The World's 50 Greatest Leaders

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B.V. Doshi: The man nature talked back to

His designs and buildings are not about glitz, glamour or icons. And no, he hasn't ever built a skyscraper. So when Indian architect Balkrishna V. Doshi ... read more

Pritzker winner Balkrishna Doshi: A man who can think beyond boundaries

At 90, Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi is remarkably agile; his energy and enthusiasm belie the stereotypes associated with his age, say associates ... read more

Balkrishna Doshi: 'Architecture is a backdrop to life'

Pritzker Prize-winning pioneer of low-cost Indian housing Balkrishna Doshi reflects on what architecture means to him ... read more

Balkrishna Doshi wins Pritzker Prize: A portrait

The awarding of the Pritzker Prize to Indian architect BV Doshi provides an opportunity to understand his immense contribution to world thought ... read more

Architect Balkrishna Doshi first Indian to win Pritzker Prize

One of the most influential architects of post-Independent India, Doshi has been best known for his innovative work of designing low-cost housing ... read more

Indian architect BV Doshi wins 'Nobel for architecture'

India's Balkrishna Doshi, whose pared-back homes established his reputation as an architect for the poor, has been awarded the Pritzker ... read more

Indian architect BV Doshi wins 'Nobel for architecture'

WASHINGTON: Balkrishna Doshi, the legendary Indian architect who designs not just buildings but institutions, is being honored with the ... read more

Indian Architect Balkrishna Doshi Wins The Prestigious Pritzker Prize

The 90-year-old Doshi -- one of the last living architects to have apprenticed with the Franco-Swiss trailblazer Le Corbusier -- distinguished his ... read more

Balkrishna Doshi becomes first Indian architect to win Pritzker Prize

Indian architect Balkrishna Doshi was awarded this year's Pritzker Prize for being able to interpret architecture and transform ... read more

The Pritzker Architecture Prize 2018 - Laureates - Balkrishna Doshi

Balkrishna Doshi was born in Pune, India on August 26, 1927, into an extended Hindu family that had been involved in the furniture industry ... read more

Le prix Pritzker, "Nobel" de l'architecture, pour Balkrishna Doshi

Disciple du Corbusier, Balkrishna Doshi a été récompensé pour l'ensemble de ses réalisations par le prix Pritzker. L'architecte et enseignant ... read more

L’architetto indiano Balkrishna Doshi ha vinto il Pritzker Prize

L’architetto indiano Balkrishna Doshi ha vinto il Pritzker Prize, il più importante riconoscimento internazionale per l’architettura ... read more

Balkrishna doshi awarded 2018 pritzker prize

indian architect balkrishna doshi has been selected as the 2018 pritzker architecture prize laureate — the award that is often referred to as architecture’s ... read more

'Architecture Is A Backdrop For Life,' Says 2018 Pritzker Winner Balkrishna Doshi

indian architect balkrishna doshi has been selected as the 2018 pritzker architecture prize laureate — the award that is often referred to as architecture’s ... read more

Indian architect Balkrishna Doshi wins prestigious Pritzker Architecture Prize

Indian architect Balkrishna Doshi, a pioneer of low-cost housing design, won the prestigious Pritzker Prize on Wednesday ... read more

The 2018 Pritzker Prize Is Awarded to Balkrishna Doshi

The Indian luminary, a seminal figure in the world of South Asian architecture, has been awarded the highest honor in architecture ... read more

2018 Pritzker Prize Awarded To Indian Architect Balkrishna Doshi

“I think the role of the architect is also to be a social activist,” the 90-year-old architect has said ... read more

Pritzker Prize winner Balkrishna Doshi

He was a fan and follower of Le Corbusier, but Balkrishna Doshi [who just won the prestigious Pritzker Prize 2018] has developed a ... read more

In a first for Pritzker Prize, architecture award goes to an Indian architect

Arenowned Indian architect and educator on Wednesday was named the first architect from his country to win the field’s highest honor ... read more

Balkrishna Doshi, 90, wins Pritzker prize for architecture

Balkrishna Doshi, the 90-year-old Indian architect who worked with Le Corbusier, supervising his designs for the city of Chandigarh ... read more

Top Architecture Prize Goes to Low-Cost Housing Pioneer From India

Balkrishna Doshi doesn’t talk just about his buildings. This architect, urban planner and educator talks about how his buildings aim to foster a ... read more

Balkrishna Doshi named India's first winner of the Pritzker Prize

Balkrishna Doshi has become the first Indian architect to win the Pritzker Prize in its four-decade history. Regarded as the profession's ... read more

Balkrishna Doshi Awarded 2018 Pritzker Prize

Architect, urban planner, and educator Balkrishna Doshi has been given the 2018 Pritzker Prize, architecture’s highest honor. He is also the first ... read more

'Architecture Is A Backdrop For Life,' Says 2018 Pritzker Winner Balkrishna Doshi

Bal Krishna is the name sometimes given to the young Hindu god Krishna. Balkrishna Doshi was named for him, when he was born in 1927 ... read more

Reservoir of the Architectural Spirit

The Power Station of Art, Shanghai recently held an exhibition showcasing B V Doshi’s oeuvre curated by Khushnu Panthaki Hoof ... read more

