Surya Kakani Surya completed his diploma in architecture from the School of Architecture, Vallabh Vidya Nagar and did his masters in architecture from the University of California, Los Angeles. He travelled widely across India, South-East Asia, Japan, Mexico, America, Europe and China to explore the relationships between materials, culture, space Read more…
Sameep Padora Sameep Padora received his diploma in architecture from Academy of Architecture in Mumbai and after studying at sci_Arc in Los Angeles, he received his Masters from Graduate School of Design, Harvard University in 2005. His firm’s projects have received numerous international awards including the The Architectural Review’s Emerging Architecture Award in London, the MARMOMACC International Read more…
Revathi Kamath Revathi Kamath obtained her Bachelors degree in Architecture and a Post Graduate degree in Urban and Regional Planning, both from the School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi. She is noted for her sensitive efforts for conceiving the “Evolving Home” concept for redevelopment. Three of her projects have been nominated for the Aga Read more…
Rahul Srivastava and Matias Echanove They are the founder partners of URBZ and Urbanology, an experimental urban research and action collective for user-generated cities. Rahul Srivastava has studied anthropology in Mumbai, Delhi and Cambridge and has been a research fellow at Nara University, Japan and New School University, New York. Read more…
Mona Doctor-Pingel Mona Doctor-Pingel is an architect based in Auroville since 1995. She studied architecture at the Center for Environment and Planning (CEPT), Ahmedabad, and has a master’s degree in Appropriate Technology from Flensburg University, Germany . Her Studio Naqshbandi experiments with appropriate building technologies using local materials and craftsmen which Read more…
Miki Desai Prof. Miki Desai retired from CEPT University as the head of the Masters Program in Sustainable Architecture, the Faculty of Architecture, Ahmedabad, India. He has had the EARTHWATCH grant, a Fulbright Fellowship, the Graham Grant and the Getty Collaborative Grant. He is the co-author of 3 books on Indian architecture Read more…
Melissa Smith Melissa Smith is an architect and urban planner based in Ahmedabad, India, and part of banduksmithstudio, an architecture, urban design, and research practice that she founded with Sachin Bandukwala. Their work engages processes of making through research on unique construction methods, both institutionalized and inventive, and built projects Read more…
Mansi Shah Mansi Shah completed Master’s degree in Urban Design at the Domus Academy, Milan, Italy in 2010, and undergraduate degree in architecture from South Gujarat University, Surat. She is a senior researcher at DICRC currently involved with research on the indigenous architecture of Himachal Pradesh. Her work “Beyond the Read more…
Harsh Patel Harsh, after completing his B.Arch from CEPT University, established PLAYGROUP STUDIO in 2009 along with Bhavana Hameed at Goa, India. The Studio has provided consultancy for various educational institutions, hospitality projects and independent residences. The practice refrains from providing technologically advanced solutions but rather strives to develop economical designs Read more…
Eko Prawato Eko Prawoto is an eminent Indonesian architect and educator who combines contemporary design with local knowledge, commenting that he views his buildings as social entities as much as physical objects. Through using locally sourced and often recycled materials, his designs are environmentally sensitive and reduce building costs. Prawoto Read more…