We believe that our designs reflect the values and aspirations of its clients. We aim to exceed client expectations and create "a built environment" of lasting impact. We respect budgeted costs and time schedules.

We seek to achieve our goals by creating an office environment that facilitates creativity, teamwork, leadership, quality consciousness and continual improvement through innovation.


C. R. Narayana Rao is an ISO 9001-2008 certified firm of reputed architects and engineers based in Chennai. Founded in 1945, CRN has been a major player in designing the urban landscape in India and cities across the world.


Our expertise has garnered us architectural accolades in diverse sectors - industrial, corporate, residential, educational, interiors, mixed use and commercial. In India and across the globe, each of our projects stands as a monument to our tradition of excellence.


We offer our clients a gamut of extensive services ranging from comprehensive design to construction management. We have conceptualized and executed diverse projects of various magnitudes world over. Our overseas experience includes assignments in Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Malaysia, UAE, Zambia, Bangladesh, Maldives, Nepal, Mauritius and Guyana.


Our team of qualified staff is complemented by state of the art, in-house design and drafting facilities and software to cater to all our project requirements.


Furthermore, a number of our clients are repeat clients, with whom relationships have spanned several decades.