Theorist
Balkrishna Doshi
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Details
- Nationality
- Indian
Classifications
- Holder
- Individual
- Source of authority
- ReasonLived experience
- Subject
- Human centred
- Mode of transmission
- ApprenticeshipText drawing
- Knowledge type
- Relational embodied
- Epistemic cluster
- Western philosophicalSouth asian
Notes
[DRAFT] First Indian architect to win the Pritzker Prize (2018). Worked under Le Corbusier in Paris and supervised his Ahmedabad buildings, then collaborated with Louis Kahn on the IIM Ahmedabad. Known for low-cost housing (Aranya, Indore) and the CEPT campus.
Connections
- authored Aranya Low-Cost Housing
- authored Sangath Architect's Studio
- proposed Incremental Housing
- associated with South Asian Modernism
- associated with Contemporary Global South Practice
Sources
- The Pritzker Architecture Prize. Balkrishna Doshi — 2018 Laureate. Hyatt Foundation, 2018.
Cite this entry
First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026
CLAD. "Balkrishna Doshi." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/theorist/balkrishna-doshi/. Accessed July 17, 2026.