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'''Shiv Nath Prasad''' (1922–{{circa|2002}}) was an Indian architect and urban planner known for his [[Brutalist architecture]] designs.<ref>{{cite web|author=The Random Delhi |url=https://therandomdelhi.wordpress.com/2020/05/11/shiv-nath-prasad-and-delhis-brutalist-architecture/ |title=Shiv Nath Prasad and Delhi's Brutalist Architecture – The Random Delhi |publisher=Therandomdelhi.wordpress.com |date=2020-05-11 |accessdate=2022-07-22}}</ref> He was also called the "[[Le Corbusier]] of India".<ref name="worldarchitecture1">{{Cite web|url=https://worldarchitecture.org/architecture-news/cmzgp/an_ode_to_shivnath_prasad_the_le_corbusier_of_india.html|title=An Ode To Shivnath Prasad: The Le Corbusier Of India|website=World Architecture Community}}</ref><br />
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== Biography ==<br />
[[File:Akbar Hotel New Delhi (cropped) Ummu 06 00680 full 3669 2416 0 default.jpg|thumb|Akbar Hotel in Chanakyapuri, New Delhi constructed 1965–1969]]<br />
Shiv Nath was born in [[Varanasi]], [[British Raj|British India]] in 1922.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://architexturez.net/pst/az-cf-186376-1521996644|title=The Fortress of Komalemér – Photograph XII|first1=Burgess|last1=James|first2=Charles|last2=Shepherd|first3=Samuel|last3=Bourne|date=22 July 1874|journal=Photographs of Architecture and Scenery in Gujarat and Rajputana}}</ref><br />
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His work is influenced by [[Le Corbusier]], even though it is not completely clear if the two have ever worked together or not.<ref name="worldarchitecture1"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.slideshare.net/sarbjitbahga/remembering-shivnath-prasad-the-torchbearer-of-corbusierism-in-india |title=Remembering Shivnath Prasad: The Torchbearer Of Corbusierism In India |publisher=Slideshare.net |date= 3 March 2018|accessdate=2022-07-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scribd.com/presentation/482978300/Shivnath-prasad |title=Shivnath Prasad &#124; PDF &#124; Architectural Design &#124; Architecture |publisher=Scribd.com |date=2021-08-05 |accessdate=2022-07-22}}</ref><br />
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His works include the [[Akbar Bhawan|Akbar Hotel]] in [[Chanakyapuri]], New Delhi, which was constructed between 1965 and 1969 with [[Mahendra Raj]] for the [[India Tourism Development Corporation]].<ref>{{cite web|author=site admin |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/economy/story/19850930-mea-to-house-its-new-offices-in-itdc-prestigious-akbar-hotel-801986-2014-01-10 |title=ITDC: Akbar's loss – Economy News – Issue Date: Sep 30, 1985 |publisher=Indiatoday.in |date=1985-09-30 |accessdate=2022-07-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sosbrutalism.org/sixcms/detail.php?id=16961549|title=Akbar Hotel (today: South Asian University / Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs (MOIA))|website=#SOSBRUTALISM}}</ref> It has elements of Le Corbusier's ''[[Unité d'habitation]]''.<ref name="worldarchitecture1"/> The [[Shri Ram Centre for Performing Arts]] was constructed from 1966–69 and [[Tibet House]] in 1970.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sosbrutalism.org/sixcms/detail.php?id=15889751|title=Shri Ram Center for Art and Culture|website=#SOSBRUTALISM}}</ref><ref name="worldarchitecture1"/><ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.academia.edu/1996525|title=Architect Shivnath Prasad-His contribution to Modern Indian Architectture|first=Momin|last=Zaki|via=www.academia.edu}}</ref><br />
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He was professor of architecture at the School of architecture, University of Illinois, at Champaign-Urbana in the 1980' and moved back to Delhi after retirement. <br />
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Prasad died in the early 2000s.<ref name="worldarchitecture1"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Shiv Nath Prasad |url=https://www.mplus.org.hk/en/collection/makers/shiv-nath-prasad/ |website=M+ |access-date=3 March 2023}}</ref><br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Jugal Kishore Choudhury]]<br />
* [[Kuldip Singh (architect)]]<br />
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