Discover the Key to Amazing Design: Ask the Right Questions!

Ep: 13: Architect Tushar Gaur, founder of Rhizome, sits down for a deep and candid conversation on how meaningful architecture gets created. You’ll hear how a kid who broke radios out of curiosity went on to study at CEPT and Politecnico di Milano, train under BV Doshi and Gurmeet Singh Chauhan, and eventually build a practice that spans Gurugram and Sydney. Asking the right questions, creating great design!

Tushar explains how the Rhizome 4E philosophy – economy, environment, experience, and essence – guides every project, from hotels in Jim Corbett and Chikmagalur to luxury residences and new-age real estate. He talks openly about early setbacks, cracking new domains, scaling with purpose, and why he believes great architecture is a layered experience felt by everyone, not only understood by architects.

Key themes you’ll hear:
• Growing up with a teacher-father who shaped his values
• Why teaching helps him learn
• How Milan rewired his perspective on culture, streets, and space
• Lessons from Doshi, Chauhan, and Utpal Sharma
• How Rhizome was born from a creative clash
• His approach to context, proportion, and meaning
• Running a practice across two continents
• Using AI tools like Midjourney to shorten feedback loops
• Personal principles like absurdism and avoiding extremes

If you enjoy conversations that unpack the humanness of entrepreneurship and the craft behind built spaces, this episode will stay with you.

Watch, learn, and unbox the founder behind Rhizome.

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