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Kamala House in Ahmedabad was named after Doshi's wife and is the architect's personal residence. Photo: VSF
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Tagore Memorial Hall in Ahmedebad is one of many buildings designed by the celebrated Indian architect Balkrishna Doshi. Getty Images
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Doshi designed Ahmedabad's Life Insurance Corporation Housing in 1973. Photo: VSF
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Doshi's own studio, Sangath, features a series of sunken vaults sheathed in china mosaic, as well as a small, grassy terraced amphitheatre and flowing water details. Photo: Sangath
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Aranya Low Cost Housing in Indore accommodates more than 80,000 people through a system of houses, courtyards and a labyrinth of internal pathways. Photo: VSF
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The Premabhai hall in Ahmedabad. Doshi designed the building in 1956 as a modern public theatre. Photo: Sangath
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Amdavad ni Gufa is an underground art gallery in Ahmedabad, which exhibits works of the Indian artist Maqbool Fida Husain. Photo: Sangath
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The Institute of Indology in Ahmedabad was designed to house ancient manuscripts, a research centre and eventually, a museum. Photo: Sangath
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The School of Architecture in Ahmedabad contains studios and teaching spaces for multiple uses. Photo: Sangath
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The Indian Farmers Fertiliser Co-operative Ltd (Iffco) eco-friendly township in Kalol. Photo: Sangath
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The National War Museum and Memorial in New Delhi. Photo: Sangath
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The Indian Institute of Management in Bangalore. Photo: Sangath
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The National Institute of Fashion Technology in New Delhi. Photo: VSF
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Kamala House in Ahmedabad was named after Doshi's wife and is the architect's personal residence. Photo: VSF
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Tagore Memorial Hall in Ahmedebad is one of many buildings designed by the celebrated Indian architect Balkrishna Doshi. Getty Images
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Doshi designed Ahmedabad's Life Insurance Corporation Housing in 1973. Photo: VSF
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Doshi's own studio, Sangath, features a series of sunken vaults sheathed in china mosaic, as well as a small, grassy terraced amphitheatre and flowing water details. Photo: Sangath
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Aranya Low Cost Housing in Indore accommodates more than 80,000 people through a system of houses, courtyards and a labyrinth of internal pathways. Photo: VSF
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The Premabhai hall in Ahmedabad. Doshi designed the building in 1956 as a modern public theatre. Photo: Sangath
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Amdavad ni Gufa is an underground art gallery in Ahmedabad, which exhibits works of the Indian artist Maqbool Fida Husain. Photo: Sangath
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The Institute of Indology in Ahmedabad was designed to house ancient manuscripts, a research centre and eventually, a museum. Photo: Sangath
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The School of Architecture in Ahmedabad contains studios and teaching spaces for multiple uses. Photo: Sangath
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The Indian Farmers Fertiliser Co-operative Ltd (Iffco) eco-friendly township in Kalol. Photo: Sangath
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The National War Museum and Memorial in New Delhi. Photo: Sangath
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The Indian Institute of Management in Bangalore. Photo: Sangath
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The National Institute of Fashion Technology in New Delhi. Photo: VSF
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Kamala House in Ahmedabad was named after Doshi's wife and is the architect's personal residence. Photo: VSF
Balkrishna Doshi becomes first Indian to win both Royal Gold Medal and Pritzker Prize
Celebrated architect, 94, has completed more than 100 projects across his seven-decade career
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