Ashok B Lall is Principal of Ashok B Lall Architects, and Visiting Professor at the Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIU) and based in New Delhi.
He was Dean of the TVB School of Habitat Studies until its merger with GGSIPU in 2007.
The firm Ashok B Lall Architects was established in 1981 and has won a number of awards for architectural competitions. The practice has executed projects for educational research institutions in many parts of India, and specializes in low-energy sustainable architecture. Recent projects include the Indian Institute of Health Management Research, Jaipur; Sehgal Foundation, Gurgaon and Development Alternatives World Headquarters, New Delhi.
Ashok B Lall studied architecture and fine arts at the University of Cambridge, in the United Kingdom and also studied at the Architectural Association (AA), London, where he obtained his diploma in 1970.
He is actively engaged in the development of the architectural curricula for the Indian context, and contributes regularly to national professional journals in architecture. He is a member of the Committee for PhD Studies, School of Planning and Architecture and external Examiner for London Metropolitan University. In addition to membership of various professional bodies, he is an active advocate of sustainable architecture in India.
He was a member of the Asia Pacific and global juries of the Holcim Awards competition 2005/06, and head of the Asia Pacific jury for the Holcim Awards competition in 2008.
[last updated 26-Jul-10]