Ar. Raunak Chaudhary
Architect, Creative Director
Designing tools for the future of architecture
Founder of Lobber I www.lobber.in ( Triangle Atelier ™)
आर्किटेक्ट रौनक चौधरी
वास्तुशिल्पी, रचनात्मक निर्देशक
आर्किटेक्चर के भविष्य के लिए उपकरणों का डिजाइन
लॉबर के संस्थापक | www.lobber.in (त्रिकोण कार्यशाला ™)
वास्तुशिल्पी, रचनात्मक निर्देशक
आर्किटेक्चर के भविष्य के लिए उपकरणों का डिजाइन
लॉबर के संस्थापक | www.lobber.in (त्रिकोण कार्यशाला ™)
Strategically an optimist and tactically a realist, Raunak Chaudhary (B. 1997, Jaipur, Raj: IND) is a licensed architect and a futurist at heart, working at the intersection of architecture, research and development, and Management. He earned his Bachelor's degree in Architecture (B.Arch) from the Sushant School of Art and Architecture (SSAA, Delhi: IND) from 2015 to 2020. Pursuing his passion for integrating design and Management, Raunak completed a Postgraduate Program in Mastering Design Thinking at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Sloan School of Executive Management from 2020 to 2021. Currently, he is concluding his Master of Architecture II (M.Arch II) in advanced technological research at the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc).
His professional trajectory includes roles as a Junior Architect at IDEAS Jaipur, contributing to projects like the Mall of Jaipur and BJP district offices, and as an Assistant Artist with M. Pravat on the series "An Unconscious Geometry of Time" and "Structural Ruination." In 2020, Raunak founded LOBBER, an ecosystem for collaborative research that transcends predefined boundaries and practises design beyond its traditional borders. LOBBER includes the MASS Research Lab, exploring the relationship between sound and space with producers, audio engineers, writers and sonic practitioners, and CO-AL, the Co-Existential Architecture Lab, which develops urban planning solutions with a co-habitable and co-existence-based outlook with animal behaviourists, urban planners, architects, animal right activists, designers, animal organisations and government authorities.
Raunak's scholarly contributions include numerous publications under review, such as "Inflammation in Architecture Theory" and "Extinction of Smell Affecting Urban Planning in Cities." His upcoming work, "Theatrics, Technics and Architecture: De/Augmentation of Spatial Environment Using a Digital Interface," is set to be his M.Arch II thesis in 2024.
His accolades include the SCI-Arc Continuing Scholarship and the SCI-Arc Award for the 2023-24 Academic Year, as well as recognition as a DEI Co-Lead for the AAPI region. Raunak was also a Peer Mentor at SCI-Arc for the fall 2023 Academic Year, and his project "Co_al: Street animal training protocol" was a top 5 shortlisted and runner-up entry for the Saint-Gobain International Fellowship 2022-23.
Along with C. Nikhil, A. Ritik, and C. Raunak designed an architectural streetwear jewel product "wearable architecture" that has received a design patent from the Ministry of Commerce, Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade. Design No: 366889-001, class 02-03 in 2024.
Currently, Raunak is physically present in Los Angeles, where he continues exploring his diverse interests, including scuba diving, running, music, exercising, callisthenics, and culinary design.
