Mumbai:AD India, the ultimate design authority published by Condé Nast India, hosted its annual architecture and design event, AD100. In association with Asian Paints and supported by Axor, Wriver and IF.BE, the annual list selected by Architectural Digest rounds up the best 100 design studios and architectural practices from India and the subcontinent. The winners were honoured at an exclusive event held at IF.BE Mumbai, the 145-year-old ice factory that has been repurposed into a contemporary space for architecture, design and the arts. This year, the AD100 trophy, designed by Sam Barclay of Case Design, was produced by Wriver in white carrara marble. Wriver’s love for distinctive and luxurious craftsmanship is evident in the way they moulded this year’s AD100  trophy which infuses elements of elegance and minimalism.

Over the years, AD100 has become the most talked-about event in the industry that pools together a diverse range of talent: from the most revered names from the realms of architecture, and interior and landscape design to the tastemakers shaping the creative culture of the country. AD revealed the names of the 100 firms who have been working tirelessly to carefully restore heritage buildings and create intimate residential spaces, impactful public buildings, and lush landscapes. For the second year running, AD casts a wider net in search of talent outside of the siloes of Mumbai and Delhi, looking more actively for excellence from other cities and towns, including Kozhikode, Pune and Chandigarh. Diversity and inclusivity are key to our storytelling at AD.

At the AD100 event this year, AD remembered, honoured and celebrated the life and work of Mr BV Doshi. A stalwart in the industry, he was a close friend of AD. It’s no secret that nature guided and informed Doshi’s work. The venue, IF.BE, is built around a 147-year-old banyan tree; this tree became a focal point of the tribute—around it were vignettes and moments from Doshi’s life, glimpses of his work and legacy, along with a poem, Vriksha Sar, penned by Doshi.

The AD100 list was meticulously researched and handpicked by the AD team. The exclusive evening witnessed the attendance of some of the most renowned mavens from the fields of interiors, architecture, culture, art, fashion and design.

“Asian Paints is proud to be a supporter of AD100, for its recognition of the finest work in design, craft and architecture. Architectural Digest is a long-standing collaborator and we are especially happy to present the Custodian of Culture project award, something we care deeply about, and to showcase the Asian Paints Colour of the Year 2023 at this exciting event.” – Amit Syngle, managing director and CEO, Asian Paints

“Our March-April issue is a keeper, if I may say so myself. It features the AD100 list of 2023, that definitive annual selection of the finest architects and designers in the subcontinent. For the first time, we’ve created a Hall of Fame of 10 senior and pioneering architects and designers, in addition to the hundred firms we select every year, with 17 new entrants this time.

This is also the first time AD100, a much-awaited party for the fraternity, moved to an incredible new space called IF.BE in Mumbai’s historic Ballard Estate neighbourhood. It’s an old ice factory reclaimed and recreated into a space for the community, and designed for art, design, and cultural programming. Community, infact is a strong bent of AD100 this year. It’s not about celebrating individual excellence alone, but practices and projects that are for the larger community. The five excellence award winners this year are all in support of public and cultural spaces like museums, memorials, theatres, and ateliers for craftspeople.”- Komal Sharma, Head of Editorial Content, AD India

Each year, at AD100, AD recognises the works of a handful of architects and designers pushing the boundaries of creative excellence, while remaining true to their roots. This year, culture and community take centrestage. Each of the projects celebrated are deeply informed by both their context and site, but moreover, they create new spaces for the public to build connections, have enriching experiences and find a community.

1. Kamal Malik of Malik Architecture, built IF.BE—the venue for the event—a conserved and restored ice factory in the heritage precinct of Ballard Estate, which over the past few months, has become a nucleus for events and conversations centred around design and the creative arts.

AD x Asian Paints presents

Custodian of culture

Kamal Malik

For IF.BE

2. Samira Rathod, architect and founder of her firm—Samira Rathod Design Atelier—built the Cabral Yard Pavilion at the Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2023. Working ingeniously with debris collected from construction sites, she crafted a temporary theatre that held film screenings, dance performances, lectures, and art workshops.

AD presents Artistic Excellence

Samira Rathod Design Atelier

For the Cabral Yard Pavilion, Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2023

3. Soumitro Ghosh and Nisha Mathew Ghosh of Mathew and Ghosh Architects designed the Museum of Art & Photography (MAP) in Bengaluru that aims to transform perceptions of museums through educational programming and welcoming architecture.

