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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8th August 2026

Gurgaon

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.

Featured Keynote

Designing
With
Purpose

✦ Casa Exotique

From building one of Gurgaon’s leading luxury interior design studios to becoming a respected voice in design entrepreneurship, Bhawana Bhatnagar believes great spaces begin with understanding people. Through Casa Exotique, she has created bespoke residential and commercial interiors that balance elegance, functionality and timeless design.

At Build The Blueprint, she opens the festival by sharing her journey of building a design practice, navigating entrepreneurship, and creating meaningful spaces that leave a lasting impact.

BTB

Bhawana Bhatnagar

Founder & Principal Designer

Casa Exotique

Luxury Interior Designer • Entrepreneur • Design Mentor

Good design is not just about how a space looks, but how it makes people feel.

02 The People

Anmol Arora & Shubhit Khurana

Studio Dot

Studio Dot is a multidisciplinary architecture and interior design practice dedicated to creating spaces with purpose, personality, and lasting impact. Founded in 2019, the studio combines thoughtful design, meticulous execution, and a client-first approach to transform ideas into meaningful experiences.

Shivangi

Studio Falcon

Based in Delhi, Shivangi is an architect who believes great design begins with understanding people. Her work focuses on creating meaningful spaces that are practical, elegant, and tailored to each client’s unique vision and lifestyle.

Akriti Jain

Studio Materium

Aakriti Jain is an Interior Architect and Design Leader passionate about creating timeless, functional, and human-centric spaces. With international experience in sustainable design and building performance, she blends innovation, aesthetics, and purpose to deliver meaningful environments.

Meet The Voices

The People Behind
the Blueprint

Speaker lineup to be announced. Meet the architects, designers and innovators shaping the conversations at Build The Blueprint.

8th August 2026 Gurgaon

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.

THEFESTIVAL

DesigningWithPurpose

The People Behindthe Blueprint

CommonThread

One Festival. Many Perspectives. Shared Futures.

THE
FESTIVAL

Designing
With
Purpose

The People Behind
the Blueprint

Common
Thread

One Festival.
Many Perspectives.
Shared Futures.