Work Experience
Special Planning Officer
City of Helsinki Urban Environment Division
Aug 2024 – Present
Helsinki, Finland
Co-Founder
Architecture Collective APAJA
Nov 2015 – Present
Finland
Architect-in-residence
Finnish Cultural Institute in New York
Oct 2025 – Dec 2025
New York, United States
Architect
B & M Architects Ltd
Oct 2015 – Jun 2024
Helsinki, Finland
Project Assistant – Urban Design
Asplan Viak AS
Jan 2014 – Dec 2014
Bergen, Norway
Assistant Architectural Designer
B & M Architects Ltd
Jun 2013 – Aug 2013
Helsinki, Finland
Architecture Intern
Vastu Shilpa Consultants
May 2008 – Nov 2008
Ahmedabad, India
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Education
Master’s in Architecture
University of Oulu
2012 – 2015
Oulu, Finland
Master’s level exchange studies in Architecture
Bergen School of Architecture
2013
Bergen, Norway
Master of Science in Sustainable Urban Planning and Design
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
2010 – 2012
Stockholm, Sweden
Bachelor of Architecture
School of Architecture and Planning, Anna University Chennai
2005 – 2010
Chennai, India
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Community Involvement
Board Member, Finnish Association of Architects SAFA
Jan 2026 –
Helsinki, Finland
Board Member, City of Helsinki Employment Services
Jun 2025 –
Helsinki, Finland
Deputy Councillor, Helsinki City Council
Sep 2024 –
Helsinki, Finland
Chair, Committee for Architectural Workers, Labour union TEK
Mar 2024 –
Helsinki, Finland
Deputy Member, Environment and Permits Sub-Committee, City of Helsinki
Mar 2024 – Jun 2024
Helsinki, Finland
Deputy Member, Urban Environment Committee, City of Helsinki
Aug 2021 – Aug 2022
Helsinki, Finland