This document summarizes the qualifications and experience of Arunava Sarkar, an architect and urban designer. He has over 11 years of experience leading architectural, master planning, and sustainable design projects across various sectors including mixed-use, residential, retail, and institutional. He has extensive international experience working for global design firms in Dubai and London. He specializes in sustainable design and has expertise in environmental regulations and green building certification standards.

1. Seeking growth opportunities in a multidisciplinary organisation as a thought leader
• Result oriented professional with 11 years' experience in design, coordination and
delivery of architectural/masterplan projects
• Multidisciplinary approach with domain knowledge of architecture, masterplanning and
sustainability
• Specialist in sustainable design, specifications and environmental regulations
• International work experience with global design firms
• Team leader with acumen to plan ,schedule, budget and manage various project stages
• Ability to lead & manage projects ranging from large masterplans to individual buildings
• Excellent communication skills & ability to interact/coordinate in a global environment
• Experience in mixed use townships, high rise housing, retail, commercial, IT Parks,
institutional campus, Green Building projects
ARUNAVA SARKAR
Architect +Urban Designer
Objective
Profile
Core Competencies
Address
213, Grey Building, Al Barsha 1, Dubai
E: module_b@yahoo.com
M: +971 52 600 1706
Portfolio link:
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Professional Affiliations
Council of Architecture- India
Institute of Urban Designers-India
Indian Institute of Architects-India
Society of Engineers- UAE
American Planning Association-US
Architectural Association- UK
ISOCaRP- Netherlands
GRIHA evaluator and Trainer-India
INTACH- India
Software Skills
Skills include 2d CAD, 3d modeling,
presentations and daylight, thermal
and energy analysis
Drafting: AutoCAD
Modeling: 3dmax, Sketch up
BIM :Revit Architecture + Vasari
Graphic- Photoshop,Indeisgn,Illustrator
Environmental analysis: Ecotect
TAS , ENVI-met, Ambiens
Meteonorm, Weather Tool
Awards
• Gold medal|M.Arch thesis| SPA,
Delhi-2005
• Gold medal |B.Arch thesis |JU,
Kolkata-2003
• Commonwealth Scholarship-UK,
MHRD, India 2008
• UNESCO-ISOCaRP Scholarship,
Netherlands , 2005
• GATE Scholarship, MHRD,
India 2003
• Archiprix International
World’s best graduation projects,
Shanghai, 2007
• UNESCO Young Planner, 2005
• CARAFAX prize
41st ISOCaRP world congress.
Bilbao, 2005
• CAADRIA bursary, Delhi, 2005
• INSDAG Award, 3rd Prize, 1999
National commendation, India 2002
• 1st.Prize for kinetic structures,
Annual Technological Symposium,
Jadavpur University, Kolkata 1999
Employment
Urban Designer
Nov 2014 -Current
Senior Architect
March 10 –Oct14
Project Architect
March 07 –Sept 08
Architect
Aug 05-March 07
Visiting Faculty
Sept 12 –Oct 14
Feasibility Studies Project Co ordination Team building & mentoring
Architectural Design BIM & Building Energy simulation RFP & Bid documentation
Masterplanning Residential communities Development Strategy
Sustainability Retail & Mixed Use development Design Management
Ae7 Morse Architecture (http://www.ae-7.com/)
Key project: Design & delivery of Mohammad Bin Rashed City, a 40 km2 district
• Managed small project team on various project stages including visioning,
physical feasibility, concept/ detailed master planning, master plan validation,
urban design and architectural concept design
• Utilized strategic planning methodology and statutory regulations to perform pre
development studies to support financial feasibility targets
• Spearheaded design research, analyzed issues, incorporated global best practice ,
