best Performer Award
Proactis Award for Best Performance in Architectural Design, 2009-2010.
Kirthana Sudhakar
Assistant Professor
Master of Science in Urban Planning + Historic Preservation; Bachelors in ArchitectureSchool of Design and Innovation
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Bengaluru
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