BV Doshi, India's Louis Kahn, passes away
The Free Press Journal|January 25, 2023
Internationally acclaimed architect and planner Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi, the founder of Ahmedabad-based famed Centre for Environment Planning & Technology (CEPT) University passed away on Tuesday morning at his Ahmedabad home.
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BV Doshi, India's Louis Kahn, passes away

He was 95. Doshi was cremated around 2.30 pm in Thaltej. Prominent people from all walks of life were there to bid him a tearful farewell.

He was a recipient of the Padma Bhushan and the Pad ma Shri and was also the first Indian to receive the Pritzker Architecture Prize. In 2022, he received the Royal Institute of British Architects' Royal Gold Medal at his home, with a team coming to Ahmedabad to present him with the medal.

His home, where he passed away, is located just about 2 km away from CEPT that he set up.

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