Almost every interview with architect Sonali Bhagwati mentions her CEPT journey about how she saw the university and decided to study architecture. But, that’s only partly true. “I honestly didn’t think of doing anything but architecture but without knowing what architecture was all about. When I went to Baroda, and I took the entrance test for the MS University’s architectural department, it was all about maths, physics and chemistry; and I said, I’ve had it. I’m here to escape this, and this has just come back to haunt me,” says Bhagwati who is the co-founder and president of DPA (DesignPlus Architecture).
Post the entrance, since she and her friend were close to Ahmedabad, they decided to go there and check out CEPT University. “When we walked into CEPT that’s when I said yes, I not only want to do architecture, but I want to do it right here. That’s the impact BV Doshi’s building had on a 17-year-old, which I consider a biggest tribute to the architect,” explains Bhagwati. Later Doshi turned into her mentor, guide, friend and philosopher.
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