Chartered Engineer C. Harendran to steer Altair project | Sunday Observer

Chartered Engineer C. Harendran to steer Altair project

6 August, 2017

Chelvadurai Harendran, an experienced Chartered Civil Engineer with over 45 years of experience in the design, construction and project management of several landmark projects, has been appointed Director of Colombo’s Altair project.

He started his career in 1971 with Ove Arup & Partners, a leading Consulting Engineering firm in London, and worked on the analysis of the superstructure steel frame of Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, one of the most famous and radical building of our time.

Announcing his appointment as Board Director in charge of all construction aspects of Altair, Director of Altair promoter Indocean Developers, J. K. Khetawat said, “The Altair project has reached the critical stage when the focus shifts from the structure, which is almost complete, to the finishing of the exteriors and interiors.

In Harendran we have found the best person to steer the project to its completion.”

Fellow Director Pradeep Sureka said, “Altair is not only structurally unique, it also a new paradigm in design aesthetics. Meeting the expectations of the architect, the project’s promoter, its 400 future tenants and the community at large, requires the depth or expertise and breadth of vision that Mr Harendran brings to the table.”

Harendran transferred to Singapore in 1975 and among many iconic projects, has been responsible for the design of the Sabah Foundation Headquarters Building, the construction of New tech Park and Keppel Distripark in Singapore, the project management of South City in Kolkata which were the tallest towers in East India at the time and the management of the structural steelwork for Suvarnabhumi International Airport, Delhi International Airport T2, Mumbai International Airport T3, Singapore Gardens By the Bay, Singapore National Stadium – the largest covered dome structure in the world, and Singapore Marina One – a high density mixed-use complex.

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