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Arun MADAPPALLATH, a Mathematics graduate and a post-graduate diploma in Computer Applications, is the General Manager of Serge Ferrari India Pvt Ltd for South Asia. He has been associated in the field of tensile membrane architecture for over 18 years and has been in the building industry since 1999 within the Middle East & South Asia region. He is based in New Delhi, India, and provides expertise and products to help you to design ever-innovative projects. He manages the complete operation of the Indian subsidiary with a team of 12 collaborators involved in different businesses, like contract & sales, finance, marketing, and administration

Niraj Borikar is the Country Manager of Dan Pal (India) Private Limited managing the operations in India with responsibility of establishing and growing the business of versatile and innovative portfolio of Light Architecture Solutions.

Niraj is a Mechanical Engineering graduate with post-graduation in Business Administration. He has more than 18 years of experience in interior and exterior solutions of renowned brands for building material with last 8 years in Building Envelope industry offering advanced, innovative and practical solutions to the developers, designers, architects and consultants. Niraj has served in various roles leading sales and marketing functions. Niraj is presently heading the operations of Danpal India over last two years taking forward the vision of inspiring architects and designers through optimized natural daylight solutions for building designs.

Rajan has more than 30 years of international experience within the facade industry, out of which he has served more than 11 years at Arup. With Structural engineering background Rajan has gained working experiences in various regions such as Asia, Middle East and Australia. He has extensive experiences in both new built and existing buildings. He has successfully delivered several prestigious projects with integrated facade designs, involving 3D design, complex engineering and building integration. He is a Certified SGMM (Singapore Green Mark Manager), enable him to understand sustainable design requirements from Architectural and practical perspectives. He has managed and delivered several large projects with highly practical and efficient designs resulted successful implementations such as Mondeal Heights, The Park, Brigade Tech Garden, Pan Pacific Hotel, Singapore. ASPTM Hospital, Vietnam.

Passionate in future technologies and experiments with innovations, taken various efforts to adopt technology to improve the efficiency in design and construction aspects. With his extensive International and regional experience in the façade and construction industry, known face to regional facade industry with good reputation on high quality works completed.

Mathieu Meur provides strategic and technical leadership as the director of DP Façade. Through his training as a multi-disciplinary engineer, and subsequent years of experience heading the largest façade consultancy practise in the world, he has developed extensive knowledge of all types of building envelope systems, their design, engineering, and related codes of practice. He has worked on numerous major construction projects in Asia, the Middle East and beyond, including Resorts World at Sentosa, Changi Airport Terminal 1 Upgrading, and The Dubai Mall, currently the largest mall in the world. Passionate about sharing his knowledge and skills with others, he is a frequent speaker at conferences, writes for technical publications, and has been a Lecturer at Real Estate & Construction Centre on Façade Design and Façade Condition Assessment since 2002. He is also a fellow of the Society of Façade Engineering from the United Kingdom since 2010. Considering sustainability to be at the heart of the process, Mathieu was the Chairman of the Singapore Green Building Council Taskforce on Cladding & Roofing from 2012 to 2016.

Rajeev Trehan graduated from Sir J. J. College of Architecture, Mumbai in 1990 and joined Architect Hafeez Contractor. He has been in practice since then. In his experience of over 24 years, he has been in charge of several large scale projects and has been involved with Commercial, Residential, IT parks and Residential projects totaling over 30 million Sq. ft. Master Planning projects are also a part of his portfolio.

He has handled a very diverse range and style of projects. Some notable office projects are Proctor and Gamble Plaza, Nestle House, Ericsson, Bayer House and large IT Parks in Hyderabad, Pune and Cyber City in Gurgaon.

Key Residential projects are Seawoods Estate, DLF City Phase V which includes Master planning (500 Acre) and buildings like Aralias, Magnolias & Pinnacle…. and the most recent one in Dubai called 23 Marina, which is a 88 storey, 397m tall tower (which was the tallest residential building in the World in 2012).

