Faculty member Aurgho Jyoti‘s firm AUR – Architecture Urbanism Research is one of the 6 architecture firms granted the prestigious  “New York New Practice” award by The American Institute of Architects New York. They will exhibit their work at the Center for Architecture (AIANY) in Manhattan from May 8, 2025 – September 2, 2025, and participate in a public lecture series over the summer. Past winners include firms that have established themselves as international names in architecture.

AUR, और in Hindi, signifies the ‘other’ and signals a ‘prompt’. AUR as a practice is invested in providing a voice for the ‘other’. Architecture is seen as a responsibility and the studio uses history as a tool to address social relevance, cultural significance, and environmental resilience. They are interested in architecture that crafts histories of the future thoughtfully excavating histories of the past. The work is embedded in narratives of cultural continuity, social equity, and material specificity. AUR is an international architecture firm with a focus on social and cultural projects. It was founded in 2019 by Aurgho Jyoti and currently operates out of New York and New Delhi. Aurgho previously worked as a Project Lead and Senior Architect for SOM, OMA/Rem Koolhaas, Gehry Technologies, Studio Fuksas, and 3Gatti Architecture Studio. He is a licensed architect in the US and India. He holds an M.Des in Architecture and Technology from Harvard and an M.Arch-II in Architecture and Urbanism from Cornell as a Tata Scholar. He has conducted research on housing and materials at MIT Media Lab and Harvard. He holds a B.Arch with distinction from SPA, New Delhi.

“New Practices New York, a biennial competition since 2006, serves as a preeminent platform to recognize and promote new and innovative architecture and design firms in New York City. Organized by the AIANY New Practices Committee, this juried portfolio competition honors designers that apply unique and innovative strategies, both in the projects they undertake and the practices they have established.”

Aurgho is a valued long term faculty member at the School of Architecture, the work of his students has often been recognized in school publications, the work of his thesis students has been awarded with Spring Show inclusions and prizes. We congratulate Aurgho and his teams in New York and New Delhi for this achievement.

https://www.aiany.org/news/6-emerging-firms-selected-as-winners-of-new-practices-new-york-2025/
https://www.aiany.org/architecture/awards/new-practices-new-york-2025-voice/
https://www.centerforarchitecture.org/exhibitions/new-practices-new-york-2025-voice/

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