Competition Introduction
B.V.Doshi professional career was one of continuous exploration, endless ambition, and a tireless search for what architecture should stand for.
“I am not an architect,” he says, “I am merely a person seeking out their destiny.” To the late pioneer of Indian modernism, Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi, architecture was a practice of self-discovery.
The veteran’s stellar works of poetic functionality resulted from a humanist philosophy bearing the influence of modernist principles, Mahatma Gandhi, and Indian spiritual texts. Doshi believed that architecture was synonymous with life – a vehicle for constant celebration; a medium for heightened experiences. His greatest contribution to the architecture community was his powerful words of wisdom that echo the timelessness of his structures.
Imbued with lessons from Western architects before him, he forged his artistic vision with a deep respect for life, Eastern culture, and forces of nature to create an architecture that was personal, laced with sights, sounds, and memories from his past.
Alongside a deep respect for Indian history and culture, elements of his youth—memories of shrines, temples and bustling streets; scents of lacquer and wood from his grandfather’s furniture workshop—all find a way into his architecture.
The veteran’s stellar works of poetic functionality resulted from a humanist philosophy bearing the influence of modernist principles, Mahatma Gandhi, and Indian spiritual texts. Doshi believed that architecture was synonymous with life – a vehicle for constant celebration; a medium for heightened experiences. His greatest contribution to the architecture community was his powerful words of wisdom that echo the timelessness of his structures.
Imbued with lessons from Western architects before him, he forged his artistic vision with a
deep respect for life, Eastern culture, and forces of nature to create an architecture that was
personal, laced with sights, sounds, and memories from his past.
Alongside a deep respect for Indian history and culture, elements of his youth—memories of
shrines, temples and bustling streets; scents of lacquer and wood from his grandfather’s
furniture workshop—all find a way into his architecture.
Design Brief
Architecture to me is celebration of life. Celebration of the breath that dwells in the space, form, material & technology. Simple – understandable – yet enigmatic.
Balkrishna Doshi
Tribute to unparalleled legacy: This competition aims at creating a memorial for Ar. B. V. Doshi With a deeply rooted context consisting of Doshi’s most celebrated works.
Doshi’s architecture explores the relationships between fundamental needs of human life, connectivity to self and culture, and understanding of social traditions, within the context of a place and its environment, and through a response to Modernism. The design must stand testimony to Doshi’s work.
Eligibility
Only for the students of Architecture & Interior Design.
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Submissions
The design is to be modelled in Archicad only, and the submission will be taken in BIMx format.
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Prizes
1st Prize
₹60,000
Publication
Certificate of Achievement
2nd Prize
₹40,000
Publication
Certificate of Achievement
3rd Prize
₹20,000
Publication
Certificate of Achievement
Participation Certificate & Honourable Mention
Certificate of participation and achievement will be awarded to all participants and winners will be mentioned on our social media platforms and the designs will be published on our website
Job Opportunities
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Key dates
Registration fees
Registration Dates
3rd March – 3rd May
INR – 1000/-
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