'To provide the lowest class with the right kind residing'
* Born in 1926, Doshi joined JJ School of Architecture in Mumbai in 1947.
* After a stint in London, were given back to India and oversaw tasks of his guru Le Corbusier in Chandigarh and Ahmedabad.
* Worked on his first low-income housing undertaking within the 1950s. "It seems I should take an oath and remember it for my lifetime: to provide the lowest class with the proper dwelling" (1954).
A valid practice
* In 1956, based his personal practice, Vastushilpa, since renamed Vastushilpa Consultants. It has finished greater than 100 tasks.
* Beginning in 1962, Doshi also labored as an associate with renowned American architect Louis Kahn, some other position fashion, at the development of IIM-A.
Spreading the phrase
* In 1978, established Vastushilpa Foundation to pursue indigenous design and planning requirements for India.
* Also, founder & former director of CEPT University (previous School of Architecture and Planning, Ahmedabad). He is recently Dean Emeritus and resides in Ahmedabad.
Aranya (Indore, 1989), one in every of Doshi's low-cost housing tasks, is house to greater than 80,000 other folks
'Everything is in a symphony'
* Doshi's architecture, a Pritzker release mentioned, is both "poetic and functional".
* Case in point, IIM, Bangalore, a campus "of greenery (that) allows visitors to be simultaneously indoors and outdoors".
Best of both worlds
* Influenced by western masters, Doshi advanced a singular taste that reflects a appreciate for Indian heritage.
* His take: "Design converts shelters into homes, housing into communities…" Here, his plan for Vidhyadhar Nagar in Jaipur.
For the neighborhood and society
* His center of attention at the neighborhood and society is reflected in his personal work studio, named Sangath (kind of translated as "moving together").
The artwork of architecture
* He collaborated with MF Husain on an underground artwork gallery, 'Amdavad ni Gufa' (1994), which options the paintings of the late painter.
It does not end there
* He also found time to look in films, Mani Ratnam's 'OK Kanmani' (2015) and its Hindi remake, 'OK Jaanu' (2017).
Source: VSF; pritzkerprize.com
* Born in 1926, Doshi joined JJ School of Architecture in Mumbai in 1947.
* After a stint in London, were given back to India and oversaw tasks of his guru Le Corbusier in Chandigarh and Ahmedabad.
* Worked on his first low-income housing undertaking within the 1950s. "It seems I should take an oath and remember it for my lifetime: to provide the lowest class with the proper dwelling" (1954).
A valid practice
* In 1956, based his personal practice, Vastushilpa, since renamed Vastushilpa Consultants. It has finished greater than 100 tasks.
* Beginning in 1962, Doshi also labored as an associate with renowned American architect Louis Kahn, some other position fashion, at the development of IIM-A.
Spreading the phrase
* In 1978, established Vastushilpa Foundation to pursue indigenous design and planning requirements for India.
* Also, founder & former director of CEPT University (previous School of Architecture and Planning, Ahmedabad). He is recently Dean Emeritus and resides in Ahmedabad.
Aranya (Indore, 1989), one in every of Doshi's low-cost housing tasks, is house to greater than 80,000 other folks
'Everything is in a symphony'
* Doshi's architecture, a Pritzker release mentioned, is both "poetic and functional".
* Case in point, IIM, Bangalore, a campus "of greenery (that) allows visitors to be simultaneously indoors and outdoors".
Best of both worlds
* Influenced by western masters, Doshi advanced a singular taste that reflects a appreciate for Indian heritage.
* His take: "Design converts shelters into homes, housing into communities…" Here, his plan for Vidhyadhar Nagar in Jaipur.
For the neighborhood and society
* His center of attention at the neighborhood and society is reflected in his personal work studio, named Sangath (kind of translated as "moving together").
The artwork of architecture
* He collaborated with MF Husain on an underground artwork gallery, 'Amdavad ni Gufa' (1994), which options the paintings of the late painter.
It does not end there
* He also found time to look in films, Mani Ratnam's 'OK Kanmani' (2015) and its Hindi remake, 'OK Jaanu' (2017).
Source: VSF; pritzkerprize.com
Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi: A builder for the masses
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