After several summers interning with the firm, Nihar Varadappagari joined Workshop/APD full time as a designer focused on residential projects. During grade school, Nihar’s family hired an architect for their home, whom he watched dutifully, deciding that he’d one day become one himself. From his high school thesis on the Louvre in Abu Dhabi to his first internship in experiential design, Nihar focused on bringing all his schoolwork and hobbies back to design. While completing a Bachelor of Architecture at Syracuse University, he spent semesters in New York and Florence, absorbing inspiration from the two cities’ rich architectural landscapes. Born in Mumbai and raised in Dubai, Nihar brings a global perspective to his work.
