Architecture Brio
Architectural firm in India
Architecture Brio is an international architecture firm based in Rotterdam and Mumbai founded in 2006, focusing on the fields of architecture, interior, and sustainable design.
The company's team of architects is led by Shefali Balwani (Center for Environmental Planning and Technology, India) and Robert Verrijt (Technical University Delft, the Netherlands).
Awards
Architecture Brio architect, Robert Verrijt, was awarded the second prize in the Dutch Archiprix 2004 for his design of an Asylum Seekers Centre in Maastricht.
Together with Floris Cornelisse, Verrijt won the first prize for the entry Triade in the Europan 8 Competition 2005.
Verrijt was awarded three grants from The Netherlands Foundation for Visual Arts, Design and Architecture.
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