Faculty & Staff

Ar. Usha Pattabhi

Ar. Usha Pattabhi obtained her B Arch Degree in the year 1993 from BVB College of Engineering and Technology, Hubli, Karnataka University and M Arch (Habitat Design) in the year 2014 from BMS College of Engineering and Technology, Bangalore. She has 20 years of Professional experience and 3 years of Academic experience and presently designated as Associate Professor. Her professional experience includes corporate office interiors, various residential typologies like Bungalow, apartment, row houses, designing residential layouts, industrial and institutional buildings, offices etc.

Ar. Namrata A Mahindrakar

Studied Bachelor in Architecture (2015) in BLDEA’s College of Engg & Tech, Vijayapura. She has professional experience of 2 years. She has worked with RSP Design Consultants, Bangalore ,S V Consultants, Bangalore & worked on the wide range of projects like residential, commercial, industrial & interior projects.

Ar. Stalin K Oommen

Studied Bachelors in architecture at Siddaganga Institute of Technology, Tumkur (2008 – 2013). Further, he went on to complete Masters in architecture at CEPT, Ahmedabad (2015-2017). In the interim period between his studies, he worked on a wide spectrum of projects involving residential, commercial, sports facilities, eco-tourism and sustainable fields at firms in Ahmedabad and Bangalore. He has been a research assistant with the DIRC for arts and crafts and FABlab at CEPT and has been a teaching assistant to projects like designed presentations, narratives of space and time.

Apeksha SJ

After finishing her B.Arch in R.V. School of Architecture, Apeksha’s professional exposure includes working on residential, interior and commercial projects with Ar. Femina Rehman. Apeksha pursued her Master’s degree in Habitat Design from B.M.S. College of Architecture. She was drawn towards Habitat Design to explore her social and environmental interests, alongside design. During her tenure in Mysore Urban Development Authority, she worked with the officials on Survey, Inspection, Development of Layout Drawings and Sanctioning. She also conducts workshops on crafts and model-making in orphanages and juvenile delinquent homes.

Pooja C

She was graduated with a Bachelors degree in Civil Engineering from KSSEM, Bengaluru (2012-2016) and has a Masters Degree in Urban and Regional Planning from SPA, Mysuru (2016-2018). She has worked as Project Associate on various projects like City Sanitation Plan for Bengaluru, Preparation Plans for Solid and Liquid waste for 19 villages in Chandrapur District, Maharastra. She has also conducted study tours on Solid and Liquid waste resource management in Bengaluru and Mysuru region and in the tenure of 2 months she has worked with Bengaluru Development Authority on various projects of Master plans.

Sahana Kulur

Sahana Kulur obtained her B.Arch from RV College of architecture in 2012.  She has 6 years of experience working in the field of architecture, interior design and has been part of RNSSA since 2018. She worked for 5 years with Shama and Anand architects in Bangalore. In her career  she has worked mostly on residential projects, high-end interior design projects, such as hotel and auditorium interiors, and high-rise apartment designs. Besides teaching, she freelances with residence and interior design projects. She loves travelling to places with historical architecture and uses this experience to better her teaching. She believes in creating homes with sustainable, environment-friendly products

Sunil Kumar G

Ar. Sunil Kumar G, B.Arch,M.Arch(C.P.M) obtained his Bachelors and Masters from UVCE Dept. of Architecture in the year 2012 and is the Proprietor of Colloquial Design Studios. He is currently pursuing PhD on Vernacular Architecture under VTU.

 He worked as Assistant Professor for 6 years at Acharya Institutes before joining RNSSA . Apart from Academics and practice he is fascinated by the engineering marvels starting with Geodesic domes, Tensile structures and Space frames.” he has organized several workshops in the past and trained several students and developed interest in the field. He also believes in the concept of “learning by doing” and has conducted numerous workshops where live size structures have been erected. He has designed a wide variety of Residential, Commercial and Institutional projects to his portfolio.

Bharathi prem

Strong Commitment and responsible for owning up and delivering the project from concept to execution. Lead and direct the architectural design of new projects from Schematic Design, and other phases as required. Collaborating closely with the required consultants, lead the early facility design efforts to ensure creative and technical delivery, operational functionality, thorough and quality design, and cost effectiveness. Responsible for planning and development of any type of building.

Shreya Balaji

Completed B.Arch. from Dayananda Sagar Academy of Technology and Management (DSATM), Bangalore and M.Arch(Habitat Design) from BMS College of Architecture. During her internship period and professional experience, she has worked majorly on residential and commercial projects across Bangalore. Her interests lies in Interiors, history and sustainability. She continues taking up freelancing projects while pursuing her interest in teaching.

Vijay R

Graduated in Bachelors of Fine Arts from Bengalore University in 2006 and earned Maters of Visual Arts from Bengaluru University in 2008. He has participated in many solo and group painting shows.  He has 13 years of teaching experience in various Architecture and Design colleges.

Ankith Jagadeesh

Ankith Jagadeesh is a Architectspecialized in Urban design. Currently working in Bangalore in various architectural and interior projects.He has field experience of 1 year worked in variety of environments and academic experience of 2 years. Started his architecture journey from Gogte institute of Technology (GIT), Belagavi studied Bachelor of Architecture and master of Architecture from Manipal school of architecture, Udupi specializing in Urban design and Development. Later worked in Various firms in Bangalore and Tumkur. Later joined SPA Mysore as Assistant Professor.

Ar. Dharshini YG

Dharshini graduated with a Bachelors degree in Architecture from BVB College of Engineering and Technology, Hubli and has a Masters Degree in Urban Design from R.V. College of Engineering, Bangalore. She has 10 years of experience in the field of Architecture. Prior to joining the prestigious firm RSP Design Consultants (India) Pvt.Ltd, she was associated as an Architect with multi-disciplinary firm & developers like Expat Projects & Development Pvt.Ltd. Over the years, she has worked on Design of IT campuses, Mixed-use, Commercial & Residential development projects.  

Haroon Salim

Graduated in Architecture from the University Visweswaraya College of Engineering in the year 1980 and earned his Masters of Landscape Architecture from the School of Planning & Architecture, New Delhi in 1983.

He has been actively involved both in Practice & Academics for well over 35 years being an Associate Prof.& Chairman of the Architecture Dept. UVCE, Bangalore. As a Landscape Consultant he has been the recipient of an National and many State awards respectively for some of his Landscape projects. He is also active in Institutional activities having organised many Seminars , National & State level Conventions. and is currently the Hon. Treasurer of the Indian Institute of Architects- Karnataka Chapter.

Kantha Raju V

Kantharaju obtained his Masters Degree in Library and information science along with Master of Philosophy in Library Science. He is also a graduate of MBA in Human Resource Management(HRM) & is working as a Libraian from last 16 years in this esteemed institution.