Team Members: Sandeep Jagadeesh and 

Vimal Jain

Short listed Finalist

Firm: ARCHITECTURE PARADIGM Pvt ltd.

Location: Bangalore, India

Architecture Paradigm was established 12 years ago. A large majority of the firm’s work is housing, including both single- and multi-family dwellings. The firm believes that an investigative and open-ended practice is the way to create sensitive and responsive environments. Green building rating systems, such as L.E.E.D. and ECO Homes, are used by the firm as parameters to understand how an eco-friendly building can be crafted. However, Architecture Paradigm also pay close attention to the larger environment and our relationship with it when creating a design. The firm’s aim is to develop an idea that is real, buildable, habitable and, most importantly, enjoyable.

Architecture Paradigm use materials like bamboo, steel and plantation timber. The firm has particularly used bamboo in some buildings to encourage wider use of this green and renewable resource. Steel is another material that has fascinated the team for its lightness, flexibility and speed of construction.

Sandeep is a founding member of Architecture Paradigm. He received his Bachelor of Architecture degree from B.M.S. College of Engineering in 1995. He has been a visiting lecturer in the Department of Architecture at R.V.College of Engineering, Bangalore since 2001.

Vimal Jain is also one of the founding members of Architecture Paradigm and received his Bachelor of Architecture degree from B.M.S. College of Engineering in 1995. He is a member of both the Indian Institute of Architects and the Council of Architects.