30 Best Architecture and Design Firms in India

India is a massive country with a long, complex history, and its architectural heritage reflects this varied past. With decolonization and independence in the mid-20th century, the country’s architects and politicians embraced modernist architecture as a symbolic move away from the past. In 1947, the country’s population totaled about 330 million, yet there were just 300 trained architects. Today, the population of 1.38 billion consists of over 90,000 registered architects.

Rapidly growing urban centers and an influx of wealth continue to fuel architectural commissions, and even as skyscrapers go up, landscape designs are paid increasing attention. While many stories of the country’s design history have begun with outsiders like Le Corbusier and Louis Kahn, today, Indian architects have taken control of the narrative and are cultivating an incredible design culture within their country and beyond. When it comes to contemporary Indian design, the incredible work of Pritzker-prize and RIBA Gold medal winner B.V. Doshi is just the tip of the iceberg.

With so many architecture firms to choose from, it’s challenging for clients to identify the industry leaders that will be an ideal fit for their project needs. Fortunately, Architizer is able to provide guidance on the top design firms in India based on more than a decade of data and industry knowledge.

How are these architecture firms ranked?

The following ranking has been created according to key statistics that demonstrate each firm’s level of architectural excellence. The following metrics have been accumulated to establish each architecture firm’s ranking, in order of priority:

The number of A+Awards won (2013 to 2025)
The number of A+Awards finalists (2013 to 2025)
The number of projects selected as “Project of the Day” (2009 to 2025)
The number of projects selected as “Featured Project” (2009 to 2025)
The number of projects uploaded to Architizer (2009 to 2025)

Each of these metrics is explained in more detail at the foot of this article. This ranking list will be updated annually, taking into account new achievements of India architecture firms throughout the year.

Without further ado, here are the 30 best architecture firms in India:

30. Kamat & Rozario Architecture

Our work is an expression of our beliefs. Unchartered paths excite us.

We react instinctively to a design problem. There is no formula and we don’t have a style. We debate and argue galore. But at the end of a sore argument usually emerges a great idea. Nothing surpasses that moment in a process when a beautiful idea is born. Not even chocolate cake. We love chocolate cake.

Process in design is of paramount importance – even if it means we ended up exactly where we started. We believe in strong ideas. Ideas that are native to their context. They automatically become unique! We believe that originality is a byproduct of integrity. We love this planet.

Some of Kamat & Rozario Architecture’s most prominent projects include:

Sharma House, Bengaluru, India
Weathered House, Bengaluru, India
Screen House, Bengaluru, India
22 feet, Bengaluru, India
St Martha Bethany Vidyalaya School , Ludhiana, India

The following statistics helped Kamat & Rozario Architecture achieve 30th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in India:

Featured Projects	2
Total Projects	17

29. CP Kukreja Architects

C.P. Kukreja Architects (CPKA) is a premier multi-disciplinary architectural and engineering organization based in New Delhi, India. With a portfolio of 800+ projects, 150 + employees and having worked with clients from more than 30 countries in last 50 years of practice, the firm has been consistently ranked amongst the top 100 architectural firms in the world.

Some of CP Kukreja Architects’ most prominent projects include:

Hamidia Hospital , Bhopal, India
Yashobhoomi, New Delhi, India
Vallabh Bhawan Secretariat, Bhopal, India
Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida, India
The LaLiT Golf & Spa Resort Goa, GA, India

The following statistics helped CP Kukreja Architects achieve 29th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in India:

Featured Projects	2
Total Projects	19

28. Morphogenesis

Morphogenesis is one of India’s leading award-winning architecture and urban design practices with offices in Mumbai, Bengaluru, Pune and New Delhi. Morphogenesis reinterprets India’s architectural roots and consistently employs passive design solutions for a unique contextual language. Its work encompasses a range of typologies across architecture, interiors and landscape urbanism. Morphogenesis is the only firm in the WA100 list of the world’s largest Architecture firms which is gender neutral, with over 50% women across all levels. With a global portfolio, 150 international and national awards and 1,000 plus publications globally, it is the first Indian Firm to be awarded the Singapore Institute of Architects Getz Award for their vision and commitment in making a significant contribution in shaping the changing landscape of Asia.

