New Delhi, September 2025: The WADE ASIA 2025, India’s largest platform for Women in Design, Architecture, Art and Engineering, marked a historic milestone this year, celebrating 10 years of recognising women-led creativity, leadership and innovation. Held in Yashobhoomi, Dwarka, New Delhi, the event brought together leading architects, interior designers, artists and students from across the country for an inspiring showcase of talent and path-breaking design stories.
Actor Randeep Hooda graced the evening alongside distinguished architects, industry stalwarts and dignitaries, while Verticaa Dvivedi, Founder, The WADE ASIA, welcomed the gathering. The evening also carried an announcement that India’s first woman architect to establish her own practice, Ar Sheila Sri Prakash, will serve as the Super Juror for WADE ASIA 2026, underscoring the platform’s legacy of celebrating women who redefine design leadership.
Highlights of WADE ASIA Winners 2025
This year’s competition recognised exemplary projects across residential, commercial, public, hospitality, landscape, interiors, art and photography categories. Winners and runners-up were chosen after a live jury session and presentations before eminent architects:
Residential Architecture Above 3000 sqft: Ar Rini Singhvi Gandhi, The Brick Tales, Surat (Winner); Ar Dinika Thomas, Dado, Goa (Runner-Up)
Residential Architecture Upto 3000 sqft: Ar Aarati Binayak, Down To Earth, Trivandrum (Winner); Ar Prathima Seethur, Wright Inspires, Bengaluru (Runner-Up).
Residential Interiors High-End Apartments: Ar Santosh Belani, Studio GSA Architects, Bangalore (Winner); Ar Ajanta Mujgule, Ama Design Studio, Pune (Runner-Up).
Residential Interiors High-End Villas: Ar Marjana Parveen S, Sabs Architects, Kannur (Winner); Ar Ankita Mevada, The Grid Architects, Ahmedabad (Runner-Up).
Residnetial Interiors Upto 3000 sqft: Id Devanshi Doshi, Studio Deshi, Ahmedabad (Winner); Id Shreya V Sanghvi, Star Architects & Starlit Interiors, Rajkot (Runner-Up).
Fascinating Facade: Ar Anuradha Puri Rathore, Salient, Kolkata (Winner); Ar Mrudul Kulkarni Aakar Group Of Consultancy, Sangli (Runner-Up).
Hospitality Interiors: Ar Suvrita Bhardwaj, Loop Design Studio, Chandigarh (Winner); Id Aditi Lawate, Aditi Lawate Design, Pune (Runner-Up).
Most Sustainable Design: Ar Madhumitha C, Webe Design Lab, Chennai (Winner); Ar Meeta Jain, Meeta Jain Architects, Bengaluru (Runner-Up).
Young Architect Of The Year 2025: Ar Sreedevi Bommisetty, Morphemy Architects, Hyderabad (Runner-Up); Ar Gauri Satam, Untag Architecture & Interiors, Mumbai (Runner-Up).
Young Interior Designer Of The Year 2025: Ar Geethu Gangadharan, Fellow Yellow Design Studio, Hyderabad (Winner); Ar Adhiti Swaati Gautama, Studio Motley, Bangalore and Ar Naina Krishan, D9as (Design 9 Architecture Studio), Chandigarh (Runner-Up).
Commercial Interiors Private Offices: Ar Saalanki Saraf, Unorthodox Designs, Gurgaon (Winner); Ar Suhani Lal Sanghra, Sparc Design, Pune and Ar Anam Khaliq, Aad, Gurgaon (Runner-Up).
Commercial Interiors Corporate Offices: Ar Santosh Belani, Studio Gsa Architects Pvt Ltd, Bangalore (Winner); Ar Chandana Chandrappa, Architecture Dialogue, Bangalore (Runner-Up).
Public Building: Ar Shraddha Sejpal & Ar Rita Raje, Sejpal And Raje Architects, Mumbai (Winner); Id Gargee Date, Studio Infinity, Pune (Runner-Up).
Retail Interiors: Ar Geethu Gangadharan, Fellow Yellow Design Studio, Hyderabad (Winner); Id Sonal R Mutha, Studio Ipsa, Bangalore (Runner-Up).
