Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Morphogenesis (company)

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The result was merge. $Salvio$ 10:10, 24 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Morphogenesis (company)[edit]

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Per WP:NCORP. The coverage it has managed to receive is not significant. Notability tags were placed since 2016. - hako9 (talk) 04:53, 8 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Business-related deletion discussions. - hako9 (talk) 04:53, 8 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Note: This discussion has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions. - hako9 (talk) 04:53, 8 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Architecture-related deletion discussions. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 06:01, 8 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Keep: I agree that the sources currently being used are not the best, but I've found reliable, independent coverage (non-PR type) in trustworthy newspapers or websites such as Livemint (a profile celebrating 20 years of the pratice); Indian Express (again, in-depth); The Hindu (which says it "became the first Indian firm to win at the World Architecture Festival 'the Oscars for architecture'" in 2009 and for eight consecutive years was chosen for the World Architecture 100 list); Architectural Digest story on their sustainable design practice; this article on Yale Climate Connections that says "One building that has gained international attention for its application of traditional Indian cooling strategies is Morphogenesis’s Pearl Academy of Fashion". They might not be currently cited in the article, but I'm easily able to find ample third-party reliable sources. Best, MaysinFourty (talk) 16:46, 8 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,

Salvio

16:27, 16 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Comment I no longer feel completely convinced about this nomination. The piece in Architectural Digest and Yale Climate Connection are maybe enough to warrant a keep. The Hindu, Indian Express, and LiveMint definitely fail WP:ORGIND when you exclude all the direct quotations from the founders. I feel it's best to just keep this open instead of me withdrawing my nomination. Some perspective is needed whether we need 3 articles. Both founders Manit Rastogi and Sonali Rastogi have standalone articles. Sonali Rastogi definitely doesn't pass GNG if you you do a WP:BEFORE. Questionable individual notability for Manit Rastogi too. Maybe we can merge both those articles into the company's article. - hako9 (talk) 06:38, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hako9, same thoughts went through my mind - whether we need all three when they're so closely inter-related, nay, synonymous? I agree that getting the two architects under the company article might be a good call, but I'm not an expert in this area. For ex, Norman Foster has his own page along with his firm Foster and Partners. But, then, he is THE Norman Foster and both, him and his firm, are quite big names today. The best option for now seems to be to subsume the architects under the company article. Also, this should be renamed Morphogenesis Architects as is common practice for firms. Best, MaysinFourty (talk) 12:24, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with the above to Merge 3 articles into one. All three articles rely on pretty much the same sources to establish notability. We've had discussions in the past about firms that are closely related to the professional work of the founders with no resolution. I agree the articles should be merged, probably to here and with a rename as suggested to Morphogenesis Architects. HighKing⁺⁺ 16:03, 22 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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