B. V. Doshi
B. V. Doshi | |
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| Born | 26 August 1927 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | J. J. School of Architecture, Mumbai |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Awards |  Padma Shri Ordre des Arts et des Lettres |
| Practice | Vastu Shilpa Consultants |
| Buildings | IIM-Bangalore |
Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi (born 26 August 1927) is an Indian architect,[1] who is considered an important figure of South Asian architecture and noted for his unfathomable contributions to the evolution of architectural discourse in India.[2] He is known for his contributions to the architecture of Indian Institute of Management Bangalore.
Early life
B. V. Doshi was born in Pune, India.[3] He studied at the J. J. School of Architecture, Mumbai.
Career
After having worked for four years between 1951-54 with Le Corbusier in Paris, B. V. Doshi returned to Ahmedabad to supervise Le Corbusier's projects. His studio, Vastu-Shilpa (environmental design), was established in 1955. Doshi worked closely with Louis Kahn 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.
Doshi is a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects, and has been on the selection committee for the Pritzker Prize, the Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts, and the Aga Khan Award for Architecture. He is also a Fellow of the Indian Institute of Architects.
Apart from his international fame as an architect, Dr. Doshi is equally known as an educator and institution builder. He has been the first founder Director of the School of Architecture, Ahmedabad (1962–72), first founder Director of the School of Planning (1972–79), first founder Dean of the Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology (1972–81), founder member of the Visual Arts Centre, Ahmedabad and first founder Director of the Kanoria Centre for Arts, Ahmedabad. Dr. Doshi has been instrumental in establishing the nationally and internationally known research institute Vastu-Shilpa Foundation for Studies and Research in Environmental Design. The institute has done pioneering work in low cost housing and city planning.
As an academician, Dr. Doshi has been visiting the USA and Europe since 1958 and has held important chairs in American Universities.
He did a cameo role in Mani Ratnam's O Kadhal Kanmani, playing himself.
Awards
In recognition of his distinguished contribution as a professional and as an academician, Dr. Doshi has received several international and national awards and honours.
- 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.[4]
- 6th Aga Khan Award for Architecture for Aranya Community Housing
Buildings
- 1979-80 Sangath, BV Doshi's office, Ahmedabad
- 1972 Centre for Environment and Planning Technology (CEPT), Ahmedabad
- 1962-74 Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
- 1989 National Institute of Fashion Technology,[5] Delhi
- 1990 Amdavad ni Gufa, Ahmedabad
- Aranya Low Cost Housing, Indore
- IFFCO township, Kalol
- Sawai Gandharva, Pune
- Premabhai Hall, Ahmedabad
- Tagore Hall, Ahmedabad
- Vidyadhar Nagar, Jaipur
Popular Culture
In 2008, Hundredhands director Premjit Ramachandran released a documentary interviewing Doshi. He appeared as himself for a scene in the 2015 Tamil movie O Kadhal Kanmani
See also
References
- ^ Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi. ArchNet 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
- ^ Ashish Nangia: "Post Colonial India and its Architecture - II", in Boloji, 12-02-2006
- ^ Japan Architect, nr.05, 2001
- ^ B V Doshi conferred France's highest honour for arts - Times Of India
- ^ http://www.nift.ac.in
Further reading
- Curtis, William J. R., Balikrishna Doshi: An Architecture for India, Rizzoli, New York 1988, ISBN 0-8478-0937-4
- James Steel, The Complete Architecture of Balikrishna Doshi, Rethinking Modernism for the Developing World, Thames and Hudson, London 1998, ISBN 0-500-28082-7
- Bruno Melotto ed., Balkrishna Doshi. Sangath. Indian architecture between tradition and modernity, Maggioli Editore, Santarcangelo di Romagna 2012, ISBN 8838761264
- Bruno Melotto ed., Balkrishna Doshi. The Masters in India. Le Corbusier, Louis Kahn and the Indian Context, Maggioli Editore, Santarcangelo di Romagna 2014, ISBN 978-88-387-6295-6
External links
- Vastu Shilpa Consultants and Vastu Shilpa Foundation
- Texts, Interviews and Projects by B. V. Doshi on Architexturez South Asia
