Abha Narain Lambah, a Conservation Architect, has had a pan-India impact over the past twenty-six years with projects that include the award-winning conservation of 15th-century temples in Ladakh and Hampi, iconic palaces, forts and caravansarais throughout India. Her architectural practice, Abha Narain Lambah Associates, has been consultants to both central and state governments on the planning of UNESCO World Heritage Sites like the ancient sites of Ajanta Caves, Bodh Gaya, and Amer Fort, as well as 20th-century sites of Santiniketan, Corbusier’s Capitol Complex Chandigarh and Mumbai’s Art Deco and Victorian ensembles. Abha has also pioneered urban conservation projects across India and has restored many 19th-century Victorian landmarks. She has advocated for saving Mumbai’s heritage and prepared the successful nomination to inscribe Mumbai’s Art Deco and Victorian ensemble as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Lambah has worked on conservation of the Mughal garden of Shalimar Bagh Kashmir, urban and regional conservation in Kancheepuram and Shekhawati, Streetscape projects in Hyderabad, Amritsar, Mumbai, Vadnagar and conserving colonial heritage across India. Her practice has won thirteen UNESCO Asia Pacific Awards for heritage conservation and is South Asia’s most significant architectural conservation practice. Abha has been a consultant to ICCROM, Global Heritage Fund, and World Monuments Fund and has served on the heritage committees of both Delhi and Mumbai.