Some of Morphogenesis’ most prominent projects include:

Corporate Office for India Glycols, Greater Noida, India
Infosys Campus, Nagpur, India
Pearl Academy of Fashion, Jaipur, Kukas, India
GYS Vision, Gurgaon, India
Campus for Infosys Ltd, Nagpur, India

The following statistics helped Morphogenesis achieve 28th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in India:

A+Awards Finalist	1
Featured Projects	1
Total Projects	23

27. Abha Narain Lambah Associates

Abha Narain Lambah Associates since 1998 has pioneered architectural conservation in India, receiving 13 UNESCO Asia Pacific Awards for Heritage Conservation, Architect of the Year – Architectural Digest 2019, AD100 List since its inception in India; 1st Works of Wonder (WoW List) Architectural Digest USA, 2022. A woman led firm, its founder has been on India Today’s Top 100 Women Leaders of India.

The practice focuses on conservation and museum projects across the country that includes the restoration of 15th Century temples in Ladakh and Hampi, historic mosques, palaces, forts and caravan sarais in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Punjab, planning for ancient Buddhist sites of Ajanta, Sarnath and Bodh Gaya, urban and regional conservation in Kancheepuram and Shekhawati and conserving colonial heritage in Delhi, Nainital and Mumbai.

Some of Abha Narain Lambah Associates’ most prominent projects include:

CAPITOL COMPLEX, CHANDIGARH, Sector 1, Chandigarh, India
Ran Baas The Palace, PB, India
Patiala The Bar, PB, India
Maitreya Buddha Temple, Chamba Lakhang, Basgo, Ladakh, Ladakh Division, LA, India
Lalbagh Palace, Indore, India

The following statistics helped Abha Narain Lambah Associates achieve 27th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in India:

A+Awards Finalist	1
Featured Projects	1
Total Projects	33

26. Anagram Architects

Anagram Architects is a design consultancy firm established by Vaibhav Dimri and Madhav Raman in New Delhi in 2001. The partners are graduate architects from the School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi. The firm’s practice is diverse and encompasses public infrastructure planning, urban design, architecture, sceneography broadcast design, furniture design and interior design.Our young and dynamic firm has very rapidly garnered national and international acclaim for designs that span a wide array, from modest residences to large public infrastructure facilities. Through our work we attempt to enrich elemental modernity with intensive research into traditional as well as non-conventional practices, evolving culturally relevant, contextually responsive and resource efficient design solutions.We, at Anagram Architects, enthusiastically explore these as opportunities to investigate spatial design and endeavour to provide innovative and fresh design solutions by delving into our rich experience in various fields.

Some of Anagram Architects’ most prominent projects include:

South Asian Human Rights Documentation Centre
Kindred House, India
Artrovert: Conversations in Grey, Greater Noida, India
Gairola House, Gurgaon, India
The Digit, New Delhi, India

The following statistics helped Anagram Architects achieve 26th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in India:

A+Awards Finalist	1
Featured Projects	1
Total Projects	6

25. Samira Rathod Design Associates

Every building endeavor must be a responsible solution in structure, services infrastructure, cost and function. It must have a purpose, and above all, dare its own consequences in the environment; but in all of the above, if there is poetry, then perhaps it becomes architecture.

SRDA is a firm that investigates design with a passionate and critical eye grounded in modesty and a thirst for imaginative adventures. At SRDA every project is treated with fervor for exploration and innovation and tested for relevance in physical and social contexts against the land which will cradle it and against the man it is meant for.

SRDA subscribes to the philosophy of the architecture of BLIRS – beautiful, local, indigenous, recycle and small.

Some of Samira Rathod Design Associates’ most prominent projects include:

Cool House, Bharuch, India
The Shadow House, Alibag, India

The following statistics helped Samira Rathod Design Associates achieve 25th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in India:

Featured Projects	2
Total Projects	2

24. tHE gRID Architects

tHE gRID is an architecture firm based in the bustling city of Ahmedabad Gujarat India. tHE gRID Architects is a multidisciplinary design firm which incorporates an array of design combinations and experiences, qualification and skills and deeply committed to excellence. The firm aims at providing complete and high-level design services for the full range of projects. We have created a team of passionate professionals under this firm and we currently employ from various respected design schools across the country. We comprise of civil engineers and architects and Interior designers who are dedicated to the satisfaction of the client and design philosophy. The team works towards design strategies and awards client interaction and satisfaction.

