ChunSheh Teo, AIA Assoc, LEED AP ( BD + C )
Lead Coordinator  /  Chapter Founder- AFH Indianapolis 

" Committed to contribute  time and ideas to a greater purpose for humanity has led to a firm believe that by bringing together a collective group of people that is genuinely committed, can and will, change the living environment for the better. By founding an AFH Chapter in Indianapolis, I hope to create an idea of place where people can gather to realize tangible help for a greater cause. One phrase to characterize all my friends here and all other volunteers in other organizations that believes in Humanitarian work and supporting worthy causes......a great bunch of people! ".

Chunsheh Teo — An Architectural Designer at Ratio Architects. Since joining the firm in 2003, Teo has been the project designer on several large unique projects such as the Indiana Convention Center Expansion, the Town of Normal Transportation Center and Ivy Tech Multimodal center to name a few. Native of Malaysia, he is fluent in three dialects of Chinese, English and Bahasa Malaysia. His understanding of the impact of architecture in the cultural world has made him a valuable member on cultural projects at Ratio as he strives to create places that are both unique and meaningful to the community.

Teo is the Indianapolis chapter founder and lead coordinator of Architecture for Humanity, a nonprofit design services firm founded in 1999 to build a more sustainable future through the power of professional design. The chapter has worked on both international and national humanitarian projects servicing communities in Ecuador, Dominican Republic and locally in Indianapolis.

In addition, Teo currently serves as the Advisory Board for the School Building Community, an Indianapolis non-profit charter management company which partners and leverages the resources and expertise of exemplary national education intermediaries to establish a network of high-performing small school models.

Deeply rooted in the notion of communicating sustainable design that defines space within its social and cultural context and drawn in by the non-profit aspect of design competitions to help in Humanitarian needs, Teo has actively participates and has won many International and National design competitions. To date, he has entered 20 competitions and has yielded 10 winning designs from a few First places, Third, Finalists, Mentions and Awards. Most notable Non-Profit International competition submissions includes ASF-UK in association with Hearts of Hope AIDS orphanage, Africa (1st prize) , The AMD Amazon Challenge (Team - 1stPrize) and Sportables (3rd Prize). Teo’s work has also been published in the Architect magazine, Indianapolis Business Journal, Indianapolis Monthly Guide, Midwest Construction Design News, Frontline/ World PBS and his work has also been displayed in the International Festival of Architectural Design Display in Deagu,Korea.

Teo graduated from the University of Illinois at Chicago (2001) with a Bachelors of Arts and Architectural Studies - with highest Distinction in Architectural Studies after extensive travelling in Europe and spending a year studying at the Ecole d’Architecture de Versailles. Paris, France. He received a Masters of Architecture from University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign (2003). Teo is currently an associate member of American Institute of Architects and is a LEED accredited professional.