In this conversation, Sundar Chandramouli, a professional civil engineer and infrastructure leader, takes us behind the scenes of one of India’s most iconic infrastructure projects Bangalore Airport Terminal 2. From blueprint to reality, Sundar unpacks the immense planning, leadership, systems thinking, and sheer execution effort that goes into building an international airport at scale. He shares his incredible journey from Bangalore to New York, the Middle East, and back working across infrastructure, structural engineering, and large-scale construction projects before leading major expansion work at Bangalore airport. This episode dives deep into what it truly takes to build something millions of people use every day from runway systems, terminal expansion, passenger flow, design collaboration, and future-ready infrastructure. More than construction, this is a conversation about vision, leadership, city-building, and designing for scale. This episode is a masterclass for anyone interested in design, infrastructure, systems, leadership, architecture, operations, and the future of Indian cities. In this episode, you’ll discover: • The brain and sweat behind building Bangalore T2 • How airports are designed from master planning to execution • The strategy behind scaling infrastructure for rising passenger demand • What goes into designing runways, terminals, passenger flow, and airport experience • How global experts collaborate across architecture, engineering, sustainability, and design • Leadership lessons from managing one of the country’s biggest infrastructure projects • Why Bangalore’s growth story is deeply tied to infrastructure innovation • The future of India’s large-scale infrastructure, smart cities, and public projects CONNECT: Check out our Substack: dipaq.substack.com Supported by Syqi: https://syqi.design/ Email us at [q@groundbreak.in]
