MAP Architects Competitors

We are an international, integrated consultancy of engineers,designersand advisers. For over 45 years, we have built an unrivalled reputation by delivering creative, value-led solutions for the benefit of people, places and planet. Described by our clients as 'passionate', 'innovative' and 'collaborative', Buro Happold is synonymouswith the delivery of exceptionally complex projects on every continent, working with the world's leading architectural practices and organisations, such as the United Nations, UNESCO and C40 Cities. Through our global community of driven, world-leading engineering, advisory and design professionals, we are acting to address major challenges in an ever-evolving world.

We work at all scales and in all sectors. We create transformative cultural, corporate, residential and other spaces that work in synchronicity with their surroundings. Zaha Hadid, founding partner of Zaha Hadid Architects, was awarded the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 2004 and is internationally known for her built, theoretical and academic work. Each of her dynamic and innovative projects builds on over thirty years of revolutionary experimentation and research in the interrelated fields of urbanism, architecture and design. Working with senior office partner Patrik Schumacher, Hadid’s interest is in the rigorous interface between architecture, landscape, and geology as the practice integrates natural topography and human-made systems that lead to experimentation with cutting-edge technologies. Such a process often results in unexpected and dynamic architectural forms.

Founded in 1982, AHC is one of India’s largest architecture and urban design practices, with over 600 architects. With work spanning five countries and nearly every metro city in India, AHC’s portfolio covers residential, commercial, institutional, healthcare, sports, and civic buildings, as well as large-scale masterplanning developments. Led by Hafeez Contractor, the firm achieved one of its most significant recognitions in 2016, when he was awarded the Padma Bhushan, India’s third-highest civilian honour. Over the past four decades, AHC has been at the forefront of urban India’s building boom, responding swiftly to the demand for housing, commercial, and institutional design. The practice has consistently delivered projects that are scalable, resilient, and efficient in speed and construction. With agility in adapting to constraints – whether of budget, space, or area – the practice responds to every building’s dynamic context rather than conforming to a singular style. AHC’s work includes landmark developments like the DLF City in Gurugram and the Hiranandani Gardens (225 acres) in Mumbai, one of India’s first private integrated urban development projects. The firm has modernised the domestic terminals for India’s busiest airports in Mumbai and New Delhi, and designed multiple institutional campuses across India for clients such as Infosys, Birla, and Symbiosis. AHC has designed some of India’s tallest residential high-rises, like The Imperial Towers (253 m) and Minerva Towers (301 m) in Mumbai, The 42 (249 m) in Kolkata, and internationally, 23 Marina (380 m) in Dubai. Currently, AHC is engaged in several significant public projects, including the National Maritime Heritage Complex in Lothal, Gujarat, which won the World Architecture Festival WAFX Award in August 2026.