Published: May 2024 (last year) in issue Nº 418
Keywords: Awards, Architecture, Architects, Humanscapes Habitat, Studio Naqsbandi and Auromodèle community
References: Suhasini, Mona Doctor-Pingel, Ganesh Bala, Neha and Roger Anger
Awards for Auroville architects
In March 2024 it was announced that Suhasini Laxman Iyer had won the Indian Institute of Architects IIA National Awards 2022 in the category Residential Projects for the Humanscapes Habitat buildings. Architect Mona Doctor-Pingel won two awards, one in the category Women Architect in the Forefront for her Studio Naqsbandi, the other in the category Mercantile Retail for her Cottage showroom. Auroville architects Ganesh Bala Iyer and Neha Dige won the award in the category Conservation and Restoration and Preservation and Adaptive Reuse for André and Prema's old house in Auromodèle, originally designed by Roger Anger.