Our Story
Keshav Akkitham
Founder
After graduating from CEPT University, Ahmedabad in 2019, Keshav worked at Studio Sangath under the mentorship of Sonke and Khushnu Panthaki Hoof, on residential architectural projects. He previously interned with Kashef Chowdhury in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Since 2023, he has been practicing independently, and in March 2025, he founded LAB. Alongside practice, Keshav remains active in academia, having taught at NIRMA University and CEPT, Ahmedabad.
Palak Poddar
Co- Founder
After graduating from KRVIA, Mumbai in 2021, Palak worked under the guidance of Aniket and Smruti Bhagwat at M/s Prabhakar Bhagwat, primarily on masterplanning, and architecture projects in Ahmedabad. She also gained some hands-on material experience at Ensamble Studio in Madrid, Spain, during her internship. Before co-founding LAB in March 2025, she spent some time in Alibaug as a site architect with Case Design, and then freelancing independently.
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