Ludhiana Architects pays tribute to World famous architect- Ar. B.V Doshi (26 August 1927 – 24 January 2023)

Ludhiana, January 24, 2023: Architects under the banner of IIA Ludhiana Centre and Punjab Chapter were shocked to know the demise of legendary architect Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi. Ar. Sanjay Goel, Chairman- IIA Punjab Chapter and one of the Director of Ludhiana Smart City Limited shared his experience with the great architect including his meetings on various platforms.

Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi (26 August 1927 – 24 January 2023) was an Indian architect. He is considered to be an important figure of Indian architecture and noted for his contributions to the evolution of architectural discourse in India. Having worked under Le Corbusier and Louis Kahn, he was a pioneer of modernist and brutalist architecture in India.

His more 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 which was awarded the Aga Khan Award for Architecture.

In 2018, he became the first Indian architect to receive the Pritzker Architecture Prize, which is considered one of the most prestigious prizes in architecture He was also awarded with the Padma Shri and the Padma Bhushan He was awarded the Royal Institute of British Architects' Royal Gold Medal for 2022.

Doshi was born in Pune. At the age of 11, he was injured in a fire accident, and thereafter walked with a slight limp. He studied at the Sir J. J. School of Art in Mumbai between 1947 and 1950.

Doshi married Kamala Parikh in 1955. They had three daughters - Tejal, Radhika and Maneesha. Tejal Panthaki is a textile designer, Radhika Kathpalia is an architect and fashion designer, whereas Maneesha Akkitham is a painter.

Doshi died on 24 January 2023 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, at the age of 95.

PROJECTS
1962 – Institute of Indology, Ahmedabad
1966 – Centre for Environment and Planning Technology (CEPT), Ahmedabad
1967 – Tagore Memorial Hall, Ahmedabad
1972 – ECIL Township, Hyderabad.
1973 – IFFCO township, Kalol
1976 – Premabhai Hall, Ahmedabad
1977 – Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
1979 – Sangath, B. V. Doshi's office, Ahmedabad
1979 – Shakti Bhavan, Administrative Office of M. P. Electricity Board, Jabalpur
1979 – Mahatma Gandhi Labour Institute
1982 – Aranya Low Cost Housing, Indore
1984 – Vidyadhar Nagar, Jaipur
1989 – National Institute of Fashion Technology, Delhi
1990 – Amdavad ni Gufa, Ahmedabad
1997 – Sawai Gandharva Smarak, Pune
2001 - Jnana-Pravah Centre for Cultural Studies, Varanasi
2002 – Udayan the Condoville, Udita (HIG), Utsav (MIG) Utsarg (LIG) 2500 homes, Kolkata