Deependra Prashad

Architect and educator shaping sustainable, resource-efficient, and people-centred cities in India and beyond.

Joining the ARCHITECTURE: Design & Practice panel discussion is Deependra Prashad, Principal Architect of DPAP, where he has led sustainable design projects across India for nearly three decades. His award-winning practice has delivered landmark projects including the country’s largest holistic Net-Zero office building in Delhi and the first SuperECBC-compliant building in Panchkula, earning recognition such as the National Energy Conservation Award.

Alongside his practice, Deependra teaches and advises widely, working with institutions such as UN-Habitat, TERI, BEE, CPWD, and the School of Planning and Architecture. He is the founding Director of INTBAU India and a former Chair of INTBAU’s International College of Chapters, promoting sustainable, people-friendly urbanism rooted in tradition.