Vaibhav Panchal
Architectural Portfolio
Masters of Advanced Architecture Design
Carnegie Mellon School of Architecture
About Me
Hi, I’m Vaibhav Panchal. Currently completing my Master of Advanced Architecture Design at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh PA, where I specialize in the convergence of materiality, technology and human centric design.
I bring a unique mix of advanced computational skills and practical project management. I recently wrapped up an internship at HOK, where I used Revit, Rhino and Enscape to deliver complex healthcare and international commercial projects. Before coming to the USA, I was a licensed Registered Architect in India, where I didn’t just design but also managed on site coordination and took the responsibility for the projects built.
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Recent Learnings
Carnegie Mellon School of Architecture | Fall 2024
This research explores form-finding in bending-active structures, through robotic manipulation of spring steel meshes at a sculptural scale. Our system consists of interwoven metal wires forming a deformable mesh, where robotic control enables manipulation of the structure's vertices.
Rather than fighting against material elasticity, this approach harnesses the natural bending behavior of the wires to discover novel geometric configurations. The fabrication process combines robotic control with strategic constraint placement, allowing for systematic exploration of forms that would be difficult to achieve through manual manipulation alone.
In this course, we explored a critical question: What role does architecture play in rethinking the use of waste streams as material resources?
With humanity now producing synthetic materials that outweigh all living biomass on Earth, the urgency to reconsider our material culture has never been more pressing. Inspired by 19th-century practices of material reuse, we focused on integrating waste streams into a new narrative of ecological design.
This semesters studio project 'From City to Forest" transforms an urban site into an immersive platform addressing migratory songbird decline.
Through storytelling, interactive design, and actionable solutions, it demonstrates how architecture fosters ecological empathy and societal change. I learned to integrate science, art, and advocacy, redefining architecture as a medium for education and coexistence.
