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The architect Balkrishna Doshi has mirrored the evolution of contemporary Indian architecture. Doshi's first job under Le Corbusier had a profound impact on him but he sought to interpret local conditions of site, climate and technology. Director. Premjit Ramachandran.
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- Documentary
- Premjit Ramachandran
- 2009
- Doshi: Chapter 1 - “Eight Months with Olives and Cheese”
- Doshi: Chapter 2 - “I'm Not An Architect... For Me Its A Search”
- Doshi: Chapter 3 - “Indian Plan Is Not Centric”
- Doshi: Chapter 4 - “You Are Representing God”
- Doshi: Chapter 5 - “The End Result Is Not as Exciting as The Process”
- Doshi: Chapter 6 - “Architecture Is A Matter of Transformation”
- Doshi: Chapter 7 - “Human Being, by Nature, Is A Warm Compassionate Animal”
- Doshi: Chapter 8 - “So, What Is Our Heritage?”
The film begins by addressing the influence of Doshi in the creation of the School of Architecture known as the Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology (CEPT), one of the best in India. It also shows the project for the Institute of Indology, built in 1961 in Ahmedabad. With this concrete project, Doshi begins to explore bioclimatic strate...
Doshi explains that his work is centered on the humility of observing, and eternally searching and learning from situations and memories that are clearly reflected in his works.
In this chapter, Doshiportrays the Indian culture as one that possesses an ingenious mind that always looks for more. It is a culture that has many ways of using the same ideas—whether in dress, music, or architecture.
Doshi asks that architects consider all buildings as a temple to God, even a small house. In this way, it is not possible to think of architecture being carried out miserably. After this speech, the film some of his housing projects.
According to Indian philosophy, the process comes first and not the end result, which will never be as exciting. In this chapter, the ability to invent is portrayed as a challenge. It shows how the final design comes from a long process that is the result of intense research—whether into something new or traditional—in order to reveal new inspirati...
Here Doshishows us how Architecture is a matter of transforming ephemeral situations and conditions. It is not about decisions on paper, in the program, in materials or climatic comfort, but about the behavior and attitudes of people and how this is all sewn together. "Architecture serves to open doors, not one, but many."
Roots are fundamental, and in this chapter we are allowed to see a more personal side of Doshithrough his visit to Kamala House, where the architectural details are confused with the familiar details since both adapt to the time and create a constancy.
Humanity has a lot to lose without social and cultural inspiration in public and community bodies. In this chapter, Doshipoints out that recognizing our inheritance—what has already been given us through built heritage—allows us to think about the future through the past. New ideas of scale and different approaches are great responsibilities for ar...
Feb 8, 2022 · —— To be released in the fall of 2022 ——Documentary, 100 minDirected by Jan Schmidt-Garrewww.parsmedia.comBalkrishna Doshi was born in 1927, but he is the yo...
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Aug 26, 2022 · The documentary, by Berlin-based filmmaker Jan Schmidt-Garre, follows B.V. Doshi across the bazaar and elsewhere, to the many institutions and campuses designed by the legendary architect, often stopping in hallways and corridors, capturing the quiet, atmospheric beauty of the structures.
- ‘Eight months with olives and cheese’ 10 minute watch. Balkrishna Doshi was instrumental in conceptualising and setting up one of the best schools of architecture in India, the Centre of Environment, Planning and Technology (CEPT), in Ahmedabad.
- ‘I’m not an architect… for me it’s a search’ 7 minute watch. Through this chapter one experiences the journey of building the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, through Doshi’s own visions and perceptions.
- ‘Indian plan is not centric’ 9 minute watch. What is the idea of ‘Indian-ness’? There are clues all around the Indian way of life, the culture, the clothes they wear, the turbans that are traditionally worn and the essence of responding to the climate and creating a life around it.
- ‘You are representing God’ 8 minute watch. Chapter four of the film ‘Doshi’ addresses the primary way of thinking that architects deliberate on when they decide to design for their clients.
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Jun 30, 2020 · After having made the first film on the Indian architect Balkrishna Doshi, in 2009, Bijoy and Premjit Ramachandran return to spend time with him to unravel more of the myth, metaphor and magic that make Doshi so magnetic. The film takes the audience on a journey beginning in Sarkhej Roza and ending in Ompuri Temple, designed by Doshi in 1998 as ...
