Ambrish Arora is the founding principal at Studio Lotus, a multidisciplinary, Aga Khan Award-nominated practice, that aims to craft spaces addressing the emerging future of work, leisure, and living. The practice’s work is rooted in Conscious Design, an approach that celebrates local resources, cultural influences, keen attention to detail, and an inclusive process that seeks to bring out the best in every stakeholder. Studio Lotus has been the recipient of over 200 national and international awards since its founding, and been a part of India’s AD100 list for ten consecutive years. Arora is deeply involved with assessing benchmarks of innovation and sustainability for the studio’s ongoing work; including aspects related to thermal comfort and localisation of material and process. He is a custodian of the guiding values that have served as a cornerstone for the practice since its inception, and is personally involved in leadership development for the Studio’s teams. He has lectured extensively at global design forums and with universities such as RWTH Aachen and Rice University, and was on the super-jury at the 2020 Dezeen Awards.