AD X Wriver presents

WOW List Winner

Mathew and Ghosh Architects

For Museum of Art and Photography, Bengaluru

4. The new atelier of Vastrakala in Chennai by Mancini Enterprises upends the narrative of craftsmanship—and the spaces in which karigars bring their work to life—in India. Akin to the spirit of a 19th century manufacturing setup, the new workspace houses 250 employees and their leadership, with the karigars working around a central light well. The atelier is also sensitively located in close proximity to the villages native to the karigars.

AD X Axor presents

Elevating Craft

Mancini Enterprises

For Vastrakala’s new atelier in Chennai

5. Honouring the victims of the 2001 Gujarat earthquake, the Smriti Van Earthquake Memorial & Museum marks a celebration of resilience, regeneration, and hope, as interpreted by Rajeev Kathpalia of Vastushilpa Sangath.

AD WOW List Winner

Rajeev Kathpalia

for Smriti Van Earthquake Memorial & Museum, Bhuj

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AD100  HALL OF FAME

HALL OF FAME
SR. NO	NAME OF FIRM	NAME OF PRINCIPAL ARCHITECTS
1	Adil Ahmad	Adil Ahmad
2	Architect Hafeez Contractor	Hafeez Contractor
3	Kavita Singh Interiors	Kavita Singh
4	Matharoo Associates	Gurjit Singh Matharoo
5	Matra Architects	Verendra Wakhloo
6	MICD Associates	Channa Daswatte, Murad Ismail
7	Nozer Wadia Associates	Nozer Wadia
8	RMA Architects	Rahul Mehrotra, Robert Stephens, Nondita Correa Mehrotra, Payal Patel, Romil Sheth
9	Studio Mumbai	Bijoy Jain
10	Vikas Dilawari Architects	Vikas Dilawari

