'To provide the lowest class with the proper dwelling'

A sound practice

Spreading the word

Aranya

(Indore, 1989), one of Doshi's low-cost housing projects, is home to more than 80,000 people

'Everything is in a symphony'

Best of both worlds

For the community and society

The art of architecture

It doesn't end there

Source: VSF; pritzkerprize.com

* Born in 1926, Doshi joined JJ School of Architecture in Mumbai in 1947.* After a stint in London, got back to India and oversaw projects of his guru Le Corbusier in Chandigarh and Ahmedabad.* Worked on his first low-income housing project in the 1950s. "It seems I should take an oath and remember it for my lifetime: to provide the lowest class with the proper dwelling" (1954).* In 1956, founded his own practice, Vastushilpa, since renamed Vastushilpa Consultants. It has completed more than 100 projects.* Beginning in 1962, Doshi also worked as an associate with renowned American architect Louis Kahn, another role model, on the building of IIM-A.* In 1978, established Vastushilpa Foundation to pursue indigenous design and planning standards for India.* Also, founder & former director of CEPT University (earlier School of Architecture and Planning, Ahmedabad). He is currently Dean Emeritus and resides in Ahmedabad.* Doshi's architecture, a Pritzker release said, is both "poetic and functional".* Case in point, IIM, Bangalore, a campus "of greenery (that) allows visitors to be simultaneously indoors and outdoors".* Influenced by western masters, Doshi developed a unique style that reflects a respect for Indian heritage.* His take: "Design converts shelters into homes, housing into communities…" Here, his plan for Vidhyadhar Nagar in Jaipur.* His focus on the community and society is reflected in his own work studio, named Sangath (roughly translated as "moving together").* He collaborated with MF Husain on an underground art gallery, 'Amdavad ni Gufa' (1994), which features the artwork of the late painter.* He also found time to appear in films, Mani Ratnam 's 'OK Kanmani' (2015) and its Hindi remake, 'OK Jaanu' (2017).