25/01/2023
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In 1962, Prof. Doshi initiated the School of Architecture (now Faculty of Architecture at CEPT University) with support from Kasturbhai Lalbhai, Chairman, AES, and a group of professionals that included Dr. R N Vakil and Bernard Kohn among others, and presided as its first Director. In 1972 he, along with Prof. Christopher Charles Benninger, established the School of Planning and presided as its Director. In the same year, the Center for Environmental Planning and Technology (CEPT) was established under the charge of Doshi as its Dean.
He was the first Indian architect to receive the Pritzker Architecture Prize 2018, considered to be the highest honour for architects. He was a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects and a Fellow of the Indian Institute of Architects. He was conferred the Padma Bhushan Award in 2020. In 2022, The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) conferred the Royal Gold Medal upon him, in recognition of a lifetime's work.
Prof. Doshi influenced generations of architects, students and academicians at CEPT, across the country and around the world.
โProf. Doshiโs body of work reflects his lifelong quest for modern architecture rooted in the Indian context. He has shaped the direction of architecture through both his practice and teaching. His buildings combine modernism with vernacular, informed by a deep appreciation of the traditions of India's architecture, climate, local culture and craft. The School of Architecture building at CEPT University is one of the finest examples of not just his own approach to architecture, but also of the great tradition of modern architecture in India. All of us at CEPT University, and I personally, deeply mourn his loss.โ- Dr. Bimal Patel, President.
"My family and I are deeply saddened at the passing of Professor B V Doshi. He leaves behind a rich legacy of work and thought leadership; and monumental architectural works. An era has ended." - Sanjay Lalbhai, Chairman.
