Balkrishna Doshi
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Indian architect (1927-2023)
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Balkrishna Doshi was an Indian architect, urban planner, and teacher. Born in Pune in 1927, he held citizenship in the British Raj and later India. He was educated at the Sir Jamsetjee Jeejebhoy School of Art, Fergusson College, and CEPT University. His professional work focused on architecture, brutalist architecture, and modernism within India. He spoke Gujarati, English, and Hindi, with Gujarati as his native language.
Doshi received several major awards, including the Pritzker Architecture Prize, the Aga Khan Award for Architecture, the Padma Bhushan, and the Padma Vibhushan. He is recognized in the Pritzker Prize collection. His notable work includes Amdavad ni Gufa. He had three children. Doshi died in Ahmedabad on January 24, 2023.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- India
- Place of birth
- Pune
- Place of death
- Ahmedabad
- Occupation
- teacher
- Educated at
- CEPT University
- Languages spoken
- Hindi
- Native language
- Gujarati
- Award
- Royal Gold Medal
- Notable work
- Amdavad ni Gufa
- Field of work
- modernism
- Image
- Balkrishna Doshi.JPG
- Number of children
- 3
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- Commons category
- Balkrishna Doshi
- date of birth
- 1927-08-26
- name in native language
- બાલકૃષ્ણ વિઠ્ઠલદાસ દોષિત
- date of death
- 2023-01-24
- described at URL
- baike.sogou.com/v167538339.htm
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