TESTIMONIALS
“Mahesh’s leadership in being the Founder-Chairman of the College of Architecture in Trivandrum is a great asset to our country. In my opinion, founding such institutions and seeking global standards is the sacred duty of every knowledge leader of India because such institutions provide a multiplier factor in creating talent for unleashing creativity for generations to come”.
N.R. NARAYANA MURTHY
Chairman Emeritus, Infosys
‘Architect N. Mahesh stands out as an iconic thought leader across South Asia, enmeshed within our culture, history and the unique contexts within which he works, employing traditions of craftsmanship, appropriate techniques and indigenous materials. His vast oeuvre of work is an important counter-blast to the misconceived, post-independence, irrelevant styles and ideas that negated India’s rich heritage of building crafts and ancient contextual architecture.”
CHRISTOPHER BENNINGER
Eminent Indian Architect
“We love to work with Architect Mahesh. His resort architecture is resplendent and his deft use of timber in contemporary forms is both climate responsive and attractive. Our resorts at Munnar, built 25 years ago and Ashtamudi 15 years ago, are still some of the most sought after resorts by Club Mahindra members which speaks of the timeless appeal of Architect Mahesh’s designs”.
ARUN KUMAR NANDA
Chairman Mahindra Holidays & Resorts (I) Ltd. Mahindra Lifespace Developers Ltd.
“Unlike the hard-edged cityscapes in which most contemporary architects work, Mahesh’s resorts are in harmony with nature; there is an organic quality to his structures, which blend seamlessly into their natural surroundings. They are a part of the landscape, not imposed upon it. Forty years he has been thinking big, he has a sense of responsibility to society, and the city in which he lives to the state from which he hails. l am proud to say that as Member of Parliament from Thiruvananthapuram I have nominated Mahesh lyer for a Padma Shri”.
SHASHI THAROOR
Member of Parliament
I have known Architect N. Mahesh for the last 44 years. He is one of the best “professionals” that I know. To me a professional is one who adds to the knowledge base and gives back to enhance the profession he belongs to. Mahesh’s numerous buildings that he has designed are all masterpieces and leaves a rich legacy for others to appreciate and for budding architects to learn from.
KRIS GOPALAKRISHNAN
Chairman – Axilor Ventures, Co-founder, Infosys
“Mahesh is one architect who has adopted and popularized positive aspects of traditional Indian Architecture.”
S.D. SHIBULAL
Chairman – Tamara Leisure Experiences Pvt. Ltd. & Co-Founder, Infosys
This fascinating journey through Mahesh’s timber resort designs leaves me exhilarated. His skill in combining and giving a new twist each time to essentially the traditional Kerala forms is outstanding. I feel I have travelled back in time to savour a slice of Kerala. Certainly the guests to these resorts would leave feeling enriched culturally and sensitised to the wealth of our traditions.
Mahesh makes a strong case for investors to pay heed to the language of culture and design as adopted and refined by him. His deft handling of resources, natural and physical is seen to add a layer of interest over and above the inherent financial prudence these designs exude. Resorts designed by him have become destinations in themselves keeping the guests fully engaged at the property. These delightful timber resorts sit like a jewel on the landscape, which I am, sure are already attracting more such like gems.
I have known Mahesh to deliver quality work within tight timelines and now I see through these resort pictures how he manages to make designs a reality even in the harshest of physical and local conditions. I am certain that many more lucky investors would be privileged to have their projects designed by him. And those who do would indeed be fortunate.
CAPT. C.P. KRISHNAN NAIR
Founder & Chairman Emeritus
The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts
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