jury

Ar. Malay Kumar Ghosh
Kolkata

Ar. Malay Gosh is from Eastern part of India i.e Kolkata. Currently he is Partner and Principal of Espace, Kolkata. He completed is graduation in the year 1986. He serves as Visiting Faculty to Architecture Department at Indian Institute Of Engineering, Science & Technology (IIEST) and acts as External Jury to final semester U.G.Thesis work in IIEST, Jadavpur University and IIT-KHARAGPUR. He also won JK State Architect of the Year Awards in the year 2001.

Ar. Pratyush Shankar
Vadodara

Prof. Pratyush Shankar is an academic and Dean of SEDA, Navrachana University. Prof. Pratyush was the Acting Dean of Architecture and head of the Undergraduate Program at CEPT University and has been teaching Urban History and Design for many years now. He has authored the book titled “Himalayan Cities: Settlement Pattern, Public Places and Architecture” published by Niyogi Publishers, New Delhi, 2014. He is presently also a Guest Professor at the Mundus Urbano Program at Architecture Faculty, TU Darmstadt, Germany. He was awarded the Alexander Von Humboldt Fellowship in 2015 and was hosted at at University of Bonn, Germany. His forthcoming publication is with Oxford university Press is titled “History of Urban Form: India”. Pratyush runs a design practice along with his academic interest. He was awarded the 22nd J K Cement Architect of the Year award 2013in Residence Design Category.

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. Ar Lalich Zacharias has almost 38 years of experience in Architecture Consultancy Field. Currently he is also serving as the IIA National Council Member, member in Council of Architecture and Chief Editor JIIA, the National Journal of the Indian Institute of Architects.

Ar. Anuya Killedar Moharil
Nagpur

Ar. Anuya Killedar-Moharil is a highly accomplished architect and educator currently pursuing a Doctor of Philosophy degree at Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology. She has over a decade of experience as an Associate Professor and Dean Design at Priyadarshini Institute of Architecture and Design Studies. She is passionate about teaching and is dedicated to constantly updating and upgrading herself and her teaching methods to keep up with the changing scenarios in education.

Ar. Prof. Alfred Omenya
Kenya

Arch. Prof. Alfred Omenya is from Kenya and practicing architect and sustainable human settlements expert. He is the Principal Researcher and CEO at Eco-Build Africa. He is Adjunct Prof. University of Canberra in Australia and Kenyatta University in Kenya. He is the Chairman of the Education Committee of the College of Fellows of the Architectural Association of Kenya. He published two research reports on the State of Housing in Kenya. He is currently the lead consultant in development of Building Regulations incorporating Sustainability, Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management for the Republic of Malawi, the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and Republic of Uganda.

Ar. Dorji Yangki
Bhutan

Ar. Dorji Yangki is one of the first female architects from Bhutan. She was a Fellow at the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University in 2009, & has completed her Masters from Australia. She was Chief Architect at the Ministry of Home and Cultural Affairs for 16 years. She was President of the Bhutan Institute of Architects and was the first female Chair of SAARCH (South Asian Architects). At present, she works as Principal Architect in her own firm in Bhutan.

Ar. Mahmudul Anwar Riyaad
Bangaldesh

Ar. Riyaad is from Bangladesh. He is currently associate professor at BUET, Bangladesh. He has completed his masters in year 1998. He is member of The board of Architectural Education of IAB & served as Education secretary of IAB consecutively. He is also editor of the book “50 years of Architecture in Bangladesh”. He is also winner of many awards like JK Cement Award, Berger Award, IAB Award etc.

Ar. Divya Kush
New Delhi

Ar. Divya Kush is a Fellow member of the Indian Institute of Architects & Life member of Indian Arbitration Council & retired as the President of the Indian Institute of Architects (IIA) in the year 2020. He has graduated from University of Roorkee (now IIT Roorkee) During his more than four & half decades in the profession, he has been associated with a vast mosaic of professional involvement and started practising at Delhi since 1982. He has also served as Jury for numerous Thesis Projects & Design Competitions. He has been passionately involved in academic affairs and has been a full time teacher at Chandigarh College of Architecture in 1984 and finally retired as Professor & Director, School of Architecture, Noida International University, Greater Noida.

Ar. Rajiv Khanna
Gurgaon

Ar. Rajiv Khanna is the Founder Principal at StudioKIA Gurgaon(with a representation in the UAE).His Expertise and excellence are in Master planning, high rise Residential, Luxury villas, Hospitality, Institutional & Educational and Mixed-use developments has seen projects stamped across the globe. He has done lot of National and International prestigious projects. He is winner of Realty + 2021 Icon award & Global ReConnect International award in year 2022.

Ar. Rhidul Sharma (Professional Advisor)
Raipur

Ar. Rhidul Sharma is from Raipur & graduated in architecture in year 2005 from Baroda. Ar. Sharma is owner of firm name Raipur Ink. Apart from Architectural practice, he is currently holding a position of hon. Secretary in Raipur center of Indian Insisitute of Architects and also played a vital role in establishing the Raipur center for IIID, Raipur Centre. He is actively involved in teaching and take regular lectures in architecture and interior designs colleges. He has also served as visiting faculty in NIT, Raipur.