Part II Architectural Assistant and Illustrator
Based in the UK.
Hello! My name is Diya, and I'm an illustrator/architectural creative from the UK.
Having undertaken my architectural studies at UCA, I have learned to develop a process of experimentation and found new ways of working. My interests include physically making things/models/objects, illustration, and analog photography. During the lockdown period, I started to doodle and scribble more. Silly little drawings fueled by imagination? Who's to say? These have since developed and when beginning the masters I tried to incorporate them into my drawing style; finding a different way of representation. So, this page could serve as an archive of architectural, illustrative, and other works.
Achievements
Royal Academy of the Arts Summer Show 2023, Model Exhibited | Jun 2023 -Aug 2023
Titled the Anthropocentric Sublime, it explores the Anthropocene within the context of Chernobyl . The exhibition process consisted of two rounds: digital and physical. The digital submission required photographs of the model online and submissions were capped at 16,500 to 4000 after the first round. A second in-person round of judging took place before being selected to exhibit over the Summer at the Royal Academy of the Arts.
Finalist for the Axo Battle by Non-Architecture with Bahrah Mustafa | Feb 2021
Year Conveynor Award Second year at UCA | June 2019
Architectural Experience
Freelance Architectural Assistant at Native Studio | Sept 2024 -Current
Worked in Public realm, making models and assisting with visualization and drawing
Freelance Architectural Assistant at CYMA Architects | March 2024 -July 2024
Assisted in producing visuals using 3D digital modeling and detail drawings for fabrication.
Work Experience at CLTH Architecture | Oct 2023-Nov 2023
Visualization for Peckham Theatre with Rhys Preston | Nov 2022
RIBA Mentorship Programme at Clague Architects | Oct 2019- March 2020
Public Workshops and events
Art Market/Exhibition with Viva Slough | Sept 2024
Collaborative Public Exhibition with TOAW: "Light of the Seen and Unseen" | June 2024
LT Ranchspace Summer Art Residency Programme | July 2023
Collaborative Public Exhibition at CYMA Architects | April 2023
LT Ranchspace Summer Art Residency Programme | July 2022
LT Ranchspace Summer Art Residency Programme | July 2020
Other Experience
Guest Critic at UCA Canterbury |March 2024
UCA Student Ambassador | Dec 2022 - Feb 2024
Consisted of giving tours and aiding with workshops on campus for prospective applicants.
Year 5 Course Representative | Oct 2022 - May 2023
Year 4 Course Representative | Oct 2021-May 2022
Year 3 Course Representative | Oct 2019- May 2020
Software Skills
Revit, Rhino, V-ray, Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, and Auto CAD.
Other skills include:
Model Making
Hand Drawing
Analogue Photography
Digital Illustration
Graphic Design
Education
March at University for the Creative Arts with a Merit | Oct 2021- May 2023
BA(Hons) Architecture at University for the Creative Arts with an Upper Second Class qualification |Sept 2017-May 2020
Distinction in BTEC 90 Credit Diploma - 3D Art & design at Windsor college | Sept 2016- May 2017
A level in Maths, Physics, and music at St Bernard's catholic grammar school | Sept 2014- May 2016