In 1990, Patel joined his father's practice in Ahmedabad.[16] One of his first building design projects, a campus for The Entrepreneurship Development Institute, Ahmedabad, won the Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 1992.[17] Over the years he has built up a significant body of work ranging from single family homes, to institutions, industrial buildings and urban redevelopment projects.[18][19] Urban design projects, like the Kankaria Lake Development and the Sabarmati Riverfront, are the first of their kind in the country.[20]
Dr. Patel is President of CEPT University in Ahmedabad since 2012. CEPT University focuses on understanding, designing, planning, constructing and managing human habitats.[24][25] His work there involves academics as well as institutional leadership and development.[1]
Significant projects
Architecture and Urban Design
Parliament House and Central Vista Transformation, Government of India, New Delhi, 2019 - ongoing[26][27]
Vishwanath Dham, Sri Kashi Vishwanath Mandir, Varanasi, 2018 - ongoing[28]
Ministers’ Blocks and Secretariat Campus Development, Government of Gujarat, Gandhinagar, 2014[29]
College of Environmental Design Council Scholarship, 1985–86[38]
Reviews and Exhibitions of Professional Work
In Periodicals
Dalvi, S. (2011) ʻLouver as protagonistʼ, Domus India, Vol. 1, Issue 1, pp. 46–59
Stathaki, E. (2011) ʻTeam Buildingʼ, Wallpaper*, 147, pp 122–126
Tursi, A. and Rossato, L. (2011) ʻAhmedabad, the Sabarmati riverfront as opportunity for an urban renewalʼ, Paesagio Urbano, pp. 78–93
Gregory, R. (2010) ʻIndian Institute of Managementʼ, Buildings (162), The Architectural Review, 1363, Vol. CCXXVIII, pp. 66–71
Krishnan, G. (2010) ʻBimal Patelʼ, Pool, 04, pp. 18–21
Scheffer, K. and Fenk, A. (2009) ʻSabarmati Riverfront Development Projectʼ, Topos: The International Review of Landscape Architecture and Urban Design, 68, pp. 42–45
Burte, H. (2008) ʻExtending an Iconʼ, Mint, Vol. 02, No.152, pp. 12–13
Chhaya, N. (2008) ʻFrom the Treasury of Shadows; into the Light of Reason, Spade, Vol. 01, 70-87
Rajaram, R. (2008) ʻSabarmati: India's First Riverfront Developmentʼ, Architecture Update, Vol. 01, Issue 22, pp. 9
Sheth, B. (2007) ʻRiverfront redux - More to Sabarmati project than meets the eyeʼ, Down to Earth, pp. 7–8
Pilo, A. (2006) ʻA Linear Scaleʼ, Architecture + Design, Vol. XXIII, No.02, pp.50–54
Carsten, H. (2005) ʻCampus Extension of IIMAʼ, Bauwelt, Vol. 06, pp. 2
Jackson, N. (2001) ʻWorld Architecture Awards 2001: Regional Winner: Education Category – Ahmedabad Management Associationʼ, World Architecture, Issue No. 98, pp. 81
Davy, P. (2001) ʻIndian Summaryʼ, The Architectural Review, Vol. CCX, No.1258, pp. 74–75.
Wislocki, P. (1997) ʻAhmedabad Authority: The Gujarat High Court Complexʼ, World Architecture, 58, pp. 62–63
Sabiki, R. (1989) Journal of American Institute of Architects, ʻDesign Reviewʼ; Architecture, September 1989
Contemporary Architecture in India: the emerging generationʼ, Spazio e Societa, (1987), Vol 38
In Books
Johnson, C. (2011) Indian Cities: Managing Urban Growth, Australia: Metropolis Publication
Mehrotra, R. (2011) Architecture in India Since 1990, Germany: Pictor Publishing
Rossl, S.(2009) Architettura Contemporanea India, Motta Architettura, Milano
The Phaidon Atlas of 21st Century World Architecture (2008) Phaidon Press Inc., London
Gast, K. (2007) Modern Traditions - Contemporary Architecture in India, Berlin: Verlag
Lang, J. (2002) A Concise History of Modern Architecture in India, Delhi: Permanent Black
Mehrotra, R. (2001) World Architecture: A Critical Mosaic 1900 – 2000, Vol.8, Vienna: Springer Verlag
Lang, J., Desai, M., Desai, M. (1997) Architecture and Independence, Oxford University Press
581 World Architects in the World, (1995)Tokyo: TOTO Shuppan
Bahga, S., et al. (1993) Modern Architecture in India – Post Independence Perspective, New Delhi: GPC
Steele, J.(ed.) (1992) Architecture for a Changing World, Great Britain: Academy Editions
Exhibitions
Mohile Parikh Centre for Visual Arts, National Centre for Performing Arts, Bombay, 1998