Assistant Professor, Architecture Department
Email: hemangikadu@mes.ac.in

• Diploma in Fine Art (Drawing & Painting)
  2022: From Barcelona Academy of Art, Barcelona, Spain
• Master of Architecture by Research, Partly by Papers
  2017: From Sir JJ College of Architecture, Mumbai University, Urban Design Research thesis – ‘Transforming Urban Spaces through Public Art’
• Post-graduate Course in Art Criticism & Theory
  2016: From Jnanapravaha, Mumbai
• Post-graduate Course in The Art & Architecture of Southeast Asia
  2016:From Jnanapravaha, Mumbai
• Post-graduate Diploma in Indian Aesthetics
  2015: From Jnanapravaha, Mumbai
• Bachelor of Architecture with University Gold Medal
  2014: Graduated from Sir JJ College of Architecture, Mumbai University

Role of public art as a catalyst in the transformation of urban spaces.
Guidelines to encourage positive transformation through public art.
Design suggestions for the integration of public art in city planning and activation of public spaces.

Architectural Design, Allied Design / Basic Design, Fine Art, Electives, Photography, Humanities, ARD Graphics, College Project, Building Construction, Working Drawings, Services

Book Review

• ‘Tribute to Auroville Pioneers’
  Book Review published in Tekton Research Journal, September 2018, Volume 05, Issue 02

Photography Works

• ‘In this room, the poems come and go’
  Curated section of poems by Mir Taqi Mir (translated by Ranjit Hoskote) along with photographs of Agra & Fatehpur Sikri
  DOMUS India magazine, February 2019,
  Volume 08, Issue 04, pages 48-53
• ‘Compositions of Memory’,
  Photo essay featuring photographs of Virasat-e-Khalsa Memorial at Anandpur Sahib, text by Ar. Ekta Idnany
  DOMUS India magazine, January 2017,
  Volume 06, Issue 03, pages 44-52
• ‘The Hope of Life in Stone’,
  Photo essay featuring photographs of Rani-ni-Vav – Queen’s Stepwell at Patan, text by Aparna Andhare
  DOMUS India magazine, May 2015,
  Volume 04, Issue 07, pages 64-67.
• ‘Rani ki Vav and other stone marvels’,
  Interview by Suprita Mitter, Published in Mid-Day newspaper, Mumbai, 10 March 2015 (https://www.mid-day.com/articles/rani-ki-vav-and-other-stone-marvels/16047169)
• ‘Monumental Enterprise’,
  Article featuring photographs of Victoria Terminus, text by Mustansir Dalvi,
  DOMUS India magazine, April 2013,
  Volume 02, Issue 06, pages 84, 87 and 89.
• ‘Bringing it all back home’,
  Article featuring photographs of Victoria Terminus and the Sir JJ School of Arts, text by Mustansir Dalvi, Kaiwan Mehta,
  DOMUS India magazine, April 2013,
  Volume 02, Issue 06, pages 93, 98 and 99.

• Certificate of Achievement for remarkable contribution to the field of Photography on the occasion of World Women’s Day, felicitated by the Institute of Environmental Architecture and Research (IEAR), Mumbai, March 2023
• Scholarship in the Advanced Painting Year at the Barcelona Academy of Art, 2021
• Painting selected in Figurativas 2021 International Painting Competition of figurative arts
• Painting selected in ModPortrait 2021 International Painting Competition
• Mumbai University Gold Medal 2014 for securing the highest number of marks on the aggregate at the B. Architecture Degree Examination held in April 2014, University of Mumbai
• Scholarships by the University of Mumbai for securing the highest number of marks on the aggregate at the B. Architecture Degree examination held in April 2014, University of Mumbai
• The Kajaria Meritorious Student Award for Architecture, 2014 for securing 1st Rank in the final year of B. Architecture at Sir JJ College of Architecture, 2014
• The Everest Best Student Award for Excellence, 2013 for excellence in academics and overall performance at Sir JJ College of Architecture
• INTACH Heritage Photography Award, 2015 for securing 1st Rank in the photography competition organized by The Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) Mumbai Chapter

• ‘World, But No Home’ group exhibition showcasing architectural photography of Victoria Terminus (CST), curated by Prof. Kaiwan Mehta, at TARQ Art Gallery, Mumbai, October 2024
• ‘Bodegon’ Still Life Painting exhibited at the 62nd Maharashtra State Art Exhibition held at Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, January 2023
• ‘Bodegon’ Still Life Painting exhibited in a Group Show of Students & Teachers Works at Mrs. Toolip Art Gallery, Barcelona, May 2022
• Photographs of Ladakh and Spiti selected in a collective exhibition by MISNOMA at the Muto Centro Gallery, Barcelona, June 2019
• ZONG – Solo Photography Exhibition on Tibetan Buddhist Architecture and Culture, held at the Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, March 2018
• SPLENDOURS IN STONE – Solo Photography Exhibition on Sculptures from the Queen’s Stepwell in Gujarat, held at the David Sassoon Library Gallery, Mumbai, March 2015
• STEVENS’ TERMINUS – Photography Exhibition on Gothic Architecture of Victoria Terminus (CST) along with original hand drawn drawings by its Architect Frederick W. Stevens, held at the Claude Batley Gallery, Sir JJ College of Architecture, Mumbai, February 2013

• Volunteered and conducted drawing & painting workshops at SECMOL Alternative Learning School in Ladakh, India, Oct – Nov 2017.
• Conducted Maharashtra State Faculty Development (MSFDA) Workshop at Government College of Pharmacy, Karad, Satara, 11th to 15th November 2022.