CELEBRATING EXCELLENCE IN INDIAN ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN

CELEBRATING EXCELLENCE IN INDIAN ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN

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The iDAC Infinity Awards are India’s most prestigious celebration of excellence in architecture and design — a project-based recognition created exclusively for architects, interior designers, engineers, and service consultants. Presented as part of the iDAC Expo, the awards honour the brilliance and contribution of the professionals who have transformed India’s built environment through their finest projects.
What sets the iDAC Infinity Awards apart is a transparent and rigorous evaluation process. Every entry passes through a structured three-stage evaluation, ensuring that each accolade is earned through an unbiased and credible assessment — a standard of integrity that defines India’s most respected architecture and design awards.

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Surajmal Mistry

SWATI INTERIOR

ARCHITECTURAL SOCIAL IMPACT

Naresh Narasimhan

VENKATRAMAN & ASSOCIATES

CONTEMPORARY RESIDENCES

Arun Sharma

ATREYA & ASSOCIATES

CONTEMPORARY RESIDENCES

Zubin Master

DESIGN MATRIX

DESIGN INFLUENCER

Binita Gandhi

DESIGNER DOME

HEALTHCARE ARCHITECTURE

Hiten Sethi

HITEN SETHI & ASSOCIATES

LIFESTYLE HOMES

Ashmit Alag

TRANSFORM DESIGN

LIFESTYLE HOMES

Poonam Mehta

POONAM AKASH

REAL ESTATE LEADER

Nimish Ajmera

AJMERA GROUP

HIGHRISE DEVELOPMENT

Kiran Kapadia

KAPADIA ASSOCIATES

HIGHRISE DEVELOPMENT

Rajeev Trehan

ARCHITECT HAFEEZ CONTRACTOR

EXPERIENTIAL HOSPITALITY ARCHITECTURE

Bobby Mukherrji

BOBBY MUKHERRJI ARCHITECTS

EXPERIENTIAL HOSPITALITY ARCHITECTURE
BUILDING EXCELLENCE

Amit Deshmukh

BURO HAPPOLD

HOSPITALITY ARCHITECTURE

Chandrashekhar Kanetkar

CHANDRASHEKHAR DESIGNS INC

HOSPITALITY ARCHITECTURE

Reza Kabul

ARK REZA KABUL ARCHITECTS

ICONS OF TOMORROW

Ali Baldiwala

BALDIWALA EDGE

ICONS OF TOMORROW

Maha Khan

DESIGN DOODLE STUDIO

LANDSCAPE

Naveen Panuganti

NAVEEN ASSOCIATES

LANDSCAPE

Samved Pradhan

KISHORE D PRADHAN

INSTITUTIONAL ARCHITECTURE

Kapil Gupta

SERIE ARCHITECTS

INSTITUTIONAL ARCHITECTURE

Vivek Bhole

VIVEK BHOLE ARCHITECTS

PIONEER IN HOSPITALITY DESIGN

Khozema Chitalwala

DESIGNERS GROUP

HOUSING HERO
MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT

Shrikanth Kamblii

OBEROI REALTY

PIONEERING INTERIORS

Sunu Aibara

NETERWALA & AIBARA

LUXURY HOSPITALITY

Mandar Zaware

MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL

LUXURY HOSPITALITY
RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE

Kayzad Shroff

SHROFF LEON

RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE

Naushir Devitre

TALATI & PARTNERS

RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE

Ritu Goregaoker

G A DESIGN

RESIDENTIAL INTERIOR - APARTMENT

Shimona Bhansali

DESIGNHEX

ICONIC DEVELOPMENT - JWCC

Rajmal Nahar

RELIANCE INDUSTRIES

SUSTAINABLE TRANSFORMATION
SUSTAINABLE TRANSFORMATION

