Saurav Parmar

Passionate Landscape Architect with 5+ years of experience in India before a Master’s from UCL. Expertise in designing resilient, sustainable landscapes that foster ecological and human connections. Skilled in advanced design tools and interdisciplinary collaboration, focusing on the public realm, master planning, and heritage conservation projects.

• 09/2022 – Present Landscape Architect, Freelancing, Remote
• Prepared design concepts and drawing sets for landscape contractors and clients on residential and public projects in India.
• Prepare the BOQ and estimate as per the drawing and specifications.

• 09/2023 – 09/2024 Student, The Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL, London
• Coursework: Advanced Landscape Design (Public realm), Green Space System Planning, Plant Design, Landscape Ecology, and Urban Environments.

• 12/2019 – 10/2022 Consultant Landscape Architect, Delhi Development Authority, India
• Led the schematic design and Master Plan development for augmenting wetlands and riverine planting strategies in a flood-resilient public project for the Yamuna floodplains (9700 Ha), incorporating nature-based solutions.
• Created concepts, drawing sets, and cost estimates while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, supporting client meetings, and mentoring junior team members in project updates and presentations.

• 01/2018 – 07/2019 Junior Landscape Architect, Greenpiece Landscapes Pvt ltd, India
• Gained extensive CAD, on-site, and client meeting experience in preparing shop drawings, implementing and checking quality control of design details, and managing client and architect interactions (RSP, KTPL & Goldman Sachs, Manyata Tech Park Pvt Ltd.).
• Used Photoshop for rendering concepts, presentations, and drawings, including planting schemes for residential, office, hospitality, and industrial projects (Clients: Mahindra Group, Asian Paints).

• 09/2017 – 12/2017 Technical Associate (Landscape), Indian Heritage Cities Network Foundation (IHCNF), India
• Aided in the preliminary Heritage Tourism Master Plan report for the government alongside conservation architects.
• Conducted on-site inspections, recorded site conditions, and assisted in research and estimates for landscape conservation in Srirangapatna, providing inputs on landscape heritage and values for report writing.

• 09/2023 – 09/2024 The Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL- Graduated with Merit

• 07/2015 – 06/2017 School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal- Graduated with First division with Honors

• 07/2010 – 05/2015 Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar- Graduated with First division