Oormi Kapadia
Oormi graduated from Kamla Raheja Vidyanidhi Institute for Architecture and Environmental Studies, Mumbai University. Her Design Thesis on 'Burning Ghats of Benaras' was awarded honorable mention by NCPA, Mumbai. She completed her post graduation in Urban Design from University of Texas, Austin, USA.
Her expertise lies in large scaled planning and Urban Design projects. She has worked extensively with RTKL in USA. In addition to being a planner she is a LEED 2.1 AP and a qualified TERI Griha trainer. She heads the planning and environment studio and is active in experimenting with ideas of sustainability on various scales. Oormi has been a visiting faculty for Architectural Design, Design Dissertation, Architectural Theory and Planning Studio at Rachana Sansad, College of Architecture and IES School of Architecture.
Get in touch with her at oormi@mnopl.com
Marzban Irani
Marzban graduated from Mumbai University and completed his Masters from University of Oregon, USA with a specialization in Environmentally friendly and Sustainable Design. He has 25+ years of work experience in USA and India. As the head of the Architecture Studio, Marzban has introduced a hands on workshop studio which experiments with local traditional materials innovatively to appropriate them in modern contexts.
His passion lies in exploring Waldrof Steiner Education and Crochet handwork as a tool to explore Parametric in architecture. Marzban has been a visiting faculty for Architectural Design and Thesis at Rachana Sansad College of Architecture, AOA, Mumbai.
Get in touch with him at marzban@mnopl.com