Sangeet Sharma

Sangeet Sharma (born 1962) is an Indian architect and writer from Chandigarh, India. He has authored six books on architecture, including Architecture, Life, and Me, The Corb's Capitol (2009) and Castles in the Air (2017).

Career Architecture

He is a practicing architect as a partner in SD Sharma & Associates, a firm founded by his father, Shiv Dutt Sharma. In September 2009, he was awarded the Outstanding Concrete Structure for 2009 by the Indian Concrete Institute for his project KMG IT Towers at Mohali, in Punjab. He was given a commendation award for excellence for his project Timex Factory at Baddi, in Himachal Pradesh, by the Indian Building Congress. Some of his notable projects include Damcosoft IT Park at Chandigarh, Mega Boys Hostel for NIT Jalandhar, PSG Institute of Technology and Applied Research at Coimbatore, Examination block & Wadia Museum of Natural History at the University of Jammu, Auditorium for Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry at Solan, Cafe cum Library block at Punjab Police Housing Corporation, KMG IT Towers at Mohali, TIMEX Factory at Baddi and Boys Hostel for National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Mohali. He is the founder-chairperson of the A3 Foundation, which promotes sustainable Architecture of India. Architecture, Life and Me was widely sold in India. In 2010, he co-authored Step by Step Hospital Designing and Planning, published by JP Medical Publishers, followed by authoring Archi Talks: Architectural Opinions in 2015. His sixth book was Castles in the Air: Misadventures of a Profession, a fiction inspired by true events, was launched by Sharma in August 2017.

As a poet, Sangeet has penned a poetry collection titled The Touch of Moon.

Reviewing Sharma's book, Castles in the Air, Soumyabrata Gupta of The Asian Age writes, "Written in a comical manner, Sangeet Sharma delves into the lives of architects as they, often unwittingly, or with oblique aspirations pursue a career to realize others’ dreams. The book, in a humorous manner deals with everything from trying to pursue a degree in architecture to the frustration of dealing with clients and their general distrust with architects."

Personal life He is the son of noted architect SD Sharma.

Awards and recognition In 2018, he was awarded the GRIHA Exemplary Performance Award for his project PSG Institute of Technology and Applied Research by GRIHA Council, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI). He received an honorary doctorate from Berkeley University. He was nominated for the Architect of the Year Award by Autodesk NDTV Design Awards.