Ninety-year-old Indian architect Balkrishna Doshi has won this year's prestigious Pritzker Prize for his pioneering work in low-cost housing.
He is the first Indian to receive the award, considered to be architecture's highest honour.
Doshi studied in Mumbai before travelling to Paris in the 1950s to work for the Franco-Swiss pioneer, Le Corbusier.
He will be awarded $100,000 (£80,591) at a ceremony in Toronto in May.
Previous winners include Jørn Utzon who designed the Sydney Opera House, Oscar Niemeyer of Brazil and the British-Iraqi designer, Zaha Hadid.
"Balkrishna Doshi has always created an architecture that is serious, never flashy or a follower of trends," said the Pritzker jury.
The jury added that Doshi "constantly demonstrates that all good architecture and urban planning must not only unite purpose and structure but must take into account climate, site, technique, and craft, along with a deep understanding and appreciation of the context in the broadest sense".
Source : bbc
No comments:
Post a Comment