Principal, vir.mueller architects & Harry S. Shure Professor of Architecture, University of Virginia

Pankaj Vir Gupta and Christine Mueller are founding partners of vir.mueller architects, an award-winning practice in New Delhi, that incorporates architectural research and education. Pankaj Vir Gupta is a licensed architect in the United States, and a registered member of the Council of Indian Architects. He received a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from the University of Virginia, and a Master of Architecture from the Graduate School of Architecture at Yale University. In 2014, vir. mueller architects were awarded the Fritz Hoger Prize in Architecture. Committing to the architectural evolution of Indian urbanism, vir.mueller architects are presently engaged in designing significant architectural projects including the Humayun’s Tomb Interpretation Centre for the Aga Khan Trust for Culture, the Institute of Engineering and Technology for Ahmedebad University, the University of Chicago Centre in India and institutional buildings for NCAER and ICRIER in New Delhi.  Pankaj Vir Gupta has been engaged on the Re-Centering Delhi project at the University of Virginia, a research and design initiative focused on the revitalization of the urban precincts adjacent to the Yamuna river, creating a vital urban center for New Delhi.