Publications

Architecture as a live space moves you, grows on you, changes you and evokes emotions within you.

The Sun never knew how great it was until it hit the side of the building, said Louis Kahn

Movement and music are two crucial levers in design strategy when we look at human ecology in workplace. Because, as humans we use our faculties both kinetically and kinesthetically.

Timeless design is something designed with intention and to endure time

Great design is an outcome of deep listening. Listening with empathy, patience and intent.

People are not human resources. People are human potential and possibilities.

Future of Work is not just Future of Offices. It is much more than that.

Future of Work which will be human led and human centric where machines will not be able to do many things that unique to human beings.

Workplace Design at a Convergence of Art, Science, Communication and Engineering

Creativity is intelligence having fun. ~Albert Einstein

More creativity you use more you get. Creativity begets creativity.

Design Research is the most important step in understanding the problem statement well before you start designing. It's a basis for better design outcomes.

Design has the ability to create culture and culture has the ability to create value.

Good Design is Simple and not simplistic.

Good Design is Value to Business

Design is a creative response to a strategic vision.

Great Designs are transparent but best Designs are honest.

Good Design is Simple but Great Design is Elegant

At the advent of industrialization, which gave rise to large scale industries and businesses around energy, finance, textiles, materials and

Duality of Architecture

Sustainability is not about using alternate resources. It is about completely changing the way we live, work and play.

Diversity is not just a business choice but the best tool to take us into the future.

As the world goes through orbit shift after devastating changes that have taken place in last 17/18 months, we are

Pandemic caused unique times of isolation, lockdown, separation and every way which we have conditioned to be social was challenged.

Simon Sinek and few others have been spiking the conversation around Finite and Infinite mindsets to approach things in life,

We see what we want to see. In last few years, while social media has empowered, it has also played

Nature is abundance. We were born into abundance. Scarcity is a human creation. The idea that for us to thrive,

Introverts routinely downplay their contributions, their voices and shy away from taking credits for their work. They contribute in a

I often tell my circle of colleagues and close professional friends that personal humility will trump every triumph in the

My last article on Introverted Leadership was one of my most read writings on LinkedIn with almost 50K views and

From the book On Architecture Collected Reflections on a Century of Change by Ada Louis Huxtable “There are two kinds of people

Below excerpt is from the book On Architecture by Ada Louis Huxtable. An essay published in The Wall Street Journal

Below is an excerpt from an article When the Outrageous Became Mainstream published in Wall Street Journal, published in 2006.

(This is the 3rd in the series of Introverted Leadership) Introverts make great leaders. There is a misunderstanding that Introverts

We usually inhabit three kinds of places, first place as our immediate home, second place as our workplace and third

In our workplace, we obsess over and talk a lot about creating a community where we feel we belong or

As we enter 2020, there is a lot to look forward to in what is in store for us in

Manhattan’s Landmark Buildings Today written by Ada Louise Huxtable, notable American architectural critic, this article was originally published in Wall Street Journal

There has been no better time to talk about diversity and more so now on neurodiversity. We are living in

Pallavi: In Real Estate, women continue to be underrepresented in leadership spots globally. Do you see a difference or pattern changing

Pallavi: It is easier to act out of references, where we pick dependable behaviors from past to edit our actions.

Pallavi: You had very recently mentioned that Real Estate will become PropTech and PropTech will become real estate. Would you

Pallavi: Everything we have known and measured our progress against is up for a challenge in these challenging times. What

Below is an extract from book by Jane Jacobs, The Death and Life of Great American Cities. It talks about

Home to 5.5 million women, Mumbai is considered one of the most modern, cosmopolitan and safe cities for women in

To understand architecture, it is important to understand forces that define and shape them. Contemporary and modern architecture of today

Pallavi: Workplace is in perpetual beta. But with current event unfolding we are onto something totally uncharted. We don’t yet know

  • Did you know there is a term called Closet Introvert? People who pretend to be extroverts. Closet Introverts pass undetected as they play around subconsciously with more favoured “extrovert ideal” – the idea and belief that the ideal self is gregarious, alpha and comfortable in he spotlight category. And to quote Susan Cain; introverts living under the extrovert ideal are like people not living in their natural environment, away from their natural self.

  • I didn’t know what I didn’t know. People stress people. It’s not the physical design of workplace but the people design of the workplace. Collaboration and knowledge transfer is the key for efficiency, which technology hasn’t been able to solve. People can but people don’t. We have to remain unquiet, critical, sceptical and restless until we find out why.