Mumbai and Chennai face the same woe, and in Kolkata, the ancient British structures are crumbling, often with no replacement. The key to revitalizing these cities is to go back and dig out the past. Under every Indian city, there is another city. But probably the most important idea of reforming cities is of conservation. Doshi says a good city must have a mix of chaos and order.
People use bad materials, greedily encroach land, but that's nothing to do with architecture.
That's just human nature. The new city will be built over 50 sq km for 1.5 million people and will cost Rs.30 billion. Doshi has been the senior designer and representative for Le Corbusier in Paris, Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, won the gold medal for architecture from the Academy of Architecture in Paris and the Aga Khan Award for architecture among many others. He is associated with numerous architectural projects and schools around the world.