Diwakar Chintala — Co-Founder
Over 30 years experience in a range of complex building types including super-tall, high-rise, commercial, institutional, residential and low-cost housing in the United States, China, Middle East & India. Specialties: Design leadership, Leadership in all project phases, Sustainability, Highrise Architecture, Super tall Architecture, Interior Design, Product Design, Branding, Low-Cost Housing, speaker, academician With the belief that "simple and honest" design is the answer to the many complex challenges we face, over the past 22 years, Diwakar has designed projects in the United States, the Middle-East, China and India. His design process involves challenging preconceived notions about buildings and typologies and starting with a “clean-slate” and developing concepts based on logic, context and the aspirations of the users. "Style and aesthetics" are purely a consequence of this creative process. From designing high-rise buildings such as the second tallest building in the world, to developing the $1,500 House, his work has acknowledged the impact of the built-environment on human behavior often offering a minimalist approach to design. Diwakar's work spans designs for several products, a furniture line, graphic design, video documentaries and User Experience.
Stackforce AI infers this person is an experienced architect specializing in high-rise and sustainable design across multiple global markets.
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Experience: 31 yrs 9 mos
Skills
- Architecture
- Interior Design
- Residential Design
- Urban Design
- Architectural Design
- Product Design
- Sustainable Architecture
- High-rise Architecture
Career Highlights
- Over 30 years of diverse architectural experience.
- Designed the second tallest building in the world.
- Expert in sustainable and affordable housing design.
Work Experience
Studio Chintala
Principal Architect (9 yrs 9 mos)
Principal Architect (17 yrs 8 mos)
Principal Designer (18 yrs 1 mo)
Academy of Art University
Graduate Thesis Advisor (1 yr 5 mos)
Gensler
Design Director (5 yrs 11 mos)
Skidmore Owings & Merrill LLP
Senior Designer (7 yrs)
Fisher Friedman Associates
Senior Designer / Project Architect (2 yrs 4 mos)
Bryant Palmer Soto Inc.
Design Director (2 yrs)
Black & Veatch
Architectural Designer (2 yrs 4 mos)
Morris Architects Planners
Graduate Student Intern (4 mos)
Lakeer Associates
Project Designer (1 yr 2 mos)
Ashok & Ashok Architects
Architectural Intern (7 mos)
Education
M.Arch at Kansas State University
Bachelor of Architecture - BArch at Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
Bachelor of Architecture - BArch at Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
Bachelor of Architecture at Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
10+2 at St. Alphonsa's Junior College
High School at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Publlic School
