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Also known as Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi, B. V. Doshi, Balkrishna V. Doshi

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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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
Notable work
Amdavad ni Gufa
Field of work
modernism
Image
Balkrishna Doshi.JPG
Number of children
3
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Balkrishna Doshi
date of birth
1927-08-26
name in native language
બાલકૃષ્ણ વિઠ્ઠલદાસ દોષિત
date of death
2023-01-24
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