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Submission Deadline: 6th Sept.  2025  |  Finale: 27th Sept.  2025

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Design Challenge

Stone quarries have long shaped architectural history, offering materials formed over millions of years. The type of stone—granite, limestone, or marble—depends on the region’s geology, each born from unique natural processes like volcanic activity, sedimentation, or transformation under heat and pressure.

This year, in its 10th edition , The Drawing Board invites architecture students to explore these ideas through the lens of Sadahalli Quarry, Bengaluru. This edition challenges students to create a Museum of Geology within this dramatic, heritage-rich landscape — one that responds to the terrain, respects the absence, and reactivates the space with thoughtful architectural intervention.


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Jurors

Ar. Rajeev Kathpalia
Ar. Rajeev Kathpalia
Vastu Shilpa Consultants, Ahmedabad

Rajeev Kathpalia is a partner at Vastu Shilpa Consultants, where his work fuses environmental responsibility with social equity. His award-winning campus designs for institutions like IITs, IIMs, and Nalanda University are benchmarks in net-zero planning and community integration. Recognized with the Prime Minister’s Award for Urban Design for his work in Hyderabad’s Charminar precinct, he has also been a dedicated educator and speaker for over 30 years. His contributions span across design, teaching, and advocacy — always rooted in sustainability and inclusivity.

Er. B. L. Manjunath
Er. B. L. Manjunath
Manjunath & Co., Bengaluru

B. L. Manjunath has nearly four decades of experience in structural design, with a practice that spans thermal power plants, industrial buildings, and large-scale housing. After early years at Umesh B. Rao & Co., he founded Manjunath & Co. in 1994, delivering high-performance structures across sectors. His projects have earned accolades including the Holcim Award, World Architecture Festival award (Spain), and JK Cement Award. He also teaches as Associate Professor at WCFA, contributing actively to the academic and professional community.

Ar. Tanuj Goenka
Ar. Tanuj Goenka
Kerry Hill Architects, Singapore

Tanuj Goenka brings a nuanced and contextual design approach to projects across Asia and the Middle East. At Kerry Hill Architects, he has led hospitality, residential, and institutional works, including Aman resorts in Bhutan and recent developments in China and Saudi Arabia. His process is rooted in cultural awareness and refined detailing, shaped by years of on-ground experience. Tanuj’s design philosophy stays true to KHA’s ethos — to create timeless buildings grounded in their setting.