Commercial Architecture: Ar Sneha Ostawal, Source Architecture, Bangalore; Ar Sheetal Patil, Manthan Design Studio, Kolhapur (Runner-Up).
Healthcare Interiors: Ar Sumi Shaji, S Squared Architects, Trivandrum (Winner); Ar Purvi Tank, Studio Rei, Ahmedabad and Ar Suparna Ghosh, Forum Architecture, New Delhi (Runner-Up).
Hospitality Architecture: Ar Mysore Sravani Rao, Rasra Architectural Services Llp, Bangalore (Winner); Ar Kasturi Kundu, Salient, Kolkata (Runner-Up).
Landscape Private Spaces: Ar Anal Vaishnav, Livingroots Environmental Design Llp, Ahmedabad (Winner); Ar Aarati Binayak, Down To Earth, Thiruvananthapuram (Runner-Up).
Landscape Public Spaces: Ar Smruti Balvalli, Nature Narratives, Bengaluru (Winner); Ar Sushmita Paul, Sushmita Paul Designs, Bengaluru (Runner-Up).
Best Use Of Color In Interiors: Id Manali Patel, Studio Pravar, Ahmedabad (Winner); Id Akshata Ranadive, Mind Manifestation Design, Pune (Runner-Up).
Best Use Of Lighting In Interiors: Ms Ekta Sanghvvi, Lighting Concepts Pvt. Ltd., Pune (Winner); Ar Nivedita Sehrawat, Design Matrix, New Delhi (Runner-Up).
Healthy & Safe Interiors: Ar Shreya Shetty & Ar Bhagyalaxmi Madapur, 369 Ochre Studio, Bengaluru (Winner); Id Plavita Borah, Plavi Design Studio, Bengaluru (Runner-Up).
Student: Ms Urja Arte, Mumbai (Winner); Ms Aashka Trivedi, Mumbai and Ms Vishwa Bhatt, Rajkot (Runner-Up).
Painting – Young: Ms Poojan Gupta, Jaipur (Winner); Ar Shraddha Sadamate, Mumbai (Runner-Up).
Painting – Excellence: Ms Tanisha Bakshi, Gurgaon (Winner); Ms Goonjan Jain, Mumbai (Runner-Up).
Photography - Amateur (Theme - 1: Reflection): Ms Sejal Tote, Pune (Winner); Ms Suruchi Parsawar, Nagpur (Runner-Up).
Photography – Amateur (Theme - 2: My Idea Of India): Ms Rhea Deshmukh, Pune (Winner); Ar Aparna Bhargava, Jaipur (Runner-Up).
Photography – Professional (Theme – 1: Architectural Abstracts): Ms Shivanyaa Rawat, Delhi (Winner); Ar Tanya Sabharwal, Chandigarh (Runner-Up).
Photography – Professional (Theme – 2: Light Travels): Ar Tanya Sabharwal, Chandigarh (Winner).
Photography – Professional (Theme – 3: Life Around Water): Ms Greena Joy Kallingal, Thrissur (Winner).
The WADE Triconic Award
A rare honour was given to Ar Adhiti Swaati Gautama (Studio Motley, Bangalore) and Ar Suhani Lal Sanghra (Sparc Design, Pune), who received the WADE Triconic Award for winning consistently for three consecutive years (2023, 2024 and 2025).
A Decade of The WADE ASIA
THE WADE ASIA 2025 has once again raised the bar for design leadership, trade partnerships and global collaboration. With unmatched participation and impact, the 10th edition has paved the way for the next decade of women in design and also establishing THE WADE ASIA as the best event for brands to connect with architects. As Verticaa Dvivedi, Founder, noted, “THE WADE ASIA began as a movement for women in design, but today it stands as a dual force—championing women-led development while also being one of the strongest platforms for brands and designers to connect, collaborate, and grow together.” Commenting on its 10th year, Maddhu Chaudhry, Associate Director, concluded, “While we are glad to see THE WADE ASIA in its 10th year, we take it as a big responsibility to continue the coming editions with equal and more dedication.”
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