Celebrated architect Balkrishna Doshi passes away at 95
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Celebrated Indian architect Balkrishna Doshi, who was fondly referred to as as BV Doshi, handed away in Ahmedabad on Tuesday, resulting from age-related problems, in line with media experiences. He was 95 years outdated.
Architecture Digest of India took to Instagram to share the information and to supply condolences.
“A master wielder of form and light, Doshi has left an indelible legacy. A loving husband, father, grandfather, and a true inspiration to the people of the country,” the submit learn. It added, “For us at AD, this is a heartbreaking loss; and we will miss his childlike enthusiasm, curiosity, and humility that touched us all so deeply.”
The grasp architect has labored beneath Le Corbusier and Louis Kahn.
He has been awarded the Padma Shri and the Padma Bhushan.
RIP to BV Doshi, probably India’s best architect. Influenced vastly by Le Corbusier, his buildings have been classes in combining Indian vernacular types with European modernism and Brutalism. I’ve lengthy been fascinated by his work. pic.twitter.com/YJumaxSB8d
— Pranaya Rana (@inkthink) January 24, 2023
In 2018, he grew to become the primary Indian architect to obtain the Pritzker Architecture Prize, known as the Nobel Prize of Architecture. In 2022, he was awarded the Royal Institute of British Architects’ Royal Gold Medal.
Celebrated Indian architect Balkrishna Doshi, who was fondly referred to as as BV Doshi, handed away in Ahmedabad on Tuesday, resulting from age-related problems, in line with media experiences. He was 95 years outdated.
Architecture Digest of India took to Instagram to share the information and to supply condolences.
“A master wielder of form and light, Doshi has left an indelible legacy. A loving husband, father, grandfather, and a true inspiration to the people of the country,” the submit learn. It added, “For us at AD, this is a heartbreaking loss; and we will miss his childlike enthusiasm, curiosity, and humility that touched us all so deeply.”
The grasp architect has labored beneath Le Corbusier and Louis Kahn.
He has been awarded the Padma Shri and the Padma Bhushan.
RIP to BV Doshi, probably India’s best architect. Influenced vastly by Le Corbusier, his buildings have been classes in combining Indian vernacular types with European modernism and Brutalism. I’ve lengthy been fascinated by his work. pic.twitter.com/YJumaxSB8d
— Pranaya Rana (@inkthink) January 24, 2023
In 2018, he grew to become the primary Indian architect to obtain the Pritzker Architecture Prize, known as the Nobel Prize of Architecture. In 2022, he was awarded the Royal Institute of British Architects’ Royal Gold Medal.
