Mehreen Mustafa + Mad(e) in Mumbai
Mehreen Mustafa | Pakistan
Established in 2012, Architorque, a Lahore-based practice, engages in design, research, and construction consultancy across interior, architecture, urban, and landscape design. The firm's three units—Design & Turnkey, Building & Construction, and Academic and Research Center (AARC)—unify through contextual sensibility, social responsibility, and research-practice integration. Architorque has designed in the provinces of Khyber Paktunkhwa, Gilgit Baltistan, and Punjab. Other projects such as the Slum School, Art Play Initiative, Park-ing: Reimagining Urban Public Spaces, and the Balochistan Shelter and Research Initiative for flood-prone areas, highlight the firm's dedication to social responsibility by placing local communities and practices at the heart of the design and research process.
Mad(e) in Mumbai | India
In the pursuit of transforming mundane urban spaces, MAD(E) IN MUMBAI, with a decade-long practice, explores the potential of architecture and urban design for everyday moments. Focused on city-building through small fragments, they engage with civic bodies, framing manifestos, and exhibitions, and have been commissioned for 99 sites across 14 cities in India. Their projects encompass public toilets, bus stops, crematoriums, citizen facilitation centres, flood shelters, pilgrimage centres, and street design.
