Ar.Balaji Rajasekaran
Associate professor, C.A.R.E. School of Architecture
Co-Ordinator, Center for Innovation and Technology
E-mail - balajirajasekaran@care.ac.in
Educational Qualification
| Degree | Institution | Year of completion |
|---|---|---|
| B.Arch., | Hindustan College of Engineering, Chennai | 2010 |
| M.Arch.,(Architecture & Urbanism) | Design Research Laboratory, AA School of Architecture, London | 2014 |
Areas of Expertise
Design Research, Design Processes, Multi-Disciplinary Design Approaches, Architectural Geometry, Digital fabrication and Contemporary construction craft, AI & ML.
Studios / Subjects Handled
| S.No | Studio / subject name | Semester |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Exploratory Studio – Level I | 06 |
| 2 | Exploratory Studio – Level II | 07 |
| 3 | Contemporary Process in Architectural Design | 08 |
Research / Design Projects in both Academics and Practice
- O’Shell – Built Student Pavilion at CARE Square.
- Worked with North Dakota State University, USA, in developing various Software Products for developing economy such as India.
- Procedural Design – Design Approach based on Operations & Hybridization.
- Parametric Furniture – Sofas, Chairs & Coffee Table.
- His practice celebrates tradition, rich culture and local labourers while situating in today’s contemporary world.
Research Articles and Publications in Areas of Expertise
- “O’shell experiments with tension based structures and student collaboration in India” published in DesignBoom – https://www.designboom.com/architecture/oshell-investigates-tension-based-structures-student-collaboration-india-03-31-2020/
- “Ferrocement- O’shell experiments with tension based structures” published in Ferrocement News Issue:11 on 28th October 2020 by Ferrocement Society pp.01.
- “Functionally graded polymer composites” exhibited in “adaptive architecture” – ACADIA 2013 at Cambridge, Ontario, Canada.
- “Spatial personality for human-space interaction” proceedings of the 17th International conference on Computer Aided Architectural Design Research (CAADRIA 2012), April 2012, pp. 69–78.
- “Transit hub through parametric design” (poster) exhibited in the international CAADRIA 2010 conference at Hongkong.
Presented Papers, Invited Lectures and Workshops in Areas of Expertise
- Webinar 2020 “Design Deliberation in Architecture” by Parul Institute of Architecture and Research.
- Lecture on “Architectural Search” at R.V College of Architecture, Bangalore 2019.
- Resource Person – Teacher’s Training Program 2017- Computing In Architectural Education, Practice and Research organized by Council of Architecture – Training & Research Center (COA-TRC), at McGAN’s Ooty School of Architecture for Architects, Faculty of Architectural colleges and research scholars.
- Computational workshop ‘FILLING THE VOID // computational design tour INDIA’ an OPEN DESIGN STUDIO comprised of workshops, design sessions & symposia across 5 cities in india – new delhi, mumbai, bengaluru, chandigarh & chennai. ‘filling the void’ looked at void as an opportunity, potential and a driver of change for architecture & design education in India 2016.
- 10 days design & make workshop (Hyperthread 2014) as part of aa visiting school by aa-london & zha education and hosted by midas at chennai.
- “Evolutionary design principles” nominated for Pechakucha talk at ACADIA 2013, cambridge, ontario, canada.
