B. V. Doshi facts for kids
| B. V. Doshi OAL |
|
 |
|
Quick facts for kids Personal information |
|
|---|---|
| Name | B. V. Doshi OAL |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Birth date | 26 August 1927 |
| Birth place | Pune, Bombay Presidency, British India |
| Alma mater | J. J. School of Architecture, Mumbai |
| Work | |
| Buildings | IIM-Bangalore, IIM Udaipur, National Institute of Fashion Technology New Delhi |
| Awards | Padma Shri Ordre des Arts et des Lettres Pritzker Prize Aga Khan Award for Architecture |
Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi, OAL, (born 26 August 1927) is an Indian architect. His best known designs are IIM Bangalore, IIM Udaipur, NIFT Delhi, Amdavad ni Gufa, CEPT University, and the Aranya Low Cost Housing development in Indore.
In 2018, he became the first Indian architect to receive the Pritzker Prize. He was also awarded the Padma Shri.
Images for kids
-
Doshi with Le Corbusier at the unfinished Shodhan House, c. 1955.
-
Academic Block of IIM-Bangalore
-
Husain-Doshi Gufa, Ahmedabad
-
C. K. Mehta presenting the Dhirubhai Thakar Savyasachi Saraswat Award to Doshi on 27 June 2017
_Saraswat_Award.jpg)
All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise. Cite this article:
B. V. Doshi Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.