SITAL PATEL, PRINCIPAL
Managing Principal Sital Patel joined S9 Architecture in 2012. He brings both experience and innovation to shaping and managing the firm’s organizational and operational processes, mapping out efficient workflows that emphasize design throughout the life of every S9 project, from initial concept through delivery. Equally expert in communicating design issues with clients and approval agencies, Sital also keeps projects on track beyond the studio. He plays a lead role in human resources, as well, strategically building the capabilities of the S9 staff.
Reinforcing his integrated approach to the business and practice of architecture, Sital balances the aspirational with the pragmatic in every project. His leadership on the Browning Upper School—transforming a 1908 parking garage into a progressive model for education—reflects that duality. At Building 127 and Dock 72 in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, he has championed the design of next-generation workplaces; at 110 Wall Street, he helped lead the adaptive reuse of a postwar office tower into contemporary residential living.
A Certified Development Professional (ICSC) and former chairman of the Jersey City Historic Preservation Commission, Sital earned a BA in Art History from the University of Saskatchewan and a MArch and BA in Environmental Design from Dalhousie University.