B. V. Doshi: Iwan Baan photographs the architect’s most iconic architecture | Architectural Digest India
I’ve known of B.V. Doshi’s work since my first trip to Ahmedabad in 1999, when I visited his Amdavad ni Guha. But I only met him about a year ago. We wanted to collaborate on a longer documentation of his work – how it has changed and been adapted over time – maybe for a book. So when AD presented the opportunity to photograph his key projects in his home town (and Bengaluru), I couldn’t let it pass. I saw how Doshi’s designs became a framework for living, and offered the possibility for many people to change their lives at the Life Insurance Corporation Housing project. And I really enjoyed my time at his office, Sangath, of course! Doshi’s style is marked by an honesty, a realness, that is always evident. When so much architecture, these days, is about layers of ‘veneer’ over some kind of framework, and architectural elements from a catalogue put together, I feel there is so much to learn from his simplicity, in terms of real elements and spaces.
