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Morphogenesis (architecture firm)

architectural firm in India

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 22, 2026
Entity authorityQ25351835
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Morphogenesis is an Indian architectural firm founded by Manit Rastogi and Sonali Rastogi in 1996.

History

The firm was established by Manit and Sonali Rastogi in 1996. The first project of the company was with Apollo Tyres. Manit is a Fellow of the Indian Institute of Architects and Royal Society of Arts. Manit has also been a director of Sushant School of Art and Architecture, Gurgaon (2009–2011). Manit is active in efforts towards reclaiming the Nullahs of Delhi and transforming them into a green and sustainable network. He has also presented a proposal for rock-cut architecture for Amarnath caves.

Sonali Rastogi is a fellow at Indian Institute of Architects (IIA), the Royal Society of the Arts (RSA), UK, and was a member of the Delhi Urban Arts Commission.

Projects and work portfolio

Morphogenesis has worked with clients from various industries. Their major clients include:

Apollo Tyres

Pearl Academy, Jaipur

Infosys

Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi

Trump Tower

Surat Diamond Bourse

Awards and accolades

AIT Awards 2012: public building (interiors)

AIT Awards 2012: Office (Interior)

AD100 Award

Scroll of Honour' Realty Plus Awards 2016

SIA-GETZ Architecture Prize 2014.

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Editorial reviewA dependable orientation record for establishing vocabulary, names and a first evidence trail. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1996, 2009, 2011, 2012—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1996. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Morphogenesis, architecture and firm providing the first useful test.
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Named sources, stable identifiers and responsible institutions provide the strongest route from overview to verifiable evidence. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 22, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q25351835. VIAF identifies the subject as 325148632962230630004. The Library of Congress control number is no2017065149. 2 of 5 selected statements include explicit references; 2 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1996, 2009, 2011 and 2012.

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This entry incorporates text from Morphogenesis (architecture firm)” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.