A whole-airport perspective.
Gaurav Vatsa brings 25 years of experience to the planning, design and delivery of airport environments. His work spans major aviation programmes in India and the Middle East, with responsibilities ranging from early design direction to multidisciplinary package coordination and client-side design governance.
As Aeronova’s founder and industry veteran, Gaurav leads a bespoke aviation and masterplanning consultancy advising airport developers, contractors and consultants. The Airport Subject Matter Expertise Development Cooperative Framework brings specialist professionals and client teams into a shared advisory and capability-development process. AI, generative methods and customised tools support professional judgement and a clear record of the evidence behind each decision.
Professional focus
Design leadership
Define the brief, guide architectural direction and maintain coherence across terminal, landside and specialist design packages.
Owner-side governance
Coordinate consultants, establish review gates and connect approval decisions to scope, design quality and programme objectives.
Delivery integration
Reconcile constructability, procurement and execution interfaces while protecting the intent and performance of the design.
Selected aviation experience
These references describe Gaurav Vatsa's professional career and individual responsibilities across project organisations.
Noida International Airport, Jewar
Terminal architecture and design leadership
Client-side design governance, multidisciplinary coordination and the interface between design intent and execution.
Navi Mumbai International Airport · Terminal 1
Design leadership and design seed team
Inception, schematic design and tender-readiness coordination.
Bengaluru International Airport · Terminal 2
Integrated package design leadership
Roof and façade packages, landside roads, forecourt and multi-level parking coordination.
Mumbai International Airport · Terminal 2
Senior design leadership and management
Landside forecourt and envelope coordination within a multidisciplinary project organisation.
Lucknow International Airport · Terminal 3
Design and planning leadership
Expansion and redesign governance, construction-document closure and variation alignment.
Dubai International Airport · Terminal 3
Senior architecture and project coordination
Expansion package integration, tender coordination and execution interfaces for concourses B and C.
Dubai International Airport · Terminal 2
Façade design coordination
Senior architectural coordination for the ultimate expansion façade.
Thought leadership
Author of The CFCPD Manifesto for Airports, Gaurav proposes a holistic approach organised around Culture, Finance, Community, Planet and Digital. The framework connects the public role of the airport to the practical choices made in its development.
Education and wider perspective
Alumnus of the School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi, and Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda. His wider architectural background includes hospitality, mixed-use and large development programmes, bringing a broader perspective to the airport as a place and an asset.