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Balkrishna Doshi

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Indian architect (1927-2023)

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Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi was an Indian architect. He is an important figure in 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.

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Doshi with Le Corbusier at the unfinished Shodhan House, c. 1955.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 2017C. K. Mehta presenting the Dhirubhai Thakar Savyasachi Saraswat Award to Doshi on 27 June 2017Academic Block of IIM-BangaloreAcademic Block of IIM-BangaloreHusain-Doshi Gufa, AhmedabadHusain-Doshi Gufa, Ahmedabad

Awards 10

2023Padma Vibhushan
2022Royal Gold Medal
2020Padma Bhushan
2018Pritzker Architecture Prize
2017Dhirubhai Thakar Savyasachi Saraswat Award
2007Global Award for Sustainable Architecture
2003Robert Matthew Award
1996Aga Khan Award for Architecture
1976Padma Shri in science & engineering
Officer of Arts and Letters

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About this person

Country
India
Category
Architects
Type
Architect
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1927 to 2023 · aged 95
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25 languages

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