Interview
Ramakanth Evani
NA, United States
For Ramakanth Evani, good architecture should breathe with its surroundings, reacting with subtle intelligence to the conditions around it. He follows an approach shaped by patience, simulation, and environmental awareness, building places that feel attentive, efficient, and grounded in both local materials and thoughtful digital systems.
1 | Congratulations on your achievement! What inspired you to submit this project for the NY Architectural Design Awards?
To show how architecture can move beyond static form into living, context-aware environments. The project explores spaces that respond to weather, time, and presence, shaping personal experience through adaptive intelligence. The NY Architectural Design Awards’ focus on nature, technology, and human impact made it the right stage.
2 | What is the defining concept or vision behind your award-winning project?
EcoTek Vista: a harmony of ecological awareness and advanced intelligence. The aim is “quiet intelligence,” where technology recedes so people feel serenity, not circuitry.
3 | Could you briefly share your journey into architecture and what inspired you to pursue this field?
I began in technology and human–computer interaction. What started as a hobby grew into a practice of aligning digital systems with physical well-being through architecture.
4 | How would you describe the mission or goals of your company or studio?
Designing environments that listen to people and the planet, then quietly adapt.
5 | Were there any unexpected challenges during the design or construction phases? How did they shape the final result?
Embedding sensors within natural materials without visual noise. The constraint improved the work, pushing subtle integration—like veins in a leaf.
6 | How does your design process usually unfold-from ideation to completion?
Begin with how people should feel. Sketch, simulate, and iterate until function and stillness align. Stop when the space feels “alive” and balanced.
7 | If you had to describe the journey of this project in three words, what would they be?
Adaptive, Serene and Intelligent.
8 | What feedback have you received about your work that has been particularly meaningful or surprising?
People note a natural-yet-futuristic blend of nature, structure, and technology achieved through coherence and eco-integration.
9 | What does receiving this recognition mean for you, your team, or your studio?
Affirmation that architecture can evolve from aesthetics to awareness, and connection to peers who see space as a living dialogue with nature.
10 | How do you see this award influencing your future projects or career?
It strengthens my independent research voice and invites deeper collaboration across AI, materials, and environmental psychology.
11 | What's a project or idea you've been dreaming of bringing to life, and why does it inspire you?
A “Conscious Habitat”: a home that learns patterns of energy and attention, adjusting light, temperature, and acoustics to support calm focus.
12 | Where do you see the architectural field heading in the next decade, and how do you envision contributing to its evolution?
Toward responsive, sustainable, emotionally tuned spaces. I’ll contribute prototypes that fuse AI ethics, environmental science, and human-centric design.
13 | How do you see your designs contributing to the future of sustainable architecture?
Prioritize passive energy flow, local materials, and sensor-guided optimization. Encourage mindful use so sustainability follows from awareness.
14 | If you could design anything, with no limits on budget or imagination, what would it be?
A floating retreat powered by the sun that cleans air and water, changing gently with the sky.
