Balkrishna Doshi, a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects and a Fellow of the Indian Institute of Architects was born in Pune in 1927. After initial studies at the J. J. School of Architecture, Mumbai, he worked in london and then for four years with Le Corbusier (1951-54) in Paris. Doshi returned to Ahmedabad to supervise Le Corbusier's works in the city(1955-59). His studio, Vastu-Shilpa (environmental design), was established in 1955. Doshi worked closely with Louis Kahn and Anant Raje, when Kahn designed the campus of the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad. The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) is a professional body for architects in the United Kingdom. ... , Pune (Marathi: पुणे), is a city located in the western Indian state of Maharashtra. ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar). ... “Bombay” redirects here. ... Charles-Edouard Jeanneret, who chose to be known as Le Corbusier (October 6, 1887 – August 27, 1965), was a French, Swiss-born architect and writer, who is famous for his contributions to what now is called modernism, or the International Style. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) Paris Eiffel tower as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Salk Institute, La Jolla, California Louis Isadore Kahn (February 20, 1901/1902 – March 17, 1974) was a world-renowned architect who practiced in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ...

B.V. Doshi has been a selection committe member for several international and national competitions including the Preksler Award for Architecture, the Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts, and the Aga Khan Award for Architecture.

Apart from his international fame as an architect, Dr Doshi is equally known as educator and institution builder. He has been the founder-Director of the School of Architecture, Ahmedabad (1962-72), initiator of the School of Planning (1972-79), founder Dean of Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology (1972-81), Founder Member of Visual Arts Centre, Ahmedabad and first Founder Director of the Kanoria Centre for Arts, Ahmedabad.

B.V.Doshi has been instrumental in establishing the internationally known research institute Vastu-Shilpa Foundation for Studies and Research in Environmental Design. The institute has done pioneering work in low cost housing and city planning. As an academician, Dr Doshi has been visiting the U.S.A. and Europe since 1958 and has held important visiting professorships in American Universities. In 1976, the Government of India awarded Doshi with the Padma Shri, an esteemed national civilian honour. B.V.Doshi was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Arts by the University of Pennsylvania and in 1989 Doshi was awarded the Gold Medal of the French Institute of Architects. The Government of India (Hindi: भारत सरकार Bhārat Sarkār), officially referred to as the Union Government, and commonly as Central Government, was established by the Constitution of India, and is the governing authority of a federal union of 28 states and 7 union territories, collectively called the Republic of India. ... Padma Shri (also spelt Padma Shree, Padmashree, Padma Sree and Padma Sri) is an award given by the Government of India generally to Indian citizens to recognize their distinguished contribution in various spheres of activity including Arts, Education, Industry, Literature, Science, Sports, Social Service and public life. ...

A book describing the works and thoughts of Balkrishna Doshi entitled Balkrishna Doshi: An Architecture for India by William Curtis was published in 1987. The book was awarded a Silver Medal at the International Book Fair at Barcelona. Another book titled Complete Architecture of Balkrishna Doshi by James Steele was published in London in 1998. 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Location Coordinates : Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Barcelona (Catalan) Spanish name Barcelona Nickname Ciutat Comtal (Catalan) Postal code 08001–08080 Area code 34 (Spain) + 93 (Barcelona) Website http://www. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ...

Above all B.V.Doshi was a catalyst of ideas, people and projects. Architects like Bernard Cohn, George Anselvekies, Kabushan Jain, Anant Raje,Charles Correa and Christopher Charles Benninger were attracted to work with him in Ahmedabad, going on to make their own places later. Anant Raje is a well known Indian architect and intellectual born in Mumbai, India in 1930. ... Charles Correa (born in Hyderabad, India on September 1, 1930) is an Indian architect, planner, activist, theoretician and a fundamental figure in the world-wide panorama of contemporary architecture. ... Christopher Charles Benninger is an Indian architect and planner born in America 1942. ...

Balkrishna Vilabdas Doshi has played an iconic role in bringing modern architecture to India.