Largest Award Platform for Women in Architecture & Design, 18-19-20 August 2023, Pragati Maidan Delhi

20+ Categories | 1500+ Projects Submission | 100+ Jury | 250+ Shortlists | 18+ States of India Participation | 6 Presentation Halls | 25000+ visitors | 45+ Winners | 15+ Media Coverage

Primary objectives were: one, a platform to recognize & celebrate women-led design and two, bringing the design community together through knowledge.

WADE ASIA Architecture Competition is for women participants while DESIGNS INDIA Conference and Workshops are open to all.

Today, WADE ASIA’s Conference and National Competition are established and sought-after events counted among the most premium architecture & design affairs in India.

• Residential (Interiors, Architecture, Luxury)
• Commercial
• Hospitality
• Best use of Colours
• Best use of Lighting
• Healthcare
• Institutional
• Young WADE Award (under 40 years)
• Retail Design
• Most Sustainable Projects

& more (shared in www.wadeasia.com)

• WADE ASIA Lifetime Achievement Award
• WADE ASIA Role Model of the Year Award
• WADE ASIA Special Contribution Award
• WADE ASIA Sustainability Champion of the Year
• WADE ASIA Comeback Champion Award
• WADE ASIA Civil Engineer Award
• WADE ASIA Academia Award
• WADE ASIA Art Maestro Award

• Ar Christopher Charles Benninger
• Brinda Miller
• Ar Shirish Beri
• Ar Dorji Yangki, Bhutan
• Ar Jaisim Krishnarao
• Ar Nela D’Zoysa, Sri Lanka
• Ar Nitin Killawala
• Ar Raman Sikka
• Ar Anju Mala Pradhan, Nepal
• Ar Shamit Manchanda
• Ar Dean D’Cruz
• And more

WADE ASIA is top most prestigious award for women in design, architecture and built spaces which can be earned through competition or nomination. The award ceremony takes place on the second day after the completion of the presentations.

The highest award is WADE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD received by the then 88-year-old Didi Contractor Dharamshala, Ar Namita Singh Chandigarh, Ar Yasmeen Shariff Pakistan, Amla Ruia Mumbai and Ar Revathi Kamath (posthumously).

WADE Sustainability Champion is the second highest award received by Ar Sheila Sri Prakash and Ar Sonali Rastogi.

You will find the inspiring list of Top women WADE Awardees in the website www.wadeasia.com

The ‘sense of integrity’ I had felt when I attended WADE 2022 was absolutely heart-warming. Such events need to be there in the narrative of growth of our civilization.
– Somya Sharma, Red Lotus Stories, Ahmedabad, Winner – Artist – Painting (Excellence)

I congratulate WADE ASIA for increasing their presence in Art. It is definitely building up a fraternity of Women practitioners.
– Nivedita Pande, N + U Design Studio, New Delhi, First Runner Up – Artist – Painting (Excellence)

WADE ASIA itself is an INTERACTION with the world around us. It is super productive for networking.
– Poojan Gupta, Student, Jaipur

WADE ASIA proves that women can come together with a single motive of growth and creation and set an example of being a strong entity recognized worldwide.
– Ketaki Poonawala, Ketaki Poonawala Designs, Pune

Events to celebrate the success of women are much needed becasuse Women in Design have always been considered a minority in a field that’s dominated by men.
– Vina Verghese Biswas, VSPB ASSOCIATES, New Delhi

Wade Asia is a platform that opens up many opportunities and possibilities for collaborations
– Chaitra Saraf, Design Kacheri, Bangalore

WADe helped me to build confidence and inspired me to create good design. For a young architect like me, this award is an honour.
– Sethulakshmi, M TWOi Architects, Calicut

A platform for women in architecture & design to be celebrated, to take proud ownership & to be recognized of their work in a traditionally male dominated industry is praise worthy.
– Anupriya Subbian, Triple O Studio, Chennai

