Areas of Interest/ Specialisation

Architectural Conservation, Spatial design, Craft and Technology, Form studies, History Theory, Art and Graphics, Materials and Furniture Design

Professional Experience:

• Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, North Eastern Hill University (2013 – present)
• Design Project Associate, Creating Digital- learning Environment for Design in India (e-kalpa), sponsored project, Industrial Design Center, IIT Bombay (October 2012 – January 2013)
• Product Design Intern, Ergoform Consulting Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore (May 2011 – June 2011)
• Architect, Sigma Architects and Builders, Shillong (July 2009 – July 2010)
• Architectural Intern, Segel Design Associates, New Delhi (January 2008 – May 2008)

Member in Statutory Bodies in NEHU

1. Member, Department Purchase Committee, Department of Architecture, NEHU
2. Member, Screening Committee for Guest Lecturer, Department of Architecture, NEHU
3. Member, School Board, School of Technology, NEHU (2015 – 2017)
4. Member, Academic Calendar Committee, School of Technology
5. Test Coordinator, National Aptitude Test for Architecture (2016 – 2017)
6. Member, BOS, Department of Architecture, NEHU
7. Member, BOS, Department of Nanotechnology, NEHU
8. Member, BOS, Department of Energy Engineering, NEHU
9. Member, BOS, Department of Bio Medical Engineering, NEHU
10. Presiding Officer, NEHUSU Election (2018 -2020)

Member in Statutory Bodies outside NEHU

1. Co – Convenor  and Life Member, Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH)
2. Expert member, Tribal Research Institute, Government of Meghalaya.
3. Life Member, International Council on Monuments and Sites  (ICOMOS)
4. Co Coordinator, Design Innovation Center, Department of Architecture, NEHU Hub
5. Treasurer and Executive Member, Meghalaya Architects Forum (MAF)
6. Registered Architect with the Council of Architecture

Publications

Book Chapter:
Tiewsoh, I.B. (2021). Design and Innovation in Independent India , Pg. 189 – 196.
ISBN: 978-93-82120-29-2

PAPERS PRESENTED IN CONFERENCES/ SEMINARS

1. Presented a  paper on “Monoliths of Meghalaya”, Connecting the Dots Webinar, Cultural Tourism and Heritage, India and Abroad, Organized by the International Council of Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS)
2. Presented a  paper on “Growth of Unplanned Towns and Cities in NE Region, Organized by North East Council for Social Science Research
3. Presented a  paper on “Design and Innovation in India”,  Organized by  Synod college and Department of Arts and Culture, Government of Meghalaya

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES (Courses/ Workshop):

• Attended 32nd Orientation Course at UGC – HRDC, NEHU, from 20th April 2015 – 17th May 2015, Graded A.
• Attended Summer School at UGC – HRDC, NEHU, from 19th June 2017 – 9th July 2017, Graded A.
• Attended Refresher Course on Folkloristic and Semiotics, at UGC – HRDC, NEHU, from 16th September 2019 – 29th September 2019, Graded A+
• Organizer, Design with Natural Forces, Design Innovation Center, NEHU
• Organizer, Bamboo Design and Technology, Design Innovation Center, NEHU
• Organizer, Commemoration of Birth Anniversary of Madam Curie and Sir C.V. Raman, NEHU
• Organizer, one day lecture series with BVCA, Navi Mumbai
• Organizer, Combined 3 day Workshop on School Furniture Design with Technical University Berlin, 18TH August 2018 – 22nd August 2018
• Attended a workshop on Living Root Bridges – A Multidisciplinary Perspectives, Organized by Technical University Munich, hosted by the Dept of Bio Informatics and Bio Technology, NEHU, 18th March 2019
• Participated on the AICTE – ATAL workshop on 3D Printing and Design,  organized by the Dept. of Bio Medical Engineering. 2nd – 6th March 2020
• Collaboration with Technical University Munich, for Living Architecture Design and Built Research, October 2021 – March 2022

PROFESSIONAL PROJECTS

• LANDSCAPE DEVELOPMENT for CHC Mawphlang,
• Second prize for the Design Competition of the World Class Landmark, Barik, Shillong, organized by the Government of Meghalaya