Shah, Snehal
Balkrishna Doshi - Vol.86(12), Dec - Mumbai Indian Institute of Architects 2021 - 41-44p.
Balkrishna Doshi is a man of renaissance in the modern
world. He paints, sculpts, writes both prose and poetry, and
often describes his thoughts with deep philosophy. He is an
educator, a teacher, a builder of institutions, an academic, a
furniture designer, an urban designer, a planner, an architect,
and above all, a highest pursuer of aesthetics, all of these he
undertakes with pure passion for which he would spend a lot
of time. I have known Doshi since 1970. First as a student, then
as my thesis guide, then later as a senior fellow professional,
but through all this, he has always been an advisor, a well-
wisher, and someone who has been there for me and my
family. In this, I have found him to be a true gentleman. He has
a brilliant ability to relate to people and so he understands
situations and behaviour patterns right away. I have always
been amazed at how he has been able to do so much, achieve
so much, and all of it done so well! He would, probably, very
politely and humbly look up at the sky, as if all this was due
to God’s grace and he has just been a recipient of his wish and
desires. He in fact once told me, there is strength in the prayer.
Doshi is an architect who has achieved everything an architect
can desire for - Pritzker (2018), Padma Bhushan (2020) and,
now, RIBA Gold Medal (2022) amongst many others. The
following is a selected list.
ARCHITECTURE GENERAL (AR-GEN)
Balkrishna Doshi - Vol.86(12), Dec - Mumbai Indian Institute of Architects 2021 - 41-44p.
Balkrishna Doshi is a man of renaissance in the modern
world. He paints, sculpts, writes both prose and poetry, and
often describes his thoughts with deep philosophy. He is an
educator, a teacher, a builder of institutions, an academic, a
furniture designer, an urban designer, a planner, an architect,
and above all, a highest pursuer of aesthetics, all of these he
undertakes with pure passion for which he would spend a lot
of time. I have known Doshi since 1970. First as a student, then
as my thesis guide, then later as a senior fellow professional,
but through all this, he has always been an advisor, a well-
wisher, and someone who has been there for me and my
family. In this, I have found him to be a true gentleman. He has
a brilliant ability to relate to people and so he understands
situations and behaviour patterns right away. I have always
been amazed at how he has been able to do so much, achieve
so much, and all of it done so well! He would, probably, very
politely and humbly look up at the sky, as if all this was due
to God’s grace and he has just been a recipient of his wish and
desires. He in fact once told me, there is strength in the prayer.
Doshi is an architect who has achieved everything an architect
can desire for - Pritzker (2018), Padma Bhushan (2020) and,
now, RIBA Gold Medal (2022) amongst many others. The
following is a selected list.
ARCHITECTURE GENERAL (AR-GEN)