An exhibition that comprises of sketches of 20 internationally renowned architectural minds will be on display at Gallery 1AQ, a gallery in the foreshadow of the iconic Qutab Minar, an ancient Mughal monument from 3 - 21 February, 2017. Along with the exhibit, there will be interactive events over 3 weeks where design powerhouses from around the globe and across different platforms will be presenting. The same has been curated by the Verendra Wakhloo and Rachit Srivastava.

With a vision to collate and curate seamlessly, diverse aesthetic milieu that inspire and lead to productive collaborative platforms at mass industry levels, IAD 2017 will host presentations and talks by 8 renowned international architects, Wolf D. Prix from Austria, Alexander Schwarz representing David Chipperfield Architects from UK, Jacob Van Rijs from Netherlands, Manuel Aires Mateus from Portugal, Sou Fujimoto from Japan, Roger Diener from Switzerland, and Patrik Schumacher representing Zaha Hadid Architects from UK.

There will also be presentations by 20 top Indian design professionals such as Akshat Bhatt, Ambrish Arora, Arjun Malik, Priya Paul, Raghu Rai, Ravindra Kumar, Robert Verrijt & Shefali Balwani, Sabyasachi Mukherjee, Samar Jodha, Sandeep Khosla, Sandeep Khosla, Sanjay Puri, Shimul Javeri Kadri, Sonal Sancheti, Sourabh Gupta,Sudipto Ghosh.