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I. M. Kadri

Iftikhar M. Kadri is an Indian architect, civil engineer, and founder of I.M.K Architects in the city of Mumbai, India.[1][2] He has been a key figure in contributing to world renowned landmark buildings in several cities of India, United States, Russia, Middle East, Hong Kong & among others around the world.

Iftikhar M. Kadri
Born1929 (age 94–95)
NationalityIndian
OccupationArchitect & Civil Engineer
PracticeI.M.K Architects
BuildingsNehru Centre, National Judicial Academy
Websitehttp://www.imkarchitects.com/

Early life and education edit

I.M. Kadri was born in Ahmedabad in 1929. He attended Jamia Millia Islamia University in Delhi and completed his civil engineering degree with honours at the Engineering College of the University of Pune in 1953.[3]

After graduating, he married Vipula Kadri a social worker from Karachi, and settled in New Delhi. He has 1 son, architect Rahul Kadri[4] who is also the principal architect and director of IMK Architects, and 2 daughters, Isha Mehra[5] and Mana Shetty (Sunil Shetty's wife).[6][7]

Career edit

 
Nehru Centre

Kadri started his architectural practice I.M. Kadri Architects in 1958 in Churchgate, Mumbai. In 1971, he expanded his establishment to another company called Kadri Consultants Private Limited with its head office in Mumbai followed by branches in Bengaluru and Muscat.

In the 1960s, I.M. Kadri was selected by Hilton senior management as an architect to build the proposed Bombay Hilton hotel in Worli, Mumbai, and was sent on a world tour to study all of Hilton's hotels around the globe. However, the Bombay Hilton Hotel was never built, and instead, Kadri went on to design many Indian hotels in the 1970s and 1980s, including many Taj hotels built in that era like the Taj Mahal (Mansingh) and Taj Palace Hotels in New Delhi.[8][9]

Some notable buildings designed by Kadri include the Shivsagar Estate,[10] Nehru Center,[11] Ceat Mahal,[12] Happy Home and School for the Blind[13] and Otter’s Club[14] in Mumbai.[2]

The Government of Maharashtra, in recognition of his extensive social work, appointed I.M. Kadri the Sheriff of Bombay for the 1994 term.[15] The Government of Maharashtra also appointed him as a member of the Steering Committee on Slums[16][17] in the year 1981, and as a member of the Executive Committee of the Bombay Metropolitan Region Development Authority in 1994.[18]

He served as vice-president on the Board for the Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP)[19] formed in 2002 to promote communal harmony in India.

In 2016, Niyogi Publications published his book, The Architecture of I.M.Kadri.[20]

Architectural Influences edit

At a young age, I.M. Kadri was largely influenced by the Diwan's Bungalow in which he lived. The residence had a garden, terraces and apparent interwoven visual connections, and was situated in a century-old palatial haveli in the historical quarter of Ahmedabad.[21] Kadri cites Mughal Architecture and calligraphy as influences, which can perhaps be seen in all his projects.[1][3][14]

Notable projects edit

  1. Brighton, Mumbai, 1959[14]
  2. Islam Gymkhana, Mumbai, 1963[10]
  3. Shivsagar Estate, Mumbai, 1967[10]
  4. Jeevan Manek for the Great Eastern Shipping Co. Ltd, Mumbai, 1968[22]
  5. Otters Club, Mumbai, 1973[14]
  6. Happy Home School for the Blind, Mumbai, 1971[13]
  7. Lake Palace Hotel, Udaipur, 1972[13][23]
  8. Fort Aguada Beach Resort, Goa, 1973[14][24]
  9. Taj Coromandel for Oriental Hotels Ltd, Chennai, 1974[14][23]
  10. CEAT Mahal, Mumbai, 1974[12][13]
  11. Hoechst House, Mumbai, 1975[2]
  12. Swapnalok, Mumbai, 1978[25]
  13. Taj Mahal (Mansingh) Hotel, New Delhi, 1979[8][24]
  14. Kashmir University Projects, Srinagar, 1980[2]
  15. Nehru Centre, Mumbai, 1982[11][13][22][24]
  16. Taj Palace Hotel, New Delhi, 1982[8][24]
  17. Taj Krishna Palace, Hyderabad, 1984[2]
  18. Tata Fertilizers Ltd, Babrala, 1984[13]
  19. Kowloon Mosque, Hong Kong, 1984[3][26]
  20. The Oberoi Hotel, Bangalore 1986 &1996[13][27]
  21. Haj House, Mumbai 1987[28]
  22. Haveli House, Mumbai 1989[13]
  23. Sahyadri Guest House, Mumbai 1991[14][24]
  24. Owaisi Teaching Hospital, Hyderabad 1996[2][29]
  25. Sona College of Technology, Salem 1997[2]
  26. Breach Candy Hospital & Research Centre, Mumbai 1998[23]
  27. National Judicial Academy, Bhopal 2005[13][14]
  28. Ramada Hotel, Dubai 2006[30][23]