Sanjay Patil

ENVIRON PLANNERS

SUSTAINABLE TRANSFORMATION
RESIDENTIAL INTERIOR - VILLAS

Apoorva Shroff

LYTH DESIGN

RESIDENTIAL INTERIOR - VILLAS

Simran Boparai

SIMRAN BOPARAI ARCHTELIER

ilOUNGE

Alisha Chitalwala

DESIGNERS GROUP

ilOUNGE

Husain Jariwala

DESIGNERS GROUP

URBAN PLANNING

Mishkat Ahmed

EDIFICE CONSULTANTS

SPATIAL STYLING

Samir Wadekar

DESIGN CONSULTANT

INNOVATIVE LIGHTING

Sarvdeep Basur

LUCENT WORLDWIDE

TIMELESS INTERIORS
PIONEERING SUSTAINABLE PRACTICE

Pankaj Dharkar

PANKAJ DHARKAR & ASSOCIATES

PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE

Ashwini Thorat

ADANI AIRPORT HOLDINGS

SIGNATURE TROPHY DESIGN

Sumessh Menon

SUMESSH MENON & ASSOCIATES

Mansi Sahu & Bhakti Thakoor

StudioPOD + Enviroscape

Harsimran Singh & Mohit Vij

Arch.Lab

Pushyamitra Londhe

Architect Hafeez Contractor

Shivani Shah Jayasinha

Studio SSJ

Sonam Gala Gosalia

Kiran Gala and Associates

Ashish Kumar

Adani Airport Holdings Ltd (AAHL)

Aseem Ahmed

AA Design Group

Manu Malhotra

IIDC ARCHITECTS

Shashank Nashine

NASHINE ARCHITECTS

Gayatri Nhavkar & Gaurav Koshti

LIFEUP DESIGN STUDIO

Ravindra Kumar

Venkataramanan Associates

Qutub Mandviwala

Mandviwala Qutub and Associates

Rajat & Shilpa Kabra

The DesignBOX

Sagar Lohar & Saniya Jejani Lohar

Ladlab

Swathi S & Sharath Kumar

Reflection Matters

Shripal Munshi

SVA Shripal and Venkat Architects

Jineesh K Jois

Ta-Da Design Collective

Apoorva Lekha & Gandharv Krishna

AD Studio 9

Sukanya Dasgupta

Sukanya & Associates

Pradipta Pal & Sohomdeep Sinha Roy

Atelier Archipelago

Abhishek Ray

Matrika Design Collaborative

Deep Vaid

Eclectic Design India

Tarunpreet Singh Bhatia

Studio Mohenjodaro

Akshay Kumar Varma

Studio Windows to Vernacular

Manmeet Arora

TheArch by Manmeet k Arora

Pratik Gupta, Anand Maroo, Arpit Khandelwal

Span Architects

Ashish Maldikar

Jonquil Design Studio

Sridhar Gopisetti

Team One India

Nikhil Chakravarthy

FHD India

Nomination
Categories

ARCHITECTURE

Commercial Architecture – Large (above 10,000 sq. metres)


Commercial Architecture – Small (up to 10,000 sq. metres)


Residential Architecture – Low-rise (up to 70 metres)


Mid-Height to High-Rise Buildings (70–180 metres)


Skyscraper & Tall Buildings (above 180 metres)


Residential Architecture – Villas


Mixed-Use Development


Hospitality Architecture – Bars & Restaurants


Hospitality Architecture – Hotels


Institutional Architecture


Public & Civic Architecture


Landscape Architecture


Restoration & Adaptive Reuse


Urban Planning & Development

INTERIOR DESIGN

Healthcare Interior


Educational Interior


Bars & Restaurants Interior


Hotels Interior


Retail Interior


Workplace Interior (above 3,000 sq ft)


Workplace Interior (up to 3,000 sq ft)


Residential Interior (above 2,000 sq ft)


Residential Interior (up to 2,000 sq ft)

SPECIAL CATEGORIES

Green & Sustainable Design


Innovative Lighting Design


Innovative Facade Design


Excellence in Building Performance & Systems (MEP/HVAC)


