Jerusalem

Architect Sonali Rastogi set up Morphogenesis with Manit Rastogi in 1996, with a shared vision to define an emerging form of modern Indian architecture. With offices in Mumbai, Bengaluru and Delhi, Morphogenesis has projects across eight countries and 50+ cities with over 50 million sqft under Green Certification, and in 2009, became the first Indian firm to win a WAF (World Architecture Festival) award. Rastogi is a graduate of the School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi and The Architectural Association, London with two graduate diplomas in Housing and Urbanism and Graduate Design. A strong proponent of the arts and crafts, Rastogi is a respected lecturer, speaker and author.

Jerusalem is one of the oldest cities in the world replete with history, culture and tradition, with layers of dynasties and religions that have governed it over time. The city has always been a place of pilgrimage and a source of war – having been attacked, recaptured, besieged and destroyed several times.

Jerusalem is a site of immense significance for three major monotheistic religions – Judaism, Christianity and Islam. For all three faiths, this is