• 50000+ Visitors witnessed WADE Event
• 6000+ Women Designers’ Projects in the repertoire
• 1000+ Shortlisted Top Projects by women documented
• 900+ Women Designers from 18+ States Presented at WADE
• 500+ Jury Members contributed
• 200+ Women won through National Competitions

• Participation from 20+ STATES of India
• Delegates & SPEAKERS from London, Singapore, Dubai, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and more
• The concurrent exhibition MATECIA in 2.5 lac sqft adds more visibility to WADE ASIA
• 250+ Companies showcase their products
• WADE is the meeting ground for MENTORSHIP where young Designers meet Top ones.
• WADE MATERIAL WORKSHOPS encourage hands-on experiences
• INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS get opportunity for showcasing

• DESIGNS INDIA ARCHITECTURE Conference
• MATECIA EXHIBITION
• India Interior Retailing (IIR) Conclave & Awards
• India Kitchen & Wardrobe Dialogues

• Rajeev Talwar from DLF, also Chairman, NAREDCO (National Real Estate Development Council)
• Ar Raj Rewal the legendary architect
• Padma Bhushan Rajeev Sethi, the curator behind Mumbai’s T3 Art transformation
• Didi Contractor, the then 88-year-old woman who was building with mud & natural materials in the foothills of Himalayas
• Ar Christopher Charles Benninger
• Ar Shirish Beri
• Najma Heptulla, Former Deputy Chairperson of Rajya Sabha and Governor of Manipur
• Ar Jaisim Krishnarao

WADE ASIA DESIGNS INDIA CONFERENCE is frequented by personalities from the Design, Architecture, Government, Hospitality, Real Estate, Fashion, and Bollywood domains. Sussanne Khan and her mom Zarine Khan, Actress Bhagyashree, Singer Hema Sardesai, Celeb Anchors Hussain Kuwajerwala, Mandira Bedi, and many have actively participated at WADE. Likewise, great contribution and knowledge sharing was received from the stalwarts in design like Sonali Rastogi, Bobby Mukherjee, Sanjay Puri, Kohelika Kohli, Pallavi Dean, Yatin Patel, Anupama Kundoo, Shabnam Gupta, Raman Sikka, Nilabh Nagar, Fahed Majid, Sonali Bhagwati, Sachin Bandukwala, Sumessh Menon, Sheila Sri Prakash, Dpien Gada, Alfaz Miller, Manjeet Bhullar, Annkur Khosla, Sita Nanda, Sunita Kohli and more.

WADE ASIA Conference and Architecture Event attracted delegates and speakers from Dubai, Bangladesh, Singapore, Indonesia, London, Nepal, Bhutan, Malaysia, Indonesia, and more.

Economic Times, India Today, Outlook, Hindustan Times, ET Now, ZEE Business, Dainik Jagran, and NDTV are some of the many media houses that has covered WADE ASIA architecture events.

The conference happens concurrently with WADE ASIA Architecture Competition for women in architecture & design and MATECIA Exhibition, giving more power to each and generating more participation and visibility.

WADE ASIA is supported by various associations like IIID (Institute of Indian Interior Designers), IIA (Indian Institute of Architects), SONA (Society of Nepalese Architects), BIA (Bhutan Institute of Architects), WISE INDIA (Women in Science & Engineering), Council of Architecture, CAPIXIL, Builders Association of India, and more.

Knowledge Partners of the conference are SURFACES REPORTER® and FDT Magazine.

• Connect with the stakeholders and build connections
• Present your products
• WADE is a great chance for highest visibility
• Opportunity for thought leaders to speak and share their voice
• It is an opportunity for brands to differentiate from the rest
• WADE presents opportunity to amplify your brand messages and impress the target groups
• Create experience zones with products & applications
• Present your innovative products at MATECIA Innovation Zone
• Make architects familiar with the application through workshops
• 100’s of journalists & bloggers visit WADE and associated events. It is an opportunity to be noticed in the best way.
• Lots of Branding Opportunities
• Drop a mail to madhu@wadeasia.com and we will get back