Balkrishna Doshi obituary

Celebrated Indian architect determined to create a better world for people at all levels of societyBalkrishna Doshi, who has died aged 95, produced architecture appropriate to the climate, geography, culture and traditions of India by transforming principles drawn from internationally recognised modern masters – notably Le Corbusier and Louis Kahn, with whom he worked.In this quest for postcolonial identity he avoided the twin dangers of rootless technology and folkloric nostalgia. The res