AMMAAR CHOWDRY
Senior Architect
Ammaar completed his Bachelors in Architecture from the MEASI Academy of Architecture and was awarded the Best Outgoing Thesis on his project titled ' The Utopian Grave ' that envisioned built form as a catalyst of emotions. He then went onto gain experience at reputed architectural practices like MOAD, Celnikier Grabli Architects ( Paris ) and KSM Architecture where he represented the firm at the World Architectural Festival at Berlin.
He consequently set up his private practice under the banner of s+a.D Studio which has completed multiple projects across South India . The most notable of them is The Village Home, which received accolades such as The Merit List 2018 and Building of the Year Nomination – Archdaily for its sustainable approach in design. He also set up a training institute for architecture students and has successfully taught over 300 students.
He was awarded the “Invest your Talent in Italy” Grant by the Ministry of External Affairs, India in collaboration with the Italian Trade Agency and Uni-Italia . At Milan, he got the opportunity to associate directly with Pritzker Laureate Sejima Kazuyo of design firm SANAA to work on the Inujima Art Island Project, Japan. He has been a part of the ED+ Team since 2020.