About
Sweta Sanker is an illustrator and architectural designer based between her hometown of Kuala Lumpur and London. She graduated from the Royal College of Art with a Masters degree in Architecture in 2022 and was awarded a Helen Hamlyn Design Award for her final year project, entitled 'Kid Fiction'. In 2020, Sweta was awarded the Malaysian Bronze Medal for her final year project, entitled 'The Easton Circle' after completing her undergraduate studies at the University of Bath with a First-class Honours degree in Architecture.
In 2019, Sweta founded 'Swetects', a visualisation and illustrative platform that focuses on raising funds to sponsor the education of marginalised groups of children and women across the world. Over the past few years, Swetects has managed to raise and donate over £3,000 to charities such as the Dignity for Children Foundation, Women for Women, GOSH Children's Charity and CRASH.
Awards:
2023 RIBAJ Eye Line Commended Winner (Link here)
2022 Helen Hamlyn Design Award - Best Systems Design Approach to Complex Societal Problems - Kid Fiction (Link here) (Full project here) (Film here)
2022 RIBA Dissertation Medal Nomination - Aachis of Chettinad
2021 PAM Student Awards Bronze Medal - Winner - Best Undergraduate Architecture Thesis in Malaysia - Easton Circle (Link here) (Full project here)
2020 Most Joyous Project - Easton Circle (Link here) (Full project here)
2020 YCN New Now - Greetings UK
2019 Basil Spence Award - Service (Link here) (Full project here)
2018 Oculus European City Award - Communitas (Full project here)
Press Releases:
RIBA Dissertation Medal Nomination 2022
Bibo Studio Most Joyous Project 2020
Architectural Work Experience:
Current - Studio Weave, London
2021 - 5HT Design, London
2020 - West Port & Company, London
2019 - HKR Architects, London
2018 - Ryder Architecture, London
2017 - TR Hamzah & Yeang, Kuala Lumpur
2017 - HMSK Architecture, Kuala Lumpur
What is Swetects
Swetects is an illustrative and graphic designing platform - offering a wide range of services, including designs illustrations and caricatures. Swetects has always been envisioned with a greater goal in mind - to be able to give back to the community that needs it the most.
With every purchase made, a portion of the profits will go towards sponsoring the lives of children and women from marginalised communities.
To enquire about a commission, please drop me an email via hello@swetects.com or the contact form on this website!
Support
For more information about the charities you will be supporting when requesting a commission, please do drop me an email via hello@swetects.com or the contact form on this website!