Jury Profile

Bobby Desai

Bobby Desai is an architect with over 25 years of international design experience. He has taught at various institutes including the Master’s program at the Royal College of Art in London, the A.A., the Bartlett and University of Westminster in London, RMIT in Australia and JJ School of Art, KRVI, and CEPT in India. He has been nominated for both Bronze and Silver Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) President’s Medals for excellence in design. He holds a B.A. Honors in Architecture from Kingston University and a postgraduate Diploma with Honors from the Architectural Association (A.A.) in London.

Archana Shah

Archana Shah is the founder of clothing company “BANDHEJ”, a label influenced by the traditional textiles and craft skills. She has designed costumes for theatre and a few feature films. She has designed the architectural textile installations at Festival of India inaugurations at Paris, Moscow, Leningrad and Tashkent. Recently she has also published a book—SHIFTING SANDS, Kutch: A Land in Transition. She is a graduate from the National Institute of Design (NID).

Dinesh Sharma

Dinesh Sharma is an Industrial Designer based in Ahmedabad. His design practice ‘isiliyedesign’ offers solutions that conscientiously integrate technology, judicial use of resources and aesthetic details. He believes in sustainability, frugal innovation, and education. His patent portfolio includes Rainwater Harvesting Systems, Multilayer Sun Shading System and Reverse Osmosis Yield Device to reduce water wastage. He initiated ‘studio re’ in 2015, a proactive design studio that works exclusively in green and sustainable technologies. He has been teaching design courses since last 15 years. He was trained at the Central Tool Room, Ludhiana and holds a Diploma from NID, Ahmedabad.

Steven Smith

Steven Smith is an architect with over 30 years’ professional experience of practicing as an architect and urbanist working on a diverse, international portfolio of projects. His career has developed through his work on projects across Europe, Asia and Australia, and includes some of the most challenging, large-scale development projects. Steven founded Urban Narrative in 2010 after a successful career at DEGW, an international research-based design consultancy, and before that at Terry Farrell and Partners in the UK and Asia. Urban Narrative works with clients to create the language for new urban places through research, interactive design, events and enriched conversation.

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Excellence Exhibition Catalog – Monsoon 2020 Teaching and Learning Center, CEPT University

First Published in 2021, in conjunction with the CEPT Excellence Award Exhibition Monsoon 2020, 15th March 2021.

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