As Office Practice Leader for CannonDesign’s India office in Mumbai, Yogesh provides leadership across firm operations and client engagement throughout India. Yogesh is known for his ability to partner with clients and lead complex teams through multifaceted projects worldwide. He brings 22 years of experience across commercial and institutional projects in India and abroad. Yogesh’s responsibilities include client relations, project management, and contract review. Yogesh balances client expectations and aspirations to effectively manage projects in all design and construction phases by building consensus, communicating effectively and ensuring engagements are executed on-time and within budget.

Architect Vrinda Shetty is the Director of Operations at Bentel Associates International, India. Bentel Associates, founded in 1960, is an award-winning multinational architectural firm with vested interests across varied scales, which include architecture, interior designing and master planning. Vrinda has had an illustrious career, handling the planning and operations of various projects at Bentel in India for over 14 years across diverse typologies. Along with extensive knowledge of working on retail and commercial projects at Bentel, she has also led many hospitality and residential projects pan India. With an eye for precision and a vision for progress, she has led Bentel to become one of the most respectable names in the design industry, especially known for its large-scale public architecture. Some of the significant projects completed under her tenure are DB Mall in Bhopal, Vega City in Bengaluru and Vegas Mall in New Delhi.

With more than 20 years of experience in the architectural and design industry, Vrinda has actively participated in multiple events and panel discussions, engaging in a growing dialogue around public projects in India.

Arvind Kumar's current role involves working with the finest minds in the field of architectural aluminium in the Greater Middle East Markets, India and South East Asia Pacific. One of his key tasks involves extending partnerships with building designers, architects, consultants, developers andcontractors. The discussions usually range from designing an attractive sliding fold door for a luxury chalet to building up a bespoke aluminium facade for the vertical cities of the future.

Being associate to TECHNAL, a part of Hydro Building Systems and one of the world’s leading aluminium system manufacturer, his interactions also extend to students in the architecture schools and the wider construction academia. This keeps him extremely in tune with upcoming design trends.

Edward Thomas Oommen, is a Mechanical Engineer from M S Ramaiah Institute of Technology andhas completed EPGBM from IIM Calcutta. He has been associated with the construction industry forlast 15 years, He started his career with Capital Equipment’s, JCB Followed by Escorts. In the Last 11 years Edward has been managing the Business Development & Technical Teams of various Building Material companies, handling products varying from Anchors, Installation systems, Firestop & Water Proofing. During his career he has also been associated with major Commercial & infrastructures projects across India with various applications, including Facade. He has been associated with M/s Fischer Building Materials India Private Limited since December 2016 and currently handling the business and design aspects of various façade projects.

Gautam leads Inhabit’s business and presence in the Indian sub-continent as the regional director. With a background in architecture and multi-disciplinary engineering practise through his career, he has worked with leading developers and architects on projects across Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Middle East and India. Gautam’s clear understanding of the design and engineering process of high performance facades including their interfaces with the other critical interfacing disciplines have added value to the multiple design discussions and enabled an informed decision making process with multiple stakeholders. His specialist skills include complex geometry rationalisation with bespoke parametric tools and environmental performance of facades with special focus on occupant thermal comfort and daylighting in enclosed spaces. With a multi-disciplinary team spread over 19 offices across 4 continents, he has delivered multidisciplinary specialist advice which includes Façade Engineering, Façade Maintenance, Building Physics, Lighting and Applied Sight and sound to some of the most iconic projects across the world.

With a view to lead by example through devoted work ethics and constant innovation, Suresh is one of the most sought after façade consultants of India with a unique approach of integrating and detailing to insure that all elements of the façade render absolute performance.

Hiten Sethi is a distinguished award-winning Architect. A true intellect and creatively-driven professional, his iconic designs have entered modern Indian Architecture’s Hall of Fame. He believes “Meaningful Architecture is a product of synergic process, tailored to create built and unbuilt form that are life-enhancing, sustainable and timeless”. His expertise lays in Urban Design, Master planning, Commercial, Residential, Institutional, Transportation, Hospitality and Healthcare Projects.

