“I believe… that true sustainability comes from compassion and caring concern for everything and everyone. My journey and search in life has nurtured a universe-centric standpoint in me, where I feel myself as an integral, indivisible, miniscule part of this delightful Fullness and Oneness of life.” After graduating from CEPT, Ahmedabad in 1974, Ar. Shirish Beri joined his father and brother in Beri Architects & Engineers Pvt Ltd. Later in 2002, he started his Shirish Beri and Associates. With a focussed approach to sustainability and an innate tendency to achieve an implicit unity between the natural and the man-made, Beri has been at the forefront of Indian architecture; with his designs reflecting his values and concerns in life itself. His body of work spans across varied typologies; but more notable projects are in the sectors of institutional campuses for research, rehabilitation, healthcare and education.

The Grid Architects is a research & design studio founded by Bhadri and Snehal Suthar in 2002. The Ahmedabad-based practice spans across architecture, interiors, landscape, and furniture design. Their work reflects a deep sensitivity to human-nature relationships, aligned with ecological awareness and contextual relevance; their approach drawing from vernacular knowledge while engaging with contemporary practice. The studio’s project Tarang Pavilion in Gandhinagar is a 3,000-square-foot vaulted structure that reinvents exhibition spaces; and stands as an example of what can emerge when architecture listens: to the site, to the people who build it, and to the rhythms of use over time.

Graduating as an architect in 1987, Sangeet Sharma is a Partner in the Chandigarh-based firm S.D. Sharma & Associates, founded by his father Ar. Shiv Datt Sharma. Carrying forward the legacy of Chandigarh, Corbusier, and Cubism – the 3 Cs of his life – Sangeet Sharma crafts his own identity; maybe getting more drawn towards the Cubist than either Corbusier or his own father. A staunch advocate of sustainable design, Ar. Sangeet Sharma is a self proclaimed protagonist of Cubist Modernism, his architecture resonating with the clarity of pure geometry. A widely published architect and author, and winner of multiple prestigious awards and honours, Sangeet Sharma has grown to become a formidable name in contemporary Indian architecture.

Vinu Daniel, the Kerala-based visionary architect behind Wallmakers, is redefining sustainable design with raw earth and discarded materials. A graduate of the College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram, he rejected conventional practice to embrace a radical, eco conscious philosophy - using low-impact construction, with techniques like compressed earth blocks and debris repurposing. Rebuilding the St George Orthodox church is amongst Daniel’s most prestigious and pathbreaking works.

Based in Chennai, Benny Kuriakose & Associates (BKA) champions vernacular architecture; with cost-effective and climate-responsive design. With a degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Kerala and a Master’s in Conservation Studies from the University of York, UK, Benny Kuriakose has become synonymous with sustainable architecture and heritage conservation in India.