Guwahati hosts first-ever design & architecture awards for the North-East

GUWAHATI: The growing design community of the North-Eastern region received a huge boost with Häfele organising the first-ever awards night exclusively for the architects and designers of the seven states. The event was organized at the Radisson Blu – Guwahati on Friday. 14 best-designed projects from seven states were recognized and rewarded under seven different categories of awards.

The awards were presented by chief-guests Ar. Prakash Sandilya (President – AAA), Ar. Amitabh Sarma (Gen. Secretary – AAA), Ar. Jai Prakash Prasad (Jt. Secretary – AAA), Sanjay Swami (Head Marketing Services – HAFELE), Ganesh Prabhu (National Manager Specification – HAFELE) and other luminaries from the design and architecture fraternity.

In January the competition that was rolled out in collaboration with the “Association of Architects, Assam (AAA)” received entries from over 80 architecture firms from all the seven states. To offer a fair judgment, the Mumbai-based jury divided the entries into two categories—one above and another below the age of 40 before choosing the final winners –

Below 40 years

Above 40 years

Ar. Upen Kakati was felicitated with an Honorary Lifetime Achievement award for his service and contribution towards Guwahati architecture standards.

Häfele in a statement said. “Häfele has been present in North East India with its dealer partners for almost over three years. Häfele has been instrumental in uplifting the quality of design-oriented products in the North-Eastern region of the country. In Guwahati, the brand has a sprawling turnover of over 10 crores annually with its franchise partner – Dispur Enterprise. In Shillong, Häfele is present with its partner – Design El Grande since over a period of five years.”

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