BV Doshi

About BV Doshi

Architect who designed the Indian Institute of Management in Bangalore, the Centre for Environment and Planning Technology in Ahmedabad, and the Amdavad ni Gufa in Ahmedabad, among others.

Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi, OAL, is an Indian architect. He is considered an important figure in Indian architecture and is known for his contributions to the development of architectural discourse in India. Working with Le Corbusier and Louis Kahn, he is a pioneer of modern architecture and brutalism in India. Its most notable designs include IIM Bangalore, IIM Udaipur, NIFT Delhi, Amdavad ni Gufa, CEPT University and Aranya Affordable Housing Development in Indore, which received the Aga Khan Award for 'architecture. In 2018, he became the first Indian architect to receive the Pritzker Architecture Award, widely regarded as one of the most prestigious architecture awards. He also received Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan.

Alma mater	J. J. School of Architecture, Mumbai
Occupation	Architect
Born	August 26, 1927, Pune, Bombay Presidency, British India
Nationality	Indian

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Trivia

He was a Fellow of both the Royal Institute of British Architects and the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts.

BV Doshi before fame

He studied architecture at Mumbai's J.J. School of Architecture. In 1955, he established his environmental design studio. On the Indian Institute of Management in Ahmedabad, he cooperated with renowned architects Louis Kahn and Anant Raje.

Achievement of BV Doshi

He was a Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts Fellow as well as a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

Undisclosed

BV Doshi family life

When he was born, his family was living in Pune. He had three children after marrying.

Associations of BV Doshi

From 1951 to 1954, he worked for Le Corbusier in Paris for four years.

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