Some of tHE gRID Architects’ most prominent projects include:

TARANG (means waves in Hindi language) fluid like water, Gandhinagar, India
BETON BRUT, Ahmedabad, India
SCREEN HOUSE, Ahmedabad, India

The following statistics helped tHE gRID Architects achieve 24th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in India:

Featured Projects	2
Total Projects	3

23. 4site architects

Award winning architectural firm aspires live up to expectations of present and future of a project. 4site refers “foresight” of the project that is foremost criteria of our design philosophy. another meaning derived out 4site as “For Site” which is specifically for a site which is unique.

“As an architect one needs design an environment that enhances life rather than being just a shelter.” – Chandrakant S Kanthigavi

Some of 4site architects’ most prominent projects include:

Brick Weave House, KA, India
House of Greens, Bengaluru, India
OPEN OFFICE, 4site architects Office, Bengaluru, India
BOLLYWOOD TWISTER -International Competition-Top 50 entry
TREE HUGGER, Bengaluru, India

The following statistics helped 4site architects achieve 23rd place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in India:

Featured Projects	2
Total Projects	15

22. INI Design Studio

INI Design Studio is an acclaimed, multidisciplinary design firm, distinguished by its diverse portfolio and comprehensive array of professional consulting services encompassing architecture, engineering, planning, urban design, landscape architecture, sustainability, interiors, research, and art. Our unwavering commitment extends across both public and private sectors, guiding clients through every phase of their ventures, from the initial conceptualization and financial viability assessment to project fruition and continued support thereafter. Our team of 400+ professionals with robust and varied national and international experience, lends exemplary proficiency to projects spanning the Indian subcontinent and beyond.

INI operates from six office locations in Ahmedabad, New Jersey, Mumbai, Pune, Dehradun and London, complemented by project offices across India.

Some of INI Design Studio’s most prominent projects include:

The Annexe at Anand, GJ, India
Regional Science Centre, Bhuj, India
JSW Centre, Mumbai, India
Waste To Energy (WTE) Campus, Jamnagar, India
Regional Science Centre, Rajkot, India

The following statistics helped INI Design Studio achieve 22nd place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in India:

Featured Projects	2
Total Projects	21

21. Sfuurrna Akrriitt

Enrooted to Bharat, Ar Kalapi A Buch & Ar Maitri KB Buch, are passionately and innovatively avowed to translate its rich culture and wisdom into an architectural curiosity.

This quest of theirs engendered a collaboration with musicologist Dr. Janki Mithaiwala, and have endued it in the amalgam of Indian Classical Music and Architecture which they have termed as ‘Muziteccture.’ They have rendered performances of this distinct fusion at more than 65 diverse belvederes with live music and have further manifested it in visual and allied art forms.

Sfuurrna Akrriitt, a pursuance of 22 years of their sculpting is the recipient of national and international accolades.

Some of Sfuurrna Akrriitt’s most prominent projects include:

Hammer Anvil Stirrup Studio, Rajkot, India
Tile House, Morbi, India
Paper Tube Office, Bharuch, India
Shakti Marble & Bath Exclusive, Bharuch, India
Get Fit Gym, Bharuch, India

The following statistics helped Sfuurrna Akrriitt achieve 21st place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in India:

A+Awards Winner	1
Featured Projects	2
Total Projects	11

20. Design Work Group

Our belief: At .DWG, we see architecture as a means. A means to enhance the personal experience. Whether it’s a striking new-build headquarters for an international client or a minimalist home, a project’s starting point is always the client. We pride ourselves in our diligence and our humility.

We believe that clear, honest and frequent communication is the foundation of a successful project. We try our best to see sustainability as integral to the design of every building. With a team approach from the start, we analyze the site and building concept as a whole system. We strive to create a building that works on every level and is uniquely designed to support your life, your work and your goals.

Who we are: In 2006, three individuals with passion for architecture came together to create something astonishing and unique and hence founded DWG.

