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| name = Vikas Dilawari<br />
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| nationality = Indian<br />
| alma_mater = [[L S Raheja School of Architecture]]<br>[[School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi]]<br>[[University of York]]<br />
| birth_date = 1964<br />
| birth_place = [[Mumbai]], India<br />
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| significant_projects = Restoration of Mumbai's heritage sites, including [[Flora Fountain]], [[Wellington Fountain]], [[Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum]] and [[Rajabai Clock Tower]]<br />
| awards = Award of Distinction, Merit and Honourable Mention under [[UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation]] for [[J. N. Petit Library]] (2013), [[Christ Church, Byculla]] (2017) and [[Flora Fountain]] (2019)<br />
| website = {{url|http://www.vikasdilawari.in/}} <br />
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'''Vikas Dilawari''' (born 1964) is an Indian [[conservation architect]] who has restored at-risk monuments and [[Heritage structures in Mumbai|heritage buildings]] in [[Mumbai]], including the [[Victoria Terminus]], [[Rajabai Clock Tower]], [[Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum]], [[Wellington Fountain]] and [[Christ Church, Byculla]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/art-and-culture/architect-vikas-dilawari-interview-contemporary-heritage-gd-goenka-university-5647554/|title=The bigger question is how and what to conserve: Architect Vikas Dilawari|date=March 29, 2019}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/mint-lounge/features/breathing-life-back-into-mumbai-s-fountains-1563519957174.html|title=Breathing life back into Mumbai’s fountains|first=Benita|last=Fernando|date=July 19, 2019|website=Livemint}}</ref> 16 restoration projects carried out by his team have been recognised by the [[UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation]], including the 2019 work on the [[Flora Fountain]], which was designed by architect [[Richard Norman Shaw]] and completed in 1864.<ref name="Bhargava">{{Cite web|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/vikas-dilawari-the-unassuming-conservationist-behind-the-grand-facades-119062101360_1.html|title=Vikas Dilawari, the unassuming conservationist behind the grand facades|first=Anjuli|last=Bhargava|date=June 21, 2019|via=Business Standard}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.asianage.com/life/more-features/270619/man-on-a-mission-1.html|title=Man on a mission|first=Cherylann|last=Mollan|date=June 27, 2019|website=The Asian Age}}</ref><br />
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==Biography==<br />
Dilawari was born in Mumbai and attended [[Jamnabai Narsee School]]. He then went to [[L S Raheja School of Architecture]] for a degree in architecture, and later got a [[master's degree]] from the [[School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi]]. He was awarded a fellowship in conservation studies by the [[University of York]], UK.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://elledecor.in/article/in-conversation-with-the-charismatic-mumbai-based-conservationist-vikas-dilawari/|title=In conversation with the charismatic Mumbai based conservationist Vikas Dilawari}}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
In 1984, as a student, Dilawari worked part-time with Ved Segan, one of the country's first architectural conservationists, who designed [[Prithvi Theatre]] and restored [[Gaiety Theatre, Shimla|Gaiety Theatre]] in Shimla. After his fellowship in York ended in 1995, Dilawar returned to India and set up his eponymous practice Vikas Dilawari Associates.<ref name="auto1"/> One of his first major projects was to restore the Army and Navy Building in [[Kala Ghoda]], which was designed by [[Frederick William Stevens]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/a-two-decade-long-urban-conservation-movement-is-winning-accolades-for-mumbai/story-WMgrAnsdSTwXFxQU3m2cNI.html|title=A two-decade-long urban conservation movement is winning accolades for Mumbai|date=November 6, 2017|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref> In 2000, the firm restored the [[Rajabai Clock Tower]], a [[World Heritage Site]] designed by [[George Gilbert Scott]].<ref name="auto"/> In recent years, his team has restored [[Mulji Jetha Fountain]], [[Bomanjee Hormarjee Wadia Clock Tower]] and the [[Wellington Fountain]], in association with [[INTACH]] and the [[Kala Ghoda]] Association.<ref>https://www.thehindu.com/society/mumbais-monuments-man/article19777376.ece</ref> Around 16 restoration projects undertaken by their team have been awarded under the [[UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation]].<ref name="Bhargava"/><br />
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==External links==<br />
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