Principal Architect  Samira Rathod

Professional

1987-89  Architect Don Wald & Associates, Monterey, California, USA  
Projects undertaken: Restaurant for Mr. Clint Eastwood – Carmel Valley, Residential House for Mr. Sidney Williams – Carmel, Monterey Bay Conference Centre, Crossroads Mall – Carmel Valley

1990  Architect Rafi Azmi & Associates, Mumbai 

Projects undertaken: Dresner Bank – Mumbai

1991 - 95  Architect Ratan J. Batliboi – Architects, Mumbai
Projects undertaken: Beach House at Alibag (Akshi) for Mr. D. Kaji, Office and Showroom for Vitesse Motors at Worli, Corporate identity for M/s Mahindra and Mahindra, Furniture Design for exhibition ‘Both feet on the ground’

1995 - 2000  Partner, RLC Architects, Mumbai

1996  Solo exhibition ‘Liaisons des formes’, Mumbai (Compositions in Contemporary furniture)

2000 - 2003  Partner, Tranceforme Designs, Mumbai  Product/Furniture gallery and showroom

2000 - to date  Principal Architect, Samira Rathod Design Associates, Mumbai

2004  Lecturer and visiting faculty at K.R.V.I.A. for architectural design and landscape design

2007 - 2008  Columnists for Design Today

2008  Editor of "Spade" architectural bi-annual journal

Published Works

Books

World House Now edited by Dung Ngo, Rizzoli Publications, 2003
An Emancipated Place: Women in Architecture,The Hecar Foundation, 2000
Indian Design, daab, 2004
India Modern by Micheal Freeman, 2005
To be featured In “Abitare”, a prestigious Italian design Magazine, for july/august 2006 issue
IFA-in site innenarchitektur in indien, for 2007 issue

Publications

Publication

Title

Publication Date

Featured Project

Home Review

Unfettered Semantics

February, 2010

Club House, Ahmedabad

Home Review

Beyond The Physical

September, 2003

Karjat House

Inside Outhouse

Some Impressions of spaces That Shelter People and Ideas

April, 2007

Mariwala House, Alibaug

Better Interiors

Experimental By Design

June, 2005

Palate

A India Verso il Futuro

indian architecture

August, 2006

Mariwala House, Alibaug, Karjat House, Bharuch

Indian Design

Natural Form

February - March 2004

Karjat House, Bharuch

In site Innenarchitektur in indien

architects work

 

Magic, Karjat House, Mariwala House,

Indian Design

living spaces- private houses, appartments & lofts

 

Karjat House

Made In India

mumbai architects

 

Karjat House, Maze, Palate,Asian Age, Tree House Bharuch, Mariwala House,

The Femina Book of Interiors Spaces with Style

frozen music

 

Tranceforme Furniture

Inside Outhouse

Creative Planning

August, 2006

Preeti Vyas

Architecture Time Space & People

Furniture Seating Architecture                        

September, 2005

 

A + D Architecture Designs

The Habitat Award For Single Residence

April, 2004

 

 

Awards

Title

Year

Project

IID - MK Award  Large Office

2000

Maya Entertainment

IID - MK 1st Runner Up, Commercial Spaces

2000

Transforme Designs

IID - MK Awards Product Design Category

2000

 

IID - MK Awards Winner Large Office

2002

Asian Age Office

ELLE DECO International Design Awards - Lighting EDIDA InDIA

2002

 

A+D Spectrum Awards Winner - Single Residence Category

2003

Karjat Farm House

IIID - Award Runner up for Retail Space -  Small

2004

Palate Showroom

IIID - Award Runner up for Hospitality Spaces - Small

2004

Indigo Deli