Alpa Nawre CURRICULUM VITAE December, 2015
919 Colorado St Manhattan KS
EDUCATION
2011 Harvard University Graduate School of Design (GSD), Cambridge, MA, USA MLAUD, (post-professional) Master of Landscape Architecture in Urban Design
2007 Louisiana State University (LSU), Baton Rouge, LA, USA MLA, Master of Landscape Architecture
2003 National Institute of Technology (NIT), Raipur, CG, India B. Arch, Bachelor of Architecture with Honors
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
2011 - Kansas State University College of Architecture, Planning & Design, KS, USA Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture
2009 - 11 Harvard University Graduate School of Design (GSD), Cambridge, MA, USA Urban Planning Studio & Representation Seminar Teaching Assistant & Tutor
2007 Louisiana State University (LSU), Baton Rouge, LA, USA Undergraduate Design Studio Teaching Assistant
INVITED APPOINTMENTS
2015 - 18 Editorial Board: Journal of Architectural Education, JAE 2014 Jury Chair: Mentoring Fellowship for Women and Minority in the Sciences, K-State 2013 - 16 Alumni Advisory Board: Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture, LSU Judge: Research and the State, Graduate student research competition, K-State Reviewer: Landscape Journal 2012 Juror: European New Towns & Pilot Cities, International Urban Planning Workshop Reviewer: Balkan Environmental Association Conference Papers
PROFESSIONAL LICENSES
2013 - PLA Licensed Landscape Architect, Certificate No. 835, State of Kansas, USA 2009 - LEED Accredited Professional USGBC 2005 - Registered Architect Council of Architecture, CA/2005/35209 India
AWARDS & HONORS
2015 Dumbarton Oaks Mellon Fellowship in Urban Landscape Studies: DC, USA Excellence in Design Studio Teaching Award Nomination: CELA, USA 2012 Mentoring Fellowship for Women and Minority in the Sciences: K-State 2008 AIA Future of Design for Young Professionals Exhibition: Boston, USA
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Boston Society of Architects Gallery Exhibition, MA: Boston, USA 2007 Certificate of Outstanding Achievement: Excellence in History & Theory, LSU Graduate Service Award: Service to RRSLA & LSU Community 2006 Certificate in Tropical Coastal Ecology: University of Guadalajara, Mexico IFLAer International Student Design Competition, Third Prize: Australia Helen Reich Memorial Award: Merit-based scholarship, LSU 2003 Hemu Kalani Memorial Design Competition, First Prize (project built): India
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
2011- Alpa Nawre Design, DNA, Partner, Raipur, India Uparwara, Naya Raipur: Developed master plan and landscape site-design
2010 Verzone Woods Architects, Intern Urban Designer, Rougemont, Switzerland Terragrams- landscape architecture podcast: dispatch research and preparation Metamorphose Competition, Lausanne: Developed urban design and drawings
2009 - 10 Harvard University Campus Planning Office, Urban Designer, Cambridge, USA Trees on the Harvard Campus: Updated drawings to reflect existing tree locations Pound Hall Plaza: Applied Holmes Field District design guideline to plaza design
2009 AECOM, Landscape Architect, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Al Khor Masterplan: Developed landscape architecture design guidelines Zayed University: Developed design and reviewed drawings for campus landscap
2007 - 08 MESA, Landscape Designer, Dallas, TX, USA Solana Office, TX: Developed design and drawings for office campus landscape University Mall, Tampa, FL & Founders’ Plaza, Arlington, TX: Developed concept, 100% Schematic Design, Design Development and Construction Documents
2006 LandDesign, Intern Landscape Designer, Alexandria, VA USA Prepared masterplan drawings and assisted with presentations to the Town Council
2003 - 05 Shaheer Associates, Architect, New Delhi, India Baghe-Babur, Aga Khan Trust for Culture Project: Produced construction documents for landscape conservation of Mughal Emperor Babur’s tomb garden Golkonda Resort: Prepared 100% construction documents and design details
2003 JRA, Intern Architect, New Delhi, India Various Corporate Office Interiors: Developed 100% Construction Documents
COURSES TAUGHT (* denotes graduate courses)
Design Urban Site Planning & Design: LAR442, 2012, 2014, 2015 Studios Co-taught intermediate landscape architecture & urban design studio
*Advanced Studio: Laminated Landscapes in India LAR648, 2013, 2015 Taught landscape architecture studio on design issues in India/developing countries
*Architecture, Interior Arch. & Landscape Off Campus Studio, ARCH606, IAPD606, LAR703, 2013 Co-taught interdisciplinary advanced semester abroad studio in Italy
