Brief profile

P. Venugopal

Practising architect and urban designer

Venugopal is a practising architect and urban designer leading a nearly three decade old studio practice in Hyderabad. His professional work encompasses design of residential, commercial, office and industrial facilities and educational campuses. Design of Nalsar
University of Law campus at Hyderabad is one of his well-known works. Recognitions for his work include the JK award for architecture and others.

Over the years he also worked as an urban design consultant as part of, collaborative teams, review and advisory assignments for independent organizations and urban local bodies. He was invited as a domain expert by Government of Andhrapradesh to working
sessions that reviewed the capital city master plan and urban design guidelines for the city of Amaravati and much later to the State’s architectural board.

For about two and half decades he has also been an educator and as a visiting faculty, conducted semester long studios, taught theory, guided theses, been on juries and workshops, in various schools of architecture. He is a member on the board of studies of urban design in JNAFAU University, Hyderabad. Venugopal has also been writing on architecture and cities for news media and other publishing platforms and authored a book on concerns in city building.