Vikas Dilawari Architects

Born: 1964

Biography:

Vikas Dilawari is an Indian conservation architect who has restored at-risk monuments and heritage buildings in Mumbai. He was born in 1964 in Mumbai, India. Vikas Dilawari attended Jamnabai Narsee School before going to L S Raheja School of Architecture for a degree in architecture. Later, he got his master's degree from the School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi. He was awarded a fellowship in conservation studies by the University of York, UK. In 1984, as a student, Dilawari worked part-time with Ved Segan, one of the country's first architectural conservationists. After his fellowship in York ended in 1995, he returned to India and set up his eponymous practice Vikas Dilawari Associates. One of his first major projects was to restore the Army and Navy Building in Kala Ghoda, which was designed by Frederick William Stevens. In 2000, the firm restored the Rajabai Clock Tower, a World Heritage Site designed by George Gilbert Scott. In recent years, his team has restored Mulji Jetha Fountain, Bomanjee Hormarjee Wadia Clock Tower and the Wellington Fountain, in association with INTACH and the Kala Ghoda Association. Around 16 restoration projects undertaken by their team have been awarded under the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation.