Architect Sudhir Jambhekar talks about his career

Architect Sudhir Jambhekar talks about his career of architectural practice, spanning almost five decades. He has designed all kinds of projects across several countries.

Profile of Architect Sudhir Jambhekar

Sudhir Jambhekar is an architect and urban designer with nearly 50 years of experience on a wide variety of project types and scales. Sudhir's passion for design, art, and intellectual exchange with the next generation contributes a valued diversity to the design dialogue. Sudhir approaches design as a perceptive search for meaning and usefulness, narrowing the infinite possibilities for a project to an idea that balances the forces at work in each. His approach is rooted in the belief that all elements are part of the larger whole, and each element of the built environment is not only worthy of, but requires, design excellence.

Education :

  • M.S. Columbia University, New York, NY
  • B.Arch, University of Bombay, Mumbai, India

Professional Registrations :

  • Registered Architect: NY, NJ, CT
  • Council of Architecture, India
  • LEED Accredited by the US Green Building Council

Memberships/Affiliations :

  • American Institute of Architects
  • Royal Institute of British Architects
  • Institute of Urban Design
  • Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat National Arts Club
  • The Society of Indo American Engineers and Architects
  • World Architecture Congress
  • Council of Architecture, India

Select Honours :

  • Fellow of the American Institute of Architects
  • Fellow of the Institute of Urban Design
  • Architect of the Year, The Society of Indo American Engineers and Architects
  • Award for Business and Industry, Bruhan Maharashtra Mandal of North America
  • Fulbright Specialist Roster Candidate, 2015 - 2020

Select Honours :