रौनकः चौधरीः (ज. १९९७, जयपुरः, राजस्थानः, भारतः) एकः अभिज्ञातः वास्तुशिल्पी अस्ति, यो भविष्यदर्शी हृदये कार्यं करोति। सः वास्तुशिल्पे, अनुसंधाने विकासे च व्यवस्थापनस्य संयोगे कार्यं करोति। सः वास्तुशिल्पे स्नातकः (B.Arch) उपाधिं सुशान्त कलावास्तुशिल्प विद्यालयात्** (SSAA, दिल्ली) २०१५-२०२० मध्ये प्राप्तवान्। प्रबन्धनं सह वास्तुशिल्पस्य संयोजनं कर्तुं स्वस्य रुचिं अनुसरन्, सः मासाचुसेट्स प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थानस्य (MIT), स्लोन प्रबन्धन संस्थायाः "डिज़ाइन चिंतनम्" (Design Thinking) नामकं स्नातकोत्तर पाठ्यक्रमम् २०२०-२०२१ मध्ये समाप्तवान्।
वर्तमानकाले, सः दक्षिण कॅलिफोर्निया वास्तुशिल्प संस्थानात् (SCI-Arc) **मास्टर ऑफ आर्किटेक्चर II (M.Arch II)** उपाधिं "उन्नत प्रौद्योगिकी अनुसंधान" क्षेत्रे समारोपयति।
तस्य व्यवसायिक मार्गे कनिष्ठ वास्तुशिल्पिरूपेण IDEAS जयपुरे कार्यं कृत्वा, **जयपुर मॉल** इत्यादिके विभिन्न परियोजनासु योगदानं कृतवान्। असिस्टेंट आर्टिस्ट रूपेण **एम. प्रवात** सह "An Unconscious Geometry of Time" तथा "Structural Ruination" नामकं शृंखलायाम् अपि कार्यं कृतवान्। सः २०२० तमे वर्षे **लॉबर** संस्थां स्थापयामास, या सीमाबद्ध-सीमांतिकाः परिभाषां लङ्घयति, सृजनशीलतायाः नूतनां दृष्टिं अनुसृत्य कार्यं करोति।
LOBBER अन्तर्गतं MASS अनुसंधान प्रयोगशाला अस्ति, या ध्वनिः तथा आकाशस्य सम्बन्धं अनुसन्धानं करोति। CO-AL (Co-Existential Architecture Lab) नामकं विभागं सह, नगर-योजना, सह-निवास व्यवस्थापनम्, व्यवहारवादः, एवं वास्तुशिल्पी अधिकारिणः सह सह-जीवनसम्बन्धीनं समाधानं विचिन्तयति।
रौनकस्य अनुसंधानात्मक योगदानं "Inflammation in Architecture Theory" तथा "Extinction of Smell Affecting Urban Planning in Cities" इत्यादि नामानि अन्तर्गत समीक्षाधीनानि ग्रन्थानि सन्ति। तस्य आगामी कार्यं, "Theatrics, Technics and Architecture: De/Augmentation of Spatial Environment Using a Digital Interface," नामकं, तस्य M.Arch II (२०२४) उपाध्यर्थं ग्रन्थः भविष्यति।
तस्य सम्मानानां मध्ये SCI-Arc अनवरत छात्रवृत्तिः तथा SCI-Arc पुरस्कारः २०२३-२४ शैक्षिकवर्षे विशेषतया प्राप्यन्ते। तेन AAPI प्रदेशे DEI सह-नेता रूपेण अपि प्रशंसा प्राप्ता। रौनकः SCI-Arc संस्थायां पतनकाले सह-अधिवक्ता (Peer Mentor) रूपेण अपि कार्यं कृतवान्।
तस्य "Co_al: Street Animal Training Protocol" नामकं परियोजना २०२२-२३ मध्ये Saint-Gobain अन्तर्राष्ट्रीय फेलोशिपस्य शीर्ष ५ प्रतियोगितासु प्रविष्टः अस्ति।
C. निखिलः, A. ऋतिकः, च सह, सः "वस्त्रयोग्य वास्तुकला" (wearable architecture) इत्यस्य वास्तुशिल्पीयं आभूषणं निर्मितवान्, यस्य **डिजाइन पेटेंटं** (Design Patent) वाणिज्य मंत्रालयेन प्राप्तम् (Ministry of Commerce, Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade) २०२४ वर्षे, कक्षा ०२-०३ इत्यस्मिन्।
वर्तमानकाले, रौनकः **लॉस एन्जेलस** नगरस्थः अस्ति, यत्र सः स्कूबा डाइविंग्, धावनं, सङ्गीतं, व्यायामं, कलिस्टेनिक्सं, एवं पाक-शैलीरचनाम् अपि अन्वेषयति।