Some of Design Work Group’s most prominent projects include:

Wind House, Surat, India
NirmalVan, Surat, India
Cave House, Surat, India
Vanvaaso, Vav, India
Brick Curtain House, Surat, India

The following statistics helped Design Work Group achieve 20th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in India:

Featured Projects	3
Total Projects	6

19. IMK Architects

Founded in 1957, IMK Architects is an architecture and urban design practice headquartered in Mumbai with another office in Bengaluru. It is led by the father-son duo of I. M. Kadri and Rahul Kadri who are supported by a 35-strong multidisciplinary team of architects, designers, planners, engineers and visualization artists. The practice’s early journey is intrinsically tied to that of independent India, and more specifically, to that of the country’s financial capital of Mumbai, its diverse work a reflection of changing times and imaginations as a young nation and its first metropolis navigated questions of tradition and modernity and business and politics on its way to a self-sufficient and economically-secure future.

Some of IMK Architects’ most prominent projects include:

IIT Bombay Student Housing, Mumbai, India
Malabar Hill Forest Trail, Mumbai, India
Symbiosis Hospital and Research Center (SUHRC), Lavale, India
Sona Vistaas, Bengaluru, India
Symbiosis University Hospital and Research Center, Lavale, India

The following statistics helped IMK Architects achieve 19th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in India:

Featured Projects	3
Total Projects	24

18. Prashant Parmar Architect | Shayona Consultants

Founded in 2001 by Prashant Parmar, the firm Shayona Consultant is one of the most reliable architectural and interior designing firms in India with a key feature of “delivering the end result exactly as proposed in initial stages.” In 23 years, The firm has executed more than 1200+ architecture and interior design projects nationally and globally with a team of experienced architects and interior designers with 1000+ skilled workers on site.

The design portfolio of the firm includes architectural and interior design projects in fields like residential, commercial, hospitals, industrial complexes, educational and corporates as well as prodigious cultural campuses like temples for BAPS Swaminarayan Sect, a world renowned NGO.

Some of Prashant Parmar Architect | Shayona Consultants’ most prominent projects include:

Hospital Interior Design in Ahmedabad, Ahmedabad, India
Elevated Compact House in Ahmedabad, Paldi, India
NRI Bungalow at Naranpura, Ahmedabad, India
Stepped Cube House, Paldi, India
Urban Frame House, Paldi, India

The following statistics helped Prashant Parmar Architect | Shayona Consultants achieve 18th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in India:

Featured Projects	3
Total Projects	48

17. M9 Design Studio

We strives to impact people through spaces. No matter what project we’re designing, we always aim to make a difference in the city’s landscape. We envision spaces that will inspire people, help them connect with one another, and enrich the human experience. We do this by embracing the life, love, and diversity of the city. Recognizing that every great design is the result of a combination of ideas, we’re inspired by the dynamism of urban life.

Some of M9 Design Studio’s most prominent projects include:

The Courtyard, Bengaluru, India
Dr.Vishnuvardhan Memorial Complex, Mysuru, India
CMRU Admin and Academic Block, Bengaluru, India
Sunrise Garden Restaurant, Bengaluru, India
House amongst the trees, Bengaluru, India

The following statistics helped M9 Design Studio achieve 17th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in India:

A+Awards Finalist	1
Featured Projects	2
Total Projects	5

16. JDAP Design – Architecture – Planning

JDAP is a design, architecture and planning firm based in Mumbai, India. Founded by Jude D’Souza, the firm is known for design at high quality, well researched and meticulously detailed. The firm works on a variety of projects across scales and disciplines covering residential, cultural, commercial and hospitality sectors and has been published and awarded nationally and internationally. The firm works with the principle “Design that is closer to Nature”. This emphasizes a wide range of ensuing approaches, key among which is developing the ability through design, to do “More with Less”. It sees the architectural project, at its core, as idea-based; it seeks to constantly invent.

Some of JDAP Design – Architecture – Planning’s most prominent projects include:

Garden School, Mumbai, India
Dental Clinic, Mumbai, India
Songdo Central Library, Incheon, South Korea
UNDER WINGS OF CARE – Traveling Healthcare Centre in South East Asia, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
A LIGHT PRESENCE – Micro-Housing in NC, USA, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

The following statistics helped JDAP Design - Architecture - Planning achieve 16th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in India:

A+Awards Finalist	1
Featured Projects	3
Total Projects	12

15. VDGA – Varsha and Deepak Guggari Architects

Established in the year 2003 in the city of Pune, VDGA works as a studio, deriving architectural solutions through study, analysis and exploration of visual, spatial, formal, social and technological ideas. Our goal lies in creating ‘timeless meaningful spaces’ which induce harmony, happiness and peace in the lives of the users. We endeavor to create more than just architecture, a lifestyle for the occupants.

