common Ground practice (CGP) is an award-winning, multidisciplinary design practice founded in New Delhi and New York in 2013. It has been recognised as one of the top 25 firms in Delhi, with our work being featured in premier publications such as Archdaily, Archello, Architecture + Design, Inside Outside, and the Journal of Landscape Architecture. CGP works across Architecture, Urban Design, Interior Design, Research and Development, creating ecologically responsive, culturally grounded and contemporary environments across India, Southeast Asia and the USA. The practice integrates South Asian contextual understanding with international expertise in design, technology and building systems, spanning public, institutional, commercial, residential, urban and infrastructure projects. CGP has collaborated with organisations including UN-Habitat, IIT Delhi, Ashoka University, PRADAN and the Satyarthi Movement for Global Compassion, as well as government agencies across Delhi, Noida and Meghalaya.
Priyamwada Singh is the founding principal of CGP. She holds a Master’s in Architecture from Columbia University, a Bachelor’s in Interior Architecture from CEPT University and a Postgraduate Diploma in Art and Architecture from Staedelschule, Frankfurt. With over 20 years of international experience, her work includes collaborations with Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), New York, and Pritzker Laureate Prof. B.V. Doshi.
