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About Shilpa Architects

SHILPA Architects’ philosophy focuses on innovative solutions for environmental and socio-economic sustainability.

Shilpa Architects Planners Designers is an international, award-winning Architectural Design firm headquartered in India. The firm was founded in 1979 and is acclaimed for pioneering work in Environmentally and Socioeconomically sustainable design. Designers from Shilpa have represented India at several International forums as speakers and have been invited participants / members of the World Economic Forum, US Green Building Council (USGBC), The World Bank and The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).

The firm’s portfolio spans the entire range of the real estate industry. Shilpa has always had a focus on green and sustainable architecture and has been a steering member of the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC). With its own LEED Certified professional in house, Shilpa is in the advantageous position of designing and simultaneously facilitating the process for LEED Certification. The Global Design Studio of Shilpa Architects is located in Chennai, India.

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About The Team

Individual commitment to a group effort – that’s what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.

DESIGN PRINCIPALS

Sheila Sri Prakash

Sheila Sri Prakash, Founder and Chief Architect

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Pavitra Sriprakash, Chief Designer and Director

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Amrit Sahasranamam

Amrit Sahasranamam, CEO

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Culture and Values

Design Philosophy

Our Design Philosophy is to consciously be responsive to the ecology and address the concerns of consumption of resource scarcity that challenge the sustainability of humanity.

Art & Heritage

Woodcarving, Sculpture, Music, Painting, Metal Work, Weaving, Pottery are all embedded into our consciousness. Incorporating these materials into the basic design grammar help us support and revive village crafts and traditional skills.

DESIGN INNOVATION

The advent of the internet and social media will shape architecture in the future as in "crowd funding". This is design thinking in the extreme and an exciting innovation for the future.