Excellence in Structural Design

NOMINATE YOUR
MASTERWORK

ARCHITECTURE
Commercial Architecture – Large (above 10,000 sq. metres)
Commercial Architecture – Small (up to 10,000 sq. metres)
Residential Architecture – Low-rise (up to 70 metres)
Mid-Height to High-Rise Buildings (70–180 metres)
Skyscraper & Tall Buildings (above 180 metres)
Residential Architecture – Villas
Mixed-Use Development
Hospitality Architecture – Bars & Restaurants
Hospitality Architecture – Hotels
Institutional Architecture
Public & Civic Architecture
Landscape Architecture
Restoration & Adaptive Reuse
Urban Planning & Development
Healthcare Interior
Educational Interior
Bars & Restaurants Interior
Hotels Interior
Retail Interior
Workplace Interior (above 3,000 sq ft)
Workplace Interior (up to 3,000 sq ft)
Residential Interior (above 2,000 sq ft)
Residential Interior (up to 2,000 sq ft) 
Green & Sustainable Design
Innovative Lighting Design
Innovative Facade Design
Excellence in Building Performance & Systems (MEP/HVAC)
Excellence in Structural Design

Awards Schedule

2026 – 2027

Nashik

27 Mar 2026

DEADLINE
1 Mar 2026

Chennai

17 Apr 2026

DEADLINE
1 Apr 2026

KOLKATA

8 May 2026

DEADLINE
20 Apr 2026

Jaipur

29 May 2026

DEADLINE
20 Apr 2026

Chandigarh

12 June 2026

DEADLINE
25 May 2026

Ahmedabad

26 June 2026

DEADLINE
8 June 2026

Indore

10 July 2026

DEADLINE

25 June 2026

PUNE

30 July 2026

DEADLINE

9 July 2026

Hyderabad

16 Oct 2026

DEADLINE
25 Sep 2026

Delhi

14 Jan 2027

DEADLINE
15 Dec 2026

Mumbai

4 Mar 2027

DEADLINE
18 Feb 2027

NAGPUR

2 Apr 2027

DEADLINE
15  Mar 2027

BENGALURU

23 Apr 2027

DEADLINE
5 Apr 2027

CALICUT

14  May 2027

DEADLINE
23 Apr 2027

KOLKATA

4 June 2027

DEADLINE
14 May 2027

CHANDIGARH

25 June 2027

DEADLINE
4 June 2027

JAIPUR

9 July 2027

DEADLINE
18 June 2027

PUNE

30 July 2027

DEADLINE
9 July 2027

AHMEDABAD

20 Aug 2027

DEADLINE
30 July 2027

INDORE

3 Sept 2027

DEADLINE
13 Aug 2027

HYDERABAD

12 Nov 2027

DEADLINE
22 Oct 2027

Three-Stage Evaluation

01. ONLINE SHORTLISTING

Jury members review all submissions online and shortlist merited entries for the next round through a blind scoring process.

02. CITY QUALIFIER PRESENTATIONS

Regional jurors evaluate live in-person presentations at each city expo. Top scorers qualify for the Grand Finale.

02. CITY QUALIFIER PRESENTATIONS

Regional jurors evaluate live  in-person presentations at each city expo. Top scorers qualify for the Grand Finale.

03.NATIONAL GRAND FINALE

City winners compete at the national stage in Mumbai, judged by an esteemed panel to crown the national champion.

Winner Deliverables

Showcase at iDAC Events

Project to be highlighted at future iDAC events and exhibitions as a National Winner.

Exclusive Invitation to iDAC Forums

Participate in panel discussions and forums with industry stalwarts across all iDAC events.

Prestigious Award Trophy

A beautifully crafted trophy recognizing you as the sole winner in your category from across the country.

Exclusive Arth Invite

Participate in an interactive poll for a chance to win an exclusive Arth Retreat experience, including a luxurious 3-night stay at Atlantis The Royal, Dubai.

Website

365-days exclusive showcase of the winner and winning project on the iDAC website

Media Visibility

Gain exposure through social media, partner networks, and industry publications. Your winning project will feature in top magazines and iDAC’s official channels.

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