Pritzker 2018 – Balkrishna Doshi
Balkrishna Doshi is known for his work in sustainable architecture
The Pritzker Prize is one of the most prestigious awards in architecture. The 2018 Pritzker Prize winner was Indian architect Balkrishna Doshi. Balkrishna Doshi is known for his work in sustainable architecture and his focus on designing affordable housing for low-income people in India. His focus on humanistic architecture and commitment to improving the quality of life through architectural design has earned him recognition with this prestigious award.
Balkrishna Doshi was born on August 26, 1927 in Pune, India. Doshi studied architecture at the Sir JJ School of Architecture, Bombay and later worked with Le Corbusier in Paris. This experience influenced his architectural approach and interest in modern, functional design.
Doshi is known for designing a wide range of buildings, from homes to educational and cultural institutions. His work is characterized by the integration of architecture with the environment and local culture. He founded his own architectural firm, Vastushilpa Consultants, and left a significant mark on Indian and global architecture.
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In Aranya, only a small sample of 1989 model houses, made of load-bearing bricks on a concrete base with plastered and painted walls, were built in 80 to start the development.
The architect has designed only a set of ingredients to appropriate, giving residents the language and space to “improve their lives.” Growth is planned but informal, confined by the master plan’s hierarchy of built forms and open spaces and held together by a grid of infrastructural lines.
“While buying a home doesn’t automatically make it yours, the moment you give them ownership, you give them the foundation of their home.”
At the same time and almost inevitably, once the residents move in, the project no longer belongs to the architect. “Physically, financially, intellectually: it’s theirs,” Doshi says. Initially, plots were allocated on a first-come, first-served basis, but as word spread, applicants had to participate in a lottery system.
Doshi is one of the few Indian architects to have received this prestigious award. His work continues to have a major influence on contemporary architecture.
We would like to point out a beautiful article by MANON MOLLARD on The Architectural Review
