B. V. Doshi
Indian architect
Died when: 95 years 151 days (1144 months)Star Sign: Virgo
Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi OAL (born 26 August 1927) was an Indian architect.He is considered to be an important figure of Indian architecture and noted for his contributions to the evolution of architectural discourse in India.
Having worked under Le Corbusier and Louis Kahn, he is a pioneer of modernist and brutalist architecture in India.His more noteworthy designs include FLAME University, IIM Bangalore, IIM Udaipur, NIFT Delhi, Amdavad ni Gufa, CEPT University, and the Aranya Low Cost Housing development in Indore which was awarded the Aga Khan Award for Architecture.
In 2018, he became the first Indian architect to receive the Pritzker Architecture Prize, which is considered one of the most prestigious prizes in architecture.
He has also been awarded the Padma Shri and the Padma Bhushan.He has been awarded the Royal Institute of British Architects' Royal Gold Medal for 2022.
