K. Prasanna Pandian also known as PP, is an

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and an

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from

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in south

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. He was born in

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, Tamil Nadu in 1984, and is the founder-director of Archinfinitum, an architectural firm. He has won many awards and titles in the field of

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and

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and is good in

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and

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. He was also introduced to the

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industry as a

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. He finished his B.Arch at Measi Academy of Architecture,

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, while his schooling was at

, Mahatma Montessori Matriculation Higher Secondary School.

Early life

Prasanna was born in Madurai, India where he completed his schooling, after which he completed his Bachelor of Architecture at the Measi Academy of Architecture, Chennai and then his

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at Sathyabama University, Chennai, India.

Awards

Awards in the field of Architecture: *Birla White – Yuva Rathna Award – All India - 2nd GRC category – 2004-2005 *Birla White – Yuva Rathna Award – Commendation Flooring category – 2004-2005 *Birla White – Yuva Rathna Award – Zone (south) - 1st GRC category – 2005-2006 *Birla White – Yuva Rathna Award – State - 1st Flooring category – 2005-2006 *Jindal Stainless Steel Award – Commendation – 2005 *A+D the Strokes Furniture Design Award – Commendation – 2005 *Archi Design Perspectives – Top 10th Position – All India – 2005 *Johnson Ties – Finalist – State LvL – 2005 *Saint Gobain – Finalist – All India – 2006 Awards in the Field of Art: *Best Artist Award, Mahatma, Madurai - 2001

References

Winners of the Birla White Yuva Ratna Awards 2006
''The Hindu'' (25 March 2006).
Stainless Innovation Awards Results
Jindal Stainless.

ArchiDesign Perspective.

KODES Design Consultants Private LTD. 20th-century Indian architects Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology alumni Artists from Madurai 1984 births Living people {{India-architect-stub