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 worked in the fields of architecture, brutalist architecture, and modernism. His notable work includes Amdavad ni Gufa. He was educated at Sir Jamsetjee Jeejebhoy School of Art, Fergusson College, and CEPT University.
Doshi received the Pritzker Architecture Prize, the Aga Khan Award for Architecture, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Vibhushan. He was recognized in the Pritzker Prize collection. He spoke Gujarati, English, and Hindi, with Gujarati as his native language. He died in Ahmedabad in 2023. He had three children.
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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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