Thejus Augustine is an architect and urban designer based in Kochi, Kerala.
Thejus holds a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the College of Engineering Trivandrum, Kerala, and a Master of Urban Design degree from the School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi.
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He is the Principal Architect and Co-Founder at Studio Aranya, a multidisciplinary urban design and architecture practice in India.
​Prior to establishing Studio Aranya, he worked in various capacities in organisations including KITCO and AECOM, where he worked on various master planning, public projects and smart city projects across India and is actively engaged in academia and research.
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He was awarded the prestigious Young Urban Designers & Architects Programme (YUDAP) fellowship in 2022 offered by the French Government in collaboration with the French Ministry of Culture and Ecological Transition. He worked as an architect and urban designer with Enia Architectes in Paris, where he worked on projects in Paris, the UAE and South Africa.