We are delighted to reveal that our talented Architect Akshara Pulpa has been shortlisted for this year's RIBA Journal’s Rising Stars cohort!
Before joining Connolly Wellingham in 2022, Akshara was the Project Architect at Feilden Fowles, working on the highly acclaimed Homerton Dining Hall in Cambridge. She has now returned to the South-West and is keen to build on her foundation of pragmatic working practice and a passion for craft and making. We are delighted to have her in our team contributing to our re-use first approach to environmental responsibility.
Akshara is currently leading our project on the transformation of a redundant Grade II listed barn complex in Wiltshire to host community programmes focused around nature and health. She is also leading the architectural coordination of the Decarbonisation Project at Spike Island Artspace Limited and has recently completed her qualification as a retrofit coordinator. She can be seen here in action recently leading the internal consultations with artists and tenants to better understand the lived experience of users across the former industrial site.
Winners will be announced at the end of October – good luck Akshara!
Charlie