Shiv Nath Prasad (1922– c. 2002) was an Indian architect and urban planner known for his Brutalist architecture designs. [1] He was also called the " Le Corbusier of India". [2]
Shiv Nath was born in Varanasi, British India in 1922. [3]
His work is influenced by Le Corbusier, even though it is not completely clear if the two have ever worked together or not. [2] [4] [5]
His works include the Akbar Hotel in Chanakyapuri, New Delhi, which was constructed between 1965 and 1969 with Mahendra Raj for the India Tourism Development Corporation. [6] [7] It has elements of Le Corbusier's Unité d'habitation. [2] The Shri Ram Centre for Performing Arts was constructed from 1966–69 and Tibet House in 1970. [8] [2] [9]
He was Professor of architecture at the School of architecture, University of Illinois, at Champaign-Urbana in the 1980' and moved back to Delhi after retirement.
Prasad died in the early 2000s. [2] [10]
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