Sandhya Sood

Sandhya Sood is a principal at Accent, a building, interior and exhibition design firm based in Berkeley and Palo Alto.She taught design studio as visiting faculty at the Chandigarh College of Architecture in India where she also practiced for several years before pursuing a Masters in Architecture at theUniversity of California, Berkeley.The firm won accolades for its architecture and an open competition for a commercial project.Her undergraduate thesis, "The Changing Pattern of Housing in Chandigarh- aCritical Appraisal," was exhibited at the World Habitat Day and excerpts published in a book celebrating the 50th anniversary of the city.Her graduate thesis, "Intergenerational Housing- a Fabric of Courtyard Weaving," explored a new typology in contemporary residential design.She has presented papers at international conferences and has served as a juror on design review panels at the Universities of California, Berkeley and Washington, Seattle.Afterworking as a Project Manager for an architectural firm, Fisher Friedman & Assoc. in San Francisco, Sandhya Sood established ‘Accent'.Her research in housing formed the fundamentals of her ‘flexibility'theory that she now applies to her design practice.

House in Northern India, Sandhya Sood, project architect, accentarchitecture.com

Panelists: Mara Baum, Jamie Brown, Mignon O'Young, Sandhya Sood, Stacy Webb
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Sandhya Sood is a principal at Accent, a building, interior and exhibition design firm based in Berkeley and Palo Alto. She taught design studio as visiting faculty at the Chandigarh College of Architecture in India where she also practiced for several years before pursuing a Masters in Architecture at the University of California, Berkeley. The firm won accolades for its architecture and an open competition for a commercial project. Her undergraduate thesis, "The Changing Pattern of Housing in Chandigarh- a Critical Appraisal," was exhibited at the World Habitat Day and excerpts published in a book celebrating the 50th anniversary of the city.

Her graduate thesis, "Intergenerational Housing- a Fabric of Courtyard Weaving," explored a new typology in contemporary residential design. She has presented papers at international conferences and has served as a juror on design review panels at the Universities of California, Berkeley and Washington, Seattle. After working as a Project Manager for an architectural firm, Fisher Friedman & Assoc. in San Francisco, Sandhya Sood established ‘Accent'. Her research in housing formed the fundamentals of her ‘flexibility' theory that she now applies to her design practice.

Panelists: Mara Baum, Jamie Brown, Mignon O'Young, Sandhya Sood, Stacy Webb
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Sandhya Sood is a principal at Accent, a building, interior and exhibition design firm based in Berkeley and Palo Alto. She taught design studio as visiting faculty at the Chandigarh College of Architecture in India where she also practiced for several years before pursuing a Masters in Architecture at the University of California, Berkeley. The firm won accolades for its architecture and an open competition for a commercial project. Her undergraduate thesis, "The Changing Pattern of Housing in Chandigarh- a Critical Appraisal," was exhibited at the World Habitat Day and excerpts published in a book celebrating the 50th anniversary of the city.

Her graduate thesis, "Intergenerational Housing- a Fabric of Courtyard Weaving," explored a new typology in contemporary residential design. She has presented papers at international conferences and has served as a juror on design review panels at the Universities of California, Berkeley and Washington, Seattle. After working as a Project Manager for an architectural firm, Fisher Friedman & Assoc. in San Francisco, Sandhya Sood established 'Accent'. Her research in housing formed the fundamentals of her 'flexibility' theory that she now applies to her design practice.

Sandhya Sood, an architect from India who is establishing herself here and researching intergenerational housing. She has offered to help with OWA's efforts to help Westerbeke Ranch improve its facilities in exchange for the scholarship.