Balkrishna Doshi's most significant buildings - in pictures
Tagore Memorial Hall in Ahmedebad is one of many buildings designed by the celebrated Indian architect Balkrishna Doshi. Getty Images
Doshi designed Ahmedabad's Life Insurance Corporation Housing in 1973. Photo: VSF
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
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
The Premabhai hall in Ahmedabad. Doshi designed the building in 1956 as a modern public theatre. Photo: Sangath
Amdavad ni Gufa is an underground art gallery in Ahmedabad, which exhibits works of the Indian artist Maqbool Fida Husain. Photo: Sangath
The Institute of Indology in Ahmedabad was designed to house ancient manuscripts, a research centre and eventually, a museum. Photo: Sangath
The School of Architecture in Ahmedabad contains studios and teaching spaces for multiple uses. Photo: Sangath
The Indian Farmers Fertiliser Co-operative Ltd (Iffco) eco-friendly township in Kalol. Photo: Sangath
The National War Museum and Memorial in New Delhi. Photo: Sangath
The Indian Institute of Management in Bangalore. Photo: Sangath
The National Institute of Fashion Technology in New Delhi. Photo: VSF
Kamala House in Ahmedabad was named after Doshi's wife and is the architect's personal residence. Photo: VSF