Awards, Honours and Recognition edit

  1. 1970, Invited by the Government of Iran to represent India in the Panel of ‘World Architect’s Conference' held in Isfahan.[30]
  2. He served as a member of the Joint Committee on Tall Building, Lehigh University, USA under UNESCO.[30]
  3. 1979, International Recognition for being included in  the  World Biographies of "Who's Who in the World Fourth Edition, published by Marquis Who's Who Inc., Leading Biographical Reference Publisher, Chicago.[30]
  4. 1981, The Government of Maharashtra appointed him as Member of the Steering Committee on Slums.[16][17]
  5. The world’s highest stained glass mural, 135 feet tall, at the Ramada Hotel in Dubai, won Kadri an entry into the Guinness Book of Records.[23][31]
  6. International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England, in their Seventh Edition as "Men of Achievements".[30]
  7. 1993, The Institution of Engineers, India, awarded I.M. Kadri a citation as an Outstanding Architectural Engineer.[2][30]
  8. 1994, The Government of Maharashtra appointed him the Sheriff of Bombay in recognition of his extensive social work.[15]
  9. 1994, The Government of Maharashtra appointed him as a Member of the Executive Committee of the Bombay Metropolitan Region Development Authority.[18]
  10. Winner of the Best Design Award at the International Competition for the “Kowloon Mosque” in Hong Kong.[3][30][26]
  11. 2021, Awarded the Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya Trophy, Lifetime Achievement Award at the 12th CIDC Vishwakarma Awards 2021.[32]

References edit

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  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Projects By Imk Architects". ebuild.in. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
  3. ^ a b c d "The Gentle Creator- I.M. Kadri : Pree1301 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming". Internet Archive. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  4. ^ "Rahul Kadri, Principal Architect & Partner, I.M. Kadri Architects". 13 December 2015. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
  5. ^ "Trustees – PrideIndia". Retrieved 2020-12-30.
  6. ^ "People still call me Amdavad no jamai all the time: Suniel Shetty - The Times Of India - Ahmedabad, 1/18/2018". epaper.timesgroup.com. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  7. ^ "Malavika's Mumbaistan: Adrenaline Rush". Hindustan Times. 2019-12-02. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  8. ^ a b c "Divan's Bungalow". www.cityshor.com. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  9. ^ "Hilton: Back with a bang". Hindustan Times. 2011-07-29. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
  10. ^ a b c Rupali Gupte; Anuj Daga; Karan Dalal; Shivani Dave (2017). "Mumbai Modern". ABE Journal. 01 (9–10).
  11. ^ a b Kulkarni, Srinivas Krishna (6 June 2018). "Newsletter Vol: 19 Issue: 6" (PDF). Nehru Centre Newsletter. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  12. ^ a b Ganesan, Ranjita (2015-01-24). "Art for work's sake at Ceat's Mumbai office". Business Standard India. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Retrospective: The Unprecedented Architectural Contribution of IM Kadri". Houzz. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
  14. ^ a b c d e f g h Karkare, Aakash (10 July 2016). "'Mumbai is in worst shape': Architect IM Kadri speaks of his love and recent hate for the city". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
  15. ^ a b "Do you remember any of our sheriffs?". The Times of India. April 29, 2002. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
  16. ^ a b https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/154056/13/13_chapter%204.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  17. ^ a b "Mid Day 1982- I.M. Kadri: Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming". Internet Archive. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  18. ^ a b "Minutes Of The 160th Meeting Of The Executive Committee of BMRDA". PDF. March 1995. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  19. ^ "Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP)". cjp.org.in. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
  20. ^ Mehta, Kaiwan (2016). The architecture of I. M. Kadri. Mumbai and Delhi. ISBN 978-93-85285-30-1. OCLC 944474336.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  21. ^ "Exploring India: 3 Heritage Stays In Ahmedabad, Gujarat". femina.in. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  22. ^ a b "Modern Heritage: Listing". Matter. 2018-12-18. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
  23. ^ a b c d e Yagnik, Bharat (December 15, 2011). "I M Kadri: Giving Amdavadi touch to luxury world's razzmatazz". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  24. ^ a b c d e "The Fountainhead 1992 : The Fountainhead : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming". Internet Archive. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  25. ^ Pree1301 (October 1979). Modele 1979 Swapnalok.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  26. ^ a b "Kowloon Mosque | General view over Kowloon Mosque". Archnet. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
  27. ^ "Oberoi Hotel Bangalore in Indian Architect and Builder : Indian Architect and Builder : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming". Internet Archive. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
  28. ^ "Haj House Mumbai : The illustrated Weekly of India : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming". Internet Archive. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  29. ^ "IMK Architects: Hospitals Then and Now". Biltrax Media, A Biltrax Group venture. 2020-12-19. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  30. ^ a b c d e f g "361degrees". www.361degrees.net.in. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
  31. ^ "Ramada Hotel Dubai by I.M. Kadri : Pree1301 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming". Internet Archive. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  32. ^ "Construction Industry Development Council (CIDC) Vishwakarma Awards" (PDF). www.cidc.in. Retrieved 2021-03-19.

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  1. ^ "Rahul Kadri - the Architecture of Sustainability". 18 December 2021.
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