Acclaimed Indian architect Balkrishna Doshi passes away at 95
The acclaimed Indian architect Balkrishna Doshi has passed away at the age of 95. As reported by Architectural Digest India, Doshi died on Tuesday, January 24th in Ahmedabad, India. Throughout his 70-year career, Doshi oversaw the construction of 100 built projects, influencing the direction of architecture in India and adjacent regions through both his practice and teaching. Accolades awarded to Doshi for his services to architecture include the 2018 Pritzker Architecture Prize and the 2022 RIBA Royal Gold Medal. Atira Guest House, Ahmedabad, India. Photographer: Fabien Charuau (c) Vastushilpa FoundationBorn in 1927 in Pune, India, Doshi studied at the J J School of Architecture, Bombay, before working for four years with Le Corbusier as Senior Designer in Paris from 1951 to 1954. Along with a decade-long collaboration with Louis Kahn, Doshi founded his own practice, Vastushilpa, in 1956. He since became internationally known for his visionary urban planning and social housing pro...
The acclaimed Indian architect Balkrishna Doshi has passed away at the age of 95. As reported by Architectural Digest India, Doshi died on Tuesday, January 24th in Ahmedabad, India.
Throughout his 70-year career, Doshi oversaw the construction of 100 built projects, influencing the direction of architecture in India and adjacent regions through both his practice and teaching. Accolades awarded to Doshi for his services to architecture include the 2018 Pritzker Architecture Prize and the 2022 RIBA Royal Gold Medal.
Born in 1927 in Pune, India, Doshi studied at the J J School of Architecture, Bombay, before working for four years with Le Corbusier as Senior Designer in Paris from 1951 to 1954. Along with a decade-long collaboration with Louis Kahn, Doshi founded his own practice, Vastushilpa, in 1956. He since became internationally known for his visionary urban planning and social housing pro...
