2026-27
BIJU KURIAKOSE
Biju Kuriakose co-founded architectureRED, an architecture and urban design practice based in Chennai, India. He studied architecture in Mumbai and received his Master’s Degree in Architecture and Urban Design from Pratt Institute, New York.
architectureRED approaches design as an exercise in place-making, seeking to strengthen communities and facilitate the expression of identities. The act of building is viewed as an inquiry into creating places for people; a spatial manifestation of movement, memories and patterns of life.
architectureRED has received several national and international design awards. Biju is the recipient of the 34th JK Architect of the Year Commendation Award in the Housing category, as well as an ARCASIA Award in 2025 and an ARCASIA Gold Medal in 2026 for housing.
Prior to founding architectureRED, Biju was an Associate at FXFOWLE Architects, a leading architecture, planning and urban design practice based in New York.
He has served on the Board of Review at CEPT University, Ahmedabad, since 2018 and is a member of the Academic Review Board of SEED, Kochi. He has taught design studios and served as an external critic at KRVIA, Mumbai; CEPT University, Ahmedabad; CARE, Trichy; and SAP, Chennai.
MRINALINI GHADIOK
Mrinalini Ghadiok is the Head of Editorial Content at Architectural Digest India. She is responsible for overseeing the vision and content across all platforms for the title in the market.
Mrinalini is an architect, design writer, editor, and cultural innovator with over two decades of experience spanning architecture, publishing, and public discourse. Earlier in her career, Ghadiok was the editor of mondoarc India* and STIR, where she helped establish a rigorous and distinctive editorial voice.
Ghadiok has worked independently with leading architecture and design practices, institutions and brands, developing studio and project monographs, shaping communication strategies and conceiving public programmes and conversations that position design within a broader cultural context.
Ghadiok has taught architecture at university level, served on design juries in India and internationally and remains actively engaged with emerging voices in the field.
MAUSAMI ANDHARE
Mausami Andhare is a Design Principal at Indigo Architects, Ahmedabad, a studio she co-founded with Uday Andhare in 1998. She holds a Master’s degree in Architecture with Honours from the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, and an undergraduate degree in architecture from CEPT University.
With over two decades of practice, Mausami leads a diverse body of educational, residential and cultural projects. Her work is rooted in a contextual, climate-responsive and eco-sensitive architecture, with a strong emphasis on place, materiality, drawing and documentation.
Notable works by Indigo Architects include the Natarani Amphitheatre in Ahmedabad, the Living & Learning Design Centre and Museum in Kutch, and the Ajrakh Studio in Ajrakhpur, Kutch.
K S RADHAKRISHNAN
KS Radhakrishnan is recognised as one of the eminent figures of contemporary Indian art. A bronze sculptor, he is celebrated for the recurring themes in his work: the male and female archetypal figures called Musui and Maiya, as well as works created from tiny interlinked figures that represent ephemeral human experiences.
Radhakrishnan studied at one of India’s iconic cultural centres, Santiniketan, pursuing his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Fine Arts at Kala Bhavana, Visva Bharati University. There he was mentored and trained by two significant figures of Indian modernism: Ramkinkar Baij and Sarbari Roy Choudhury. Over the decades, he has not only exhibited widely but also mentored younger artists, curated noteworthy exhibitions and publications through his Musui Art Foundation. The KS Radhakrishnan retrospective exhibition was held at New Delhi’s Bikaner House in 2024.
Some of his noted curatorial projects have been Ramkinkar Baij – A Retrospective (2012) at the National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, Bangalore and Mumbai; Pillars of an Artscape: 100 Years of Kala Bhavana at Kala Bhavana, Santiniketan; Somnath Hore: A Centenary Exhibition (2022) at Arthshila, Santiniketan and Emami Art Gallery, Kolkata, and Iti, Satyajit Da – the Satyajit Ray Centenary Exhibition (2022) at KCC, Kolkata. He also founded the art centre Tokaroun in Santiniketan.
Radhakrishnan’s work is found in many private collections in India and abroad. He has also installed several open-air and public sculptures in India and other countries.
