Nationality Indian Occupation Architect | Name Samira Rathod | |
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Alma mater Sir J. J. College of Architecture
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Practice Don Wald and Associates
Samira Rathod Design Associates | ||
Arcvision prize 2015 interview samira rathod india special mention
Samira Rathod is an Indian architect, furniture designer, writer, and teacher based in Mumbai. She received her higher education in India and in the United States of America. Rathod is a Principal of Samira Rathod Design Associates.
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- Arcvision prize 2015 interview samira rathod india special mention
- Biography and education
- Work in the United States
- Work in India
- Writing and teaching
- Awards
- References
Biography and education
Samira Rathod attended the Sir J. J. College of Architecture in Mumbai and graduated in 1986. Thereafter, she received a Master in Architecture degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, graduating from there in 1988.
Work in the United States
Rathod worked for the California firm of Don Wald and Associates. At this firm, she worked on various projects including some for the Hollywood actor and director Clint Eastwood.
Work in India
Returning to India, Rathod worked for Ratan Batliboi and then eventually started her own partnership firm in 1995 called RLC. In 1996, she showed her furniture at a solo exhibition called ‘Liasons de Formes’. With this exhibition, Rathod began to gain much broader public recognition in India. In 2000 she started a solo practice called Samira Rathod Design Associates. Rathod is probably best known for her residential architecture. One of her well-known designs is the Broacha House in Alibaug, a coastal town not too far from Mumbai. She completed this house around 2010. Other residential projects include The Bangalore House, The Mariwalla House, The Hariharan House, and the Karjat House.
Writing and teaching
Rathod is a teacher and a writer. In 2008, she founded a critical architectural publication with a focus on Indian architecture called SPADE. Rathod is an adjunct faculty member at the Kamla Raheja Vidyanidhi Institute for Architecture and Environmental Studies (KRVIA) in Mumbai.
Awards
Rathod has received a number of awards and honors over the course of her career. In 2015, for example, she received an honorable mention for the arcVision Prize - Women and Architecture, which was organized by the Italcementi Group. The Karjat House designed by Samira Rathod Design Associates for Morarka Gannon has won "The Habitat Award for Single Residence Winner's Trophy". The layout plan consists of a kitchen, dining hall, a living room, bedrooms and 6 bathrooms.