I am a second-year candidate in the M.Arch I program at Yale School of Architecture, seeking internship opportunites for June-August 2012.
A sample of my work can be seen below, and my resumé can be downloaded by clicking here. I can be reached via email at amrita.raja@yale.edu.
Photograph by Adam Kurihara.
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TOBACCO WAREHOUSE
FALL 2010
The well-known landmark of the Tobacco Warehouse is the site for the design of a 400-seat theater and supporting program. By using the latter as "buffer space" for the former, the theater is experienced peripherally from the lobby, gallery and cafe. A folded plate system acts as a structural tool for spanning the theater in the round, the beginings of an acoustic solution, and a means of manipulating light in the theater space.
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UNDERGRADUATE THESIS
SPRING 2009
I recently completed my undergraduate thesis. My theoretical research delved into the relationship between memory and place in the creation of social identity; I drew on the research of sociologists, philosophers/writers, and designers. My site, Johnston Student Center at Virginia Tech, did not live up to its potential as a "Third Place." By updating Ray Oldenburg's sociological principles for the 21st century, I hoped to create a space that is of our time and place. You can read some of my writings and access larger images from my thesis blog.
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CERN PLANETARIUM
FALL 2008
Designing an underground planetarium in Switerland provided me with the opportunity to explore contrasting experiences of space. I created a parcour through darkness that leads the vistors to a large, sun-lit atrium. The dark spaces are almost devoid of materiality; the atrium incorporates the texture of stone and water from the site.
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MELANGE RESTAURANT & LOUNGE
SPRING 2007
I worked on a conceptual design for a restaurant and lounge in Dubai, U.A.E. These images illustrate a technique I developed to integrate multiple programs in the rendering process, creating computer generated drawings with texture and depth.
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FALANGEES!
FALL 2005-SPRING 2006
I designed a wooden toy for infants inspired by a childs fascination with the human hand. Working on the toy was an exercise in understanding a material and the tools with which that material can be explored. I also created packaging and marketing solutions for the toy.
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FONTAINEBLEAU
SUMMER 2007
Photography has been a hobby of mine since high school; these photographs document my five-week architectural study at the Ecole de Beaux-Arts in Fontainebleau, France.
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