Vishaan Chakrabarti

Vishaan Chakrabarti (FAIA, FRAIC) is an architect, author, urbanist, and public thought leader. He is the founder and creative director of PAU | Practice for Architecture and Urbanism, a Manhattan-based architecture firm dedicated to building ecological, equitable, and joyous communities. Chakrabarti leads the studio’s cultural, institutional, commercial, and infrastructure work including New York’s Pennsylvania Station — a civic endeavor he has doggedly pursued for decades — Brooklyn’s Domino Sugar Refinery, Queen’s Sunnyside Yards, Cleveland’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Princeton’s Hobson College, Philadelphia’s Wanamaker and first phase Schuylkill Yard Buildings, Indianapolis’ Wave Bride, Columbus Indiana’s InterOculus, a new City of Niagara trail system, and several air traffic control towers for the FAA. His past positions include principal roles at leading global architecture firms; teaching at Cornell and Columbia Universities; and serving as the William Wurster Dean at U.C. Berkeley’s College of Environmental Design. Chakrabarti is the author of two books: A Country of Cities: A Manifesto for an Urban America (Metropolis Books, 2013) and The Architecture of Urbanity: Designing for Nature, Culture, and Joy (Princeton University Press, September 2024).