Bimal Patel

Cept convocation Bimal Patel

“I am very happy to report that over the last eleven and a half years, all of us at CEPT have been able to comprehensively transform CEPT and strengthen it, while remaining true to its foundational values.” Dr. Bimal Patel

As CEPT University celebrated its 18th convocation ceremony on January 20, 2024, Dr. Bimal Patel’s address highlighted the significant transformations and achievements of the university during his tenure as the President and Acting Director of the university, that has come to an end.

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B.V.Doshi passed away on January 24, 2023

B.V. Doshi: Master Builder, My Teacher

On January 24, 2023, one of India’s most renowned architects passed away. With the passing of B.V. Doshi at the age of 95, Indian Architecture witnessed the end of an era. This tribute by Doshi’s student and later contemporary, Bimal Patel, was first published in ‘The Indian Express’.

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IIM, Ahemdabad, Bimal patel

New Campus for Indian Institute of Management – Ahmedabad by Bimal Patel

Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA), an institute of international repute devoted to management education, announced an architectural competition for its extension in 1999.  This new campus was to be built on the adjacent plot separated from the original campus by a road. After the initial application phase, ten firms were invited for the first and three for the second phase and finally HCP Design, Planning and Management (HCPDPM) was awarded the project. HCPDPM has over fifty years of experience in architecture, urban design, project management and interior design. It was founded by Hasmukh C. Patel in 1960, and is now led by his son, Bimal Patel.

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