Farhadh Sha

Farhadh Sha

Architect

Architect

Dubai, UAE

Dubai, UAE

sharchitek@gmail.com

About me

A LEED accredited architect with experience in residential and commercial projects across concept development, design development, execution support, client coordination, and workflow management. Background in studio-based architectural design with hands-on exposure to on-site coordination, consultant interaction, and stakeholder handling. Demonstrates a strong inclination toward project management, commercial awareness, and construction phase decision making, with growing exposure to cost handling, and an interest in aligning design intent, execution workflows, financial control, and project-level accountability.

A LEED accredited architect with experience in residential and commercial projects across concept development, design development, execution support, client coordination, and workflow management. Background in studio-based architectural design with hands-on exposure to on-site coordination, consultant interaction, and stakeholder handling. Demonstrates a strong inclination toward project management, commercial awareness, and construction phase decision making, with growing exposure to cost handling, and an interest in aligning design intent, execution workflows, financial control, and project-level accountability.

A LEED accredited architect with experience in residential and commercial projects across concept development, design development, execution support, client coordination, and workflow management. Background in studio-based architectural design with hands-on exposure to on-site coordination, consultant interaction, and stakeholder handling. Demonstrates a strong inclination toward project management, commercial awareness, and construction phase decision making, with growing exposure to cost handling, and an interest in aligning design intent, execution workflows, financial control, and project-level accountability.

Professional Summary

  • Architectural Experience: Architect with experience in residential and commercial projects, involved across concept design, schematic design, design development, and execution-support stages.

  • Design Development & Documentation: Prepared architectural layouts, drawings, and visualization outputs used for client approvals and construction reference, supporting design clarity, coordination, and buildability.

  • Execution Support & Coordination: Provided execution support through design clarifications, drawing revisions, and coordination with vendors and consultants to maintain alignment between drawings and on-site requirements.

  • Client Interface & Commercial Exposure: Involved in project pitching, client presentations, and proposal discussions, contributing to project onboarding, scope definition, and early-stage commercial alignment, with exposure to cost-aware design decisions.

  • Business & Systems Exposure: Co-founded a tech startup with hands-on exposure to budgeting, cash-flow awareness, workflow structuring, and stakeholder management, supporting a structured and commercially informed approach to project delivery.

Professional Experience

ARO Real Estate & Project Management

Aug 2022 – Oct 2022

Dubai, UAE

  • Worked as a design-focused intern, delivering schematic design for a luxury villa project.

  • Supported documentation, and reporting

  • Exposed to UAE real estate & standards and PMC workflows supporting deal closure and project onboarding.

IDesign Studio

Jul 2024 – Dec 2025

Chennai, India

  • Worked in residential projects through schematic design, design development, and execution-oriented documentation, working as junior architectural designer

  • Prepared architectural drawings, layouts, and visual material used for client presentations, design approvals, and construction reference

  • Executed project pitching, client presentations, and proposal discussions, supporting deal closure and project onboarding.

ED+ Arch

Jul 2024 – Nov 2024

Chennai, India

  • Worked as an intern architect in luxury residential design and detailing. (high rise apartments & villas)

  • Developed architectural drawings and visual renders.

  • Contributed to presentation material and design development.

  • Collaborated with other architects, engineers and technicians to support the project execution

Delta Associates

Nov 2024 - Dec 2025

Portonovo, India | hybrid work mode

  • Worked as a project architect to design & execute a low-rise residential project – portonovo, India (project value: ₹90 Lakhs INR)

Freelance

2021 – Present

Chennai, India

  • Delivered architectural design and visualization for residential and commercial projects

Business & Leadership Exposure

(Business involvement transitioned to hybrid status to pursue full-time professional roles)

Triiq Innovations Pvt Ltd Co-Founder | Operations & Strategy

Jul 2024 – Dec 2025

EdTech Startup | Civilization tech | India | 2024

India

  • Involved in budgeting, cash-flow awareness, and operational planning

  • Designed internal workflows and execution systems.

  • Managed stakeholder communication and accountability

  • Gained hands-on exposure to business risk and decision-making.

Skills

Architectural

Architectural design, Spatial planning, Residential architecture, Design development, Visualization & presentation.

Execution & Coordination

Client coordination, Vendor coordination, Design-to-site translation. Project presentation, Scope alignment, Cost & commercial awareness, W

Project & Business Exposure

Project presentation, Scope alignment, Cost & commercial awareness, Workflow & Timeline coordination.

3D & Graphic

autocad, sketchup, 3ds max, rhino - beginner, revit - beginner, lumion, vray, D5 renderer, photoshop, indesign, canva

Diffusion Models & AI automation

midjourney, kling, krea, prome ai, archivinci, runway ml, sora, veo 3 | advanced prompting & mcp integration, agentic automation & workflow integration ( beginner )

General

figma | framer | microsoft office

Education

Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch)

Aalim Muhammed Salegh Academy of Architecture

Chennai, India

Accreditation & Certifications

Master Diploma in Architectural Design

3D modelling & rendering by CADfx | Issued Dec 2021

HVAC & Firefighting Systems

IIIGEM | Issued 2024

LEED Green Associate

ID: 1169337 | Issued Nov 2025

Sustainable Building Design & Specification

Parsons School of Design via Coursera | Issued Jan 2026

Language

English (fluent) | Tamil (native) | Hindi/Urdu (basic conversational) | Malayalam (basic conversational)

My Works

Academic Portfolio

Let's Talk.
I'm here to design, build, scale, & grow with you.

Where ideas take form and spaces find their purpose, shaping architecture that creates lasting value.

Let's Talk.
I'm here to design, build, scale, & grow with you.

Where ideas take form and spaces find their purpose, shaping architecture that creates lasting value.

Let's Talk.
I'm here to design, build, scale, & grow with you.

Where ideas take form and spaces find their purpose, shaping architecture that creates lasting value.