AD100 2023 Winners

WINNERS
SR. NO	NAME OF FIRM	NAME OF PRINCIPAL ARCHITECTS
1	Abha Narain Lambah Associates	Abha Narain Lambah
2	Abhimanyu Dalal Architects	Abhimanyu Dalal
3	Abin Design Studio	Abin Chaudhuri
4	ABM	Alfaz Miller, Aahana Miller, Brinda Miller
5	Abraham John Architects	Alan Abraham, Anca Florescu Abraham
6	ADND	Shobhan Kothari, Anand Menon
7	ALVA Architects I Bona Fide Design	Ashwin Alva
8	Amoeba Design	Satyajeet Patwardhan, Pashmin Shah
9	Anagram Architects	Madhav Raman, Vaibhav Dimri, Shruti Dimri
10	Andagere Architects	Ajith Andagere
11	Annkur Khosla Design Studio	Annkur Khosla
12	Architecture BRIO	Robert Verrijt, Shefali Balwani
13	Architecture Discipline	Akshat Bhatt
14	Ashiesh Shah Architect	Ashiesh Shah
15	Ava Studio	Alina Vadera, Bindu Vadera
16	BandukSmith Studio	Melissa Smith, Sachin Bandukwala
17	Byram Wadia Architects	Byram Wadia
18	Case Design	Samuel Barclay, Erica Barclay, Saleem Bhatri
19	Ceebros Designworks	Sruthi Reddy
20	CollectiveProject	Eliza Higgins, Cyrus Patell
21	Cormac Lynch	Cormac Lynch
22	Daws & Kahlon	Andrew Daws, Adil Kahlon
23	DeMuro Das	Puru Das, Brian DeMuro
24	Design by Darshini Shah	Darshini Shah
25	Design ni Dukaan	Veeram Shah
26	Earthitects	George Ramapuram
27	Elsie Nanji	Elsie Nanji
28	FADD Studio	Farah Ahmed, Dhaval Shellugar
29	Gauri Khan Designs	Gauri Khan
30	Grounded	Anjali Mangalgiri
31	Humming Tree	Arun Shekar, Mohammed Afnan
32	Hundredhands	Bijoy Ramachandran, Sunitha Kondur
33	Insitu	Sahiba Madan
34	Iqrup Design	Iqrup Dhamija
35	Iram Sultan	Iram Sultan
36	Isla Maria Loulou Van Damme	Isla Maria Loulou Van Damme
37	K2India	Sunita Kohli, Kohelika Kohli
38	Kanan Modi Associates	Kanan Modi
39	Khosla Associates	Sandeep Khosla, Amaresh Anand
40	Kunal Maniar & Associates	Kunal Maniar
41	Kunal Shah Designs	Kunal Shah
42	LAB	Shonan Purie Trehan
43	Lijo.Reny.architects	Reny Lijo, Lijo Jos
44	Malik Architecture	Kamal Malik, Arjun Malik
45	Mancini Enterprises	Niels Schoenfelder, Bharath Ram K., J.T. Arima
46	Mangesh Lungare	Mangesh Lungare
47	Marie-Anne Oudejans	Marie-Anne Oudejans
48	Mathew and Ghosh Architects	Soumitro Ghosh, Nisha Mathew Ghosh
49	Morphogenesis	Sonali Rastogi, Manit Rastogi
50	Mozaic	Dean D’Cruz
51	Neterwala & Aibara Interior Architects	Phirosa Neterwala, Sunu Aibara
52	NUDES	Nuru Karim
53	_Opolis	Sonal Sancheti, Rahul Gore
54	Palinda Kannangara Architects	Palinda Kannangara
55	Pavitra Rajaram Design	Pavitra Rajaram
56	Pinakin Design	Pallavi Choksi, Mohak Mehta
57	Rajiv Saini + Associates	Rajiv Saini
58	Ravi Vazirani Design Studio	Ravi Vazirani
59	Red Architects	Ekta Parekh, Rajiv Parekh, Maithili Raut
60	REDDYMADE	Suchi Reddy
61	Ritu Nanda Design	Ritu Nanda – Darita and Navyeli
62	Romi Khosla Design Studios	Martand Khosla
63	Rooshad Shroff	Rooshad Shroff
64	Sabyasachi Mukherjee	Sabyasachi Mukherjee
65	Samira Rathod Design Atelier	Samira Rathod
66	Sanjay Puri Architects	Sanjay Puri
67	Serie Architects	Christopher Lee,Kapil Gupta
68	SEZA	Seema Puri, Zarir Mullan
69	Shernavaz Interiors	Shernavaz Bharucha
70	Shivani Dogra	Shivani Dogra
71	Simone Dubash Pandole	Simone Dubash Pandole
72	SJK Architects	Shimul, Roshini, Vaishali and. Sarika
73	SNK Somaya & Kalappa Consultants	Brinda Somaya, Nandini Somaya Sampat
74	Souk	Soumya Keshavan
75	sP+a	Sameep Padora, Vami Koticha, Aparna Dhareshwar
76	SPASM Design Architects	Sanjeev Panjabi, Sangeeta Merchant
77	Stapati	Tony Joseph
78	Studio Hinge	Pravir Sethi
79	Studio ii	Mitul Desai, Priyank Parmar
80	Studio In D-Tale	Birju Shah, Pooja Shah, Dhara Shah
81	Studio Lotus	Ambrish Arora, Sidhartha Talwar, Ankur Choksi, Pankhuri Goel, Asha Sairam
82	Studio Momo	Gurmeet Akali
83	Studio Organon	Saurabh Dakshini
84	Studio Sangath	Sönke Hoof, Khushnu Panthaki Hoof
85	Sussanne Khan	Sussanne Khan
86	Talati and Partners	Noshir D. Talati, Ria Talati, Xerxes N. Talati, Naushir Devitre, Ratish Patil
87	Taliesyn Design and Architecture	G.S. Mahaboob Basha, Shalini Chandrashekar
88	Tanya Singh Studio	Tanya Singh
89	Tarun Tahiliani	Tarun Tahiliani
90	The Busride Design Studio	Zameer Basrai, Ayaz Basrai
91	The Orange Lane	Shabnam Gupta
92	Tushant Bansal Design Studio	Tushant Bansal
93	Untitled Design Consultants	Amrita Guha, Joya Nandurdikar
94	URBANA	Kashef Mahboob Chowdhury
95	Vaishali Kamdar Associates	Vaishali Kamdar
96	Vikram Goyal	Vikram Goyal
97	Vinita Chaitanya	Vinita Chaitanya
98	vir.mueller Architects	Christine Mueller, Pankaj Vir Gupta
99	Wallmakers	Vinu Daniel, Oshin Varughese
100	ZZ Architects	Zubin Zainuddin, Krupa Zubin