Prabhu Sugumar
| Prabhu Sugumar | |
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| Notable work | New Delhi Hall SCO Secretariat Beijing, Masjid Ul-Haqq 2030 Baltimore |
Prabhu Sugumar (born 1982) is an Indian-born international architect and educator and the founder and design director of LAYA Architects, a multi-nodal company working across Asia and the United States.[1][2]
Education and career
Sugumar studied architecture in India and later completed graduate study from the Southern California Institute of Architecture, Los Angeles.[1]
Sugumar’s career spans international project contexts across Asia and North America, combining cultural projects, public interiors, and community-oriented work before founding LAYA Architects.[3]
Sugumar has been invited into academic and professional settings through teaching activity, workshops, invited critiques, and design juries, including involvement connected to the Solar Decathlon.[3]
Professional activities
Prabhu Sugumar founded LAYA Architects as a cross-border practice with offices in Beijing (China) and India, and projects described in the United States.[3]
Sugumar’s earlier professional credits also include participation as part of the work team for the Archifest Zero Waste Pavilion project.[4]
Selected works
- New Delhi Hall, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Secretariat, Beijing[1][2]
- Masjid Ul-Haqq 2030, Baltimore - Masjid Ul-Haqq, widely cited as Baltimore’s oldest continuously used Islamic place of worship and a Baltimore City Landmark (designated in 2003).[5][AI-retrieved source][6][AI-retrieved source]
- Sugumar has been involved in chapter programming connected to AIA Shanghai | Beijing and is identified as the Beijing representative in an AIA Shanghai publication. The same publication describes his role organizing Beijing-based activities including lectures, site visits, and architecture-related film screenings to foster professional exchange and public engagement.[7]
Exhibitions and public forums
Sugumar has presented work and participated in public design forums in Beijing, including programs associated with China International Fashion Week / China Fashion Summit and Beijing Design Week (via PechaKuchaBeijing programming).[8][AI-retrieved source]
He has also appeared in programming connected to Hyundai Motorstudio Beijing, including the “Master Talks #Art & Tech” forum held with PechaKuchaBeijing.[9][AI-retrieved source]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "India inaugurates New Delhi Hall at SCO Secretariat in Beijing; EAM Jaishankar says it depicts 'mini-India'". The Hindu. 27 June 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "A Celebration of India's Cultural Identity" (PDF). eoibeijing.gov.in.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Prabhu Sugumar's Archinect profile". Archinect.
- ↑ "Archifest Zero Waste Pavilion" (PDF). Wow.sg. WOW Architects.
- ↑ "Masjid Al Haqq 514 Islamic Way" (PDF). baltimorecity.gov.
- ↑ Roche, Daniel Jonas (25 June 2024). "Laya Architects is revitalizing Masjid Ul-Haqq in Baltimore". The Architect’s Newspaper.
- ↑ "AIA Shanghai I Beijing Officers" (PDF). AIA International.
- ↑ "2025北京国际设计周". www.bjdw.org.
- ↑ "现代汽车文化中心首届Master Talks#Art & Tech 圆满落幕". 手机新浪网 (in 中文). 29 October 2021.
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