For two decades, Ar Hiten Sethi has steered his firm to achieve great heights and win several awards and accolades. He lays great importance on quality and prompt delivery, with a focus on understanding and meeting the client’s needs and budgets. He is known for his sensitivity to local culture and climate; his enduring structures therefore aim at sustainability and co-existence. Not only are his own projects based on the principals of Sustainability but he also lead the Sustainable Design movement as a Co Chairman, Mumbai Chapter of the CII-Indian Green Building Council. Ministry of Environment & Forest, GOI recognised his sustainable and responsible practice and he was appointed as Expert Member in State Expert Appraisal Committee, Government of Maharashtra for 2 consecutive terms. He is also involved in designing and retrofitting of many public spaces at city level. He has contributed for over 12.5 million square meter valued at INR 336 billion of works.

Gauri joined Edifice Consultants in 2012, after obtaining her Master’s degree. Her current role is that of a Project Head. Gauri’s design philosophy prioritizes user experience & comfort, and spatial quality. Her designs are characterized by sensitivity to context and sustainability, the latter being one of her core strengths as exhibited by her recent projects being endorsed with the highest LEED certifications.

Gauri is also a Regional Growth Associate, responsible for building business opportunities for Edifice Bengaluru. She also mentors the young designers in the Bangalore studio and is responsible for the design and delivery of developer projects in south India. She also participates in research work at Edifice and looks out for competitions and opportunities to participate in order upgrade her knowledge. Gauri also works extensively on community outreach initiatives undertaken by Edifice Consultants.

Russell is the leader of Arup Facades in the UK and has many years of experience in the field, including working in India since 2004.He has a background in façade and structural engineering and specialises in the design, assessment and construction of all types of façade systems for a broad range of building. He also has a strong interest in sustainability and finding ways of revitalise and extend the life of existing facades.

Now in London after being based in Asia for many years the projects he has undertaken cover a wide range and scope, from conceptual design and building physics studies, to providing sub-contractor's details. The areas of investigations and resolution of failing facades also form a large part of his work.

Tariq Kachwala is the Director of FG Glass Industries and has 12 years of experience in the glass processing industry. He spearheads marketing, strategy and new business development and is also a consultant to architects and façade specialists on the use of glass in buildings. FG Glass has delivered over 350 projects across 25 countries. Recently he has been extensively involved in consulting on glass and fire-safety. Tariq is a Computer Engineer and has a MS-MBA degree from New York University. Further, he serves as a managing committee member at the Federation of Safety Glass, is a founding member of the Glazing Society of India, an advisory board member of Glass Academy, member of the Confederation of Construction Products and Services, and technical advisor at Structural Glass Research and Testing Facility – a JV of Glazing Society of India and IIT Madras.

Yatin Patel chairs DSP Design Associates as Founder and Principal, having established the practice 3 decades ago as a first-generation architect leading the organization to its long- standing global conceit.

He has spearheaded the organization to achieve multi-geography service capabilities across an array of verticals within Architecture & Interior Design across domains like master planning, mixed-use developments, high density residential, corporate & commercial spaces, hospitality, industrial, retail and education. Under his able leadership, DSP Design has been inducted as an exclusive Indian architecture and design practice to ONE Global Design. This association has increased the firm’s presence across the United States, Canada, Mexico and Europe in addition to its existing foothold in India, Singapore, Indonesia and Australia.

Globally, DSP Design has witnessed consistent growth on Global Rankings for 8 consecutive years: currently standing at #51 among top 100 architectural practices worldwide by WA100 2023 and #40 among Top100 Interior Design Firms worldwide on the InteriorDesign Giants List 2022.

Yatin’s architectural directorships also include his contribution on the board of DSPIB - a collaborative Smart Buildings Advisory venture between DSP Design and Intelligent Buildings, USA.

Ashish Mittal is the Engineering Director at Hilti India. He is leading a team of 100+ people across India who are providing engineering services to designers, architects and consultants. He has total work experience of 14 years out of which 11 years with Hilti in various Engineering & Marketing roles where he has contributed immensely in creating awareness in India on topics like Seismic and Fire safety. He had international experience of more than 2 years of working as Regional product manager in Singapore. He did his Civil engineering from National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra and MBA from Nanyang Technical University, Singapore. Prior to Hilti he has also worked with companies like Aditya Birla group and Fosroc chemicals.

