Rahul Kadri is a Partner & Principal Architect at IMK Architects, an architecture and urban design practice founded in 1957 with offices in Mumbai and Bengaluru. He is a registered member of Council of Architecture. He has designed several award-winning projects in India such as the Symbiosis University Hospital & Research Centre, Pune and AURIC Hall, Aurangabad. He is a noted expert on subjects like Urban Development and Policy Making, Public Transport systems, Housing and Slum Redevelopment, Ecological Planning and new age Healthcare design. He frequently contributes to publications such as The Economic Times, Times Of India, The Hindu, The Wire, The Scroll, Citizen Matters and Hindustan Times. He is also a part of the Mumbai Architects Collective, a group of 200+ architects, urban planners and transport experts from Mumbai., involving himself with several community development projects like Malabar Hill Forest Trail, Mumbai. Education and Early Life Rahul Kadri started his schooling from Sherwood College, Nainital and then enrolled for his diploma in architecture from the Academy Of Architecture, Mumbai, and went on to pursue his master’s degree in Urban Planning from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (1988). He joined his father, I.M. Kadri, top Indian architect, civil engineer and the founder of IMK Architects. Career Since 1993, Rahul Kadri has been the leading architect of several projects across India, including Club Mahindra Madikeri Resorts in Coorg, Karnataka, symbiosis International University in Pune, Auric Hall, Aurangabad, which was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Subsequently, Rahul Kadri took up the role of director of Kadri Consultants Pvt. Ltd. (Imk Architects) in 1995. He has won global awards like ‘Supreme Winner’ as well as the winner in the ‘Public Building Exterior’ category at Surface Design Awards 2021, London. He also won national award HUDCO Design Award 2021, ‘New and Innovative Town Design Solutions / Eco -Cities, ‘Architect of the Year’ award from the Times Network in 2017 ‘Top architects’ for CWAB Award for India in 2020 Rahul Kadri’s works has also been recognized globally in many exhibitions like London Design Biennale Jan 2021 , ISOCARP World Planning Congress in Doha, Qatar. Through his focus on social consciousness and urban ecological sensitivity, Rahul Kadri follows the design principles of efficiency, sustainability & people-centric design. Rahul Kadri has also worked with notable clients like the Taj Group, JSW Steel and Energy, The Supreme Court of India, Symbiosis Society and Club Mahindra. Personal