Dhruv Raja Email & Phone Number

City Of Bristol, England, United Kingdom

Delivered planning services to Development Management Team on range of minor planning applications and customer negotiations.• Managed a varied caseload of 50+ minor planning applications, including householders, listed building consents, pre-apps and certificate of lawfulness delivering planning decisions within tight deadlines, ensuring compliance with planning policiesvand customer service standards.• Provided pre-application advice, negotiated with developers, and communicated decisions to ensure sustainable and sensitive development outcomes.• Regularly produced well-reasoned officer reports for planning decisions, setting out clear recommendations based on planning policies, local regulations, and material considerations.• Shadowed the Urban Design and Regeneration teams to gain insights into large-scale development projects, contributing to planning decisions and cross-departmental collaborations.

- Organised and tutored 6 educational workshops on South Asian urbanism and public spaces, 2 international design competitions, a design exhibition and a young researcher’s publication–“Historicising the Present”. - Conducted extensive research on Indian urban history covering 20 cities, assisting Prof. Pratyush Shankar in his book “History of Urban Form of India”.- Authored an essay titled “Making of a Capital”, a critical spatial analysis of colonial city building, for Citylabs India’s publication “Historicising the Present”.- Prepared clear and concise written materials, including educational content, competition briefs, and public campaigns. - Designed comprehensive communication strategies and digital campaigns, resulting in a 60% increase in Instagram following to 3,000+ followers.

London, England, United Kingdom

Assisted the Place-shaping and Public Engagement team with community engagement and place-making strategies for the Paddington-Bayswater High Street Programme.- Conducted detailed analyses of urban development patterns and identified urban design solutions by conducting qualitative research, mapping user behaviours, social infrastructure and economic typologies.- Conducted detailed analysis GLA’s High Streets for all policies to inform on strategies for making inclusive and safer High Streets.- Communicated in-person openly and inclusively with 500+ individuals from diverse ethnolinguistic and social backgrounds over 3 weeks to gather qualitative data informing the council’s development strategies.- Presented a credible and positive image of Westminster council and the high street regeneration programme by actively listening and dealing with complex issues raised by the public.- Presented research outcomes in concise and visual presentations to the place-shaping and publicengagement team.

Vadodara, Gujarat, India

- Facilitated design for 7 private residences and 3 public buildings in urban areas and environmentally sensitive zones.- Facilitated design and delivery of landscape and retrofitting briefs for an educational building.- Documented a 200-year-old private residence and formulated concepts and conservation strategies to protect and sustain the structure.- Led stakeholder management and consultant coordination for 7 small and large-scale projects. - Presented design concepts to clients and external stakeholders concisely and compellingly through models, digital and hand-drawn graphics, and verbal presentations.- Conducted on-site analysis and research to determine opportunities and challenges.- Trained and led 6 junior architects and interns on diverse projects.

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Mumbai

Master Of Science - Msc, City Design And Social Science, Distinction

Activities and Societies: Department RepresentativeWinner of the Cities Prize for Outstanding Contribution Relevant Modules: - City Design.

Bachelor Of Architecture - Barch, Architecture

Accomplishments: - Winner of 2016 Charles Correa Design Award - Top 10 finalist for Indian Domestic Contest ACARA - Winner of 2014 Best.