Nithya Balachandar Iyer

Nithya obtained her bachelor’s in architecture from Ramaiah University in Bangalore, India. After graduating, she worked on interior design, residential, commercial and educational projects in India before moving to the States to pursue her master’s in architecture from the University of Illinois. Local culture, heritage, art and architecture all inform Nithya’s designs. She was first introduced to affordable housing design and sustainability in architecture during her participation as competitor and juror in the AIA COTE student competition. At Forge Craft, she strikes the perfect balance between her passion for designing for the people who will experience these spaces and sustainability within the built environment.