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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 | |
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| Born | 1929 (age 94–95) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Architect & Civil Engineer |
| Practice | I.M.K Architects |
| Buildings | Nehru Centre, National Judicial Academy |
| Website | http://www.imkarchitects.com/ |
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][5] who is also the principal architect and director of IMK Architects, and 2 daughters, Isha Mehra[6] and Mana Shetty (Sunil Shetty's wife).[7][8]
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.[9][10]
Some notable buildings designed by Kadri include the Shivsagar Estate,[11] Nehru Center,[12] Ceat Mahal,[13] Happy Home and School for the Blind[14] and Otter’s Club[15] 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.[16] The Government of Maharashtra also appointed him as a member of the Steering Committee on Slums[17][18] in the year 1981, and as a member of the Executive Committee of the Bombay Metropolitan Region Development Authority in 1994.[19]
He served as vice-president on the Board for the Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP)[20] formed in 2002 to promote communal harmony in India.
In 2016, Niyogi Publications published his book, The Architecture of I.M.Kadri.[21]
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.[22] Kadri cites Mughal Architecture and calligraphy as influences, which can perhaps be seen in all his projects.[1][3][15]
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