Amit Gupta

Electricity is a big problem here, it often cuts (off) several times a day, so these buildings are structured in a way that prevents overheating. The curvatures allow for an even distribution of wind for an enhanced cooling effect.

City-planning projects are crucial to India, aside from a few exceptions -- such as Lucknow and Chandigarh -- a lot of cities in India were not planned, and today we can see the repercussions of it.

India is the place to be. by Amit Gupta

India is the place to be.

The architecture industry here is transforming, and the economic spike in recent years has really increased the demand for new buildings.

Yes, there are many international firms working out of India, but more and more Indian architects (are) coming back to the country and setting up base here, there is increased building demand, the budgets are good, there is plenty of land. It's great because there's room for younger, smaller practices to move in with their bold new designs.

The question quickly shifts from: OK, you can design it, but can you construct it? and that's where you have to be careful.

There is a combination of high and low technology processes and tools for construction here, and so you're working with materials that (are) uncommon or rarely used in other countries, it's very rare in India, for example, to see buildings constructed with steel, but it's very common to see buildings made from concrete.

Although we are newer and younger than other firms, we've been able to solve construction problems because we're spending time in the country and seeing what's happening on the ground, we are able to see the state of Indian architecture up close.