B. V. Doshi | |
|---|---|
 Doshi in 2013 | |
| Born | Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi 26 August 1927 Pune, Bombay Presidency, British India |
| Died | 24 January 2023 (aged 95) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | J. J. School of Architecture, Mumbai |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Spouse |
Kamala Parikh (m. 1955) |
| Children | 3 |
| Awards | Padma Vibhushan (posthumous) Padma Bhushan Padma Shri Ordre des Arts et des Lettres Pritzker Prize Aga Khan Award for Architecture Royal Gold Medal |
| Practice | Vastu Shilpa Consultants |
| Buildings | IIM-Bangalore, IIM Udaipur, National Institute of Fashion Technology New Delhi |
Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi OAL (Gujarati: બાલકૃષ્ણ વિઠ્ઠલદાસ દોશી; 26 August 1927 – 24 January 2023) was an Indian architect.[1] He is an important figure in Indian architecture and noted for his contributions to the evolution of architectural discourse in India.[2] Having worked under Le Corbusier and Louis Kahn, he was a pioneer of modernist and brutalist architecture in India.
His noteworthy designs include FLAME University, IIM Bangalore, IIM Udaipur, NIFT Delhi, Amdavad ni Gufa, CEPT University, and the Aranya Low Cost Housing development in Indore for which was awarded the Aga Khan Award for Architecture.[3]
In 2018, he became the first Indian architect to receive the Pritzker Architecture Prize.[4][5] He was also awarded the Padma Shri, the Padma Bhushan, the Padma Vibhushan,[6] and the Royal Institute of British Architects' Royal Gold Medal for 2022.[7]
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- ^ Ashish Nangia (12 February 2006). "Balkrishna V Doshi: The Mythical and the Modern". Post-Colonial India and its Architecture – II. Archived from the original on 10 May 2012.
- ^ "Balkrishna Doshi Named 2018 Pritzker Prize Laureate". ArchDaily. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ Pogrebin, Robin (7 March 2018). "Top Architecture Prize Goes to Low-Cost Housing Pioneer From India". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ Rajghatta, Chidanand (8 March 2018). "B V Doshi 1st Indian to win 'Nobel' for architecture". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
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