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Shaili Shah Banker
After graduating from the School of Architecture, CEPT, Ahmedabad in 2004, Shaili Shah Banker had a brief period of practicing architecture. Later she pursued her masters in urban management and architectural design from Domus Academy, Milan, Italy in 2006. She also worked at Boeri Studio, Milan, under Stefano Boeri and Gianandrea Barreca.
In 2007 she started the firm Arkytos based out of Ahmedabad, India. It handles architectural, interior design and landscape projects. Brought up by a ceramic designer mother, Shaili’s childhood was immersed in clay. This had an immense influence on her approach to design and an inclination to create fluid like forms.
Practice Ideology
Shaili’s approach to design is strictly unconventional and engages in experiments with physical models as well as virtual models to achieve the required design output. At Arkytos, each project is treated as a creative experiment, and design solutions are sought using an unorthodox and highly logical way of thinking to achieve stunning architecture.
