School of Environment and Architecture

What School of Environment and Architecture does

School of Environment and Architecture (SEA) is a private educational institution registered as a Society and Trust under the legal name Society for Environment and Architecture, operating from a campus at Suvidyalaya, Eksar Road, Borivali West, Mumbai. It offers a single core academic product: an undergraduate B.Arch degree affiliated with the University of Mumbai and approved by the Council of Architecture. The institution is governed by a trustee body that includes co-founders and practising architects such as Rupali Gupte (Director), Prasad Shetty (Dean), Neera Adarkar (Chairperson) and Pankaj Joshi, supported by a faculty of assistant and adjunct professors drawn from Indian and international architecture schools.

The school's operations are organised around four interconnected platforms: SEA-School (degree delivery), Centre for Spatial Studies or CSS (research and experimental pedagogy), SEA-City (public lectures, conferences, exhibitions — hosting more than 16 events annually), and SEA-Press (experimental publishing). Additional internal units — SEA-Assets, SEA-Making, SEA-Interface and SEA-Archives — extend the curriculum into product design, fabrication, digital practice and archival research. The institution does not maintain APIs, software products, or proprietary technology platforms; its 'technology' is its pedagogical methodology, research outputs and publication archives.

SEA is funded primarily through tuition fees for the B.Arch programme, supplemented by patron donations and member contributions. It recruits students through direct application for annual admissions (with separate intake forms for first-year entry and for second/third-year transfers) and conducts outreach via its website, the SEA-City public lecture series, SEA-Press publications, and student competition visibility. It is a non-listed, donor-supported educational society rather than an investable growth-stage business, and explicitly states it is not backed by government or private organisational funding.

Name

School of Environment and Architecture

Legal name

Society for Environment and Architecture

Website

https://sea.edu.in

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The School of Environment and Architecture is a Mumbai-based private educational institution offering an undergraduate B.Arch degree affiliated with the University of Mumbai, supported by research (Centre for Spatial Studies), public lectures (SEA-City), and experimental publishing (SEA-Press).

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architecture Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Architecture Schools (within Arts & Design institutions) (EDAHAJAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Technical Universities with Architecture, Built Environment & Design Engineering (EDAHAEAJ)

Keywords

• Architecture education
• Undergraduate architecture degree
• Spatial studies research
• Urban design pedagogy
• Architectural publications

Headquarters

HQ city

Mumbai

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Academic Fees: Revenue generated from B.Arch degree programme tuition fees for undergraduate architecture education
2. Student Support Donations: Support from patrons and donors for student financial assistance, facilities, and welfare programmes

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

School of Environment and Architecture (SEA) operates an undergraduate Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch) degree programme affiliated to the University of Mumbai and approved by the Council of Architecture. The school supplements its core academic offering with three interconnected initiatives: the Centre for Spatial Studies (CSS) for research and open pedagogy, SEA-City for public lectures, conferences, and exhibitions, and SEA-Press for experimental publications and dissemination of critical work.

Product overview

The School of Environment and Architecture (SEA) is an educational institution offering a portfolio of interconnected academic and public-facing programmes. The core offering is the B.Arch Programme, an undergraduate architecture degree affiliated with the University of Mumbai and approved by the Council of Architecture. Supporting the academic mission are three supplementary initiatives: Centre for Spatial Studies (CSS) for research and pedagogy; SEA City for public lectures, conferences, and exhibitions; and SEA Press for publishing research and critical reflections. Together, these four offerings form a cohesive ecosystem for spatial education, research, and public discourse in architecture and urbanism.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Centre for Spatial Studies (CSS): Node for intersections of spatial practices, developing ecosystem for experimental research, open pedagogy, and collaborative knowledge production.
• SEA-City
• SEA-Press
• SEA-School

Products and services

• B.Arch Degree Programme Undergraduate architecture degree programme affiliated to the University of Mumbai and approved by the Council of Architecture, designed to advance the discipline of architecture for contemporary and future contexts. Targeted at students seeking professional architecture education in Mumbai, India.
• Centre for Spatial Studies (CSS) Research node for intersections of spatial practices, developing an ecosystem for experimental research, open pedagogy, and collaborative knowledge production in spatial studies. Serves faculty, researchers, and students engaged in spatial and architectural research.
• SEA-City Public Lectures and Events Platform Platform organising public lectures, symposia, conferences and exhibitions that engage with the artistic and cultural discursive sphere within and outside Mumbai, hosting more than 16 public lectures annually. Open to students, professionals, and the general public.
• SEA-Press Publications Platform Experimental publication platform that disseminates research and critical reflections from SEA initiatives through analog printing, digital media, and various publishing formats. Publications such as 'First Questions' are available for order through the platform.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Suvidya Prasarak Sangh (SPS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1971Suvidya Prasarak Sangh is the joint initiator along with the Society for Environment and Architecture for setting up the School of Environment and Architecture. Formed in 1971 as a neighbourhood community organisation by Baburao Paranjape, SPS provides the premises at Borivali in north Mumbai. It runs educational institutions and has more than 1200 members and 5000 students.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Rizvi College of Architecture, Mumbai: Mumbai architecture school where SEA co-founder Arun Kale previously taught; competes in the same local admissions market for B.Arch applicants.
• Kamla Raheja Vidyanidhi Institute for Architecture and Environmental Studies (KRVIA): Mumbai-based architecture school known for design-research oriented pedagogy; co-founder Rupali Gupte is a KRVIA alumna and SEA faculty include ex-KRVIA educators, making it the closest stylistic and philosophical peer in the same geography.
• Sir J.J. College of Architecture, Mumbai: One of India's oldest and most prestigious government architecture schools in Mumbai; offers a B.Arch directly comparable to SEA's and competes for the same Mumbai applicant pool.
• L.S. Raheja School of Architecture, Mumbai: Mumbai-based B.Arch programme; SEA co-founder Dushyant Asher graduated from this institution, situating it as a direct local competitor drawing from the same architectural-talent pipeline.
• Rachana Sansad's Academy of Architecture, Mumbai: Mumbai architecture college where SEA adjunct faculty member Mythili Shetty graduated and taught as Visiting Design Professor; competes for the same applicant and faculty pool.
• Academy of Architecture, Mumbai: Established Mumbai architecture college where multiple SEA faculty previously taught and earned awards (Chaubal Award, founder Dipti Bhaindarkar is an alumna); directly competing B.Arch programme in the same catchment.

Broad incumbents

• School of Planning and Architecture (SPA), Delhi: National-level architecture and planning institution under MoE; SEA faculty have SPA New Delhi credentials (Ravindra and Savita Punde) and SPA represents the broader-incumbent reference point for SEA's urban-research ethos.
• Sushant University (formerly Ansal University): Private university offering architecture programmes within a multi-disciplinary portfolio; comparable as a larger Indian private institution offering B.Arch and adjacent design programmes.
• CEPT University (Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology): Premier design-research university in Ahmedabad offering architecture and urban planning; multiple SEA faculty hold CEPT credentials (Architecture, Urban Design) and CEPT represents the larger, more established regional peer SEA's experimental model draws from.

Emerging players

• Anant National University: India's first design university with a strong architecture and sustainability focus; a newer, privately funded institution with a similar design-research/experimental pedagogy positioning to SEA, though at larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/sea_edu14
• Facebookfacebook.com/SEAborivali
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/school-of-environment-and-architecture

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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