Bimal Patel
| Dr. Bimal Patel | |
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| Born | August 31, 1961 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Architect, Urban Planner, Academician |
| Parent(s) | Hasmukh Patel, Bhakti Patel |
Dr. Bimal Patel (born August 31, 1961) has over 30 years of professional, research and teaching experience in architecture, urban design and urban planning. He is President of CEPT University in Ahmedabad. CEPT University focuses on understanding, designing, planning, constructing and managing human habitats. Dr. Patel is also Chairman of the Board of Governors of the School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal. He leads HCP Design Planning and Management Pvt. Ltd., a leading architecture, planning and project management firm. Dr. Patel also founded Environmental Planning Collaborative, a not-for-profit, planning research and advocacy organization. He obtained a Diploma in Architecture from the Center for Environmental Planning and Technology, Ahmedabad in 1984, followed by a dual Masters and a Doctorate in City and Regional Planning from the University of California, Berkeley in 1995. Dr. Patel’s practice has focused on transforming urban design and planning practice to make them more effective in improving Indian cities. His research interests are in Land Use Planning, Real Estate Markets, Building Regulations, Land Management and Urban Planning History.
Bimal Patel lives and practices architecture and city planning in Ahmedabad, India. Ahmedabad is also the city that he grew up in and its architectural history and planning culture have influenced and informed his work. He studied at the School of Architecture, Center for Environmental Planning and Technology, CEPT, from 1978 to 1984. In 1981, he apprenticed with Frei Otto at the Institute for Lightweight Structures, Stuttgart, Germany. Living and working in Stuttgart also gave him the opportunity to travel through much of Western Europe at a young age.
After receiving his first professional degree in architecture from CEPT in 1984 and a year of work in Ahmedabad, Bimal Patel moved to Berkeley to study at the College of Environmental Design, CED. He graduated with M.Arch. and M.C.P. degrees in 1988 and a Ph.D. from the Department of City and Regional Planning in 1995. He worked closely with Prof. Allan Jacobs, Prof. Donlyn Lyndon, Prof. Manuel Castells and Prof. Mike Teitz at the CED and Prof. Richard Walker of the Geography Department. UC Berkeley and the openness of CED provided him with the opportunity and freedom for intellectual exploration beyond the confines of Architecture and City Planning.
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