Arvind Pradhan was born in Bombay in 1932 and is noted as having gained a BArch degree there, possibly at the Sir JJ. School of Architecture‘. In September 1957 he came to the UK for postgraduate studies and is recorded as attending ‘lectures only’ on the Architectural Association Department of Tropical Architecture six-month course of 1960-61. Auditing the course meant that Pradhan was not eligible for a Tropical Certificate upon completion. After his studies, Pradhan appears to have settled in New Zealand by 1965, becoming a naturalized citizen there in 1967. He worked initially for the practice of Gummer, Ford, Hoadley, Budges and Gummer, based in Queen Street, Auckland, before being employed as Senior Architect in the design department for Fletcher Challenge, the New Zealand owned multinational corporation. In 1995 he set up his own practice, Arvind Pradhan Architectural Consultancy Ltd., which operated in Auckland until c2015.

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• Architectural Association Student Register, 1945-71. AA Archives
• The National Archives, London, UK; Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and Successors: Inwards Passenger Lists; Class: Bt26; Piece: 1389; Item: 88
• Persons Naturalised or Granted Citizenship in New Zealand, 1843-1981. Microfiche 1-34, 34 rolls. BAB Microfilming, Auckland, New Zealand.
• ‘Arvind Shrikrishna Pradhan: Obituary’ Ann’s Funeral Home and Onsite Cremations. Accessed 17th June, 2025: https://www.annsfuneral.co.nz/obituary/arvind-shrikrishna-pradhan/