Avanti Chauhan

Avanti Deshpande nee Chauhan is an established and sought-after architect and interior designer in Thane. The younger daughter of renowned architect and environmentalist Dr. S. P. Deshpande, her initiation into architecture was natural; as a child, she was always surrounded by some aspect of it. Early mornings/late nights watching her father working on a deadline progressed to weekend trips to her father’s project sites, and later to helping him pencil-in color on building elevation drawings. Avanti moved to Pune and earned her degree in Architecture with honors from Dr. Bhanuben Nanavati College of Architecture, Pune. Although inspired by her father’s work, Avanti has, through working for several established architectural firms and later, through doing independent work, developed her own distinctive style. She joined her father as a partner in 2003. Her signature style is creative, practical yet timeless, and accessible. Multi-talented and very energetic, she confidently balances her professional commitments and home life, making her a person who easily relates to the thousands of career women, some of whom were among her very first clients!

Dr. S. P. Deshpande

( Civil Engineer and Environmental Planner )

Dr. S. P. Deshpande B.E. (Civil Engineering)
Masters in Urban&Regional Planning (School of Planning & Architecture, New Delhi)
M.Sc. in Transportation Planning (University of Birmingham, U.K.)
Ph.D. in Environmental Planning & Urban Architecture (University of Birmingham, U.K.)