Balkrishna Vithaldas BV Doshi OAL was born on 26 August 1927 and is an Indian architect.
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18 Facts About BV Doshi
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BV Doshi is considered to be an important figure of Indian architecture and noted for his contributions to the evolution of architectural discourse in India.
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BV Doshi has been awarded the Padma Shri and the Padma Bhushan.
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BV Doshi has been awarded the Royal Institute of British Architects' Royal Gold Medal for 2022.
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BV Doshi worked closely with Le Corbusier on the latter's projects in Paris between 1951 and 1954.
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BV Doshi worked closely with Louis Kahn and Anant Raje, when Kahn designed the campus of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.
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Apart from his international fame as an architect, BV Doshi is equally known as an educator and institution builder.
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BV Doshi has been the first founder Director of the School of Architecture, Ahmedabad, first founder Director of the School of Planning, first founder Dean of the Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology, founder member of the Visual Arts Centre, Ahmedabad and first founder Director of the Kanoria Centre for Arts, Ahmedabad.
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BV Doshi has been instrumental in establishing the nationally and internationally known research institute Vastu-Shilpa Foundation for Studies and Research in Environmental Design.
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BV Doshi's work is considered noteworthy for his pioneering work on low-income housing.
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BV Doshi is noted for designs which incorporate concepts of sustainability in innovative ways.
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BV 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 the Arts, and the Aga Khan Award for Architecture.
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BV Doshi is a Fellow of the Indian Institute of Architects.
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In March 2018, BV Doshi was awarded the Pritzker Architecture Prize, the Nobel equivalent for the field, thus becoming the first Indian to receive the honour.
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The Pritzker jury announced that BV Doshi "has always created an architecture that is serious, never flashy or a follower of trends", and noted his "deep sense of responsibility and a desire to contribute to his country and its people through high quality, authentic architecture".
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BV Doshi says that he has been inspired by historic Indian monuments, as well as the work of European and American architects.
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In recognition of his distinguished contribution as a professional and as an academician, BV Doshi has received several international and national awards and honours.
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BV Doshi appeared as himself in Mani Ratnam's O Kadhal Kanmani, and Shaad Ali's Ok Jaanu.
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