jury

Ar. Divesh Guttee
Mauritius

Ar. Divesh Guttee is from Mauritius. He is graduated from University of Cape Town as an Architect in 2008, and as an Urban Designer in 2014. He works at Rethink Studio, and has experience in a wide range of projects in Architecture and Urban Design both in Cape Town and Mauritius. He is the current President of the Mauritius Association of Architects.

Ar. David Kibebe
Tanzania

Ar. David Kibebe, is from Tanzania. He has completed his graduation in Architecture in the year of 2005. He is currently working with Epitome Architect Ltd as Director. Apart from this, he is currently associated as President of East Africa Institute of Architects (EAIA) & Architectural Association of Tanzania (AAT). His areas of expertise are in Architectural Design, Construction Monitoring/ Works supervision, Material specifications, Project Management & Contract Administration. He used to Play chess in leisure times.

Ar. Jayantha Perera
Sri Lanka

Ar. Jayantha Perera is from Sri Lanka. He has completed his undergraduate and post graduate education in Architecture at the University of Moratuwa Sri Lanka. On completion of his academic carrier he was elected as a corporate member of the Sri Lanka Institute of Architects and the Royal Institute of British Architects. At present he is the Principal Architect of his own practice “Architect Jayantha Perera”. He is a founder Director of the SRI LANKA GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL. He also serves as the President Elect of the CHAMBER OF CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY SRI LANKA. He is in panel of jury board of various international level architectural competition.

Ar. Brij Panjwani
Dehradun

Ar. Brij Panjwani is from Dehradun, Uttrakhand. He is the founder of North India’s most renowned Architectural firm, ‘Panjwani Architects’ based at Dehradun in Uttarakhand. He did his schooling from St. Gabriel’s Academy, Roorkee and is a Gold Medalist Architecture Graduate from University of Roorkee, presently IIT, Roorkee in the year 1981. He is presently working on a technical reference book on Healthcare Buildings and is active in various technical forums.

Ar. Trimbak D. Gadgil
Sangli

Ar. T D Gadgil is from Sangli, Maharashtra. He is Graduated from M S University of Baroda, securing half a dozen prizes including 2 Gold Medals. Worked with Ar. Charles Correa on prestigious projects, such as Kanchanjunga Apartment Mumbai, Goa Kala Academy, Bharat Bhavan Bhopal and so forth. It is a body of work which has over a period of almost four decades, evolved into a holistic philosophy based on passive energy architecture, addressing a spectrum of issues. His work was appreciated by Ar. Correa. Ar. Gadgil is also into academics and held posts of Prof Design Chair and Adjunct Professor. He has Professional experience of more than 45 years and Academic experience of 35 years.

Ar. Lalichan Zacharias
Cochin

Ar. Lalichan Zacharias is from Kerala, India. He has completed his graduation in Architecture from College of Engineering, Trivandrum. He is Chief Architect of Lalichan Zacharias atelier, Architects and Associates. Currently he is serving as the IIA National Council Member and Chief Editor JIIA, the National Journal of the Indian Institute of Architects.

Ar. Ranjib Baruah
Guwahati

Ar. Ranjib Baruah is from Norther-East part of India i.e Guwahati. He has completed Bachelor of Arch from M. S. University, Baroda, 1st Class with Distinction. He is Managing Partner of “Designers Plenum”. Founder member of Heritage Conservation Society of Assam (HeCSA).

Ar. Rajiv Kumar Dwivedi
Agra

Ar. Rajiv Kumar Dwivedi is from Agra, Uttar Pradesh. He has completed B. Arch from University of Lucknow in 1986. He served as President of UP Architects Association twice as of now. He has also assisted Govt. of U.P. through Awas Bandu in formulation of policies and strategies pertaining to the physical development of the state particularly in urban areas. Presently he deeply associated with the amendment in Architects Act 1972. He has written a book in HINDI for the awareness of Architecture and skill development.

Dr. Ar. Vinay Shrivastava
Bhopal

Dr. Ar. Vinay Prakash Shrivastava is from Central India i.e Bhopal. He has completed Bachelor in Architecture from National Institute of Technology, Raipur, Masters in Urban Development and Planning from MANIT, Bhopal, Ph.D. in Smart Cities from MANIT, Bhopal. He is the founder of Vastu Vista. His expertise is on Healthcare Design & Smart City.

Ar. Rakesh Ranjan Raje
Patna

Ar. Rakesh Ranjan Raje is from East India i.e Bihar. He completed his Bachelor in Architect FROM V.R.C.E, Nagpur University in 1984. He is an External Jury Member to B.I.T., Mesra & N.I.T., Patna. He has 38 Years of Architectural Experience in Designing and Planning of various types of Buildings with Special Emphasis on Parameters of Environment Friendly, Energy Efficient, Cost Effective and with Local and Regional Emotional Value in Design. He is the director of SMRITI ARCHITECT PVT. LTD.

Ar. Rajat Kant
Lucknow

Ar. Rajat Kant is an architect and has a master’s in Urban Design from School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi, India and another master’s degree in Housing Environments from University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign U.S.A. He practices out of Lucknow and has interest in morphology of his city about which he writes all over. Apart from practice, he teaches across many schools of architecture and design with a keen focus on qualitative understanding of built environments. Cultural production of spaces is a major exploration which he is still trying to understand. In his spare time likes to watch people and experiment with fountain pen inks. His favorite being Yama Budo from Iroshizuko.

Prof. Radhika Nagpal (Student Jury)
Sonipat

Prof. Radhika Nagpal has completed her master degree in Urban and Rural Planning from DCRUST University, Sonipat. She is currently working with Gateway College of Architecture & Design, Sonipat as Head of Department (Architecture) & having more than 33 years’ rich experience as an academician and Freelance architect providing consultation to Architectural practices. Apart from this she has also provided consultation in wide range of projects like Educational institution, Hotels, Residence, Housing, Commercial establish.