5 buildings that won India's Balkrishna Doshi world's biggest architecture prize

The architect, 90, is the first Indian to win the Pritzker Prize, which is regarded as the highest honor in the field. (Picture courtesy: Wikimedia Commons)

Doshi's own studio, Sangath, features a series of sunken vaults sheathed in china mosaic as well as a small grassy terraced amphitheater and flowing water details.

Aranya Low Cost Housing, a system of houses, courtyards and a labyrinth of internal pathways make it one of the most notable low-cost housing schemes in India.

The Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore is one of Doshi's best work.

“There are a lot of musical rhythms in the campus, organized and random at the same time. It was designed to give students time to think and reflect continuously”, - Balkrishna Doshi.

Amdavad Ni Gufa is an underground art gallery in Ahmedabad, India. The gallery represents a unique juxtaposition of architecture and art. The cave-like underground structure has a roof made of multiple interconnected domes, covered with a mosaic of tiles.

The School of Architecture at CEPT University in Ahmedabad is one of Doshi's most famous buildings.