Joseph Stein, (10 April 1912 – 6 October 2001) was an American architect and a major figure in the establishment of a regional modern architecture in the San Francisco Bay area in the 1940s and 1950s during the early days of the environmental design movement.
In 1952 he moved to India.
He is noted for designing several important buildings in India, most notably in Lodhi Estate in Central Delhi, nicknamed "Steinabad" after him, and where today the 'Joseph Stein Lane', is the only road in Delhi named after an architect.
He is also famous for being the architect of the scenic Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode's campus.
The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian award of Padma Shri in 1992.