How Arpan Shah Became a Leading Architect
Arpan Shah is an Indian architect. He is an alumnus of CEPT – School of Architecture. He has worked under one of the most renowned Indian architects, B. V. Doshi, at his Ahmedabad office between 1999 and 2000. After that he grew to open his own firm Modo Designs in 2002. His works have been recipients of multiple awards.
Early life
Arpan Shah was born on 21st January 1075 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. He grew up in Ahmedabad to parents Deepak and Varsha Shah.
He was schooled at St. Xavier’s High School, Loyola Hall, Ahmedabad. Later he completed his Architectural studies from CEPT – School of Architecture, along with an exchange study in RMIT, Melbourne.
His formative days at CEPT – School of Architecture were an architectural education under notable teachers including B. V. Doshi, Anant Raje and Kurula Varkey.
Arpan Shah married Rajal Mehta Shah in 2010. The couple have two children, Ameya and Reya.
Architecture Style
Arpan Shah’s intent has been to see design as a participatory and an exploratory process, involving research, explorations and refinement. The essential approach has been to develop architectural designs as responsive and which are characteristic of the purpose, place and people.
His firm Modo Designs is based in Ahmedabad. Modo Designs is involved in residential, institutional and corporate projects. The firm derives its name from a latin word ‘MODO’ which means ‘of its time’. His designs are developed as responsive, that are characteristic of the purpose, place and people.
Some of his famous works are…
- Interpretation center, Taranga Hills – Anandji Kalyanji Jain Trust
- Symphony corporate house – Achal Bakeri, Symphony Limited
- Symphony Forest Park – Symphony Limited & Amdavad Municipal Corporation
- Torrent cables office – Torrent Cables
- Bodyshine Essentials Unit – Abhay Mangaldas (Sarabhai family) – House of MG
- SS outhouse – Vikram I. Shah,Shalby hospitals
- Studio Retreat – Sambhaav
- Designer’s abode – Shyamal & Bhumika Shodhan
- The House of Courtyards – Utkarsh Shah – Adi Heritage group
- The Verandah house – Munshaw family
- The House by the trees – Patel family
- The Elemental house – Vadodaria family
- The Inside out house – Nimbark family
- The Terra cotta house – Dalal family
- Sun Evoq – Sun Group
- Altius vibe – Synthesis Spacelinks
Awards & Recognitions
- Felicitated by Chief minister of Gujarat Shri Bhupendrabhai Patel and Credai Ahmedabad for services offered for development of Credai People’s Park in Ahmedabad in 2023.
- ICI Ultratech outstanding structure awards 2020 in ‘mass housing’ category.
- Nominated in Forbes India Design Awards 2019 in ‘Architecture-House’ category.
- Awarded ID Honours (India Design 2019) in Holiday Homes category.
- Felicitated by ‘Divya Bhaskar’ group as one of the Luminaries in the field of Architecture, Gujarat, 2018.
- AD100 (Architectural Digest)- The most influential designers in the subcontinent’ , 2018
- Best of Houzz 2018 award in ‘design category’
- Trends Awards 2016 (category – commendation award for best residential project)
- NDTV Design and Architecture Award 2016 ( category – house award for hot and dry climatic zone)
- Kohler Bold Design Award 2016 ( category – Bold Luxury)
- Quality Brands Award (2012-2014)
- Indian Achievers Award in Construction and Design (2012)
- Rashriya Udyog Ratna Award (2012)
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