Bangalore is a prominent IT hub, which attracts companies from across the globe. There has been an increasing demand in the construction industry, to meet the growing housing requirements. There are many skilled architects from bangalore, who have been able to make a mark in the construction industry. They have a profusion of buildings to their credit, which are a hot spot for eye-catching architectural innovation with optimal usage of space and resources. 

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There are some rebels out there who, like Howard Roark, try and stand out. The following is a list of such architects.

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1. Chitra Vishwanath

Featured Projects: 

Residence for Prithvi and Purushotam

Residence for Satish & Prabha Chandra

Specialities: Architecture, Consulting, Research

In her designs and her firm, “mud” is a major component since it is well suited for local conditions, is relatively labour intensive and locally available. Chitra Vishwanath designs homes and commercial buildings with environmentally sound and cost effective materials.

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2. Gaurav Roy Choudhury

Featured Projects:

Lateral House Bangalore, 2013

Fragment House Bangalore, 2012

Specialities: Architecture, Interior Design, Renovation, Living + Working Concepts, Branding + Graphic Design, Renovation

Spearheading GRCA a firm under his name. He is located in Bangalore with more than three years of industry experience in architecture. Has experience in Architecture, Interior design, Graphic design, urban design, and housing projects. Gaurav has a unique view, his vision “has always been to articulate the various movements that assimilate context, taking the project brief from the said to the unsaid.”

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3. Girish Dariyav Karnawat

Featured Projects:

Memorial for Bhopal Gas Tragedy Victims, Bhopal

Mobius House, Anjuna, 2007

Specialities: Architecture, Interior Design, Landscape, Architecture, Lighting Design

Girish has Mangalore as his base of operations. He likes travelling, calls himself a ‘one-man itinerant firm’. Which offers ‘comprehensive design & build’ services, carrying out complete project management for executing commissioned works. We’ve learnt that Girish takes on a limited number of projects. The reason behind which is to provide uncompromised commitment and quality.

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4. Rajesh Renganathan

Featured Projects:

Pavilion, Bangalore, 2012

International Institute of Information Technology – Bangalore, Bangalore, 2010

Specialities: Architecture, Interior Design, Landscape Architecture, Urban Planning

Rajesh Renganathan is currently the partner in Flying Elephant Studio. His strength- he says, lies in innovative conceptual thinking. Those are aided by the demonstrated experiences, skills and technical expertise to translate ideas into reality.

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5. Zahabia Gandhi

Featured Projects:

andblack studio

Specialities: Design and Architecture

Zahabia Gandhi graduated from BMSCE Bangalore, she has worked in Ahmedabad at andblack design studio. She believes that ‘Architecture can truly change the way people live’.

It is undoubted that South India is filled with huge cultural heritage and artistic elements. Though, the modern architecture landscape is still at its infancy. But, with architects like these we can be sure of some revolution spiking up so soon. Let’s hope the visionary geniuses bring exciting new ideas and shape our world.

We also share the belief of Zahabia Gandhi, that ‘Architecture can truly change the way people live’.