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About
Hi, I'm Archit.
Computational designer at Avalon International Aluminum, Portland. Before that: robots at Michigan, and buildings in Mumbai.
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CV
- 2025–now
Computational Designer
Avalon International Aluminum, Portland
Shipped a 3D configurator and automation tools; cut order intake 30–60 min, sheet prep 75%.
- 2023–24
Research Assistant, Computational Design
DART Lab, University of Michigan
Robotically 3D-printed an 8-foot Vertical Wetland on a Kuka arm; co-authored ACADIA 2024 paper.
- 2023–24
MS Digital & Material Technologies
University of Michigan, Taubman College
GPA 3.86. Robotic fabrication and computational design; two ACADIA papers.
- 2023
Project Architect
The Busride Design Studio, Mumbai
Parametric interiors and construction drawings for luxury weekend homes.
- 2019–23
Founder & Project Lead
Argo_DesignLab, Mumbai
Ran a design consultancy on 8+ projects; Peeli Kothi featured in Architectural Digest India.
- 2018–19
Junior Architect
Sameep Padora + Associates, Mumbai
Construction drawings for a high-rise; competition team for a public infrastructure project.
- 2013–18
Bachelor of Architecture
Dr. Baliram Hiray College of Architecture, University of Mumbai
Publications
- 2025
Pneuma-Bloom: Air-Driven 4D Textile Composites for Multi-Sensory Space Creation
Gao, Merupu, Goyal, Ahlquist. ACADIA 2025
- 2024
Vertical Wetland: Robotic 3D Printing of Urban Vertical Green Systems for Biodiversity
Gao, Aghaei Meibodi, Goyal, Li, Yan. ACADIA 2024