Samira Rathod

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Samira Rathod
NationalityIndian
Alma materSir J. J. College of Architecture
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
OccupationArchitect
PartnerKirti Rathod
PracticeDon Wald and Associates
Ratan J. Batliboi
Samira Rathod Design Associates

Samira Rathod (born Samira Mehta in 1963 [1] ) is an Indian architect, furniture designer, writer, and teacher based in Mumbai. She is a Principal of Samira Rathod Design Associates.

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Biography

Samira Rathod attended the Sir J. J. College of Architecture in Mumbai [1] and graduated in 1986. Thereafter, she received a Master in Architecture degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1988. [1] [2]

Samira Rathod worked for the California firm of Don Wald and Associates on various projects including some for Clint Eastwood.[ citation needed ] Returning to India, she worked for Ratan Batliboi [1] [2] and then eventually started her own partnership firm in 1995 called RLC. [1] Her 1996 solo furniture exhibition called 'Liasons de Formes' [1] led to a much broader public recognition in India.

In 2000 she started a solo practice called Samira Rathod Design Associates. [2] [3]

In 2008, she founded SPADE, a critical architectural publication with a focus on Indian architecture. [4]

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

Work

Samira Rathod worked on residential architecture, offices, schools and factories. [2]

The style of Samira Rathod is characterized by playful shapes and eclectic designs. She works with a cohesive approach of interior/exterior, which explains some of her architectural choices. [15]

Exhibitions in which she has participated include a contemporary architecture exhibition at the Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur (February–April 2018), where she exhibited 'A Wall as a Room', [16] [17] and a travelling exhibition, 'The Death of Architecture Circa 2000' (2018), featuring 13 leading Indian architects, in which Rathod's piece 'In the Presence of Absence' explores an almost abandoned town near Vadodara. [18] [19]

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Awards

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