Sridevi C.
About me
| Sridevi C. | |
| Archaeology | |
| Conservation of Historic Buildings | |
| Taught Postgraduate | |
| Wentworth | |
| 2013 | |
| India |
My employment
| Principal Architect | |
| India | |
| Small business (0-49 employees) | |
| 2013 |
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A day in the life of a Principal Architect in India
Self employed, running successful architectural consultancy in India
My career goals when I graduated
To start off on my own.
My career history
I graduated from architecture school in 2010 - Joined a Architectural firm that specialised in Earth construction for 2 years. Then moved to a Heritage consulting firm INTACH for 1 year. Joined the masters program at York. Came back and established my company.
What has helped my career to progress
Long nights during architecture school trained me for tough days as a business owner.
Also the credit of being from a well-known University like York and its archaeology department opens doors for you in terms of opportunity.
Courses taken since graduation
None
Where I hope to be in 5 years
A more well established firm with more Heritage related projects.
My advice to students considering work
Work hard and be patient. Follow your passion and success will follow, although a bit slowly.....
My advice about working in my industry
Be observant - always carry a notebook to jot down ideas that come to you.
Contacting me
You can contact me regarding anything architecture related - will be more than happy to help
What I do
I run my architectural consultancy in Bangalore, India. We deal with turn key architectural projects. We also consult on and run workshops related to Heritage.
How I started my business
After graduating from York in 2013, I started this business with a friend of mine, we had 2 projects to begin with and there was no looking back from there. It was not easy to establish the firm. It took a lot of hard work, networking, late nights and a dash of luck to keep it going. It has been two years and now we have over 10 projects ranging from eco-friendly resorts, farm houses, house renovations etc.
Skills I use and how I developed them
As an architect, we need to be well aware of everything related to the construction industry. Right from technical details to creating fresh designs with strong concepts. As far as software knowledge goes, we use on a daily basis AutoCAD, Photoshop and Google Sketchup
What I like most
The rush you feel when you see your designs materialise.
What I like least
The fact that I barely get time to be an architect - most of my time goes in site visits, client meetings, budgeting, strategic planning, people management etc etc.
What surprised me most
The time, effort, perseverance and patience it takes to run a business.
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