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P.S.RAO



Sri Patnala Sathyananda Rao, popularly known as P.S. Rao, he was born to Sri Patnala SomaRaju and Smt Patnala Suryakanthama in the year 1936, Tuni, East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh. He was encouraged to study art, design and architecture by his parents. He graduated from Andhra University, Visakhapatnam. His career Started as lecturer in Govt Polytechnic / Engineering Colleges, Proddatur and Kakinada respectively. He was proficient youth oriented teacher and guide. He later started M/s DESIGN ASSOCIATES, an independent consultancy firm in the year 1970. He was one of the pioneers in his field and introduced many new techniques and technology during his carrier and travelled extensively across the country and abroad to seek higher knowledge and cultural inspiration. He is one of the most prominent architects in his years with his portfolio of creations and completed works. Some of his most precious projects and outstanding iconic style structured buildings are :


 * 1.1970 Theater Swapna A/C, Kakinada
 * 2.1975 Devi Sridevi Twin A/C Theaters, Kakinada
 * 3.1978 Sangam Sarat Twin A/C Theaters, Vizag.
 * 4.1982 Krishna Kaveri Kalyani 3 A/C Theater complex, Nellore
 * 5.1982 Nartaki A/C Theater, Nellore
 * 6.1984 Archana A/C Theater, Nellore
 * 7. 1985 Hotel Mansarovar 3 star Hotel, Kakinada
 * 8. 1990 Pearl Apartments, Begum pet, Hyderabad
 * 9. 1995 Blooming Dale, Holiday Recreation Village, Hyderabad
 * 10. 1998 Halcyon Times, Country Resort Club, Kakinada
 * 11. 2001 Sri Ram Towers, Secundrabad, Hyderabad.

They are the most talked about works, he practiced what he taught with local solutions, which were quickly accepted and was a step closer to building forms more suitable to Indian climate and socio economic conditions. During his research and looking at different directions for various answers, each direction he encountered the rational basis of modern architecture, in his quest he came across a magnanimous personality Sri Maganti Subbiram Reddy who later became his mentor. Apart from these he has designed and constructed many outstanding Mansions and Residences in Andhra Pradesh. Clarity and extreme simplicity are the characteristics of his works, painstakingly he worked over the years as individual he took the responsibility for evolving new aesthetics bridging the hiatus between traditionalism and modernism and in this process he became aware of the need for a certain amount of research work in new ways of building and planning, as a voracious reader he collected several rare books on Architecture, Designing and Building Constructions. With a character and serious attention on the profession and patterns of physical growth he took care of clients and services in organized manner.

During his career in the year _______he was married off to __________ and has four daughters and one son. P.S. Rao was kind hearted, generous, soft spoken witty and humorous personality.