Leading multi disciplinary Design Strategy and Design Management, for all assets pan India. Also conducting product feasibility studies across multiple transactions

Sonia is a professional with ~25 years of experience in Architecture, Product Strategy, Design Management and Project Management. She has had an opportunity of a diverse experience of working with the renowned Design Houses across the country for about a decade. Her later experience within the real estate sector in Design Management has further strengthened her profile.

Over the years, she has risen through various multi-faceted roles and responsibilities of a deft Architect, coupled with thorough professionalism as a Project manager and a real estate team player.

The interspersing of working between various regions and on both sides of the expertise within the industry, has ingrained in her a variegated exposure in many areas of Design and Project Management. Sonia has gained expertise in setting up multi-disciplinary teams and rolling out their functional requirements. She has an underlying understanding of systems and processes required for various job functions. Leadership.

Khushbu Davda is a practicing architect and founder principal and partner at parametric firm Studio Emergence. With a flair for design and natural forms, biomimicry is one of her strong suits. Her study of cartographies and maps is critical in the way the studio studies urban contexts eventually. She believes design can bring people, space and nature in the same frequency; and it can unite audiences with experiences that inspire a reconnection to our planet.

Esha is with TECHNAL for 3 and half years now and manages key accounts and retail business along with some major projects. She also handles domestic marketing activitie.

With a total industry experience of more than 10 years and decent product information, she manages to support clients and consultants on their project requirement.

She likes to go camping in the mountains and kayaking in the sea whenever she can steal a few days off from work. This helps her reboot and keeps her sane.

Mr. Qutub Mandviwala, an architect from Mumbai, India is the founder of MQA[ Mandviwala Qutub and Associates] an architecture and urban design studio. For last two and half decades the firm has engaged in various work experiments with new spatial concepts intensifying existing urban landscapes and encompassing all fields of design, from the urban scale to interiors. He is a proud recipient of Bharat Gaurav Award for Outstanding Contribution to National Development [2011] and Asia Pacific International Award for Best Mixed Use Development [2010] and many more. His one of the institutional project, Wockhardt Global School at Aurangabad was selected for world ten most beautiful school.

Manit Rastogi commenced his architecture studies at the School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi, then went on to the Architectural Association where he graduated with distinction from the Sustainable Environmental Design program under Simos Yannas, and subsequently, the AA Diploma with Honours, under John Frazer. The influence of all three programs have formulated and influenced his thinking to date, to create a sustainable architecture through the framework of an evolutionary practice inspired by nature, with an emphasis on passive design. Manit is Founder Partner of Morphogenesis, one of India’s leading award-winning Architecture and Urban Design practices with over 80 international and national awards which include being India’s first World Architecture Festival (WAF) Award winners, 5 Indian Institute of Architects (IIA) Awards to their credit, 3 AD50 and Laureates of the Singapore Institute of Architects Getz Award. Morphogenesis has been ranked yet again, for the sixth time running, among the Top 100 Architectural Design Firms worldwide by Building Design Magazine, UK in WA100, 2017. The firm has been published in over 600 international and national publications.

Known as an architect who consistently pushes the boundaries of sustainable design, Manit lectures extensively globally, having spoken at the Brown University Arts Symposium, International Green Building Council Singapore, the GRIHA Summits, TEDx, the Dubai Design Week and the World Architecture Festival (WAF) Berlin, amongst others, and has published several research papers with respect to zero energy buildings. Manit has also co-authored Morphogenesis’ first monograph ‘Morphogenesis: The Indian Perspective, The Global Context’, published by Images Australia under their Master Architect Series. He has been the Director of the Sushant School of Art and Architecture, and is the Director of the Young Presidents’ Organisation, Delhi Chapter. A Fellow of the IIA (Indian Institute of Architects) and the RSA (Royal Society of Arts, UK), Manit’s commitment to sustainable environments goes beyond the realm of architecture practice. As the founder member of The GRIHA Council, India’s own Green rating system, Manit works with urban policymakers to spearhead initiatives with an emphasis on environmental sensibility and social welfare.

