BOSTON—Indian American architect B.D. Nayak-founded group of architects and designers has been named as the Society of Indo-American Architects and Designers, or SAID. The group was founded in 2014.
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“I have been organizing architects, designers, planners, interns, interior designers, and architectural students get together for the last seven years,” Mr. Nayak told INDIA New England News. “This year I have transferred my responsibilities to the younger generation, selected our chairperson and co-chairs, and gave a formal name to our group.”
Sindu Meier, Senior Associate at renowned William Rawn Associates Architects Inc., will serve as a chairperson. Devanshi Purohit, Associate Principal (Urban Design) at CBT, a nationally-known architectural firm, and Sampada Pulekar, an UX Designer/Architect, will be serving as Co-chairs.
SIAD’s mission is “To unite the Indian Architectural Community, share acquired knowledge, provide service and education to society, and mentorship to each other,” Mr. Nayak said in a statement.
All Massachusetts Architects and Designers are invited to join SIAD. Here are the links to our LinkedIn and Facebook groups:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/9088739/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/193232982789887/
You can also reach SIAD by calling Ms. Meier – 617 598 3317, Ms. Purohit – 617 646 5132 and Ms. Pulekar Ganu – 716 435 8898.