COMMITTED
ECO FRIENDLY
INNOVATIVE
COLLABORATIVE
At BURHANIDESIGN, we are committed to our vision of becoming one of the top eco friendly architecture firms in Chicago. Our team takes the effort to stay informed about the latest green tech developments and innovative designs from around the world, so that we can bring the best of it to our clients.
With three studios, BURHANIDESIGN is able to offer a comprehensive service option to clients, whether they are private, not-for-profit, or corporate.
We love working on projects with a heart. If we have an opportunity to help the families that choose us, the community that supports us, or the planet that nurtures us all, we’re thrilled to participate.
SHABBIR CHANDABHAI, Assoc. AIA, NCARB, COA
Founding Principal
Architect Shabbir Y Chandabhai founded BURHANIDESIGN in 2011 on the philosophical basis that architecture must be conscious and respectful of context and utility while enriching the human experience.
Having received his Undergraduate degree from Mumbai University, he moved to Chicago for his Graduate degree from the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago.
Shabbir has worked on various high-rise, mixed-use projects at firms in Chicago. He has a keen interest in the Contemporary Design Ideology and Community projects and thus has been involved in designing urban community-based projects in the Chicago land area.
Shabbir is an Associate member of the AIA and member of NCARB and a licensed Architect with the Council of Architecture, India. He is also one of the Directors of CTBUH-India Chapter, continuing the rich tradition of research and development of high-rise building design and technology in the Indian subcontinent with his counterparts.
He currently sits on the Board for two local neighbourhood organizations which monitor local zoning and developments so that the proposed developments in those neighbourhoods are scaled to meet the local needs and not only benefit that area but the city at large.
Our Team
KETAN SARSECHA
Associate/ 3D Visualization
ANDREW LANE, SE, PE
Structural Eng/ Consultant
Fatema Chandabhai
Associate, Education & Cultural Project Lead
Wei Yu, AIA, NCARB
Associate/Consultant
RICHARD JAMES ABRHAM, RA, NCARB
Sr Associate/Consultant
VAN TOMARAS, RA, NCARB
Sr Associate/Consultant
BURHANUDDIN JAMALI, Assoc AIA, I-NOMA
Associate