Prajakta Gharpure

Prajakta Gharpure is a skilled architectural professional currently working at HKS, Inc. since February 2022, advancing through roles from Design Professional I to Design Professional II in Facades. Previous experience includes an architectural internship at BLDD Architects, where responsibilities involved surveying existing conditions for a renovation project, as well as a role as a Graduate Teaching Assistant at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, focusing on Environmental Control Systems. Additional experience encompasses a sustainability internship at CannonDesign, graphic design for the Education Justice Project, and contributions to the University of Illinois Facilities & Services' Retrocommissioning team. Prajakta also served as Co-President of the Gargoyle Architecture Honor Society, organizing career preparation events for students, and worked as a Junior Architect at Green Space Alliance. Education includes a Master’s in Architecture from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and a Bachelor of Architecture from Rachana Sansad's Academy of Architecture, completed in 2018.