Amit has over 16 years’ experience with architecture and design firms in both India 
and Singapore, during which time he worked his way from junior architect to take 
on the role of chief designer for several institutional, recreational and residential
projects.

In his capacity as Design Director for Space Matrix, Amit recognises the influence 
of the built space and displays sensitivity in its translation. That combined with a 
tenacious approach to the process itself helps him deliver meaningful architecture.

Throughout his career, Amit has found motivation and inspiration at every turn. 
But one of the experiences that remains with him to this day is his first ever visit
to a stepwell, a 15th century subterranean structure that descends up to seven
floors into the earth. With almost no presence above ground, the simplicity of the
underground structure left him with a true sense of the power of space and design.

Education: 
Dip Arch, Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology, Ahmedabad, 
Gujrat, India

Awards: 
Best Design (Sports Complex)
Research Scholarship, Fundacao Oriente
Third Prize (for Goa-Sandan, New Delhi)

Board games or computer games? 
Nintendo Wii

Favourite book?
Chaos: Making a New Science by James Gleick

Favourite movie? 
The Duel, the first feature film that Spielberg directed

Favourite restaurant? 
St Anthony’s, a small shack in Goa. It’s by the sea and has the beach, rocks,
lagoon and a setting sun.

Home page on your computer? 
Blackle, an energy saving search engine

Ideal day? 
By the sea on a long sunny day with the family, with enough time to relax, indulge 
and contemplate

Most admired building? 
Sagrada Familia by Antoni Gaudi. Never ever has anyone managed to fuse crafting,
structure and architecture into one poetic expression as Gaudi.

Person you admire most? 
Different people depending on the context. Gaudi when it comes to architecture,
Graham Greene when it comes to writing, Pedro Almodovar when it comes to 
movies, etc.

Now playing on your iPod? 
Seven Worlds Collide by Neil Finn