Simple intelligent ideas such as optimum use of natural light, ventilation and locally available natural building materials and techniques have been our continuous effort. We believe in creating architecture, which primarily responds to its users and context more than defining a signature style for us.

Some of VDGA – Varsha and Deepak Guggari Architects’ most prominent projects include:

The House of Courtyards, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Star Engineers, Administrative Building and Factory, Hanoi, Vietnam

The following statistics helped VDGA - Varsha and Deepak Guggari Architects achieve 15th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in India:

A+Awards Winner	1
Featured Projects	2
Total Projects	2

14. StudioPOD

StudioPOD is an international multi-disciplinary planning and urban design practice, with their headquarters in Mumbai, India, and an office in Dallas, USA. POD stands for People Oriented Design, which is the main philosophy of the firm. Since 2013, StudioPOD has worked extensively in multiple regions across India and in UAE. Our projects are of varying scales that include strategic and regional plans, transportation and campus plans, landscape urbanism, placemaking and streetscapes.

Our Urban Design practice pushes the conventional design boundaries with ideas and principles that focus on people-centric design. We plan for cities and social spaces that foster resiliency, vitality, ecology and community.

Some of StudioPOD’s most prominent projects include:

One Green Mile – Public Space and Streetscape Design, Mumbai, India
Ravine Park: Godrej Rivergreens, Pune, India
Bada Danda Streetscape : Puri

The following statistics helped StudioPOD achieve 14th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in India:

A+Awards Winner	1
A+Awards Finalist	1
Featured Projects	2
Total Projects	3

13. blocher partners India

blocher partners India in New Delhi, the subsidiary of the German based company blocher partners, is the perfect contact for holistic project developments at the highest of standards. In interlocking architecture with interior design the international renowned company plans, develops and realizes projects for the event-orientated retail market as well as high-quality residential areas, private houses, hotels, offices and all kinds of commercial buildings. Besides architecture and interior design the office also offers corporate design, graphic and visual merchandising.

Our work begins by the observer’s curiosity. We imagine things both from the outside to the inside and the inside to the outside.

Some of blocher partners India’s most prominent projects include:

Toy Blocks, Ahmedabad, India
Mondeal Heights, Ahmedabad, India
The Architectural Tale of a Private Residential Villa, Ahmedabad, India
Mondeal Retail Park
Mondeal Square

The following statistics helped blocher partners India Pvt Ltd achieve 13th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in India:

Featured Projects	3
Total Projects	8

12. treelight design

Treelight is an aesthetic practice in architecture, interior and product design. We believe that design is a creative reaction to interesting stimuli. This stimuli may be a beautiful location, unique material, form, function or simply a classic line. The eventual design is a synthesis of both, the subjective and the objective analysis of an idea.

Some of treelight design’s most prominent projects include:

The Earth, Bengaluru, India
MAGARI, Hyderabad, India
aqua, Bengaluru, India
THE EARTH, Bengaluru, India

The following statistics helped treelight design achieve 12th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in India:

Featured Projects	3
Total Projects	4

11. SpaceMatters

SpaceMatters is an integrated design practice with architecture, interior, urban design and habitat research capabilities founded in 2005. Based out of New Delhi the award winning design practice has been consistently recognized as one of the leading design firms in India.

Some of SpaceMatters’ most prominent projects include:

Temple in Stone and Light, Barmer, India
The Bonjour India Experience, DL, India
Patna Museum, Patna, India
‘O’ House
INHWA Business Center , Gurgaon, India

The following statistics helped SpaceMatters achieve 11th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in India:

A+Awards Winner	1
Featured Projects	3
Total Projects	12

10. MANOJ PATEL DESIGN STUDIO

Our practice believes in redefining of vernacular materials transformed into contemporary applications for building designs. We have completed more than 150 projects includes residential, commercial, schools, hospitals and some renovation projects.

