People · Podcast guest
Ami Nigam
Design Technology Lead · Benoy
Head of Design Technology at Benoy.

- Current role
- Design Technology Lead
- Practice
- Benoy
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- On the podcast
- 1 episode · 2026
The story so far
The path behind Ami's work.
Ami Nigam is Head of Design Technology at Benoy, the global studio of architects, masterplanners and interior designers. Trained as an architect and originally from Mumbai, Ami now describes himself as a technology lead who understands architecture.
After studying architecture and moving internationally, he moved into computational and design technology, eventually building a role that did not previously exist inside a major practice. At Benoy he leads design technology across international teams, spanning parametric design and scripting, BIM, and the development of enterprise AI tools. He works with studios across the business to help them use technology to improve design quality and delivery.

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How do you future proof an architecture career when BIM, computational design and AI are changing what practices value?
Inside the conversation
6 moments to start with- 01
00:00 · Why design technology matters in practice
- 02
05:12 · Scripting, process and fabrication
- 03
10:11 · BIM explained and why it matters
- 04
15:15 · Infrastructure, standards and solving problems in practice
- 05
20:15 · Grasshopper, Rhino and design workflows
- 06
25:15 · AI imagery and sandboxed tools
Profile in brief
The work and context behind Ami's conversation.
- Current role
- Design Technology Lead
- Practice
- Benoy
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
Continue exploring
Meet the practice behind the work.
Global architecture, masterplanning and interiors
- Greater London
- Hybrid
- Commercial
- Cultural
Podcast · moments that play
Start where the idea starts.
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Scripting, process and fabrication
- 10:11Ami Nigam · YouTubePlay this moment on video ↗Play on video ↗
BIM explained and why it matters
- 15:15Ami Nigam · YouTubePlay this moment on video ↗Play on video ↗
Infrastructure, standards and solving problems in practice
- 20:15Ami Nigam · YouTubePlay this moment on video ↗Play on video ↗
Grasshopper, Rhino and design workflows
- 25:15Ami Nigam · YouTubePlay this moment on video ↗Play on video ↗
AI imagery and sandboxed tools
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Enterprise tools, data and internal knowledge
Selected work from Benoy
Three projects, one connected practice.
A closer look at the practice’s work
Royalmount
An 86,000 square metre mixed-use brownfield destination in Montreal connecting public landscape, transport and existing streets.
View project →Terminal 4, Changi Airport
A 225,000 square metre airport terminal uses a Central Galleria, greenery and skylight lanterns to organise passenger movement.
View project →Ferrari World Abu Dhabi
A 176,000 square metre Yas Island theme park uses Ferrari-inspired curves and a high-performance envelope.
View project →
