Finalists of the 2021-22 Challenge

On 7 March 2022, up to seven teams in each division got their ticket to the Finals! The jury selected the teams based on the 10 contests of the decathlon. The finalist teams collectively worked on 35 real net-zero building projects with solutions that are scalable, market-ready and can make real-world impact. An additional jury panel comprising members from the real estate industry selected one team in each division as the ‘most promising entry’.  These teams got entry into the finals as wildcards. These were the finalists of the 2021-22 Challenge!


Community Resilience Shelter

Team Shunyam 2.0

Lead Institution
NITTE Institute of Architecture

Partner Institution
Mangalore Institute of Technology and Engineering

Project Partner
Albuquerque Hotels Pvt Ltd.

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Team Sthairyam

Lead Institution
Dr. B. N. College of Architecture

Partner Institutions
Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering

Annamalai University

Project Partner
SELCO Foundation

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Team Synergy

Lead Institution
Manipal School of Architecture & Planning

Partner Institution
Manipal Institute of Technology

Project Partner
SELCO Foundation

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Team Tejasvi

Lead Institution
IIT Ropar

Partner Institutions
MBS School of Planning & Architecture

NIT Srinagar

IUST Kashmir

Sardar Patel College of Engineering

Banasthali Vidyapith

Project Partner
SEEDS India

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On-site Construction Worker Housing

Team Whorl 

Lead Institution
Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Project Partner
Chitrakoota School

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Team Javelin

Lead Institution
Rachana Sansad’s Academy of Architecture

Partner Institutions
Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

SPA, Bhopal

Project Partner
Shapoorji Pallonji

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Team Nest

Lead Institution
Brick School of Architecture

Partner Institution
Pimpri Chinchwad College of Engineering

Project Partner
Maha Metro, Pune

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Team Nexa

Lead Institution
Jamia Milia Islamia

Project Partner
Larsen & Toubro

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Team Samanvit

Lead Institution
Manipal School of Architecture & Planning

Project Partner
Apeejay Global Industrial and Logistic Park Limited

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Team Unnyan

Lead Institution
Dr. Bhanuben Nanavati College of Architecture

Partner Institution
Vishwakarma Institute of Information Technology

Project Partner
Kolte Housing and Infrastructure Pvt.

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Office Building

Team Ecocult

Lead Institution
RV College of Architecture

Partner Institution
RV College of Engineering

Project Partner
Team Global Logistics Pvt. Ltd.

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Team Grey

Lead Institution
Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts University

Project Partner
Savvy Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd.

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Team Mrittika

Lead Institution
School of Planning and Architecture, Vijayawada

Partner Institutions
Puducherry Technological University

Jadavpur University

Project Partner
Sarda Energy & Minerals Ltd.

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Team X:Y:Z

Lead Institution
Balwant Sheth School of Architecture

Partner Institution
Institute of Engineering and Management, Kolkata

Project Partner
Mindset Estates Pvt. Ltd. supported by Ruby Mills Ltd. & Access Architects

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Team Archetypes

Lead Institution
National Institute of Technology, Trichy

Project Partner
Infosys Pvt. Ltd.

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Single-Family Housing

Team Arnima

Lead Institution
Brick School of Architecture

Partner Institution
Pimpri Chinchwad College of Engineering

Project Partner
ASEEM Foundation

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Team ZED

Lead Institution
DY Patil School of Architecture

Project Partner
Gangaram Pawar

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Team RVinnovative

Lead Institution
RV College of Architecture

Project Partner
BetweenLines

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Team Amigos

Lead Institution
Vivekananda Global University

Project Partner
Arvind Chintamani

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Team Accidental Engineers

Lead Institution
Fr C. Rodrigues Institute of Technology

Partner Institutions
DY Patil School of Engineering Technology

Terna Engineering College

Project Partner
Samyukta Co-operative Housing Society Limited

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Team Aayam

Lead Institution
SJB School of Architecture And Planning

Partner Institution
Bangalore University

Project Partner
Terra Consulting

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Educational Building

Team Navritih

Lead Institution
Dr. Bhanuben Nanavati College of Architecture

Partner Institution
Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

Project Partner
Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Pune

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Team Renouveau

Lead Institution
School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi

Project Partner
Tribhuvan University

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Team Venturis

Lead Institution
Balwant Sheth School of Architecture

Partner Institution
Vivekanand Education Society’s Institute of Technology

Project Partner
Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal

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Team Variable X

Lead Institution
School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi

Project Partner
Tribhuvan University

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Team Abhijan

Lead Institution
Vivekanand Education Society’s College of Architecture

Partner Institutions
Vivekanand Education Society’s Institute of Technology

Pillai HOC

Project Partner
Vivekanand Education Society’s College of Architecture

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Team Decipher

Lead Institution
Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

Project Partner
Indian Academy Educational Trust

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The Builders

Lead Institution
Jindal School of Art and Architecture

Partner Institutions
Shiv Nadar University

Jamia Milia Islamia

Project Partner
Society for Human Welfare and Education

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Multi-Family Housing

Team Subzero

Lead Institution
School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi

Project Partner
Tribhuvan University

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Team Sukhibhava

Lead Institution
Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts University

Project Partner
Savvy Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd.

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Team Nisarga

Lead Institution
School of Planning and Architecture, Vijayawada

Project Partner
2getherments Infra Pvt. Ltd.

Team Nivas 2.0

Lead Institution
Institute of Engineering and Management, Kolkata

Partner Institutions
Goa College of Architecture

JNTU, Hyderabad

Ashoka School of Planning & Architecture

Project Partner
Mahindra Lifespaces

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Team Avisa

Lead Institution
Dr. Bhanuben Nanavati College Of Architecture

Partner Institution
College of Engineering, Pune

Project Partner
Savvy Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd.

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Team Inferno

Lead Institution
Balwant Sheth School of Architecture

Partner Institution
Jawaharlal Nehru Engineering College, Aurangabad

Project Partner
Harasiddh Projects

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Team C -ve

Lead Institution
DY Patil School of Architecture

Partner Institution
DY Patil School of Engineering Technology

Project Partner
Namrata Group

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