Sonali Rastogi

Sonali Rastogi is the Co-Founding Partner of Morphogenesis. Her multifaceted creativity encompasses roles as an architect, urban design and planner, artist, writer, speaker, and innovator. She firmly believes that every project should set a new standard for innovative design by embracing a systemic approach to sustainability, aiming to create a significant impact. Her dedication to […]

Sonali Rastogi is the Co-Founding Partner of Morphogenesis. Her multifaceted creativity encompasses roles as an architect, urban design and planner, artist, writer, speaker, and innovator. She firmly believes that every project should set a new standard for innovative design by embracing a systemic approach to sustainability, aiming to create a significant impact. Her dedication to environmental design led to the development of Morphogenesis’ copyrighted design philosophy known as S.O.U.L©, representing Sustainable, Optimized, Unique, and Liveable design principles. The impact of projects designed by Morphogenesis: • Over 9 million sq. m. of built environment benefiting over 5,60,000 inhabitants. • Freshwater saved: 22 billion litres. • Energy saved: 4.1 million kW/hr. • Reduction in CO2 emissions: 4.2 billion kg • Gross area of sustainable buildings completed: 50,000,000 sq. ft. Among recent accomplishments for the firm, the completion of the Surat Diamond Bourse in India, the world’s largest single office building, stands out. This remarkable achievement includes a Platinum rating from the Indian Green Building Council, exemplifying her commitment to excellence in sustainable architecture. Sonali’s works have featured in over 1000 publications, both International and National, including the firm’s monograph. With a special interest in ‘History and Theory’ of architecture, she has spoken at multiple prestigious colleges and conferences, including the Brown University Arts Symposium, the Design Leadership Summit, New York and the World Architecture Festival, Berlin. She is passionate about steering the discourse around the AEC industry to a responsible and responsive realm. Owing to the same, she is a regular speaker and presenter at reputed national and international institutions, conclaves, and conferences. She has also brought significant attention to gender issues in the AEC industry. Today, Morphogenesis is an exemplar for the profession for equal opportunity and gender pay parity.