2024-05-08T14:54:50-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/139466539/vishaan-chakrabarti-leaves-shop-launches-new-firm-pau Julia Ingalls 2015-10-21T16:14:00-04:00 >2024-01-23T19:16:08-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/00/00q8m6rn4e977gwc.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Vishaan Chakrabarti has amicably departed from SHoP Architects, where he was principal from 2012 to 2015, and has now launched a new firm, the Partnership for Architecture and Urbanism (PAU).</p></em><br /><br /><p>According to a press release, "PAU will offer two main business services &ndash; architecture and strategic planning. The latter will include tactical advice and advocacy, helping clients master plan and obtain entitlements for density and infrastructure at a macro-level, while also helping to define, intensify and enhance the experience of the urban environment. Initial clients include Sidewalk Labs, a new project with Two Trees Management, and a new cultural building in Manhattan."</p> <p>For more of Archinect's coverage of SHoP Architects and Vishaan Chakrabarti, please see:</p> <p>&bull; <a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/139386109/shop-s-essex-crossing-mega-market-will-be-one-of-largest-in-the-nation" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SHoP&rsquo;s Essex Crossing Mega-Market Will Be One of Largest in the Nation</a></p> <p>&bull; <a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/102726807/bracket-takes-action-submissions-selected-and-new-website-launches" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bracket [takes action]: submissions selected and new website launches!</a></p> <p><img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/9q/9qjjmydl0a02l8qr.jpg"></p>