Shaily Gupta is a practicing architect with experience in projects of diverse nature. She worked with Architect Stephane Paumier after her graduation from the School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi. As a project head and firm associate, she spearheaded numerous projects of varied scale.
She started her studio ‘sga-Studio’ in 2013 and has explored various kinds of projects since then. Her work explores form, both for its sculptural aspect and its transformative influence on spatial experience.
After being trained in large-scale projects in developed cities, the architect brings similar spatial and aesthetic sensibilities to projects in smaller towns of India and also in the mountains, where being a trekker adds a personal understanding of the terrain. After studying the context of the site, available technology and resources, and detailed requirements, the studio focuses on achieving a unique solution for each project. Structure plays an important role and adds to the aesthetic vocabulary of each project. It is the order and simplicity of the various systems in the building that makes each project unique. Layering of the project in terms of combinations of materials, details and sectional study is equally important.
She has an interest in modern architectural history, since it reflects the cultural, technological and physical changes a city has gone through. She explores this through photography and by conducting architectural walks through the city’s modern built environment.
Recognised by the Dedalo Minosse International Prize 2024/2025, and featured in their Official Catalogue and travelling Exhibition.
Included in “Architectures of Transition: Emergent Practices in South Asia,” a travelling exhibition curated by Rahul Mehrotra, Pranav Thole , Devashree Shah 2026 onwards.
Takshila Academy Activity Centre received the Merit List Award, 2025, from the Takshila Educational Society.