established design standards & devised development, phasing & branding strategy
• Prepared project specific design & development brief to reflect project objectives
• Led masterplanning process and produced statutory code compliance documents
• Prepared Urban Development Guidelines, reports and Design Control Regulations
• Coordinated site infrastructure development information with diverse disciplines
• Established graphic presentation standards for master planning division
Building Design Partnership (http://www.bdp.com/)
Key project: Won, designed & delivered IIT, Mandi , a 200 Ha Institutional campus
Helped establish the BDP Delhi studio through major projects wins
• Design lead handling a portfolio of clients for multiple award winning projects
• Team leader responsible for design to delivery of architecture projects
• Client interface for design team, Liaison with international clients, consultants,
development agencies
• Team building & mentoring junior architects
• Assisted in preparing RFP & bid documentation. Assisted in drafting contractual
documents with timing, costing and scoping for sub consultants
• Managed internal team ensuring program adherence, timely design delivery
and technical quality of projects
• Performed a key role in project planning, scheduling, developing key objectives/
goals and assigning individual responsibility
• Assisted in developing the brief, budget and preparing feasibility reports/design
proposals for clients
• Assisted in preparing BOQ, Specifications and tender documentation. Review
and analysis of tender documentation
• Coordination with services consultants/vendors in DD and construction stage
• Designing Key details, reviewing detailed working drawing package
• Establishing project Sustainability benchmarks, check design and specifications
for LEED and GRIHA compliance
• Periodic site inspection, attending project control meeting, guide design
changes and value engineering.
• Studio CAD manager responsible for BIM deployment in Delhi studio
Achal Kataria Architects
• Worked as project architect leading a team of architects/consultants for two
large mixed use projects on various project stages
Morphogenesis Architecture Studio (http://www.morphogenesis.org/ )
Key project: Designed & coordinated 0.4 million sqft corporate office complex
• Coordinated with services, structures, landscape, lighting and façade designers
• Participated in tender documentation, review and analysis
• Reviewed and Incorporated vendor and subcontractor packages
• Produced construction documentation packages and conducted site supervision
Jamia Millia Islamia
• Led and managed the Urban Regeneration studio for M.Arch students
• Provided M.Arch Thesis guidance as Dissertation Tutor
Abu Dhabi/Dubai
Delhi
Delhi
Delhi
Delhi

2. Projects
Retail & Mixed use
Workplace & IT Park
Institutional
Residential
Masterplanning
Green Building
Projects Exhibition
• ISOCaRP World congress on Low
Carbon City, Porto, 2009
• ISOCaRP World congress on
Creative City, Bilbao, 2009
• Passive & Low Energy Architecture
Conference-Qubec, 2009
• Architectural Association Project
Review–London, 2009
• ECOBUILD-London, 2009
• Archiprix International: World’s
best graduation projects, 2007
• IIA convention-Kolkata 1998-99
• Techone, 15 Acre mixed use development, Earth Infrastructure Ltd. Greater Noida
• RAMS Mall 0.15 Million sqft mall, multiplex Bhilwara
• Highway Star-0.05 million sqft mixed use project Bangalore
• Earth iconic- 0.25 Million Mixed use development, Earth Infrastructure Ltd. Gurgaon
• Central Square-1.7 Million sqft Retail Development, Pure earth Ltd. Delhi
• 0.8 Million sqft mixed use complex (Hotel+mall+multiplex+office),Gallops Ahmadabad