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Site Planning & Design I: LAR320, 2014 Co-taught beginning landscape architecture studio
*Urban Planning Studio I: 1122, 2011 Assisted Prof. Alex Krieger with core urban planning studio
Site Design Studio I: 1122, 2007 Assisted Prof. Frank Chaffin with advanced landscape studio
Seminars *Research Seminar: Laminated Landscapes in India *LAR750, 2013, 2015 Landscape issues in India/developing countries, to support LAR648
*Career Planning Seminar, LAR444, PLAN444, 2012 - 15 Taught interdisciplinary internship and career preparation lecture seminar
Research Seminar: Water Infrastructure as Cultural Construct *LAR741, 2013 Taught interdisciplinary research seminar to critically understand water in architecture & landscapes in Italy
Internship Reporting Seminar, LAR645, 2013 Coordinated and led interdisciplinary internship reporting presentations & exhibition
Project Programming & Proposal Writing, *LAR700, *PLAN897 2013 Co-taught interdisciplinary proposal development for Masters Projects & Reports
*Landscape Representation: 2010 Assisted Prof. Andrea Hansen with advanced landscape representation seminar
Lab Technology Modules: LAR540, *LAR 550, 2012 - 15 Co-taught theory & application of digital skills to support design studio projects
Field Study **International Field Studies in Italy: ENVD655, 2013 Coordinated and led over 30 field trips in Italy during semester abroad studies
Advising Theses/Masters Projects and Reports: *LAR897, *LAR899 2011 - 15 Major Professor for one Thesis project & Committee Member for 5 Masters Projects
STUDENTS’ STUDIO PROJECT RECOGNITION
2015 Central States ASLA Merit Award (student) for Design (unbuilt) Student Team Submission, “Better Blocks for St. Joe”, LAR 442 - 2014
JoLA: “Funnelscapes” & “Land-fill to Land-form” Nawre A. ‘Water as a metric for urban development in India’. JoLA Journal of Landscape Architecture, Taylor & Francis, UK 1- 2015
2014 Unbuilt Visions International Design Competition Exhibition J. DeVault & G. Jarrett, “Funnelscapes”, LAR 648 - 2014
Unbuilt Visions International Design Competition Exhibition G. Weber & N. Mercado, “Land-fill to Land-form”, LAR 648 - 2014
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Kansas American Planning Association, New Horizon Award Student Team Submission, “Better Blocks for St. Joe”, LAR 442 - 2014
2013 Central States ASLA Honor Award (student) for Design (unbuilt) W. Haid “Under the Bridge: Transforming Forgotten Space”, LAR 442 - 2013
Central States ASLA Merit Award (student) for Design (unbuilt) A. Schwemmer “Ignored Landscapes: Affordable Ecologies”, LAR 442 - 2013
Central States ASLA Merit Award (student) for Design (unbuilt) A. Butler “Gateway Revitalization”, LAR 442 - 2013
FUNDED DESIGN STUDIOS
2014 St. Joseph Downtown Studio, City of St. Joseph, Mo: with Sponsored project for design studio, with co-instructor Belanger B., City of St. Joseph, Mo
2012 St. Louis Metropolitan Studio, HOK, Mo: Sponsored project for design studio course, with co-instructor Hunt J., HOK
PUBLICATIONS (* denotes peer-reviewed)
2015 *Nawre A. ‘Water as a metric for urban development in India’. JoLA Journal of Landscape Architecture, Taylor & Francis, UK 1- 2015
Nawre A. ‘Troubled Waters: Talaab system in Raipur’. LA, Journal of Landscape Architecture, New Delhi, India, Issue 43
2014 *Nawre A. ‘Managing Water in the land of the Asian Monsoons: a planning alternative for Naya Raipur, India’ in 'European and Asian Sustainable Towns', ed. Pascaline Gaborit, PIE Peter Lang, Brussels
Nawre A. and Belanger B. eds. ‘Envisioning Better Blocks for St Joe’, Kansas State University Professional Report
Nawre A. ed. ‘The Eternal Tiber’ Kansas State University Professional Report
2013 *Nawre, A. ‘Talaab in India: Multifunctional Landscapes as Laminates’. Landscape Journal, 32 (2), 65-78
*Jarquio S. & Nawre A. ‘Sound in Landscape Architecture: Practice and Education”. International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA) Conference Proceedings
2012 *Nawre A. “Ecological sustainability of the poor: Geddes in India”. International Committee on Sustainable Design, Engineering and Construction (ICSDEC) Conference Proceedings
Nawre A. & Zhang J. “Surface Description: Moire Effect” Project published in ‘Landscape as Digital Media’ by David Mah in ‘Representing Landscapes: A Visual Collection of Landscape Architectural Drawings’ ed. Nadia Amoroso, Routledge
