a-RT/art.architecture.design

Rajeev Thakker obtained his BArch from Syracuse University, New York in 1994 and his MSAAD from Columbia University’s GSAPP, NYC in 1998. He has worked for firms such as S.O.M. and the Arnell Group in NYC. In 2003, he started his own practice, a-RT, which takes a keen interest in exploring design through various operative conditions i.e.: cartographic, architectural & other creative processes. Over the past 13 years, a-RT has designed and realized several projects in the Hospitality, Retail, Commercial, Residential and Art space segments for developers as well as private clients. Since 2000, he has been actively teaching design & theory at several institutions including KRVIA, NMIMS, Raffles Institute and ISDI/Parsons Mumbai and a guest critic & lecturer at Parsons School of Design, Rensallaer Polytecnic Institute in Rochester, N.Y. , the A.B.A.C. School of Architecture in Bangkok, Thailand and Columbia Universities GSAPP in NYC. He recently curated Columbia Universities GSAPP Studio X project in Mumbai from 2011-2016, which focused on creating a collaborative platform for engaging in research, exhibitions, debates & various other programs regarding the future of cities. His work has been published in leading Architecture magazines such as IAB and DOMUS India as well academic research journals doing research on issues involving architecture and urban development .