B. V. Doshi
Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi OAL (26 August 1927 – 24 January 2023) was an Indian architect.[1] His best known designs are IIM Bangalore, IIM Udaipur, NIFT Delhi, Amdavad ni Gufa, CEPT University, and the Aranya Low Cost Housing development in Indore.[2]
| B. V. Doshi OAL | |
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Name | B. V. Doshi OAL |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Birth date | 26 August 1927 |
| Birth place | Pune, Bombay Presidency, British India |
| Date of death | 24 January 2023 (aged 95) |
| Place of death | Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India |
| Alma mater | J. J. School of Architecture, Mumbai |
| Work | |
| Buildings | IIM-Bangalore, IIM Udaipur, National Institute of Fashion Technology New Delhi |
| Awards | Padma Shri Ordre des Arts et des Lettres Pritzker Prize Aga Khan Award for Architecture |
In 2018, he became the first Indian architect to receive the Pritzker Prize.[3][4] He was also awarded the Padma Shri.
Doshi died in Ahmedabad, Gujarat on 24 January 2023, at the age of 95.[5]
B. V. Doshi Media
Doshi with Le Corbusier at the unfinished Shodhan House, c. 1955.
C. K. Mehta presenting the Dhirubhai Thakar Savyasachi Saraswat Award to Doshi on 27 June 2017
Academic Block of IIM-Bangalore
Husain-Doshi Gufa, Ahmedabad
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References
- ↑ Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi. Archived 2011-08-23 at the Wayback Machine ArchNet 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
- ↑ "Balkrishna Doshi Named 2018 Pritzker Prize Laureate". ArchDaily. 7 March 2018. https://www.archdaily.com/890126/balkrishna-doshi-named-2018-pritzker-prize-laureate. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ↑ Top Architecture Prize Goes to Low-Cost Housing Pioneer From India, By Robin Pogrebin, New York Times, 7 March 2018.
- ↑ Rajghatta, Chidanand (8 March 2018). "B V Doshi 1st Indian to win 'Nobel' for architecture". The Times of India. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- ↑ "Celebrated architect Balkrishna Doshi passes away at 95". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 24 January 2023.