A New York City based studio focused on sustainable architecture, public spaces, and research. It was founded in 2017.
Projects include the flood-resistant Neptune Blue House (2024-present), lab-grown limestone (2023-present), Bed-Stuy Aquarium (2024), and sculpture Bed of Roses (2022), a finalist in the Times Square Arts competition.
Select Press
BOMB Magazine
NPR
Gothamist
Complex
NHK Japan
Wired
MIT Technology Review
Architects Newspaper
Architectural Digest
Vogue
New York Times
Village Voice
Solare Design
Clients and Collaborators
NYCHA
Arakawa and Gins
Bed-Stuy Aquarium
Anita Dongre
Duke Riley
Galia Lahav
MoMA
Department of Parks
Democratic Socialists of New York
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A graduate of New York University’s Stern School of Business and Parsons School of Design, Devang combines scientific thinking and a human approach to system solutions.
The upcoming Neptune Blue House is a prototype flood-proof, self-sufficient, gas-free, solar electric home in a temperate climate zone.
Since 2023, DAS has conducted scientific research to chemically grow limestone using waste concrete. The process takes place underwater, using an electrical process similar to the theorized origin of life in the ocean. The method has potential to create carbon-neutral building materials or to serve as a carbon-sequestration pathway.
DAS’s work with the Bed-Stuy Aquarium in New York City worked towards creating a legal pathway for community projects on sidewalks. After passing scrutiny with the NYC Parks Department, Dept of Transportation, and Dept of Environmental Protection, the coalition has the greenlight to create a community-run project sanctioned by the city.
DAS previously worked with NYCHA and futurists Arakawa & Gins. His interview with architect and design visionary James Wines for BOMB Magazine was published August 2026.
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Devang Arvind Shah Architecture PLLC
registered architect New York State