Meenal Singh

Experience

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  Pahade and Dasgupta Associates

  Jun 2014 - Jul 2014

  Architect

  A summer internship

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  Concept Architects

  Dec 2015 - May 2016

  Architect

  Main responsibilities included:1. Assisting Senior Architect in architectural work.2. Creating architectural drawings and working drawings for various residential, group housing and industrial projects.3. Working architect responsibilities.4. Help in coordinating projects.5. Maintaining project files, conducting research on construction sites such as zoning laws and regulations, material research and preparing presentations for clients

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  FB Balehosur Associates

  May 2018 - Jul 2018

  Conservation Training

  INTACH Bangalore Project - F.B. Balehosur Associates (Conservation Contractor) - ASI BangaloreActive Conservation and Restoration Project - Restoration of Fort High School, Bangalore.Tasks and activities included:1. Site Supervising and coordinating for the ongoing Restoration of Fort High School, Bangalore.2. Help in managing the Restoration of Fort High School, Bangalore.3. Coordinating the work progress with INTACH Bangalore for Restoration of Fort High School, Bangalore.4. Digitization and inventory of Conservation Process and findings.5. Assisting the site engineer and workers for implementation of the Project.6. Contributing to the meeting presentations, reports, correspondence and other documents, prepare missions and documentation of the Conservation process.7. Keeping a record of Materials used for restoration work and work progress.8. Gap Analysis and assessment of protected Monument of Fortress and temples of Chitradurga, Karnataka for the ASI Bangalore after Adopt a Heritage initiative of Indian Ministry Culture and Tourism in 2018. Show less

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  Indian National trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH)

  Jun 2018 - Jul 2018

  Junior Consultant Conservation Architect
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  Indian Heritage Cities Network - IHCN

  Nov 2019 - Jan 2021

  Project Officer

  Worked on a UNESCO World Heritage Project as Project Officer and an in-house Conservation Architect with Indian Heritage Cities Network Foundation (IHCNF) in Bangalore, India.Main responsibilities included:1. Preparation of Nomination Dossier for the inscription of ‘Temples of Badami, Aihole and Pattadakal’ as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. (Project Officer - Core Team)a. Research (Data Collection from secondary and primary sources, compilation, analyses and inferences) and Writing.b. Preparation of Criteria and Justification for inscription and defining the Outstanding Universal Value.c. Field Visits, Identification of nominated sites and nominated attributes, Architectural and Photographic Documentation.d. Stakeholder consultations and Review meetings (Central officials, State officials, professionals and local community).e. Monitoring Plans of Nominated sites, management issues and site issues.f. Other objectives and activities to be carried out according to UNESCO Operational guidelines 2019.2. Preparation of Management Plan for Nomination Dossier for the inscription of ‘Temples of Badami, Aihole and Pattadakal’ as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. (Project Officer - Core Team)3. Preparation of Tourist Circuit Development Plans for State of Karnataka, India. Show less

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  ICOMOS

  Jan 2020 - now

  Member

  An active member of ICOMOS-India National Scientific Committee on Intangible Cultural Heritage.

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  Studio Sakha, Nagpur

  Jul 2020 - Aug 2021

  Conservation Architect Consultant

  Consulted Studio Sakha on Sagar Smart City Project.Mentored Sakha Summer Studio International in the course of Cultural Influences on Place Making and Beyond in June 2021. The studio was designed to guide students about the factors and contributors which are associated with culture as an influencing agent in place making. It was aimed to educate and enrich the knowledge systems that formalize the analytical ability of the students of architecture and professionals towards art of place making. Show less

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  Freelance

  Feb 2021 - now

  Freelance Architect

  Architectural and Graphics Projects- Sustainable Architecture - Residential works- Agriculture and farm related projects

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  Nodopía Arquitectura  y Diseño

  Feb 2022 - now

  Architect
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  Meenal Singh Architecture Studio

  Jun 2023 - now

  Principal Architect

  Architecture Projects