Journalism of Courage
Well-known architect BV Doshi breathed his last in Ahmedabad today at the age of 95; in this picture, he can be seen posing at the National Galley of Modern Art in New Delhi on Oct 7, 2014. (Express Photo by Ravi Kanojia)
Born in 1927, Dr Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi's career spanned about seven decades. He completed more than 100 projects, many of which were public institutions like schools, libraries, art centres, and low-cost housing. (Express photo by Nirmal Harindran)
BV Doshi in Ahmedabad. (Express Photo by Javed Raja)
He worked with renowned architects Le Corbusier and Louis Kahn; the architect at his residence in Ahmedabad. (Express photo by Nirmal Harindran)
BV Doshi was an urban planner; Photographed during his lecture at Open Hand Capitol Complex in Chandigarh, October 2016. (Express Photo by Sahil Walia)
Appreciative of Le Corbusier’s ability “to create a soft light that makes people’s faces glow,” Doshi included slanted skylights and sliding doors to manipulate light and to regulate temperature, according to Britannica.com; Pictured in Chandigarh, 2016. (Express Photo by Sahil Walia)
His design sensibilities included designing for refuge from the weather. (Express Photo by Sahil Walia)
Advisor to the Administrator UT Chandigarh Parimal Rai honouring Padma Shri BV Doshi at Government Museum and Art Gallery in Sector 10 of Chandigarh, October 25 2016. (Express Archives)
Notably, Doshi’s grandfather owned a furniture workshop, and Doshi initially believed he would take up that profession as well. (Express Archives)
Numerous buildings across the country have been designed by him including his first low-cost housing for ATIRA (Ahmedabad Textile Industry Research Association) staff (1956); the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (1977 &’92); his most-famous Aranya Community Housing in Indore (1982). (Express Photo by Javed Raja)