  • Second Avenue Subway - New York, New York, Completion 2020, 8.5 miles, 16 Stations
  • Four Pedestrian and Vehicular Bridges - Dubai, UAE, Completion 2015, 170 meters in length
  • Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Crossing Metro Station - Dubai, UAE, Completion 2011
  • Al Mazaya Bridge - Dubai, UAE, Completion 2010
  • Doha Bay Crossing (design) - Doha, Qatar, Completion 2010, 415 meters in length
  • Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Crossing - Dubai, UAE, Completion 2008, 1,700 meters in length
  • Glen Cove Ferry Terminal (design) - Glen Cove, New York, Completion 2006, 30,000 square feet
  • Newark Elizabeth Rail Link - Broad Street Station, Newark, New Jersey, Completion 2006
  • Newark Elizabeth Rail Link - Atlantic Street Station, Newark, New Jersey, Completion 2006
  • Newark Elizabeth Rail Link - Washington Park Station, Newark, New Jersey, Completion 2006
  • Bergenline Avenue Tunnel Station - Union Station, New Jersey, Completion 2006, 75,000 square feet
  • Stillwell Avenue Station - Brooklyn, New York, Completion 2005, 38,000 square feet
  • Korean National Rail - Daejeon, Korea, Completion 2005
  • Hoboken Light Rail Station - Hoboken, New Jersey, Completion 2004, 86,000 square feet
  • Walter Rand Transportation Center (design) - Camden, New Jersey, Completion 2001, 15,000 square feet
  • Hudson Bergen Light Rail System: Phase 2 - Bergen County, New Jersey, Completion 2000
  • Hudson Bergen Light Rail System: Phase 1 - Bergen County, New Jersey, Completion 1999
  • Museum of the Built Environment - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Completion 2017, 323,000 square feet
  • Nantong Headquarters - Haimen, China, Completion 2016, 1,000,000 square feet
  • KAFD Mosque - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Completion 2015, 12,500 square feet
  • KAFD Parcel 5.05 - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Completion 2015, 990,000 square feet
  • KAFD Parcel 4.11 - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Completion 2015, 667,000 gross square feet
  • Carmichael Road Residential Development - Mumbai, India, Completion 2015, 190,000 square feet
  • Kalamis Marina - Istanbul, Turkey, Competition 2014, 264,000 square feet
  • KAFD Parcels 4.07 & 4.08 - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Completion 2014, 1,150,000 square feet
  • KAFD Parcel 2.09 - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Completion 2014, 285,000 square feet
  • KAFD Parcel 2.14 - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Completion 2014, 675,000 square feet
  • Place de la Cite Internationale - Montreal, Canada, Completion 2014, 350,000 square feet
  • Osaka Tower - Osaka, Japan, Completion 2012, 750.000 square feet
  • Vartas Mixed-Use Project - Istanbul, Turkey, Completion 2012
  • Maritime Tower - Dubai, UAE, Completion 2012, 1,100,000 square feet
  • Bonyan International City - Dubai, UAE, Completion 2012
  • Addis Ababa Exhibition Centre - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Completion 2012
  • Qing Dao - Qing Dao, China, Completion 2012
  • Bonyan Business Bay - Dubai, UAE, Completion 2012
  • Madinat Al Arab Twin Towers - Dubai, UAE, Completion 2011
  • Ruby Mills - Mumbai, India, Completion 2011, 1,500,000 square feet
  • Ciel Square - Gurgaon, India, Completion 2011
  • Meydan City Towers - Dubai, UAE, Completion 2011
  • Bonyan Downtown Jebel Ali - Dubai, UAE, Completion 2010
  • Greater Noida Group Housing - Noida, India, Completion 2010, 400,000 square feet
  • India Tower - Mumbai, India, Completion 2010, 1,200,000 square feet
  • Midtown East Mixed-Use Complex (design) - Queens, NY, Completion 2010, 1,200,000 square feet
  • Iridium Tower - Mumbai, India, Completion 2010, 300,000 square feet
  • Gateway Business Park - Dubai, UAE, Completion 2009, 1,150,000 square feet
  • Lehman College Multimedia Center - Bronx, New York, Completion 2008, 27,000 square feet
  • Tianjin Tower - Tianjin, China, Completion 2004, 2,000,000 square feet
  • JetBlue Building (design) - Queens, New York, Completion 2004, 500,000 square feet
  • Holocaust Resource Center Study - Queens, New York, Completion 2004, 500,000 square feet
  • Buffalo Naval Museum (design) - Buffalo, New York, Completion 2000, 14,000 square feet
  • Meydenbauer Convention Center - Bellevue, Washington, Completion 1993 (Kohn Pederson Fox Architects), 280,000 square feet
  • 1250 Boulevard Rene Levesque - Montreal, Canada, Completion 1992 (Kohn Pederson Fox Architects), 1,700,000 square feet
  • Washington Mutual Tower - Seattle, Washington, Completion 1988 (Kohn Pederson Fox Architects), 1,400,000 square feet
  • 900 North Michigan Avenue - Chicago, Illinois, Completion 1988 (Kohn Pederson Fox Architects), 2,000,000 square feet
  • Morrison Tower (design) - Portland, Oregon, Completion 1991 (Kohn Pederson Fox Architects), 585,000 square feet
  • First Interstate Plaza (design) - Bellevue, Washington, Completion 1991 (Kohn Pederson Fox Architects), 560,000 square feet
  • 75 Federal Street (design) - Boston, Massachusetts, Completion 1991 (Kohn Pederson Fox Architects), 1,000,000 square feet
  • HBO Headquarters - New York, New York, Completion 1984 (Kohn Pederson Fox Architects), 300,000 square feet
  • Block 265 Office Tower - Houston, Texas, Completion 1981 (Kohn Pederson Fox Architects), 2,000,000 square feet
  • Noida IT Park - Noida, India, Completion 2011
  • Madinat Al Arab Phase G9 - Dubai, UAE, Completion 2008 225 acres
  • Residential Village Vision Plan - Dubai, UAE, Completion 2007
  • Gateway at Business Bay - Dubai, UAE, Comletion 2007
  • Madinat Al Arab Phase II Dubai Waterfront - Dubai, UAE, Completion 2007, 500 acres
  • East Side Vision Plan - Dubai, UAE, Completion 2007, 190 acres
  • Lucknow Mixed-Use Plan - Lucknow, India, Completion 2007, 530 hectares
  • Greater Noida Group Housing - Noida, India, Completion 2006, 48 acres
  • Shams Dubai at Business Bay - Dubai, UAE, Completion 2006, 100 acres
  • Wisdom City - Abu Dhabi, UAE, Completion 2005, 800 acres
  • 245 Summer Street - Repositioning Study, Boston, Massachusetts, Completion 2004, 330,000 square feet
  • East 125th Street Retail Development Plan - New York, New York, Completion 2001, 800,000 square feet
  • Midtown East Master Plan - Long Island City, New York, Completion 2000 6 acres
  • Buffalo Inner Harbor Master Plan - Buffalo, New York, Completion 2000 12 acres
  • Central European University - Budapest, Hungary, Completion 2011
  • Ege Yapi - Istanbul, Turkey, Completion 2010
  • Timuar Halic Residential Development - Istanbul, Turkey, Completion 2010
  • Al Tajeeat Stadium - Baghdad, Iraq, Completion 2010
  • APA Office Building - Istanbul, Turkey Completion 2010
  • Czech Embassy - Washington, DC, Completion 2009
  • Fifth Crossing Bridge - Dubai, UAE, Completion 2008, 345 meters in length
  • Al Faisaliah - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Completion 2008
  • Business Bay Residential Development - Dubai, UAE, Completion 2007, 900,000 square feet
  • Ministries New Government Center - Abu Dhabi, UAE, Completion 2006, 3,000,000 square feet
  • Residential Waterfront Master Plan - Dubai, UAE, Completion 2006
  • Nakheel Marina Beach Tower - Dubai, UAE, Completion 2007, 6,000,000 square feet
  • Deyaar Tower - Dubai, UAE, Completion 2005, 1,000,000 square feet
  • Perth Amboy High School - Perth Amboy, New Jersey, Completion 2003, 600,000 square feet
  • Queens Museum of Art - Queens, New York, Completion 2001, 100,000 square feet
  • Republic Bank - Dallas, Texas, Completion 1992 (Kohn Pedersen Fox Architects), 1,000,000 square feet
  • Bank of the Southwest - Houston, Texas, Completion 1992 (Kohn Pedersen Fox Architects), 2,000,000 square feet
  • Peach Tree Tower - Dallas, Texas, Completion 1975 (Kohn Pedersen Fox Architects), 1,000,000 square feet

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