Some of MANOJ PATEL DESIGN STUDIO’s most prominent projects include:

Architect Office, Vadodara, India
85 SQMT HOUSE, Vadodara, India
The courtyard house, Vadodara, India
105 SQ.MT. HOUSE, Vadodara, India
THE HI-HATS ( discotheque ), Vadodara, India

The following statistics helped MANOJ PATEL DESIGN STUDIO achieve 10th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in India:

Featured Projects	4
Total Projects	19

9. CollectiveProject

CollectiveProject is a young international design studio founded in Bangalore, India by partners Cyrus Patell and Eliza Higgins in 2013. The studio’s investigations occur at multiple scales; from furniture and interiors to residential and institutional buildings. Recently completed projects include a Montessori school on a 2 acre site, Cafe/Bakery in Koramangala and garden landscape/reading room.

As a studio, we consider the entire architectural experience — combining spatial narratives, landscape and materials. Our approach is open and fluid — drawing inspiration from site, culture, environment and technology. Our work mediates between multiple scales and is both detail and conceptually driven.

Some of CollectiveProject’s most prominent projects include:

Lakehouse, Hyderabad, India
Ekya Early Years: Kanakapura Road, Bengaluru, India
Garden Folly, Bengaluru, India
Brick House, Bengaluru, India
Spoonful of Sugar, Bengaluru, India

The following statistics helped CollectiveProject achieve 9th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in India:

Featured Projects	4
Total Projects	5

8. KSM Architecture

KSM was formed in the year 1990 with a team of highly professional and experienced architects and engineers with exposure to international standards of design and detailing. Recent years have seen immense change in technology and lifestyle in India. Changes that have had a profound effect on the buildings in which we live, work and play. Today’s designs must be innovative and the buildings, practical and viable. We are sensitive to these issues and it has been the objective of the firm to maintain a high standard of design and technical competence with a great emphasis on climatically relevant and sustainable design.

In recent years, KSM is being recognized as one of the leading firms that design sustainable and eco-friendly buildings.

Some of KSM Architecture’s most prominent projects include:

The Learning Center at Quest, Chennai, India
Metallic Bellows Factory Office, Chennai, India
Srikanth and Gita House, Chennai, India
Vishranthi Office, Chennai, India
SPS Office, Chennai, India

The following statistics helped KSM Architecture achieve 8th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in India:

A+Awards Winner	1
A+Awards Finalist	1
Featured Projects	4
Total Projects	8

7. Srijit Srinivas Architects

Srijit Srinivas Architects is a multiple international award winning architecture studio based in Trivandrum, Kerala, India. Founded by its namesake, the firm is known for creating buildings with timeless value. Their portfolio consists of apartments, residential homes, healthcare buildings, commercial buildings, institutional, convention centers, resorts and so on.

Some of Srijit Srinivas Architects’ most prominent projects include:

The Kenz House, India
Resort at Panchalimedu, Panchalimedu, India
White Skube House, Thiruvananthapuram, India
BRICK LATTICE HOUSE, Thiruvananthapuram, India
Narrow Brick House, Thiruvananthapuram, India

The following statistics helped Srijit Srinivas Architects achieve 7th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in India:

Featured Projects	5
Total Projects	9

6. Multitude Of Sins

Multitude of Sins (MOS) is a creative design studio identified by its experimental take on design, that lets creative possibilities run riot against the celebration of colors and graphics while striving to unveil the potential a space can bear if one remembers to dismiss the notions of familiarity.

Some of Multitude Of Sins’ most prominent projects include:

Project Big Top, Bengaluru, India
Pennyroyal Tea, Chennai, India
Project Sin City, Bengaluru, India
Project Iron Man, Mumbai, India
Sandpaper & Silk, Bengaluru, India

The following statistics helped Multitude Of Sins achieve 6th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in India:

A+Awards Winner	3
A+Awards Finalist	1
Featured Projects	3
Total Projects	7

5. Gaurav Roy Choudhury Architects

GRCA is a young firm headed by architect Gaurav Roy Choudhury, with experience in architecture, interior design, graphic design, urban design and housing projects, mainly in and around Bangalore. Its main aim has always been to articulate the various movements that assimilate context, taking the project brief from the “said” to the “unsaid.” GRCA strives to absorb all domains of influence and exposure, with the hopes of redefining honest architecture through a process of re-invention and storytelling. Its path lies in the understood, and its eyes on the unexplored.

