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{{Infobox person
| name = Shirish B. Patel
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| birth_date = 1932
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| nationality = {{Flag|India}}
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| occupation = [[Civil engineer]]
| known_for = Kemp's Corner Flyover
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'''Shirish B Patel''', born 1932, is an [[India|Indian]] [[Civil_engineer|Civil Engineer]] and the founder of Shirish Patel & Associates (SPA),<ref>[http://www.rediff.com/news/2009/jul/27cracks-noticed-on-metro-pillars-connecting-noida.htm Cracks noticed on metro pillars connecting Noida - Rediff.com India News]</ref> a company which designs, manages and inspects structural engineering projects. Patel is a writer and speaker in the media on the topic of [[urban planning]] and [[urban density]].<ref>[http://planyourcity.net/2012/09/19/more-on-mumbai-floor-area-regulations/ More on Mumbai Floor Area Regulations | PlaNYourCity]</ref><ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/as-maximum-as-it-gets/article3723646.ece As maximum as it gets - The Hindu]</ref><ref>[http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-let-crowd-density-of-a-place-decide-fsi-experts-1772320 Let crowd density of a place decide FSI: Experts | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis]</ref>

Patel also helped to form the Indian Institute for Human Settlements.<ref>[https://archive.today/20141026155938/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-06-28/india-business/29712125_1_gift-sustainability-inter-disciplinary Nilekanis gift Rs 50 crore for school on environment - The Times of India]</ref><ref>[http://www.indianexpress.com/news/nandan-rohini-nilekani-gift-iihs-rs-50-cr/809445/ Nandan, Rohini Nilekani gift IIHS Rs 50 cr - Indian Express]</ref><ref>[http://www.indiacsr.in/en/?p=6494 IIHS Appoints Former SEBI Head C. B. Bhave as its Executive Chairperson | INDIA CSR]</ref> He was also a founding member of the Housing Development Finance Corporation.<ref>[http://www.indiainfoline.com/Markets/News/Keshub-Mahindra-Shirish-B.-Patel-resigns-from-HDFC-board/5803376271 Keshub Mahindra, Shirish B. Patel resigns from HDFC board]</ref>

== Career ==
Patel founded his engineering firm in 1960. He was the main designer of the Kemp’s Corner Flyover, the first in India, using new construction technology which had not been tried in India before.<ref>[http://www.afternoondc.in/dairy/crawford-market-to-sion-in-25-minutes/article_26637 Crawford Market to Sion in 25 minutes?]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120405125502/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-07-19/mumbai/29790021_1_msrdc-darcy-dinshaw-veena-singhal 'Jam' at Pedder Rd flyover meet - The Times of India]</ref>

Patel and two other authors created a plan in 1965 to create a new city across the harbour from Bombay.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://archnet.org/library/places/one-place.jsp?place_id=1557&order_by=title&showdescription=1 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-11-28 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100131135602/http://archnet.org/library/places/one-place.jsp?place_id=1557&order_by=title&showdescription=1 |archivedate=2010-01-31 }}</ref><ref>[http://afternoondc.in/dairy/development-glitch/article_19552 Development Glitch]</ref> When the project was accepted by the government, Patel co-ordinated the implementation of the plan as New Bombay was constructed between 1970 and 1974.<ref>[http://www.nmmconline.com/web/guest/history History - NMMC]</ref><ref>[http://www.architectural-review.com/essays/urbanism/investigating-the-redevelopment-of-indias-most-famous-informal-settlement-dharavi/8604818.article Investigating the redevelopment of India’s most famous informal settlement, Dharavi | View | Architectural Review]</ref>

As well as planning and design, Patel and his company are often called upon to perform infrastructure inspections,<ref>[http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/dmrc-to-be-blamed-for-airport-express-metro-line-shutdown/1/204293.html Delhi Metro Rail Corporation to be blamed for Airport Express line shutdown : North, News - India Today]</ref> data collection and analysis<ref>[http://www.morungexpress.com/Perspective/93284.html The Morung Express: Nagaland Latest & Breaking News, Northeast & India News - Make Way for High Rises: Who Benefits from Slum Demolitions in Mumbai?] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20141026160029/http://www.morungexpress.com/Perspective/93284.html |date=2014-10-26 }}</ref> and other consulting work.

<ref>[http://www.indiacsr.in/en/?p=6494 IIHS Appoints Former SEBI Head C. B. Bhave as its Executive Chairperson | INDIA CSR]</ref>
<ref>[http://web.amrita.edu/asb/blr/blrnews ASB Bengaluru - Recent News & Events]</ref>
== References ==

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== External links ==

* [http://www.iihs.co.in Indian Institute for Human Settlements]
* [http://www.spacpl.com/ Shirish Patel and Associates Consultants Private Ltd.]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20111118114022/http://www.lntecc.com/HR/ Larsen and Toubro, Engineering Construction & Contracts Division]
* [http://www.indiahabitat.org/main.htm India Habitat Centre]
* [http://www.hdfc.com/ Housing Development Finance Corporation ]
* [http://www.ieindia.info/ The Institution of Engineers, India]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130510160418/http://www.concrete.org/general/home.asp American Concrete Institute]
* [http://www.ceaindia.org/ Consulting Engineers Association (India) ]
* [http://www.asce.org/ American Society of Civil Engineers ]
* [http://www.iabse.org/ International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering ]
* [http://www.iass-structures.org/ International Association for Shell & Spatial Structures]

[[Category:Civil engineers]]

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