Generation Now Khushnu Panthaki & Sonke Hoof

Get to know the scions of Indian design and architecture making a mark with their sharp acumen and astute trendspotting prowess ... read more

Indian architect Balkrishna Doshi’s first retrospective in China at Power Station

The exhibition celebrates the architect’s career of over six decades and highlights the experience of architecture as habitat ... read more

My journey with him is akin to sitting under a Bodhi tree

BV Doshi’s granddaughter, architect Khushnu Panthaki Hoof, shares some of her earliest memories of her superstar grandfather on his 90th birthday ... read more

9 iconic buildings designed by BV Doshi

As BV Doshi celebrates his 90th birthday on August 26, AD takes its readers on a photo tour of his most iconic buildings ... read more

Why Balkrishna Doshi Is Celebrated As An Architect For The Poor

Why Balkrishna Doshi Is Celebrated As An Architect For The Poor For Balkrishna Doshi, modern city planners and designers of skyscrapers who try to provide ... read more

Balkrishna Doshi: Celebrating Habitat - The Real, the Virtual & the Imaginary

The Power Station of Art presents the latest show in their spectacular architecture series, with more than thirty pieces by the acclaimed Indian architect ... read more

I realise that life is intangible, says eminent architect B.V. Doshi

Going strong at 90, eminent architect B.V. Doshi prepares for his upcoming retrospective in Shanghai ... read more

Key projects by influential Indian architect Balkrishna Doshi

With Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi set to deliver the Royal Academy's annual architecture lecture this evening, here's a look at four pivotal projects the architect ... read more

Soon to turn 90, BV Doshi is only getting started with a major new retrospective

If you think BV Doshi’s upcoming exhibition in Shanghai—curated by his granddaughter Khushnu Panthaki Hoof—is the culmination of a 70-year career, you’re ... read more

This 85-year-old Ahmedabad home offers a delightful refuge to a family of five

The newly added annex in Sharvil and Neha Parikh's abode acts as a binding vine between the old and the new—a house where B.V. Doshi himself was ... read more

"Buildings are critical instruments for celebrating life" – the architecture of Balkrishna V. Doshi

As India’s leading architect Balkrishna V. Doshi prepares to give the RA’s 27th Annual Architecture lecture ... read more

Dr BV Doshi's retrospective travels to Shanghai

Renowned architect Dr Balkrishna Doshi’s ingenious designs have had a great impact on shaping the industry and its thought processes ... read more

Building a narrative

Spanning 60 years of his career, architect BV Doshi’s retrospective in Shanghai will share stories behind his landmark projects ... read more

Exhibition of Balkrishna Doshi’s works to be hosted in Shanghai

AHMEDABAD: In his journey of over six decades, renowned architect Balkrishna Doshi has undertaken several significant projects of landmark ... read more

Street of architecture

Come July and architects BV Doshi and granddaughter Khushnu Hoof will be making their way to China for the former’s retrospective ... read more

A Confluence of Nature and Architecture – An Interview With Balkrishna Doshi

Balkrishna Doshi discusses how his designs seek to combine native aesthetic with the demands made by climate ... read more

For Balkrishna Doshi, architecture, urbanism and landscape are inseparable

Doshi’s work mirrors his life: influences from overseas are combined with a transformation of Indian culture and tradition ... read more

Exclusive: Balkrishna Doshi Unveils the Details of the Revitalisation of Bhadra Fort

Indian architect Balkrishna Doshi, is the principal of Sangath, regrouping Vastu Shilpa Consultants and Vastu Shilpa Foundation, unveils details of the ... read more

Ahmedabad, the design hub

A history of craftsmanship, a commitment to quality and an openness to the new have made this city a centre of innovative design ... read more

Free Flow: 6 open plan living rooms that we love

High-rise living doesn’t have to mean a stuffy and congested home. Instead, opt for a stylish integrating layout that allows more conversation ... read more

B V Doshi and Rajeev Kathpalia on the Idea of the Indian Smart City

Despite being largely invented and developed by Western technology companies such as IBM and Cisco, the concept of the Smart City has been exported ... read more

Architect Rajeev Kathpalia talks about the need to create humane cities

Rajeev Kathpalia is a graduate of the College of Architecture, Chandigarh (1979), and of the Washington University at St.Louis (1984) ... read more

Celebrating Habitat – the real, the virtual & the imaginary

The morning after an exhibition opening is usually the quietest time in a gallery — the muah-muah crowd of art lovers is presumably sleeping off the ... read more

Security doesn’t come with gates, it comes from relationships: BV Doshi

Pioneering architect BV Doshi on making connections between people and buildings and how ancient cities shape his work ... read more

Virtual Exhibitions - 2014

Celebrating Habitat : The Real, The Virtual and The Imaginary ... read more

Gujarat firm to design new Nalanda University campus

AHMEDABAD/PATNA: Although Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi and Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar do not see eye to eye on development ... read more

56+55 Sumeru / Vastu Shilpa Consultants

This residential project in Ahmedabad, India by Vatsu Shilpa Consultants follows the metamorphosis of an old vacant rowhouse into a renovated townhouse ... read more

Radhika Villa by Vastushilpa Consultants, Ahmedabad, India

The issue with the design of this house,’ explains architect Rajeev Kathpalia, ‘was how to borrow your neighbour’s garden without having to ... read more