Sheila Sri Prakash

Who is Sheila Sri Prakash?

Sheila Sri Prakash is a preeminent architect and urban designer of Indian origin. She founded Shilpa Architects in Chennai, India in 1979 and has the distinction of being the first woman in India to have started and operated her own architectural firm. She has designed over 1000 completed architectural projects during her career in the last 35 years. As a world-renowned pioneer of Art, Architecture & Design and thought leading Holistic Sustainability or Reciprocity expert, she served on the World Economic Forum's 2011 Global Agenda Council on Design Innovation, a 16-member team of international experts in Design and Innovation, to formulate ways that improve the state of the world. She currently serves on the World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council on the Role of Arts in Society, in recognition of her signature works of Visionary architecture that feature art, culture and heritage. She is cited as a Starchitect for her celebrity status, iconic buildings and canonical form that establish the basis for architectural theories surrounding Reciprocity in Design.