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Chintan Shah

Chintan Shah

Chicago, IL, US

 
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About 

Inspired by the chaotic nature of urban India, my designs reflected non-linear, yet beautifully crafted organized chaos, which enriched spatial quality in design. Chicago helped me understand the architectural beauty of minimalism, order, and well-crafted architectural details. I’m always fascinated to explore new cities and capture it’s architecture with my cognitive mind, and reflect its intuition in my process of design

Employment 

Arete - The Art of Design & Remodeling, Chicago, IL, US, Assistant Project Architect

Preparation of design drawings for bathrooms, kitchen and house interiors (40+ Projects).

Dec 2019 - current
 

Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, US, Teaching Assistant

Assisted in academics for Environ & Building Systems under Prof. Sachin Anand

Jan 2020 - May 2021
 

Mobile offices, Mumbai, IN, Junior Architect + SPAV Site Architect

Spearheaded design, construction drawings for multiple projects (Institution & Housing). Formulated design for an Installation at Kochi-Muziris Biennale. Participated in competition entries for housing and Institution design.
Site Architect for SPAV, including an overview of on-site construction, quality inspection, analysis of site constraints.
Skillfully worked on multi-faceted jobs including preparation of construction drawings, coordination with clients, consultants & project contractors, preparation of drawings for municipal and fire approvals, preparation of documents and electronic correspondences, and preparation of company portfolios for tender bidding.

May 2016 - Jul 2017
 

sP+A, Mumbai, IN, Intern

Documentation of various housing typologies in the city of Mumbai with its publication & exhibition of the book ‘In the Name of Housing’

Dec 2015 - Feb 2016
 

Education 

Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), Chicago, IL, US, MArch, Architecture

Masters of Architecture, Advanced Standing Degree Program (STEM), NAAB Accredited, Awarded in 2021.

Aug 2019 - May 2021
 

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