Some of Gaurav Roy Choudhury Architects’ most prominent projects include:

Bellary House, Ballari, India
Inside Out House, Bengaluru, India
Lateral House, Bangalore, India
R.K. Fabrics Office, Bangalore, India
Aadyam, Bengaluru, India

The following statistics helped Gaurav Roy Choudhury Architects achieve 5th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in India:

Featured Projects	5
Total Projects	12

4. Architecture BRIO

Architecture BRIO is an award winning architecture and interior design studio actively engaged in the creation of contextually appropriate, sustainable design solutions within an increasingly changing world.

The work of the studio addresses new ways of understanding the often contradictory interrelations between the city, architecture, landscape, and the world of interiors. There is a growing need for our built environment to re-establish healthy relationships with the natural world. Similarly there is an urgency to address the never before seen growth in urban and rural areas in India and globally. Within this context the work searches for a delicate balance between architecture as the act of disappearance and creating characterful, responsive and experiential environments.

Some of Architecture BRIO’s most prominent projects include:

The Riparian House, Karjat, India
Etania Green School, Beaufort, Malaysia
House in a Beach Garden, Alibag, India
House on a Stream, Mumbai, India
Himalayan Mountain Retreat, Mukteshwar, India

The following statistics helped Architecture BRIO achieve 4th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in India:

Featured Projects	5
Total Projects	7

3. The Purple Ink Studio

Established in 2011 in Bengaluru, The Purple Ink Studio is a multifaceted architecture practice that is young, experimental and ambitious. Conceived by Aditi Pai and Akshay Heranjal, as the principals along with Nishita Bhatia and Arpita Pai, the studio has now grown into a highly collaborative practice, with a core group of design associates who come from different architectural backgrounds.

The practice passionately believes in an approach that is layered, contextual and experimental in nature. The studio is exploring various scales and typologies with a constant search to engineer new ways of blurring the boundaries between architecture and landscape.

In less than a decade, the studio has gained recognition worldwide by winning numerous national and international awards.

Some of The Purple Ink Studio’s most prominent projects include:

Centre for Inclusive Growth & Competitiveness for Tapmi, Manipal, India
The Courtyard House, Bengaluru, India
KINGS HOUSE APARTMENTS, Bengaluru, India
Shreyas Retreat, Bengaluru, India
BRICK HOUSE, India

The following statistics helped The Purple Ink Studio achieve 3rd place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in India:

A+Awards Winner	1
Featured Projects	7
Total Projects	18

2. Studio Lotus

Studio Lotus is multi-disciplinary design practice founded in 2002—23 years on, it is one of the most path-breaking architectural firms in India, with Ambrish Arora, Ankur Choksi, Asha Sairam and Harsh Vardhan at the helm as principals.

Fostered with a culture of learning and intra-preneurship, the work of the practice is grounded on the principles of conscious design, an approach that celebrates local resources, cultural influences, an inclusive process and a keen attention to detail. Studio Lotus’ team of over 100 people combines distinct strengths over multiple domains to shape built work that is at the cutting edge of design thinking – looking at sustainability through the multiple lenses of cultural, social and environmental impact.

Some of Studio Lotus’ most prominent projects include:

Baradari, Jaipur, India
Independence Brewing Company, Pune, India
House with a Brick Veil, New Delhi, New Delhi, India
Imagine Studio, Mumbai, India
Imagine Studio At The Trees, Mumbai, India

The following statistics helped Studio Lotus achieve 2nd place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in India:

A+Awards Winner	1
Featured Projects	7
Total Projects	67

1. Sanjay Puri Architects

Founded in 1992 by architect Sanjay Puri, Sanjay Puri Architects is a Mumbai-based practice recognized for its bold yet contextually grounded designs across residential, commercial, hospitality, institutional and cultural sectors. The firm’s approach emphasizes climate responsiveness, material honesty and sculptural form-making, resulting in architecture that engages both environment and experience. Working from a converted 40-year-old factory in South Bombay, the studio reflects the firm’s ethos — an open, light-filled workspace that blends industrial character with contemporary craft, fostering experimentation and collaboration among its multidisciplinary team.

