Balkrishna Doshi : architecture for the people
Balkrishna V. Doshi (Author, Interviewee), Mateo Kries (Director, Creator), Jolanthe Kugler (Curator, Creator, Editor), Kushnu Panthaki Hoof (Curator, Creator, Editor, Writer of introduction), Meike Wolfschalg (Editor), Hans Ulrich Obrist (Interviewer), Samanth Subramanian (Author), Martha Thorne (Author), Juhani Pallasmaa (Author), Kazi Khaleed Ashraf (Author), Vera Simone Bader (Author), Rajeev Kathpalia (Author), Kenneth Frampton (Author), Nicholas Fox Weber (Author), Iwan Baan (Photographer), Vinay Panjwani (Photographer), Mark Willard (Translator), Nina Hausmann (Translator), Angelika Körber (Translator), Frank Süßdorf (Translator), Vitra Design Museum (Issuing body, Publisher, Organizer, Host institution), Wüstenrot Stiftung Deutscher Eigenheimverein (Publisher), Vastushilpa Foundation (Publisher), Technische Universität München Architekturmuseum (Host institution), Tradukas GbR (Translator)
Balkrishna V. Doshi (b. 1927 in Pune) is one of the most influential pioneers of modern architecture in India. His life's work was honored in 2018 with the prestigious Pritzker Prize. Doshi has realized more than one hundred projects, including administrative and cultural facilities, housing developments, and residential buildings. He has become internationally known for his visionary urban planning and social housing projects, as well as his involvement in education. His most important buildings include the School of Architecture in Ahmedabad (1966-68) and the Aranya housing development in Indore (1989). 'Balkrishna Doshi: Architecture for the People' is the first overview of the architect's work in over twenty years, analyzing his most important works and providing timely context to his oeuvre. In-depth academic texts by outstanding experts in the field, including Kenneth Frampton, Kazi Ashraf, and Juhani Pallasmaa, give insights into the inspiration behind Doshi's work and background to his projects, as well as his lasting influence on younger generations. The richly illustrated survey comes complete with a detailed biography and new photographs of his buildings, which demonstrate the impressive timeliness of the Indian master's approach to a wide variety of typologies
Print Book, English, 2019
Vitra Design Museum ; Wüstenrot Stiftung ; Vastushilpa Foundation, Weil am Rhein, Germany, Ludwigsburg, Germany, Ahmedabad, India, 2019