Hafeez Contractor

Hafeez Sorab Contractor (born 1950) is an Indian architect and the founder of Architect Hafeez Contractor, one of India's largest architectural practices. Closely associated with the transformation of India's built fabric post liberalization, his practice spans residential, commercial, hospitality, IT campuses, civic infrastructure, airports, stadiums and mass housing. He is considered among the country's most prolific high rise architects, and has designed many skyscrapers in India, primarily in the city of Mumbai. He is the architect of some of the tallest buildings the country, including The 42 in Kolkata, The Imperial in Mumbai, and the Minerva Tower, also in Mumbai. His firm has also designed the National Maritime Heritage Complex, Lothal, Gujarat, a project currently under construction, and set to be one of India's key tourism destinations. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in January 2016 by the Government of India, one of India's highest civilian awards.