Some of Sanjay Puri Architects’ most prominent projects include:

72 Screens, Jaipur, India
Nokha Village Community Centre, Nokha, India
THE STREET, Mathura, India
RAS HOUSES, Ras, India
STUDIOS 90, Kodla, India
Top image: SCREEN 504, Udaipur, India

The following statistics helped Sanjay Puri Architects achieve 1st place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in India:

A+Awards Winner	17
A+Awards Finalist	10
Featured Projects	20
Total Projects	44

Other Architecture firms to Consider

Several other renowned architecture firms can be found just outside the Top 30, each of which is worth considering for their experience in delivering high quality, large-scale projects across typologies. They include: Moriq, Shanmugam Associates, D A Studios, EGO DESIGN STUDIO, Abin Design Studio, Studio Course, M Moser Associates, inspatia, STUDIOARO, 42mm Architecture, RENESA ARCHITECTURE DESIGN INTERIORS STUDIO, Aryan Architects, Ground 11 Architects, Studio Saransh, Tamas Designs, Sar Studio Pvt Ltd, A.J Architects, Workshop for Metropolitan Architecture, Chromed Design Studio, Sha design studio, Atelier ARBO, Studio PKA, Vijay Gupta Architects, F+S Designs, SJK Architects, Illuminate Lighting Design, a-designstudio, D’Well, AND studio, MYVN ARCHITECTURE, Int-Hab architecture+design Studio, The White Room, Lewis & Hickey India Pvt. Ltd., R+D Studio, MuseLAB, Delvento Home, vir.mueller architects, S+PS Architects, Studio WhiteSCAPE, Studionine Architects, ABIBOO Studio, Studio Paperplanes, STUDIO 4000, Purnesh Dev Nikhanj, OPENIDEAS ARCHITECTS, Compartment S4, Studio K-7 Designs Pvt. Ltd., Sameep Padora and Associates (sP+a), OTHERWORLDS, Design Acrolect, Craft Narrative, Charles Correa Associates, Studio Form Plus Function, research and enquiry into design, Red Brick Studio, rad OFFICE, Niraj Doshi Design Consultancy, mancini enterprises, LID Architects, D.sign Stories, D3LAB, Beyond Spaces Design Studio, Bayhauz, D2s Technologies, MBH Architects, Sunil Hu’mane, Studio Hu’mane, ENVIROSCAPE INDIA, ADND, Bobby Mukherrji Architects

Why Should I Trust Architizer’s Ranking?

With more than 30,000 architecture firms and over 130,000 projects within its database, Architizer is proud to host the world’s largest online community of architects and building product manufacturers. Its celebrated A+Awards program is also the largest celebration of architecture and building products, with more than 400 jurors and hundreds of thousands of public votes helping to recognize the world’s best architecture each year.

Architizer also powers firm directories for a number of AIA (American Institute of Architects) Chapters nationwide, including the official directory of architecture firms for AIA New York.

An example of a project page on Architizer with Project Award Badges highlighted

A Guide to Project Awards

The blue “+” badge denotes that a project has won a prestigious A+Award as described above. Hovering over the badge reveals details of the award, including award category, year, and whether the project won the jury or popular choice award.

The orange Project of the Day and yellow Featured Project badges are awarded by Architizer’s Editorial team, and are selected based on a number of factors. The following factors increase a project’s likelihood of being featured or awarded Project of the Day status:

Project completed within the last 3 years
A well written, concise project description of at least 3 paragraphs
Architectural design with a high level of both functional and aesthetic value
High quality, in focus photographs
At least 8 photographs of both the interior and exterior of the building
Inclusion of architectural drawings and renderings
Inclusion of construction photographs

There are 7 Projects of the Day each week and a further 31 Featured Projects. Each Project of the Day is published on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram Stories, while each Featured Project is published on Facebook. Each Project of the Day also features in Architizer’s Weekly Projects Newsletter and shared with 170,000 subscribers.

We’re constantly look for the world’s best architects to join our community. If you would like to understand more about this ranking list and learn how your firm can achieve a presence on it, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us at editorial@architizer.com.

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