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B V Doshi :15 Best Works of B V Doshi Every Architect should visit

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15 Works of B. V. Doshi Every Architect should visit

In all of B V Doshi’s works, we can see a yearning to stay rooted to where he comes from. The courts, the verandas, the internal gardens, the spaces for community assembly – which form a spine to all his designs. Following are some of the best works of Balkrishna Doshi which every person must visit once.

1. Aranya Low-Cost Housing, India | B V Doshi

15 Works of B. V. Doshi Every Architect should visit - Aranya Low Cost Housing, India
Aerial View of the site  – Aranya Low-Cost Housing

Year: 1982
Type: Housing
Location: Indore, India

2. Kamala House, India | Balkrishna Doshi

15 Works of B. V. Doshi Every Architect should visit - Kamala House, India
View from the lawn – Kamala House

Year: 1959
Type: Residential
Location: Ahmedabad, India

3. Life Insurance Corporation Housing, India

15 Works of B. V. Doshi Every Architect should visit - Life Insurance Corporation Housing, India
Front elevation of the duplex – Life Insurance Corporation Housing

Year: 1973
Type: Housing
Location: Ahmedabad, India

4. Sangath, India

15 Works of B. V. Doshi Every Architect should visit - Sangath, India
View of the complex – Sangath

Date: 1980
Type: Institutional
Location: Ahmedabad, India

5. Amdavad Ni Gufa, India | B V Doshi

15 Works of B. V. Doshi Every Architect should visit - Amdavad Ni Gufa, India
View of the entrance to the Gufa – Amdavad Ni Gufa

Year: 1994
Type: Institutional
Location: Ahmedabad, India

6. School of Architecture, CEPT, India | Balkrishna Doshi

15 Works of B. V. Doshi Every Architect should visit - School of Architecture, CEPT, India
Side view  of the institute – School of Architecture, CEPT

Year: 1966
Type: Institutional
Location: Ahmedabad, India

7. National Institute of Fashion Technology, India

15 Works of B. V. Doshi Every Architect should visit - National Institute of Fashion Technology, India
View of the exterior – National Institute of Fashion Technology

Year: 1988
Type: Institutional
Location: New Delhi, India

8. Tagore Memorial Theatre, India

15 Works of B. V. Doshi Every Architect should visit - Tagore Memorial Theatre, India
View of the building – Tagore Memorial Theatre

Year: 1967
Type: Institutional
Location: Ahmedabad, India

9. Indian Institute of Management, India

Indian Institute of Management, India
View of the building  – Indian Institute of Management

Year: 1992
Type: Institutional
Location: Bangalore, India

10. Institute of Indology, India | B V Doshi

Institute of Indology, India
Front elevation of the institute – Institute of Indology

Year: 1959
Type: Institutional
Location: Ahmedabad, India

11. Electronics Corporation of India Ltd. (ECIL), India | B V Doshi

Electronics Corporation of India Ltd. (ECIL), India
Electronics Corporation of India Ltd. (ECIL)

Year: 1972
Type: Housing
Location: Hyderabad, India

12. Premabhai Hall, India

Premabhai Hall, India
View of the building – Premabhai Hall

Year: 1976
Type: Institutional
Location: Ahmedabad, India

13. National War Museum and Memorial, India

15 Works of B. V. Doshi Every Architect should visit - National War Museum and Memorial, India
Rendered  view of the site – National War Museum and Memorial

Year: 2016
Type: Institutional
Location: New Delhi, India

14. Guggenheim Museum, Finland | B V Doshi

Guggenheim Museum, Finland
Exterior view of the building – Guggenheim Museum

Year: 2014
Type: Institutional
Location: Helsinki, Finland

15. Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative Limited, India

Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative Limited
Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative Limited

Year:  1973
Type: Housing
Location: Kalol, India

We hope that this article would be helpful in getting you to know where to visit if you want to understand the works and philosophy of architect B V Doshi.

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Franklin Yemeli is a young architecture student and blogger passionate about architecture and its relationship with nature and humans. He is convinced that these entities can help each other in a symbiotic relationship. He considers architectural discussions as introspections that allows one to be a little more architect every day.

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