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Abhishek Rao Studio
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Abhishek Rao Studio
8, Jagadhatri Tala Road, Bhadreswar, Hooghly, WB
Bhadreswar
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Bio

Abhishek Rao is a budding urbanist, licensed architect, noted artist, illustrator and the founder of Abhishek Rao Studio, a transdisciplinary creative unit. He has pursued architecture, planning & design. He also holds a ‘Visharad’ in fine arts and a diploma in Information Technology.

He is the winner of WASA Genius Architect Medal 2021 for securing highest overall score in the world. Abhishek also bagged WASA Genius Building Award 2021 & WASA One Percent Award 2021 at Japan. Currently he is a practicing architect & academician. Abhishek got associated with AIA since 2021, after he graduated in architecture under mentorship of Architect. Simon Wells.

With an intrinsic affinity towards sustainable design development and landscape architecture, he emphasizes on ecology restoration in his works by incorporating green ethos and technological amalgamations. Abhishek Rao has won several competitions of national & international repute and academic awards in the field of art and architecture.

He had been an International Student member of American Society of Landscape Architects under the mentorship of Ar. Ming-Jen Hsueh, Sasaki Associates. Being an artist it always fascinates him how the entire world of art merges with the minute domains of architecture. To find the link, to perceive a salient career with best professional ethics with dedicated efforts and to associate to grow tremendously has been his primary motto.

Education

Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST), Shibpur
Howrah, India
Master of Planning
Urban & Regional Planning

Piloo Mody College of Architecture - Biju Patnaik University of Technology
Rourkela, India
Bachelor of Architecture, 2021
Architecture (Product design minor.)
2016 To 2021
Dissertation: AALO - The Light Hub, celebrating excellence in lighting design of the heritage city Chandannagar (former french colony of West Bengal), India. (Live proposal by Govt. of West Bengal)
Advisor: Prof. Jyotshna Datta Chaudhuri

Surabharati Sangit Parishad
Kolkata, India
B.Fine (Visharad), 2016
Fine Arts
2013 To 2016

Society for Information & Technological Development
Kolkata, India
Diploma in Information Technology, 2014
Information Technology
2011 To 2014

Bangiya Sangit Parishad, University of Art
Kolkata, India
D.Fine, 2013
Fine Arts
2009 To 2013

Professional Associations

American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists (AAEES), Annapolis, Maryland, United States
2023 - Present

Association of Academic Museums & Galleries (AAMG), Greencastle, IN 46135
2023 - Present

British Ecological Society (BES), 42 Wharf Road, London, N1 7GS, UK
2023 - Present

Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE), 203 Hymus Boulevard, Suite 200, Pointe Claire, Quebec
2023 - Present

Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers 222 Balham High Road, London, SW12 9BS
2023 - Present

Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM), Quadra, 500 Pavilion Drive, Northampton Business Park, Northampton, NN4 7YJ
2023 - Present

Engineers Australia (EA), 11 National Circuit, Barton, Australian Capital Territory 2600, AU
2023 - Present

INSTITUTE OF HIGHWAY ENGINEERS, 4 DEVONSHIRE STREET, LONDON, W1W 5DX
2023 - Present

National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE), 1420 King Street Alexandria, VA 22314-2794
2023 - Present

Planning Institute of British Columbia (PIBC), 1750 - 355 Burrard Street, Vancouver, B.C. V6C 2G8, Canada
2023 - Present

Society for Earthquake and Civil Engineering Dynamics, ICE, 1-7 Great George Street, London SW1P 3AA
2023 - Present

Society for Education and Training (SET), The Education & Training Foundation, 157-197 Buckingham Palace Road, London SW1W 9SP
2023 - Present

Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE), 9711 Washingtonian Blvd, Suite 380 Gaithersburg Maryland 20878 United States
2023 - Present

Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA), 1100 Wayne Avenue Suite 650, Silver Spring, MD, 20910, US
2023 - Present

The Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation (CIHT), United Kingdom
2023 - Present

The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management, CIWEM 106-109 Saffron Hill, London, EC1N 8QS
2023 - Present

The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST)
2023 - Present

The Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE), International HQ, 47-58 Bastwick Street, London, EC1V 3PS United Kingdom
2023 - Present

The Royal Statistical Society (RSS), 12 Errol Street (entrance on Lamb's Buildings) London, EC1Y 8LX
2023 - Present

Transport Planning Society (TPS), ICE, 1-7 Great George Street, London SW1P 3AA
2023 - Present

American Physical Society (APS), American Center for Physics College Park, Maryland, United States
2022 - Present

International Federation of Landscape Architects - Asia Pacific Region
2022 - Present

Operational Research Society (OR Society)
2021 - 2023

Institute For Engineering & Research Publication (IFERP), India
2021 - 2022

All India Council for Technical Skill Development (AICTSD), India
2021 - Present

American Concrete Institute (ACI)
2021 - Present

American Planning Association (APA)
2021 - Present

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
2021 - Present

American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)
2021 - Present

Council of Architecture (COA), India
2021 - Present

National Institute for Technical Training & Skill Development (NITTSD), India
2021 - Present

The American Institute of Architects (AIA)
2021 - Present

Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), UK
2018 - 2019

Job History

Marrow Originals
Director - Creative
London, United Kingdom
March 2023 - present

Academy of Fashion & Arts
Senior Creative Executive
Delhi, India
June 2022 - present

HUH
Co-founder & Director
Bhubaneshwar, India
June 2022 - present

INSPIRELI EDUCATION
Advisor & Juror
Prauge, Czech Republic
August 2021 - present

Abhishek Rao Studio
Founder / Creator
Chandannagar - Urban, India
July 2018 - present

VBRIDGE
Architect
Kolkata, India
January 2022 - May 2022

Beyond Architecture Planning Studio Pvt. Ltd.
Architect
Kolkata, India
August 2021 - December 2021

An Architects Abode
Intern Architect
Mayurbhanj, India
September 2020 - January 2021

M/S Green Dimension Architects
Intern Architect
Cuttack, India
July 2020 - September 2020

Honors and Awards

Annual Academic Excellence Award (For securing highest CGPA)
Department of Architecture
2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

Arjun Bhuyan Award of Academic Excellence
Arjun Bhuyan Charitable Trust (Odisha, India)
2018, 2019

Citation in Design 30 (Main Event)
Zonal National Association of Students of Architecture (ZONASA) ((eastern India))
2020

Genius Architect Medal (World Rank. 1)
WASA World Architecture Student Award, Zenkoku Kenkomi (Japan)
2021

Genius Building Award (World Rank. 1)
WASA World Architecture Student Award, Zenkoku Kenkomi (Japan)
2021

Indian Institute of Architects (IIA) Medal for best outgoing student of the year 2021
The Indian Institute of Architects (IIA)
2022

ONE PERCENT Award
WASA World Architecture Student Award, Zenkoku Kenkomi (Japan)
2021

Special Mention in Product Design
Zonal National Association of Students of Architecture (ZONASA) ((eastern India))
2020

TRANSPARENCE, Zonal Winner (East)
Saint Gobain India pvt. ltd. (Supported by Ethos)
2019

Winner at Disaster Resilient Architecture Workshop
Piloo Mody College of Architecture (Cuttack) (India)
2018