Faculty

MS URBAN DESIGN (GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, ATLANTA, US)
B.ARCH (KAMLA RAHEJA INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTURE, MUMBAI UNIVERSITY, JUHU, MUMBAI)

4 YEARS

ARCU 3202 BUILDING MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY – III
ARCU 3302 ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN – V
INDU 3206 BUILDING MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES – III
INDU 3104 GRAPHICS SKILLS – I
INDU 3206 PRINCIPLES AND ELEMENTS OF DESIGN
SWAYAM BID ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES – III
SWAYAM BArch ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES – III

AR. RAJAT SHARMA’S RESEARCH INVESTIGATES THE OVERLAPPING REALMS OF HOUSING DESIGN, URBAN SOCIOLOGY, AND THE CONTEMPORARY HOUSING CRISIS. HIS WORK CRITICALLY ENGAGES WITH THE ARCHITECTURE OF FILM STUDIO SPACES AND THE CULTURAL IMAGINARIES THEY SHAPE—EXPLORING HOW CINEMATIC ENVIRONMENTS MIRROR URBAN ASPIRATIONS AND SPATIAL FANTASIES. HIS SCHOLARSHIP ALSO DELVES INTO THE UTOPIAN VISIONS OF URBAN PLANNING THROUGH HISTORY, AND THE ONGOING CHALLENGE OF MODERNIZING AGING INFRASTRUCTURE. BY INTERROGATING RETROFITTING STRATEGIES, MATERIAL INNOVATIONS, AND TECHNOLOGICAL INTEGRATION IN URBAN DESIGN, HIS RESEARCH AIMS TO RECONCILE HISTORIC URBAN FABRICS WITH EQUITABLE, FUTURE-ORIENTED GROWTH. HE IS PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN CROSS-DISCIPLINARY METHODS THAT BLEND POLICY, DESIGN, AND TECHNOLOGY TO ADDRESS URBAN HOUSING INEQUALITIES IN INDIA AND BEYOND.

AR. RAJAT SHARMA’S TEACHING INTERESTS CENTER AROUND EXPLORING DESIGN AS A SOCIAL, CULTURAL, AND SENSORY PRACTICE. HE ENCOURAGES STUDENTS TO THINK CRITICALLY ABOUT SPACE THROUGH HUMAN EXPERIENCE—MERGING ERGONOMICS, NARRATIVE, MEMORY, AND VISUAL STORYTELLING. HIS COURSES OFTEN INCORPORATE FILMS, FIELD SKETCHING, AND SITE-BASED OBSERVATION TO BUILD AN INTUITIVE UNDERSTANDING OF ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN LIFE. HE IS COMMITTED TO MAKING DESIGN EDUCATION ENGAGING, ACCESSIBLE, AND DEEPLY CONTEXTUAL—BE IT THROUGH MODULES ON UNIVERSAL DESIGN, THE SOCIOLOGY OF PUBLIC SPACES, OR HANDS-ON STUDIO EXERCISES IN MICRO-INTERIOR AND FURNITURE DESIGN. WITH A BALANCE OF STRUCTURE AND IMAGINATION, HIS PEDAGOGY AIMS TO BUILD CRITICALLY AWARE DESIGNERS WHO CAN NEGOTIATE BETWEEN AESTHETICS, FUNCTION, AND CULTURAL IDENTITY.

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Council of Architecture; BNI India

rsharma8@ggn.amity.edu
Amity School of Architecture and Planning (ASAP)