A little bit about the projects I'm working on at EMI

We just wrapped up my first project at EMI. The project's for Maharashtra Bible College, which is an 8 hour train ride east of Mumbai. The school was founded by the grandfather of one of our neighbors in Mussoorie. The campus is in really rough shape. Most of the roofs are leaking (few are caving in), the girl's dorm's overcrowded (some even share twin size beds). There's mosquito problems in the boy's dorm, the power supply's unreliable, and they run out of water almost every day. The college's short on finances. They charge tuition, but many of them can't pay it. Nevertheless, the principal feels burdened to take them, especially for many girls from a nearby Mukti Mission's orphanage (if you get a chance, check out the link, they do some amazing work among children and women in India, and the story behind the founder is amazing, too). We basically made recommendations to their existing buildings and infrastructure and designed future plans for their campus, including new dorms, new classrooms, and a dining hall.

The team I got to work with (4 from EMI's office, the grandson of the school's founder, 2 volunteers - from San Diego and Dehli, and the principal of the school)

View of the campus a rooftop.


some of the team members visiting the students.


wash basin for the students to wash their clothes.


The toilet situation for the married students and their kids.


Old dining room that's being used to cram in students.


The campus plan that we developed.
Rendering of the new girl's dorm and married student's housing.


Site of my next project. It's out in a crazy remote area that's closed off to the rest of the world 7 months of the year (too much snow). We're doing some civil engineering stuff, and I'm designing the K-10 school for about 120 students. I'm excited!