Anuja sees architecture and design as vital tools that can directly improve the quality of everyday life. She believes that when design is intelligent, sensitive, and responsive; buildings can support the people that use them in multiple, interactive ways. Her key specialization is in Highrise residential and commercial architecture, and has carved her niche in healthcare designing, planning, execution.

She is also handling a large portfolio of various mixed-use developments, institutional and master planning projects, inclusive of an award-winning overseas project. Her out-of-the-box thinking skills and leadership abilities have helped her to bring a fresh approach to her work and to conceptualize and manage various projects innovatively and successfully. Green architecture and landscape are the subject of her passion and research.

Her important projects are Crescent Bay Parel, Mudra House, Capital city, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Kohinoor Hospital, IIT Bombay institute, Film city Master planning Etc.

She is an Indian Classical Vocalist and has been practicing yoga for more than a decade. Music and yoga are an intrinsic part of her everyday regime. She is an amateur artist in digital medium. These tools help her strike a balance in everyday life.

Dr. Ananya Gandotra, is currently heading the Design Team at Birla Estates Pvt. Ltd. She provides strategic design direction and helps deliver real estate projects successfully. Prior to Birla Estates, she has held positions such as: Head of Technical Services at Taj Group, Add. Chief Architect at DLF and, Head- Planning and Design at Indiabulls Real Estate.

Ananya has 25years+ of professional expertise across various asset classes (hotels, office, retail, plotted development, residential and industrial). She has worked with many domestic/multinational investors and has in depth experience in Project & Design Management across India, China and Dubai.

Nilesh is a Senior Associate at Edifice and Heads the Developer Portfolio in the company. Nilesh oversees Ideation and Realisation on several projects for his esteemed clients.

With 25 years of experience, he brings in strategic leadership and experience to large scale Commercial, IT, Mixed Use, Residential Developments that his team delivers. Sustainability is at the heart of every Edifice project. With a passion for innovative sustainable strategies, his projects are no different and are credited with Sustainability certifications.

He believes that a deep understanding of the context and the typologies is instrumental to the delivery of quality projects. He has, over the years, developed a deep understanding of the underlying commercial dynamics that power his projects.

Yasmin Gill is Business Development Manager for Emerging Markets and Strategic Projects at Technal India, especially looking in East India, Bangladesh and Nepal at present. Over 15 years of experience in Sales and Business Development in Fenestration Industry and has worked from the façade contractor side as well as at the system supplier side, both in India as well as in Middle East. Learning new tools, techniques and methods is the way forward for her in business and life.

Recently crowned Mrs. India Queen of Substance 2022 and was also awarded prestigious The Goodwill Ambassador 2022 title.

Suman Paul holds a BArch degree from RVCE Bangalore University. Suman has spent a long spell of his career in corporate architectural practice in Atkins, Jurong and CPG Corp. Where he had worked with many international designers very closely both in India & Singapore on multiple commissions. Suman has practiced more than a decade at CnT Architects where he has been the lead designer to win many prestigious design competitions in multi-speciality healthcare facility, luxury condominium, institutional campus, institutional building, hospitality campus, entertainment and cultural building, public building etc. Suman has designed and executed one of the world’s most sophisticated Underground Nano Technology lab in Bangalore while with CnT & he was awarded as the Architect of the Year 2013 in the Architecture+Design award ceremony in Bangkok for one prestigious Corporate Headquarter Design. Suman gives lectures to different Architectural Schools and presents his Architectural research & findings at different public gatherings such as Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) scientists’ meet etc. Suman has the credit of building around 3 million sft of area and designed totally around 9 million sft of area.

