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Sameep Padora completed his undergraduate studies in Mumbai in 1996 followed by post-graduate studies at the Graduate School of Design, Harvard University in 2005. He is the principal architect and founder of Mumbai based studio, sP+a (Sameep Padora & Associates) as well as Director of sPare, a research initiative looking at issues of urbanization & architecture in India. sPare’s maiden project, a documentation and analysis of historic housing types within the city of Mumbai resulted in a traveling exhibition entitled ‘In the Name of Housing’ and a book published by the UDRI. He is also one of the founding members of the Bandra Collective, an organization of architects involved with the design of public spaces in Mumbai.
His practice has received numerous awards including Wallpaper Magazine’s award for single-family house of the year, the WAN 21 for 21 Award for Emerging International Practices and the MARMOMACC award for Architecture in Stone. His studio’s work has also received commendations at the AR Emerging Architecture Awards and has been nominated for the BSI Swiss Architecture Award. In 2016 the studio’s projects have been a basis for a travelling solo exhibition entitled Projective Histories.
In 2017 sP+a won two prestigious international competitions, for the National War Museum at India Gate in Delhi and the Maharashtra Nature Park In Mumbai. Sameep is also a member of academic councils for a number of architectural schools in India and is a member of the National Technical Committee of Habitat for Humanity, India.
His practice has received numerous awards including Wallpaper Magazine’s award for single-family house of the year, the WAN 21 for 21 Award for Emerging International Practices and the MARMOMACC award for Architecture in Stone. His studio’s work has also received commendations at the AR Emerging Architecture Awards and has been nominated for the BSI Swiss Architecture Award. In 2016 the studio’s projects have been a basis for a travelling solo exhibition entitled Projective Histories.
In 2017 sP+a won two prestigious international competitions, for the National War Museum at India Gate in Delhi and the Maharashtra Nature Park In Mumbai. Sameep is also a member of academic councils for a number of architectural schools in India and is a member of the National Technical Committee of Habitat for Humanity, India.