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Architecture, design and engineering are seamless in the method and product of practice at Pragrup. Our approach is integrated and interdisciplinary. Pragrup has pioneered a sustainable approach to design, through work that spans the spectrum from coherent master plans to efficient and functional design of furniture. Our approach is sensitive to context and culture, often combining the latest advances in building technology, with techniques drawn from vernacular tradition. We harness the skills, enthusiasm and knowledge of integrated design and execution teams, clients and communities to create inspiring environments. Creativity flows through each stage of a project while thoughtfully combining skills offered by engineers and technical teams to devise sustainable and well curated spatial solutions. We are supported by numerous in-house disciplines, including project management and a construction review panel. The design process is reviewed regularly by the Design Board. Pragrup brings together the major and specialist skills involved in the design of great buildings into a single, managed service. We think ‘design integrity‘ and work as a team with a common purpose.

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Ravindra Kumar

PRAGRUP

1996 to Present

Design Director – Partner

Venkataramanan Associates (VA)

1993 to Present

Professional Profile

  • B. Arch, Bangalore University
  • Diploma in Urbanism, CEPT
  • Technical Diploma, Permissa
  • Member, Council of Architecture
  • Member & Founder, RUST Inc. USA (Rigorous Urban Sustainability Training)
  • Member, Educational Praxis Inc. USA
  • President, Rangaloka (a non-profit organization)
  • Member, Thakkar Bapa Service Foundation
  • Member, Manonandana – School for the Mentally Challenged

Academic Experience

  • Visiting Faculty, Columbia University, NY, USA – 2005
  • Visiting Faculty, RVCE, Bangalore – 2006
  • Visiting Faculty, Keene State University, NH, USA – 2006
  • Visiting Faculty, School of International Training, Brattleboro, USA – 2007–08

Work experience —

Ravee is the principal and founder for a research lab and architecture studio Pragrup. Ravee is a partner and heads the Design studio for VA group. Offices in four major desti- nations in India working on projects in India and overseas.
His strength has been in providing innovative design solutions to emerging project trends & typologies in India. He has a keen understanding of the complex needs of new labora- tory facilities and other building types and understands the need to integrate this with building and landscape aesthetics.
He has been a visiting faculty member at various Departments of Architecture. Currently is the reader and chair for long distant studies for the university of Toronto. He has a keen interest in primary and secondary education and is one of the Principals at T.B.S. foundation, a school for 400 rural children. He has done extensive documentation on vernacular India for various work groups in- cluding Madras craft foundation and INTACH



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