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TUSHAR GUPTA

Managing principal, design principal, EYP Architecture &
Engineering, Houston
Having spent his 20-year career in healthcare design
and at EYP, as well as serving as past president of the AIA
Academy of Architecture for Health, Tushar Gupta now balances dual roles
in management and design. He's charged with fostering company morale and
business development, as well as leading projects. Still, he ﬁnds time for cooking
and all things music (including a garage band with his kids).-Anne DiNardo
W H AT WA S Y O U R F I R S T
H E A LT H C A R E P R O J E C T ?

OUTSIDE THE OFFICE, WE'LL
L I K E LY F I N D Y O U ...

The DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center entry and
lobby at the Texas Medical Center. Unfortunately,
Tropical Storm Allison in 2001 flooded the medical
center and the project was shelved. Fourteen years
later, I had the privilege to lead the design on a
new home for the DeBakey Heart and Vascular
Center, now located at Houston Methodist.

Hanging out with family in our kitchen or by the pool.
I also love taking long walks and biking with my twins
along the Houston bayous.

That a patient's journey is like vignettes starting
the moment they approach a building. Architects
can thread a series of enriching experiences with
articulation of space, materials, daylight, and
more to help humanize and personalize it.

W H AT C H A L L E N G E S A B O U T
Y O U R W O R K K E E P Y O U U P AT
NIGHT?
In my current role, I wear two hats of management
and design. I'm constantly thinking about how we
can foster our office culture in these virtual times.
Business development is a close second.

I've evolved into a
morning person. Balancing work and family
led to this change.

C O F F EE O R T EA ?
Chai first, always-but
I love coffee, too!

H O W D ID YO U
M A KE YO UR F IR ST
D O LLA R ?
Chopping vegetables at
a café.

I F Y O U W E R E N ' T A N A R C H I T E C T,
YOU'D BE ...
I'm a foodie and would love to be a chef. Not so much
the shopping and cleaning aspects, but the preparation,
cooking, and eating-that's my happy place.

F IR ST A LBUM YO U
EV ER BO UG H T ?
"Hysteria" by Def
Leppard.

F AV O R I T E ...
QUOTE "Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go."-T.S. Eliot
M OVI E CH ARACTER Lt. Col. Frank Slade in "Scent
of a Woman." The visual impairment of the character
is overcome by his emotional intelligence, compassion,
and even his Tango moves.

C O C KTA IL O F
C H O IC E?
Margarita or gin and
tonic.

W H AT ' S A N E W H O B B Y
YOU'VE PICKED UP SINCE THE
C O R O N AV I R U S P A N D E M I C ?
I started a garage band in our living room with my
10-year-old twin boys. It's been a blast!

T H R E E H E A LT H C A R E P R O J E C T S
YOU'VE WORKED ON IN THE
LAST YEAR AND YOUR ROLE

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A P P / W EBSIT E
Tesla. The company's
excellent customer
experience is present in
the physical manifestations of its cars but also
its website and app.

Houston Methodist Hospital, Centennial Tower,
Houston, principal in charge and design principal.

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UNC Health surgical tower, Chapel Hill, N.C.,
design principal.

LA ST G A M E YO U
P LAYED ?

UCHealth Longs Peak Medical Center,
Longmont, Colo., design principal.

My boys' favorite
card game, Taco Cat
Goat Cheese Pizza.

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