Ar.K.Saraswathi is the Senior Principal Architect and Partner at Conserve Consultants with more than 11 years of experience in the field of Sustainable Design, Sustainability, and Green Certification for High-Performance Buildings. She is a practicing Architect who graduated from Hindustan College of Engineering, Chennai. She is a LEED (BD+C), WELL & IGBC Accredited Professional, GRIHA & GEM certified professional. She has given various tech talks on the topic “Future of sustainability” where the spotlight was given on the challenges that needs to be addressed which being the need of the hour. She has also written article on “Emphasis on Façade Sustainability” which gives an overlook on the importance on façade design and its influencing factors. She has managed multiple projects from the design stage to the complete lifecycle of the development. She has successfully convinced many clients to implement cost-effective energy-saving measures and ensured sustainable designs are implemented during the construction stage of the project

Vivek V Shankar started the practice Vivek Shankar Architects in 2002 upon completing Masters from the Architectural Association(AA) School of Architecture and thereafter worked at the studio of Zaha Hadid . Vivek played a vital role in mentoring the post graduate students of the Digital Architecture program at School of Architecture & Planning ,Chennai from 2002 to 2005.

Vivek’s interests lie within a realm of exploration and experience of spaces and the engineering aspect that facilitate their manifestation.

The studio has consistently reimagined conventional notions of Architectural thinking across typologies with the emphasis on Design process and the various software which aid the respective stages of the process.

Innovation has been purpose driven with an extent of parametric exploration to achieve efficiency in spatial planning ,façade pattern generation and sustainable design aspects.

The studio utilises tools as such Lady Bug ,Grasshopper ,Revit, Navis Works and BIM 360 from Concept to execution stages of a project.

In the Facade industry for over 25 years and have held a variety of Technical & Managerial roles since 1996 in India and the Middle East.

My role involves providing and advising Clients facade solutions to their projects and facilitate them to negotiate commercial, technical aspects and schedule project programme

My specialties include facade design, project management, value engineering, and costing and devising business development strategies.

Supporting Architectural practices from nearly 11 years, with experience on High Rise Residential, Medium scale Interiors, and large scale Landscape Architecture, with prime focus on developing Digital Architecture and Simulation software skills.

His passion is to create “contextually relevant green architecture”, he believes in a holistic ideology of approaching every project exclusively crafting components of function, climate, culture, economics, and technology to arrive at an optimal and stimulating experience of space and form.

After completing his he Joined Sir JJ College of architecture for attaining his Master's by research in Architecture. Later, after working with the renowned architect Gerard Da Cunha, he joined Kembhavi Architecture foundation founded by his parents Sharad and Nalini Kembahvi as a Principal architect and partner. He along with his wife Nita Kembhavi established the office in Bangalore in 2007.

He has been recognized as one the top 100 architects of India by “Architect and Interiors India” magazine and also as among 100 top influencing designers in India by “Commercial design magazine."

Michael Bischoff is a leading voice in the promotion of sustainable vertical urbanism as a creative response to population growth, densification, and climate change. With broad leadership experience onlarge-scale projects in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, he directs PCF&P’s ongoing efforts in India, including the World Towers residential complex in central Mumbai, featuring India’s tallest residential building; One Lodha Place, the city’s first Class A office tower; and two major office campuses under development on the outskirts of Bengaluru, also home to the firm’s recently completed GoldmanSachs India headquarters, a 21-acre, LEED Platinum office campus. Michael has gained wide recognition for his speculative studies, which include the 8x8 Tower, a comprehensive sustainable ecosystem supporting a vibrant vertical neighborhood, and the Sunnyside Yard Master Plan, a network of interconnected, mixed-use superstructures built over an existing rail yard to form an economically viable, sustainable, and culturally diverse new community.

Rahul Miskeen is the Vice President – Design & Technical, at Glasswall Systems Private Limited. He holds over 18 years of experience in the Façade industry, working with various leading international façade execution companies. He has been involved in research and development of new façade systems during this time. He is highly valued for expertise in interpreting technical solution and approach, translating objectives into actionable and workable solutions. He has also been a key person for Glasswall and is instrumental for conceptualizing & developing performance led design for complex facades for them. With his hands on experience, he has been providing support for new innovative facades to domestic as well as international clients. He has been relishing the challenges of working along with the best architects and engineers across Globe.

