PAST EDITIONS 16.0

JURY MEMBERS

DIKSHU C KUKREJA

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Ar. George Seemon

Curators for Past Editions 16

Ar Kiran Venkatesh

Co-Founder of InFORM Architects, Bangalore

Kiran is the co-founder of InFORM Architects, Bangalore. The firm has designed over 400 projects till date with 63 awards to its credit since its inception in 1997. Kiran’s focus is to generate conceptually strong, innovative designs and to build unique performative buildings that respond to context, constraints and client needs with Architectural vision.

Kiran is very optimistic about the role of technology in shaping design and its potential to influence outcomes from concepts to development and eventual production/ execution. He is focused on promoting mechanization in construction to effectively address the growing disparity between design and execution quality & between demand and supply in the AEC industry. Along with his practice, Kiran is also active in academics/ architecture education. He is the co-founder of InCITE – a one of its kind Architecture Event Space in the country that is a platform for exchange of Architectural ideas. Kiran has a wide range of other interests: Architecture & the City – Education – Movies – Reading – Science Fiction – Travel – Running – Cycling etc.

Ar Sujit Nair

Principal Designer and Founder at SDeG

Sujit Nair is principal designer and founder at SDeG, a multi-disciplinary practice based out of Bangalore, that he runs with his partner Aruna Sujit. SDeG has won awards for both architecture and interiors, and in 2012, was given the opportunity to exhibit at the Venice Architecture Biennale. SDeG was also featured on CNBC’s ‘young turks’ in 2013, a show widely known to recognize emerging entrepreneurs. In the past, Sujit has worked as ‘Architect’ at Zaha Hadid Architects, London. He holds a Masters’ degree in ‘Architecture and Urbanism’ from the Architectural Association, London (2004). Sujit has been active in architectural education, as visiting design critic at several architecture schools. He has lectured at architect forums, design schools and public events.