Principal Architect, Vivek Shankar Architects
Vivek V Shankar started the practice Vivek Shankar Architects in 2002 upon completing Masters from the Architectural Association(AA) School of Architecture and thereafter worked at the studio of Zaha Hadid . Vivek played a vital role in mentoring the post graduate students of the Digital Architecture program at School of Architecture & Planning ,Chennai from 2002 to 2005.
Vivek’s interests lie within a realm of exploration and experience of spaces and the engineering aspect that facilitate their manifestation.
The studio has consistently reimagined conventional notions of Architectural thinking across typologies with the emphasis on Design process and the various software which aid the respective stages of the process.
Innovation has been purpose driven with an extent of parametric exploration to achieve efficiency in spatial planning ,façade pattern generation and sustainable design aspects.
The studio utilises tools as such Lady Bug ,Grasshopper ,Revit, Navis Works and BIM 360 from Concept to execution stages of a project.
