Design journals & Newspapers
2022
AIA International Merit Award in Urban Design, American Institute of Architects
for Along the River at Patna
https://www.aiainternational.org/design-awards-2022-winners
http://www.aiauk.org/news/2022/a22-international-london-4-design-awards
https://www.aiaeurope.org/conferenceevents
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2022
Detail Magazine Online/ Germany https://www.detail.de/en/de_en/wassertempel-in-nordwestindien-von-nilaa
2020-21
Three studio projects are invited for design sessions in UIA Rio Brazil 2021 , event is cohosted by ACSA Washington
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Architecture Live features Patna Riverfront Revitalization
Link here
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Ministry of Water features Patna Riverfront Process Video
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Habib Rehman Memorial Talk at Jamia Millia Islamia/ March 7_2020
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2019
Patna Riverfront Opening by PM Modi/ Financial Express, Feb 17
News Link
Jhulelal Shrine Opening/ Times of India/ May 12
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JTT Project/ Jhulelal Tirathdham Master Plan/ Times of India, Times Travel/ July 3
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JTT Project/ Jhulelal Tirathdham Master Plan/ Financial Times, Times Travel/ June 20
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Sindhi Holy City Article/ CNTraveller/ June 4
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karol Bagh Pedestrian Initiative/ June 23 Hindustan Times
News Link
2018
Anandvana Varanasi restoration Project/ varanasi Local Newspaper
2017
“Award Winner Issue” Editor Ahmad Zohladi 2A Asia Architecture Awards / 2A Magazine Istanbul Turkey issue # 39
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2016
“Place Making” 2A Awards Vienna coverage in Indian Express Daily Newspaper Nov 2, 2016 / New Delhi Edition
“A New Civic realm” Young Designers 2016 coverage/ Indian Architect and Builder, March 2016/ Mumbai, Jasubhai Publications
“Cleaning the Ganga is a multi generational Approach” Interview Genevieve Connors World bank by S Malhotra in Business Today, March 2016/ India
2015
“Ganga Riverfront work cheers up World Bank” Telegraph Daily Newspaper/ Piyush Kumar Tripathi / June 13, 2015
News Link
“Yamuna Riverfront Delhi” Delhi Urban Arts Commission Report/ DUAC (ITO Industrial Cultural District Project) Government Commission report on revitalization
“Innovative Use of Bamboo” Medecin Sans frontier MSF/India Head Office in A+D Architecture + Design, March 2015/ New Delhi, Media Transasia Publications
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2014
Westerlies Housing Launch
Video Link
“Patna City” by Anamika Prasad / My Livable City March Edition
“Space Around the Corner ” Kona Project by Kalyani Majumdar /DOMUS India Volume 3/ Issue 3, Jan 2014/ Mumbai, Spenta Publications
2013
“Giant Stride for Ganga Walk” Telegraph Daily Newspaper/ Piyush Kumar Tripathi / Nov 22, 2013
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2012
“ITO to get a safer Look” by Indrani Basu , Times of India Newspaper/ May 22,
(ITO Industrial Cultural District Project)
“National Design Competition Award Winners” by ANI Press in Yahoo News ,
(Finance Ministry Headquarters New Delhi Project)
“TEDx Delhi Preview ” /First City Magazine/ October
Video Link
“Three Questions with Nishant Lall ” /TimeOut Delhi Magazine/ October
2011
“Paharganj ” Times of India Daily Newspaper/ New Delhi edition
(Paharganj Public Spaces Project)
2010
“Making Space for More Legroom” Delhi Mid-Day Daily Newspaper/ Amitabh Shankar
( Karol Bagh Market Public Spaces Project)
2009
“Architects Discuss Urban Transformation ” Indian Express Daily Newspaper/ New Delhi edition
2008/earlier
“ Convergence” Projects by Sasaki, Oro Publications/ Page XX
“ Penn Connects” Award Winner issue -Architecture Boston/ Year in Awards 2008/ USA
“ Housing “ Papers in UIA Conference Journal 2005 / Istanbul
“Grand Egyptian Museum”, Citation Entry, Competition Publication, March 2003/ Egypt
“Los Angeles Now Volume 1”, University of California Press May 2002/ USA
“Los Angeles Now Volume 2”- Redline School District”, University of California Press, Sept 2002/ USA
“Kyongyu Railway Station”, Proposals from International Competition, July 1998/ Korea
AWARDS
2019
Shortlisted, Public Building Category - 2A Architecture Award held at Politecnico Madrid (Organized by 2A Magazine Istanbul)
Project: Kutch Stone Shrine, Bhuj
2017
First Place, State Exhibition and Guest House in Dwarka, New Delhi
Limited Competition
2016
First Place, Public Space/ Urban Category - 2A Asia Architecture Award held at Academy of Arts, Vienna (Organized by 2A Magazine Istanbul)
Project: Umbrellas by the River, Patna
Young architects Mention - (Organized by Indian Architect and Builder Magazine IAB Mumbai)
Project: Patna Riverfront Revitalization, Bihar