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2010 Nawre A. “Farm City”. Project published in ‘Landscape and Ecological Urbanism: Alternatives for Sujiatuo, Beijing: A Studio Research Report of the Harvard Graduate School of Design’ Harvard University GSD, ed. Yu, Kongjian, Jane Hutton, Stephen Ervin & Roberto de Miguel
Nawre A. “Bronx Studio”. Project published in ‘BX’ Kendall Press, Cambridge, MA and ‘A View on Harvard GSD’ Volume 2, Tank Publishers, London
2009 *Nawre A. “New Lamps for Old Lamps - Asian Preservation Challenges & Adaptive Re-use Strategies”. 7th International modern Asian Architecture Network Conference Proceedings
2003 Nawre A. “Pachatatva or the Five elements considered in Architecture: Housing”. Bachelor of Architecture Thesis, National Institute of Technology, Raipur, India
PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS WITH ORAL PRESENTATION (* denotes peer-reviewed)
2016 *Belanger B. & Nawre A. ‘Animating the Benefits of Landscape Architecture: Four Strategies for Engaging Diverse Audiences through Video Shorts’ CELA 2016 annual conference (accepted)
*Krehbiel B. & Nawre A. ‘Sacred Landscapes and Recreation in India’ CELA 2016 annual conference (accepted)
*Bernal K. & Nawre A. ‘Play in India’ CELA 2016 annual conference (accepted)
2014 *Gravenstein G. & Nawre A. ‘Discovering Spatial Relationships of Fountains in Roman Piazzas’. 2014 Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA) Conference Proceedings, Baltimore, USA
*Gorrell C. & Nawre A. ‘Effect of Fountains on Piazza Usage’. 2014 CELA Conference Proceedings, Baltimore, USA
*Thomas K. & Nawre A. ‘The Lamination of Moss in the Italian City of Orvieto’. 2014 CELA Conference Proceedings, Baltimore, USA
2012 *Nawre A. “Space for water: The ‘talaab’ system in India”. 2012 CELA Conference Proceedings, Urbana-Champaign, USA
*Nawre A. “Water in Power: Sacred landscapes of the ‘talaab’ system in India”. ECLAS Conference Proceedings
GRANTS
2015 Mellon Fellowship: Dumbarton Oaks, Washington DC 2012 Mentoring Fellowship for Women and Minority in the Sciences: K-State Faculty Development Award: Research dissemination, K-State 2011 University Small Research Grant: K-State 2010 Penny White Study Grant: Rail infrastructure study in Switzerland, GSD 2010 - 11 GSD Grant: Graduate studies scholarship, GSD 2006 Watumull Grant: Merit-based award for graduate studies, LSU 2005 - 07 Research Assistantship: Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture, LSU
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INVITED LECTURES
2016 Distinguished Speaker: ‘The New Landscape Declaration’, LAF 50th Celebration, University of Pennsylvania, PA
2015 Lecture: ‘Laminated Landscapes of the Ganga Ghats’, The Ganga, National River of India: Its Heritage and Future, Symposium at Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign, IL, USA
2014 Lecture: ‘Water Landscapes as Laminates’, Department of Landscape Architecture, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign, IL, USA
Panelist: ‘Infrastructure for Sustainable Resource Management: Talaab System’ presented at "Brave New South Asia: Science, Technology and Society" Center for South Asian Studies Annual Symposium at University of Hawaiʻi, Mānoa
2013 Invited Panelist: New Faculty Institute Grant Discussion, K-State, USA
2012 Lecture: “Monsoons: Managing Water in Urbanizing India” European New Towns & Partner Cities Platform EAST Workshop, Naya Raipur, India
Lecture: “Landscapes” NIT, Department of Architecture, Raipur, India
LEADERSHIP & UNIVERSITY SERVICE
2012 - 16 LARCP Department Representative: Mock Interview and Design Expo Committee, 2011 - 15 Member: Communications Committee and Faculty Affairs Committee 2013 Member: Water Resources Research Taskforce Committee, LARCP 2012 Member: Strategic Planning Curriculum Committee, CELA, USA LARCP Department Representative: Professional Enhancement and Mentorship Task Force Committee, Teaching Technician Search Committee, APDesign, K-State Member: Tech Mod Taskforce Committee and 3D Printer Committee, LARCP 2010 Founding President: India GSD student group, GSD 2009 - 11 Program Representative: Faculty-Student Council, GSD 2006 - 07 Class Representative: Faculty-Student Council, LSU 2005 Volunteer: Hurricane Katrina volunteer at LSU shelter facilities 2003 Captain: Women’s Badminton Team, NIT Raipur Editor: The Techo Express Newsletter, NIT Raipur
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
2013 - Fellow Member: Indian Society of Landscape Architects ISOLA, India 2007 - Associate Member: American Society of Landscape Architects ASLA, USA 2004 - Member: Indian Institute of Architects, IIA, India
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