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THE
FESTIVAL

Build The Blueprint is a contemporary architecture and design festival that brings together students, practitioners, studios, institutions and industry through making, conversation and collaboration.

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4–5
July
2026
(Tentative)

Venue

To Be
Announced

01 The Community

Students

To learn beyond the classroom and engage with real world challenges.

Designers

To experiment, collaborate and showcase ideas in a public forum.

Practitioners

To exchange knowledge, share experience and inspire the next generation.

Industry

To participate in the growth of design culture and build meaningful connections.

Institutions

To bridge academia and practice and shape the future together.

02 The Experience

Across two days.
Across one venue.
Across countless conversations.

Build The Blueprint unfolds through a series of experiences designed to encourage participation, exploration and exchange.

Build

Hands on making and collaborative construction.

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Challenge

Common Thread live design challenge across the venue.

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Share

Talks, panels and dialogues with industry leaders.

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Discover

Immersive installations and spatial experiences.

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Connect

Networking, collaboration and community engagement.

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03 At the Centre

Common
Thread

A live design challenge exploring how architecture and design can create interaction, engagement and community within everyday spaces.

Not simply a competition.
An experiment in public-making.

Explore the Challenge  →
04 The Ecosystem

Great design ecosystems are built through participation.

By bringing together diverse voices within one shared platform, we create opportunities for meaningful relationships that extend far beyond the festival itself — lasting collaborations, shared language, and a stronger design culture for India.

STUDENTS PRACTITIONERS INDUSTRY INSTITUTIONS STUDIOS

One Festival.
Many Perspectives.
Shared Futures.

4–5 July 2026 (Tentative)

Venue: To Be Announced