SWBR hires Hsu, Nandu and Ziegler project designers

 

 

 

Rochester, NY SWBR hired Daniel Hsu, Paras Nandu, and Cameron Ziegler as project designers .

As part of the firm’s Education studio, Hsu assists with architectural drafting and renderings on higher education and K12 projects. He credits his appreciation of historic buildings for drawing him to a career in architecture. “Growing up in Hsinchu, Taiwan, historic buildings would always be demolished to make way for skyscrapers, which often looked identical.” Hsu earned his Bachelor of Architecture from Pratt Institute and his Master of Science in Architecture from Georgia Institute of Technology.

In addition to assisting with projects in the firm’s Education studio, Nandu is applying his expertise in building performance and sustainability to SWBR’s Sustainability Action Plan and AIA 2030 Commitment to carbon neutrality. He sees meaningful design as serving three parties – “the occupants and users; pedestrians and communities; and the planet and its well-being.” Nandu graduated from D.Y. Patil College of Architecture, Navi Mumbai and earned his Master of Architecture from Rochester Institute of Technology.

Joining SWBR’s Housing studio, Ziegler assists the team with design and construction documents for affordable housing projects. What excites him about the future of architecture is its adaptation of cutting-edge technology. “We work in a field that is always changing, which forces us to change and grow with it.” Ziegler received his Bachelor of Architecture and Master of Architecture from University at Buffalo.