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Godrej’s Locks and Architectural Solutions Hosted the GeeVees Awards 2025, Celebrating Excellence in Architecture & Design<br>

Mar 10, 2025 · Source: businesswire
Godrej’s Locks and Architectural Solutions Hosted the GeeVees Awards 2025, Celebrating Excellence in Architecture & Design<br>
Locks & Architectural Solutions, a leading and trusted home safety business of Godrej Enterprises Group, proudly marked the culmination of the fourth edition of "The GeeVees Awards" over the weekend. Launched in 2021, the GeeVees Awards is a prestigious platform that recognizes and celebrates India's finest innovations in architecture and interior design. This year, the ceremony took place in Goa on March 8th, showcasing some of India's most innovative projects in sustainable architecture and interior design.
 
The GeeVees Awards 2025 witnessed over 4500 registrations, a 3x spike vis-à-vis last year, highlighting the growing popularity of the awards and burgeoning focus on design and architecture. Over 45+ architects and designers gathered to celebrate peers leading the way in design-led innovations. Winners were recognized across various sectors, including hospitality, residential, healthcare, education, and commercial, reflecting the industry’s creativity and excellence.
 
Mr. Shyam Motwani, Business Head, Locks and Architectural Solutions at Godrej Enterprises Group, shared, “The GeeVees Awards is our way of celebrating and appreciating design excellence. The AID community has been integral to our business, and we remain committed to supporting their growth. The 4th edition was a dynamic showcase of creativity, bringing together some of the brightest minds in architecture and interior design. Our esteemed panel of industry experts explored talent across the country, focusing on innovation. GeeVees is more than just an award—it's a platform to inspire and collaborate with emerging architects and designers by recognizing their striking work and contribution.”
 
A panel of esteemed jury members, highly influential in shaping the architecture and interior design fraternity, graced the event. Notable jury members included Sonali Bhagwati (Partner at DPA), Ratan Batliboi (Principal Architect at Ratan J. Batliboi Consultants), Dr. Oscar G. Concessao and Dr. Ponni M. Concessao (Principal Architects at Oscar & Ponni Architects), Karl Wadia (Senior Design Principal at Architect Hafeez Contractor), Suchrita Joshi (Senior Architect at Godwin Austen Johnson), Tushar Sogani (Principal Architect & Managing Director at TSDPL), Abhigyan Neogi (Principal & Founder of Chromed Design Studio), Abin Chaudhuri (Founder & Principal at Abin Design Studio), Sarabjit Singh (Principal at Interior Design & Fab Studio), Prasenjit Sanyal (Proprietor at Subhashree Design Cell), Rashmi Tiwari (Principal Designer at Tathaastu Interiors), Rahul Tyagi (Managing Director at RTA), and Sandeep Shikre (Principal Architect at Sandeep Shikre & Associates). Their collective expertise and vision brought unparalleled insight and fair evaluation.
 
The winners were celebrated during the vibrant GeeVees 4th Edition Award Ceremony, with their remarkable achievements further amplifying their impact within the community. The GeeVees Awards 2025 invited practicing architects and interior designers to showcase their innovative work to a distinguished jury of experienced professionals from India and beyond. This initiative reflects Locks and Architectural Solutions' unwavering commitment to fostering creativity and supporting professionals in the architecture and design fields in India.
 
Increasingly the company is also focusing on making 100% digital locks in India, this is in line with their focus on data safety. All the data is encrypted and stored on secure Indian servers, ensuring absolute privacy and uncompromising reliability.
 
Winners of the GeeVees Awards 2025:
 
  • Akshat Bhatt, Heena Bhargava and Deeksha Gulati - Category: Architecture: Residential Villa Bungalow
  • Hartmut Wurster - Category: Commercial Projects – More than 1000 sq. ft.
  • Vivek Singh Rathore - Category: Architecture Public Institutional Building
  • Piyusha Upadhyay - Category: Architecture and Interior Hospitality Projects (Less than 50 rooms)
  • Hitarth Majithiya & Netra Bafna - Category: Architecture and Interior Safest Projects
  • Ravideep Singh - Category: Architecture and Interior Healthcare & many more.

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