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Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi OAL (Gujarati: બાલકૃષ્ણ વિઠ્ઠલદાસ દોશી; 26 August 1927 – 24 January 2023) was an Indian architect. He is an important figure in Indian architecture and noted for his contributions to the evolution of architectural discourse in India. Having worked under Le Corbusier and Louis Kahn, he was a pioneer of modernist and brutalist architecture in India.
His 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 for which was awarded the Aga Khan Award for Architecture.In 2018, he became the first Indian architect to receive the Pritzker Architecture Prize. He was also awarded the Padma Shri, the Padma Bhushan, the Padma Vibhushan, and the Royal Institute of British Architects' Royal Gold Medal for 2022.
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Birthday1927-08-26 (97 years old)
CitizenshipsBritish Raj, India
AwardsDhirubhai Thakar Savyasachi Saraswat Award, Robert Matthew Award, Padma Shri in science & engineering, Global Award for Sustainable Architecture, Officer of Arts and Letters, Padma Bhushan, Padma Vibhushan, Aga Khan Award for Architecture, Pritzker Architecture Prize
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