The office of the Chief Architect and Town Planner formed in 1995 after amalgamation of the two offices with similar functions functioning under direct control of Roads and Buildings Department of the Government of Gujarat. The two offices were office of the Chief Architect and office of The Chief Town planner and Architectural Advisor, Capital Project.
The structure of the new office is as under.
The Architectural Section of this office, conceptualize & design building for various Government Departments Viz:- Education, Law & Justice, Sports, Youth & Culture, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Fisheries, Social Welfare, R.T.O., All Government Offices, Circuit House, Guest House & Residential Buildings.
The Town planning section of this office deals only with the Town Planning for Gandhinagar City and the peripheral area of the city. The office deals with following activities.