2015
Shortlisted, Public Space/ Urban Category - 2A Asia Architecture Award held at Academy of Arts, Vienna (Organized by 2A Magazine Istanbul)
Project: Small Scale Urbanism New Delhi
Shortlisted, Public Space/ Urban Category - 2A Asia Architecture Award held at Academy of Arts, Vienna (Organized by 2A Magazine Istanbul)
Project: Patna Riverfront Revitalization
2012
First Place, Head Quarters Building for State Forest and Environment Department, Bihar/ Project Completed
Honor Award,Rajaswa Bhawan-Head Quarters Building for Finance Ministry in Lutyens Conservation Zone, New Delhi
2011
Finalist,School of Architecture Bhopal Campus, Ministry of Human Resources Department
2010/ Earlier
Projects Team Awards/
Boston Society of Landscape Architects BSLA Awards – 798 Arts District, Beijing China (team member/urban designer at Sasaki Associates, Boston) 2008
American Society of Landscape Architects/ ASLA Analysis and Planning Award – Penn Connects 2030 Vision Plan for University of Pennsylvania, UPENN (team member/urban designer at Sasaki Associates, Boston) 2007
Boston Society of Architects BSA Campus Design Awards – Penn Connects 2030 Vision Plan for University of Pennsylvania, UPENN (team member/urban designer at Sasaki Associates, Boston) 2006
EDCO Grant Awards for Visiting Faculty, Boston Architecture College, USA/ 2005
Citation Award, Grand Egyptian Museum Competition, Cairo (team member/urban designer at CBT Architects, Boston) 2003
Citation Award, Kyongyu Railway Station Competition Entry, Seoul South Korea 1998
LECTURES/ TALKS
2019
Realty Plus Conference/ Sept Gurgaon
Talk/Moderator of Panel Discussion
2018
South Asian Cities Talk/ India Habitat Center
2017
Water and City: Projects on the River. Talk at Department of Architecture, Amity University, Noida
Urban Arc Conference / Southern Practice- Studio Projects at Indian Institute of Habitat Studies/ IIHS Bangalore/ Presentation by studio colleague Bala Mohan
2016
Panel on Architecture in the City SPA, New Delhi
Pedestrian Friendly City/ Talk at CSE, Center for Science and Environment, New Delhi
2015
Studio Projects- Talk at SSAA/ Shushant School of Art and Architecture, New Delhi
2014
Rethinking Public Space / Talk , Art at Telengana and Alliance Franchise at Hyderabad
2013
Urban Dialogue- Public Projects, Institute of Public Governance, IITP, New Delhi
2012
TedX Delhi: An Urban Canvas Talk at TEDx annual event, India Habitat Center ( IHC) New Delhi
Habib Rehman Memorial Speaker, School of Ekistics/Jamia Milia Islamia , New Delhi
2011
Patna Riverfront Presentation at Institute of Urban Designers event, New Delhi
2010
Griha Talks/ Urban Transformations: Talk at India Habitat Center (IHC), New Delhi
2005
Talk and Workshop with Artist Pedro Reyes at ICA Summer School, Institute of Contemporary Arts, USA + Dorchester Public School, Boston
2004
Slide into Art: Talk and Workshop at Institute of Contemporary Arts, Boston, USA
EXHIBITIONS
2017
Pune Design Biennale “Well Designed Public Spaces” Pune, Maharastra India
2016
Vienna Austria “ Winner 2A Asia Architecture Award- Urban Category ” at Bene Vienna/ October 2016
Istanbul “ Shortlist 2A Asia Architecture Award- Future Projects Category” at Istanbul Technical University October 2016
Los Angeles “ Drawings” at Alumni Exhibition of Drawings at Architecture Gallery Perloff Hall/ University of California Los Angeles/ UCLA
2013
New Delhi “ Kona Space Around the Corner” at Jorbagh Delhi/ Jan- March 2013
2012
New Delhi “ Winners Finance Ministry Competition” at NGMA National Gallery of Modern Art/ March –April 2012
2006
New York “ Parachute Pavillion Coney Island Competition Entry” at Van Alen Institute/ October _ November
2005
Istanbul “ Contemporary Architecture Proposals- Poster Presentations” at UIA Conference / July
Boston “ In Pursuit of Housing” at Boston Convention Center, Boston Society of Architects
2004
Boston “ Façade Competition” at Art Interactive Gallery, Cambridge MA
Los Angeles “ LA NOW project & Seven Proposals for Downtown Los Angeles” at Architecture + Design Museum, Downtown LA
2002
Los Angeles “ Monument to Fire” at Studio Exhibition of Drawings at Architecture Gallery Perloff Hall/ University of California Los Angeles/ UCLA
2001
Los Angeles “ Best of Students Work” at Year End Exhibition of Students works at Architecture Gallery Perloff Hall/ University of California Los Angeles/ UCLA
Recent Mentions
Awards
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First Prize/ 2A Asia Architecture Prize
Public Spaces Category/ Vienna 2017
Young Designer / Indian Architect Builder/ Mumbai 2016
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Honor Award / with Sasaki team 2018
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First Prize/ 2A Asia Architecture Prize
Public Spaces Category/ Vienna 2017
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Honor Award / with Sasaki team 2018
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