Mr.Faizer Ali Dastagir is the National Head–Projects for Viva Composite Panels. He is a Mechanical engineer by qualification. He Has 25 years’ experience in Marketing, Business Development, Operations and also handling execution for various Façade projects with leading Façade Companies in India and Overseas.

Ravishankar supports the TS&D team to drive projects in innovation and transformational growth projects. In addition, he has domain expertise in providing design support and demonstrated technical leadership in building facade projects for India, Bangladesh & Sri Lanka.

Ravi joined Dow in 2007 as Application Engineer & Technical Support for Dow Corning supporting High Performance Building Division. He was instrumental in building lab capability for construction business in India which facilitated a better & faster response to regional customers.

Malvinder Singh Rooprai, Architectural Market Development Manager & Technical Consultant for PVB division of Kuraray, is based out of New Delhi – INDIA. His key responsibilities are to grow the market for value added products under the umbrella of Trosifol® in Asia Pacific region.

His academic background in structural engineering and working experience as structural façade engineer enables him to provide technical consultancy on laminated glass applications to façade consultants, architects laminators. He has a rich experience on finite element modeling of laminated glass for analyzing the effects of viscoelastic behavior of polymeric interlayers on the structural performance of laminated glass panels in architectural applications. He has provided consulting support on structural analysis of laminated glass in various iconic projects like Shanghai Tower, Lotte Tower, World One in AP region. He complex applications like blast & bullet resistant glazings.

Malvinder has presented papers on laminated glass with Ionomer interlayers in events like GPD, World of Facades at Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Colombo & Singapore. He has also presented on structural performance of laminated glass at Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He did his Masters in Structural Engineering from Thapar University, Patiala – India and did his dissertation work on Wind Load Modeling in Tall Rectangular Buildings including Interference effects by Artificial Neural Networks.

Yogesh Tantia serves as Director Architecture at DSP Design Associates. His diverse portfolio includes work across the sub-continent. He has worked on a variety of project types, from commercial, high density residential, academic, to public and civic institutions.

Yogesh’s architectural inclinations are drawn towards architecture where the integration of building systems, technology, and a sense of place are clearly expressed. His works reflect a conviction for architecture that is fully engaged with the city, enriching the public realm by leveraging and activating the social spaces within a building as natural extensions of the city. His master planning work includes multiple campuses for corporate clients like Huawei, Qualcomm, Dell , Capgemini and others.

He also drives technical design, orchestrates and oversees detailed design and construction documentation for all key projects.

He believes that every building should be designed from the inside out and from the outside in—to create a curated journey and an integrated experience that’s just as memorable from the interiors as it is from the exteriors.

Architect Carl Bhesania is the Director of Architecture at Talati & Partners, an award-winning Architecture and Interior Design studio with a legacy of 58 years. Carl has designed projects ranging from private homes to high-rise towers to mixed-use developments. He is a versatile, detail-oriented and innovative architect with excellent design sensibilities and team management skills. He offers more than 18 years of experience in heading Architecture and Interior Design projects of varying styles, scales and purposes.

Mrinalini Ghadiok is an architect by training, visualizer by heart and writer by passion. Having worked in architecture, lighting design, historical research and writing for more than a decade and a half, she shifted focus to the narrative of design experiences and stepped into the publishing world with STIR as the founding editor of mondo*arc india journal. With 20 issues under her belt, she then helmed its transition from a print magazine to a successful digital portal, establishing StirWorld.com.

In addition to extensive writing and editorial responsibilities, Mrinalini has also been deeply involved in curating and executing various design-centric initiatives such as conferences, panel discussions, presentations, exhibitions and other explorative media. Her parallel pedagogical experience ranges from teaching architectural design studio to conducting independent workshops and lectures, and being invited as an external examiner across various design and architecture universities.

Her expertise has been sought across national and global forums for presentations, talks and jury empanelling for awards and competitions, as well as collaborations with media and curatorial organisations.