| B. V. Doshi | |
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| Born | August 26, 1927 |
| Nationality | Indian |
Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi (26 August 1927) is an Indian architect.[1]
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B. V. Doshi was born in Pune, India. He studied at the J. J. School of Architecture, Mumbai.
B. V. Doshi worked in Paris then for four years with Le Corbusier. He returned to Ahmedabad to supervise Le Corbusier's work. 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. He is also a Fellow of the Indian Institute of Architects
After initial study at the Sir JJ College of Architecture, Bombay, he worked for four years with Le Corbusier as Senior Designer (1951–54) in Paris and four more years in India to supervise his projects in Ahmedabad. His office Vastu-Shilpa (environmental design) was established in 1955.
Dr Doshi has been a member of the Jury for several international and national competitions including the Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts and Aga Khan Award for Architecture.
Apart from his international fame as an architect, Dr. Doshi is equally known as educator and institution builder. He has been the first founder Director of School of Architecture, Ahmedabad (1962–72), first founder Director of School of Planning (1972–79), first founder Dean of Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology (1972–81), founder member of Visual Arts Centre, Ahmedabad and first founder Director of 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 U.S.A. and Europe since 1958 and has held important chairs in American Universities.
In recognition of his distinguished contribution as a professional and as an academician, Dr. Doshi has received several international and national awards and honours. He has been awarded Padma Shri by the government of India. He received an honorary doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania.
In 2008, 100hands director Prjmit Ramachandran released a documentary interviewing Doshi.