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    'Architecture Is A Backdrop For Life,' Says 2018 Pritzker Winner Balkrishna Doshi

    The Indian architect has been awarded the Pritzker Architecture Prize, known as the Nobel for architects. His buildings reflect an investment in local materials, social change and the environment.
    by Neda Ulaby Mar 07, 2018 3 minutes
    Doshi's design for Bangalore's Indian Institute of Management was inspired by traditional maze-like Indian cities and temples.

    Bal Krishna is the name sometimes given to the young Hindu god Krishna. Balkrishna Doshi was named for him, when he was born in 1927.

    "They wanted me to remain young," the 90-year-old architect explains, as he bursts into peals of laughter.

    Doshi is the newest winner of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, known as the Nobel for architects.

    Over the course of six decades, he has become famous in his native India

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