Celebrated architect Balkrishna Doshi passes away at 95

Celebrated Indian architect Balkrishna Doshi, who was fondly called as BV Doshi, passed away in Ahmedabad on Tuesday, due to age-related complications, according to media reports. He was 95 years old.

Architecture Digest of India took to Instagram to share the news and to offer condolences.

"A master wielder of form and light, Doshi has left an indelible legacy. A loving husband, father, grandfather, and a true inspiration to the people of the country," the post read. It added, "For us at AD, this is a heartbreaking loss; and we will miss his childlike enthusiasm, curiosity, and humility that touched us all so deeply."

The master architect has worked under Le Corbusier and Louis Kahn.

He has been awarded the Padma Shri and the Padma Bhushan.

RIP to BV Doshi, possibly India's greatest architect. Influenced greatly by Le Corbusier, his buildings were lessons in combining Indian vernacular styles with European modernism and Brutalism. I've long been fascinated by his work. pic.twitter.com/YJumaxSB8d

— Pranaya Rana (@inkthink) January 24, 2023

In 2018, he became the first Indian architect to receive the Pritzker Architecture Prize, referred to as the Nobel Prize of Architecture. In 2022, he was awarded the Royal Institute of British Architects' Royal Gold Medal.