About
Creative Forum was established by Architect Parikshit Dalal and Mr. Prashanth Srinivas in 2024. The studio engages primarily with designing contemporary
rural architecture; we recognise that too many of today’s new buildings
feel disconnected from our rich architectural heritage. Underlying this
disconnection is a deeper lack of vision for the future of rural
living.
We perfectly balance the modern and the timeless. Through a deep
passion for local tradition and form, we’re creating a fresh new rural
architecture that feels both current and enduring.
Our considered approach results in buildings that are grounded,
thoughtful, and built to last. We are quietly shaping the future through
our vision for better rural design and living.
Prior to setting up AOMD, Michael worked for ten years at Mæ
architects. His last completed building, Sands End Arts and Community
Centre, was shortlisted for the 2022 RIBA Stirling Prize. It was voted
London’s Building of the Year by the Royal Institute of British
Architects alongside winning a RIBA national award.
Our practice
AOMD
practice from our studios in the rural landscape of the Weald and in
Tunbridge Wells. We offer our varied clients a personalised and hands-on
experience. On all projects we work in physical models and hand
drawings to walk clients through the emerging designs to make spaces and
building placement tactile and recognisable.
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Michael teaches postgraduate level at
the University of Cambridge and London Metropolitan University. Michael
is a specialist design panellist for Design South East and is an
examiner for the Architects Registration Board.
Parikshit Dalal
Architect
Parikshit Dalal : Principal Architect and Founding Partner - CF Design Studio LLP, Bangalore:
He completed his undergraduate studies from the Center for Environmental Planning and Technology
(CEPT), Ahmedabad in 2000 and during his course was selected for the Students Exchange Study Program
at R.M.I.T (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology), Melbourne, Australia in 1996. He worked briefly in
Mumbai with O-Polis Architects before moving to Livingform Architects, Bangalore.
In 2010-2011, he was consulting as a Senior Architect for Mott Mac Donald, Bangalore, on the Bangalore
Metro underground station design. He was also a visiting faculty – Architecture Design at RV College of
Engineering, Bangalore.
Professional History:
• Principal Architect and Founding Partner - CF Design Studio LLP, Bangalore - 2023 - Current
• Partner - Parikshit Dalal Design + Architecture with Mr. Prashanth Srinivas - 2015 - 2023
• Proprietor - Parikshit Dalal Design + Architecture, Bangalore - October 2007 - Jan 2015
• Former Associate Architect at Livingform Architects, Bangalore – 2001 to 2007
Parikshit is one of the Founder Directors of Catalytic Think Tank Forum.
He is also a Partner of Creative Forum, a Bangalore based Architecture firm that conceives and executes
real-time opportunities to create Holistic built environments. Creative Forum also has expertise in
Engineered Bamboowood Architecture, currently building India’s first institutional, commercial and
hospitality projects in 100% engineered Bamboowood.
(In the current scenario where Architecture and Urban Design seem to have been reduced to a play of
abstract numbers, many a time catering to the lowest common denominator of aesthetic sensibilities. We
seek to infuse into our built environments a sense of spatial richness, environmentally relevant design and
sound construction techniques. The carrying forward of our indigenous tropical architecture in a modern
and creative way is our design philosophy, backed by the significant experience we as a team bring to the
field.)
Parikshit Dalal
Architect
Parikshit Dalal : Principal Architect and Founding Partner - CF Design Studio LLP, Bangalore:
He completed his undergraduate studies from the Center for Environmental Planning and Technology
(CEPT), Ahmedabad in 2000 and during his course was selected for the Students Exchange Study Program
at R.M.I.T (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology), Melbourne, Australia in 1996. He worked briefly in
Mumbai with O-Polis Architects before moving to Livingform Architects, Bangalore.
In 2010-2011, he was consulting as a Senior Architect for Mott Mac Donald, Bangalore, on the Bangalore
Metro underground station design. He was also a visiting faculty – Architecture Design at RV College of
Engineering, Bangalore.
Professional History:
• Principal Architect and Founding Partner - CF Design Studio LLP, Bangalore - 2023 - Current
• Partner - Parikshit Dalal Design + Architecture with Mr. Prashanth Srinivas - 2015 - 2023
• Proprietor - Parikshit Dalal Design + Architecture, Bangalore - October 2007 - Jan 2015
• Former Associate Architect at Livingform Architects, Bangalore – 2001 to 2007
Parikshit is one of the Founder Directors of Catalytic Think Tank Forum.
He is also a Partner of Creative Forum, a Bangalore based Architecture firm that conceives and executes
real-time opportunities to create Holistic built environments. Creative Forum also has expertise in
Engineered Bamboowood Architecture, currently building India’s first institutional, commercial and
hospitality projects in 100% engineered Bamboowood.
(In the current scenario where Architecture and Urban Design seem to have been reduced to a play of
abstract numbers, many a time catering to the lowest common denominator of aesthetic sensibilities. We
seek to infuse into our built environments a sense of spatial richness, environmentally relevant design and
sound construction techniques. The carrying forward of our indigenous tropical architecture in a modern
and creative way is our design philosophy, backed by the significant experience we as a team bring to the
field.)
Contact us
m: +91 9900331166, +91 9980338487
Instagram : @cfdesignstudiobangalore
Creative Forum
92, D’Costa Cross
Cooke Town.
Bangalore 560005
Karnataka
India