Samira Rathod

Samira Rathod
Nationality Indian
Alma mater Sir J. J. College of Architecture
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Occupation Architect
Practice Don Wald and Associates
Samira Rathod Design Associates

Samira Rathod is an Indian architect, furniture designer, writer, and teacher based in Mumbai.[1] She received her higher education in India and in the United States of America. Rathod is a Principal of Samira Rathod Design Associates.

Biography & 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.[1]

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.[1] 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.[2] She completed this house around 2010. Other residential projects include The Bangalore House, The Mariwalla House, The Hariharan House, and the Karjat House.[3]

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.[4] Rathod is an adjunct faculty member at the Kamla Raheja Vidyanidhi Institute for Architecture and Environmental Studies (KRVIA) in Mumbai.[1]

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.[5] 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. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Samira Rathod Design Associates". srda. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  2. ↑ Gregory, Rob (23 August 2010). "Broacha House by Samira Rathod Design Associates, Alibaug, Maharashtra, India". The Architectural Review. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  3. ↑ "Archi Feature > Samira Rathod". Indian By Design. 14 December 2008. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "Book Talk > Spade". Indian By Design. 23 September 2008. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  5. ↑ Scalco, Chiara (17 March 2015). "The Swiss architect Angela Deuber is the winner of the third edition of the arcVision Prize". Arketipo. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  6. ↑ Architecture + Design. S.K. Bhayana for Media Transasia (I) Pvt. Limited. January 2004. p. 42.
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