B. V.

Doshi (Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi)

 (Born 26 August 1927) is 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. He is a pioneer of Modernist architecture in India

After having worked for four years between 1951-54 with Le Corbusier in Paris, Doshi
returned to Ahmedabad to supervise Le Corbusier's projects. His studio, Vastu-Shilpa
(environmental design), was established in 1955. Doshi worked
closelwith Louiahn and Anant Raje, when Kahn designed the campus of the Indian
Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. In 1958 he was a fellow at the Graham
Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts. He then started the School of
Architecture (S.A) in 1962.

Award
In recognition of his distinguished contribution as a professional and as an academician, Dr.
Doshi has received several international and national awards and honours.

 Pritzker Architecture Prize, 2018

 Padma Shri Government of India,1976
 Honorary doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania
 France's highest honour for arts the 'Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters', 2011
 6th Aga Khan Award for Architecture for Aranya Community Hsing, 1993-1995.

Doshi early works show the influence of his mentors’ projects in India. The School of Architecture
in Ahmedabad, which Doshi founded and designed in 1966, recalls the grid facade of the Mill
Owners’ Association Building, while the use of brick and concrete evokes the Villa Sarabhai.
Appreciative of Le Corbusier’s ability “to create a soft light that makes people’s faces glow,”
Doshi included slanted skylights and sliding doors to manipulate light and to regulate
temperature. Ever mindful of India’s heat, he included recessed plazas shaded by leafy trees
throughout the campus to offer spaces where students could meet in comfort. The school
continued to grow in the follow+ing decades, expanding to include, among others, the School of
Planning in 1970, the Visual Arts Centre in 1978, and the School of Interior Design in 1982. It
was renamed the Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology (CEPT University)

Doshi, Balkrishna: Aranya low cost housing

Husain-Doshi Gufa, Ahmedabad

Amdavad ni gufa
IIM BANGALORE