Worked in countries like London, Brazil, Dubai and India, Hardik is trained as an urban designer and qualifications in architecture and spatial planning and has led teams in various design projects and competitions. His project experience spans from architectural design to master planning of large scale projects. His key interest lies in urban design projects and implementation of architectural projects

Key project experience includes, Diu Promenade Waterfront, Visakhapattnam Port Land use plan, Critical Evaluation of Rajkot and Surat Development Plan, Rio Olympics 2016, London Olympics 2012, North West Cambridge masterplan, Nova Luz Regeneratio project, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Khorgos SEZ, Kazakhastan

Professional History
2014 onwards
ARUR, Partner

2014 - 2015
Associate Director Urban Design
Design & Planning Counsel

2008 - 2013
AECOM, London
Senior Urban Designer

2005 - 2006
Hirsch Bedner Associates, Dubai
Designer

2004 - 2005
Vastu-Shilpa Consultants, India
Architect

2001
Matharoo Associates, India
Trainee

Visiting Faculty
Master UD program, CEPT Ahmedabad 2018
SA program, CEPT Ahmedabad 2016
Indus University, CEPT Ahmedabad 2017 onwards
IPSA, Rajkot 2015 onwards
Juror at PITS International studio (Pan India Travel Studio)

Affiliations
Council of Architecture, India
Student member, RTPI

Honours + Awards
2018 | IAB Young Designer Competition, Architecture Category | The Pavilion, Pune
2015 | 1st Prize National Design Competition | The Vegetable Market , Amli
2012 | 2nd Prize Bangalore International Centre, Bangalore
2010 | AR House Award | Part of Matharoo Associates
2006 | John Henry Brookes Scholarship | Oxford Brookes University, Oxford

Geeta co-founded ARUR in 2014 after working for over 7 years in London. Geeta completed her graduation from Pune in 2005, trained under Gurjit Singh Matharoo and went on to pursue her masters in Urban Design from Oxford Brookes University, Oxford in 2007.

She has worked on a number of architecture, master planning projects and has delivered award winning competition entries. While in London she worked with the world-renowned architect David Adjaye at Adjaye Associates and with an award winning practice FBM Architects in London. She has also worked with architect Pierre d’Avoine for a publication Dwelling in the Future | New Models for Housing. In 2005 she assisted in the introductory year for Pan India Travel Studio.

Professional History
2014 onwards
ARUR, Partner

2010 - 2015
Associated with Pierre d'Avoine Architects , London, UK
Research Assistant

2011-2013
FBM Architects, London, UK
Architect

2009-2011
JLB Design Associates, London, UK
Architect / Project Manager

2007-2009
Adjaye Associates, London, UK
Architect

2007
Roger Evans Associates , Oxford, UK
Research Assistant

2005 - 2006
Stubbs Rich Architects, Bath, UK (Exchange Program)
Architect

2003
Matharoo Associates, Ahmedabad, India
Trainee

Research
2010 - 2015
Dwelling in the Future - New Model for Housing
2007
Urban Design Compendium II

Honours + Awards
2018 | IAB Young Designer Competition, Architecture Category | The Pavilion, Pune
2015 | 1st Prize National Design Competition | The Vegetable Market , Amli
2012 | 2nd Prize Bangalore International Centre, Bangalore
2006 | John Henry Brookes Scholarship | Oxford Brookes University, Oxford
2005 | 2nd Prize Kale Awards
2004 | Special Mention, Revitalisation of The Banganga Crematorium