• 0.05 Million sqft Factory/office complex, Kalpakaru Retailart Pvt.Ltd Greater Noida
• Doon Cyber Tower -0.4 Million sqft IT park, SIDCUL Dehradun
• IGL corporate office 0.4 Million sqft office complex Noida
• IT Park-4 million LEED Gold Rated Commercial complex, Nirlon Ltd. Mumbai
• IIT Mandi- 535 acre Indian Institute of Technology Mandi
• 58 Ha residential masterplan validation,, Al Zahia Sharjah
• Feasibility of District 3/ District 4/Jumeirah Golf Estates community Dubai
• 26 Ha Residential development, Jebel Ali Dubai
• Harmony Enclave- 4 million sqft Group Housing, Ansal API Lucknow
• Five River-Residential Township 300 / 500 Sq Yd 60 Villas, IREO PanchKula
• 1 million sqft housing and 225 / 300 sqm 25 villas, Bluejay Developers Bangalore
• 2.5 acre Ecohomes villas, Reliable Insupacks Pvt Ltd, Manesar
• Mohammed Bin Rashid City, District Eleven, Pocket J 745 Villas, Meydan Dubai
• Meydan Horizon, a 180-hectare mixed-use development, Meydan Dubai
• Mohammed Bin Rashid City, Transit District Seven , 332 Ha masterplan Dubai
• 170 Ha Healthcare Cluster masterplan validation Dubai
• Heritage Resort, 345 Ha Masterplan and resort extension Dubai
• 150 Ha mixed use destination , City Suburb Abu Dhabi
• Kuwait Commercial Landuse Study, 2030 for Kuwait Municipality Kuwait
• Airport Smart City masterplan consultation, ISOCaRP Bodo
• Regeneration proposal for La Rioja, ISOCaRP Bilbao
• Vision Master plan for Regeneration of Doha City (STUP) Doha
• Amstoria-102 acre Residential township, BPTP Gurgaon
• Masterplan of 325 ha consisting of new sectors 7, 15,16, NRDA Naya Naypur
• Mundra SEZ, 13000 Hectare port Township, Adani Ports SEZ Ltd Mundra
• 40 acre Industrial park, Haldiram Hydrabad
• 300 acre industrial campus masterplan , CESC Ltd Budge Budge
• 26 Acre residential masterplan, CESC Ltd Mulajore
• Redevelopment Masterplan for Adhat Bazar, Dehradun Municipal Corp. Dehradun
• Sustainability consultancy and Green Building Facilitation
for GRIHA rated 1.5 million sqft Medical College, (GRIHA Documentation) Madhepura
• Design , construction and Environmental consultancy of Eco-Housing
of 2.5 acres site for Reliable Insupack Pvt.Ltd Manesar
• Sustainability Consultancy for 2 lak sqft Zero Energy Building, CESU Ltd. Bhubaneshwar
• 535 acre IIT Mandi (GRIHA Documentation) Mandi
• Environmental consultancy for 240m Highrise Apartments, Mani Group Kolkata
Education
2008-2009
2003-2005
1998-2003
M.Sc Environmental Design London
Environment +Energy Studies
Architectural Association
M.Arch Urban Design Distinction, Gold Medal New Delhi
School of Planning & Architecture
B.Arch Architecture Honors, Gold Medal Kolkata
Jadavpur University
ARUNAVA SARKAR
Architect +Urban Designer
Professional Training/ Workshops
• GRIHA evaluator and Trainer Certification- Ministry of Non Renewable Energy, India Delhi
• "Smart City-Smart Bodo", ISOCaRP UPAT Workshop with Bodo Municipality, Norway Bodo
• Project Management, 3 month Certificate MOOC , Indian Institute of Technology, 2017 Rourkee
• Urban Regeneration workshop for old city core, UNESCO- ISOCaRP Programme , 2005 Bilbao
• Smart Cities– Management of Smart Urban Infrastructures- 3 month certificate course MOOC
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne,2016 Lausanne
• Smart Cities- 2 month Certificate MOOC, The Open University,UK Milton Keynes
• Smart grids in smart cities- Society of Engineers workshop, Dubai
• Sustainable cities –4 month certificate MOOC, SDG Academy & IIHS, 2016-17 Bangalore
• Transit Oriented Development Workshop, Delhi Development Authority, 2013 Delhi
• TERI Trainers and Evaluators Workshop, 2011, 2014 Delhi
• Sarat Das & Associates, Delhi, 3 month Urban Design Training, 2004 Delhi
• F.T. Khareghat & associates, Mumbai , 6 month Architecture Training, 2002 Mumbai