Name : PARTHA RANJAN DAS

Address : AE-377, Sector-I, Salt Lake City, Kolkata – 700 064, Phone: 2358-7614 (Telefax), 6544-5274

Date of Birth : 6th June, 1956

Academic Qualification :

a)  Bachelor of Architecture (Jadavpur University, Kolkata), 1979 .
b)  Master of Urban Design (School of Planning and Architecture, New  Delhi) 1984

Certificate on :

a) Advanced International Training Programme on Conservation & Management of Historic International Training Buildings, Lund University, Sweden, 2008-09

Professional :

a) Registered with the Council of Architecture, (CA/84/8335) Affiliation
b) Member, Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) (No. 1600)
c) Associated Member, The Indian Institute of Architects, (A-6574)

Experience :

1)  Employed in Kolkata and Delhi from 1979 to 1987
2)  In Full time private practice from 1987

AWARDS & FELLOWSHIPS

1. Special prize of Rs. 10,000.00 in Housing Design Competition organised by HUDCO and Hari Om Ashram Trust in 1987.

2. 1st prize in EWS, 2nd prize in LIG, 3rd prize in MIG and 2nd prize in HIG category of Housing Design Competition organised
by Jaipur Development Authority in 1989.

3. Fulbright – Hayes Scholarship by the Govt. of U.S. in 1991 for study of contemporary American Architecture.

4. ‘Dharmasthala’ awarded by The Indian Institute of Architects for architecture in the rural environment in 1994.

5. Certificate of merit awarded by J.K. Cement’s Architect of the Year Award secretariat for housing in the urban context in 1994.

6. Received Honorable Mention and Rs.45,000.00 in a design competition for Redevelopment of Crawford Market, Bombay in
1995.

7. Received Honorable Mention, a trophy and U.S. $ 4,000.00 in International Housing Design Competition in Shanghai in 1996.

8. Received J.K. Cement’s State Architect of the year award (West Bengal & North East States) for 2001.

9. 1st prize in 2 stage limited competition for restoration and addition of the Treasury Buildings, Kolkata (Office of the Principal
Accountant General).

10. 1st prize in limited competition for the design of JBS Haldane Bhavan for the Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata.

11. Received Archi Design best design award for hospitality sector for 2009 for IORA Resort at Kaziranga, Assam.

OTHER INTERESTS

1. Illustrator for SANDESH, a Bengali Vernacular monthly for children from 1982.

2. Paintings and drawings exhibited in a joint show in The India Habitat Centre in February 2001.

3. Illustrator for children’s books and magazines since 1984.

4. 1st prize in Cartoon Competition, 1994 and 2nd prize in 1992 and 1996 in caricature competition organised by the
HINDUSTHAN TIMES.

5. Member, Academic Council of School of Planning & Architecture, New Delhi for 2010-2012.

6. External Examiner for UG & PG programs at SPA, CEPT & ETH Basel, Switzerland.

ARTICLES

1. Written articles in Architecture + Design, Indian Architect & Builder and several other magazines and newspapers.

2. “Designing the Streetscapes: Visual Elements of Pedestrian Corridors” in ART news & views, December 2010.