SHORT BIOGRAPHY:
Associate Professor Aruna Bhardwaj was the co-founder of Vertex Designs and an Associate partner at Vertex Inc, for over two decades, where she was involved with conceptualization, design, supervision and end to end execution of various projects that ranged from hospitality, organized retail, commercial & residential. Vertex Design and Vertex Inc has to their credit association with companies such as Standard Chartered Bank, IDBI Bank and Vodafone besides working on one off design intensive projects such as Delhi Art Gallery, Rajasthali plus Khadi showrooms. MSMSII Museum at City Palace & Jaigarh Gallery, Jaipur were some of the other key contemporary adaptive reuse projects that were handled by her.
Presently pursuing her PhD on Child Friendly Urban Spaces, her research interest include community participation in planning and diversity in city culture. She presently is the Fourth year B arch design studio director and teaches various subjects with both B.Ach and M.Arch Interior Architecture.
PROJECTS
Associate Partner Vertex Inc
Museum Design Projects for Jaigardh Public Charitable Trust and the City Palace Museum Trust.
Residential Projects- Kalimpong, Delhi
Previous experience
Work Experience with : Kothari and associates (New Delhi) and Ar B V Doshi (Ahemdabad)
Partner Vertex Designs/Inc (Architecture & Retail Interiors)
Visiting faculty with Sushant School of Architecture, Gurgaon. (2011 to 2013)
RESEARCH & PUBLICATION:
In progress-
1-Documentation of the Bamboo Habitat at Kalimpong, Darjeeling
2-Understanding Objectivity & Subjectivity in the Planning Process
