Balkrishna Doshi’s “Architecture for the People” at Vitra Design Museum
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Vitra Design Museum will present “Balkrishna Doshi: Architecture for the People” from March 30 through September 8, 2019. The show would mark the first international retrospective on the 2018 Pritzker Prize laureate outside of Asia.The first Indian archit
Balkrishna Doshi’s “Architecture for the People” at Vitra Design Museum
Vitra Design Museum will present “Balkrishna Doshi: Architecture for the People” from March 30 through September 8, 2019. The show would mark the first international retrospective on the 2018 Pritzker Prize laureate outside of Asia.The first Indian architect to receive the prestigious award, Doshi is known for adopting principles of modern architecture and adapting them to local culture, traditions, resources, and nature.The exhibition will feature significant projects from the architect’s 60 years of practice, including entire cities and town planning projects, academic campuses, cultural institutions, public administrative offices, and private residences, as well as interiors. Some of the highlights include pioneering buildings like the Indian Institute of Management (1977-92), Doshi’s architectural studio Sangath (1980), and the famous low-cost housing project Aranya (1989). Exhibits will include a wealth of original works such as drawings, models, and artworks from Doshi’s archive and studio, but also photography, film footage, and several full-scale installations, according to the Vitra Design Museum.The retrospective not only aims to offer an overview of Doshi’s architectural work but also reflect on its underlying ideals and social context. “Doshi’s humanist philosophy was shaped by his Indian roots as well as his western education and the rapidly changing context of Indian society since the early 1950s. His architectural vocabulary, which is both poetic and functional, was strongly influenced by what he learned from Le Corbusier, with whom he collaborated on the design of the Indian city of Chandigarh and on other projects, and from his experiences with Louis Kahn, who conceived the design for the Institute of Management. Reaching beyond these early models, Doshi developed an approach that oscillates between industrialism and primitivism, between modern architecture and traditional form,” states the museum’s press release.The retrospective follows four main themes. The first section looks at Doshi’s educational buildings. The exhibition’s second section focuses on home and identity and examines the power of architecture to bring about social change. The third section revolves around the many institutions Doshi has participated in building during the last 60 years. The final section of the exhibition is dedicated to Doshi’s large-scale town planning projects, exemplified by the masterplan and urban design guidelines for Vidhyadhar Nagar (1984), located in the outskirts of Jaipur in Rajasthan, as per the museum.The exhibition will be on view from March 30 through September 8, 2019, at Vitra Design Museum, Charles-Eames-Straße 2, 79576 Weil am Rhein, Germany.For more details, visit: https://www.design-museum.de/en/information.htmlClick on the slideshow for a sneak peek at the exhibition. https://www.blouinartinfo.com/ Founder: Louise Blouin Read more
