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{{short description|Indian architect|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Short description|Indian architect (born 1950)}}
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{{Infobox architect
|name                 = Hafeez Sorab Contractor
| name = Hafeez Sorab Contractor
|nationality          = Indian
| image = The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Padma Bhushan Award to Shri Hafeez Sorabe Contractor, at a Civil Investiture Ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on March 28, 2016.jpg
|image                 = https://images.app.goo.gl/VDr1nMpQLjMhMV2y7
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|image_size           = 1260
| caption = Hafeez Contractor (left) in 2016
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1950|06|19|df=y}}
|birth_date           = {{birth date and age|1950|06|19|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Mumbai, Maharashtra]], India
|birth_place           = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| awards = [[Padma Bhushan]]
|parents              = Sorab Rustom Contractor (father)
| alma_mater = {{ubl|[[University of Mumbai]]|[[Columbia University]]}}
|awards               = [[Padma Bhushan]]
| spouse = {{marriage|Pearl Contractor|1962}}
|alma_mater           = [[University of Mumbai]], [[Columbia University]]
| practice = Architect Hafeez Contractor
|spouse               = {{marriage|Pearl Contractor|1962}}
| significant_buildings = {{ubl|[[23 Marina]]|[[The Imperial (Mumbai)|The Imperial]]|[[Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani – Goa Campus|BITS Goa ]]|[[Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani – Hyderabad Campus|BITS Hyderabad]]|[[Infosys#Training centre in Mysore|Infosys Training Centre]]|[[The 42 (Kolkata)|The 42]]|Delhi Airport Terminal 1|[[DY Patil Stadium]]}}
|practice             = H S Contractor Consultancy Pvt Ltd
| significant_projects =  
|significant_buildings = [[23 Marina]]<br/>[[The Imperial (Mumbai)|The Imperial]]<br/>[[Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani – Goa Campus|BITS Pilani Goa Campus]]<br/>[[Infosys#Training centre in Mysuru|Infosys Training Centre]]<br/>[[The 42 (Kolkata)|The 42]]<br/>[[Delhi Airport Terminal 1(New Delhi)|Delhi Airport Terminal 1]]<br/>[[DY Patil Stadium]]
| significant_design =  
|significant_projects =  
| website = {{URL|http://www.hafeezcontractor.com/}}
|significant_design   =  
| children = 2
|website               = {{URL|http://www.hafeezcontractor.com/}}
| parents = Sorab Contractor<br>Roshan Contractor
}}
}}


'''Hafeez Sorab Contractor''' (born 1950) is an [[India]]n [[architect]].<ref>{{cite news |author=TNN, 18 Dec 2010, 09.53pm IST |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-12-18/vadodara/28226048_1_city-areas-high-rise-buildings-heritage-buildings |title=Architect for conserving rare heritage monuments |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date=2010-12-18 |access-date=2011-03-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104110854/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-12-18/vadodara/28226048_1_city-areas-high-rise-buildings-heritage-buildings |archive-date=4 November 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He has designed many [[Skyscraper|skyscrapers]] in [[India]], primarily in the city of [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/company/173|title=Hafeez Contractor - The Skyscraper Center|website=www.skyscrapercenter.com|access-date=2017-09-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922002725/http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/company/173|archive-date=22 September 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> As of 2019, he is the architect of the [[List of tallest buildings in India|three tallest buildings in India]] - [[The 42 (Kolkata)|The 42]] in [[Kolkata]],<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/the-42/14870|title=The 42 - The Skyscraper Center|website=www.skyscrapercenter.com|access-date=2017-09-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922002244/http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/the-42/14870|archive-date=22 September 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/the-42-in-kolkata-becomes-indias-tallest-building/articleshow/68900814.cms|title='The 42' in Kolkata becomes India's tallest building {{!}} India News - Times of India|last=Apr 16|first=TNN {{!}} Updated|last2=2019|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-04-30|last3=Ist|first3=15:06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190429000219/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/the-42-in-kolkata-becomes-indias-tallest-building/articleshow/68900814.cms|archive-date=29 April 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> and the twin towers of [[The Imperial (Mumbai)|The Imperial]] in Mumbai.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/the-imperial-i/889|title=The Imperial I - The Skyscraper Center|website=www.skyscrapercenter.com|access-date=2017-09-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171002115210/http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/the-imperial-i/889|archive-date=2 October 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/the-imperial-ii/890|title=The Imperial II - The Skyscraper Center|website=www.skyscrapercenter.com|access-date=2017-09-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911031137/http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/the-imperial-ii/890/|archive-date=11 September 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> He was awarded the [[Padma Bhushan]] in January 2016 by the [[Government of India]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=135783|title=Padma Awards 2016|website=pib.nic.in|access-date=2017-09-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329211831/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=135783|archive-date=29 March 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
'''Hafeez Sorab Contractor''' (born 1950) is an Indian [[architect]].<ref>{{cite news |author=TNN |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vadodara/Architect-for-conserving-rare-heritage-monuments/articleshow/7119677.cms |title=Architect for conserving rare heritage monuments |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date=2010-12-18 |access-date=2011-03-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104110854/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-12-18/vadodara/28226048_1_city-areas-high-rise-buildings-heritage-buildings |archive-date=4 November 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> He has designed many [[skyscraper]]s in India, primarily in the city of [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/company/173|title=Hafeez Contractor – The Skyscraper Center|website=skyscrapercenter.com|access-date=2017-09-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922002725/http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/company/173|archive-date=22 September 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> As of 2019, he is the architect of the [[List of tallest buildings in India|three tallest buildings in India]] – [[The 42 (Kolkata)|The 42]] in [[Kolkata]],<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/the-42/14870|title=The 42 – The Skyscraper Center|website=skyscrapercenter.com|access-date=2017-09-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922002244/http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/the-42/14870|archive-date=22 September 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/the-42-in-kolkata-becomes-indias-tallest-building/articleshow/68900814.cms|title='The 42' in Kolkata becomes India's tallest building|date=16 April 2019|website=The Times of India|access-date=2019-04-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190429000219/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/the-42-in-kolkata-becomes-indias-tallest-building/articleshow/68900814.cms|archive-date=29 April 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> and the twin towers of [[The Imperial (Mumbai)|The Imperial]] in Mumbai.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|url=http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/the-imperial-i/889|title=The Imperial I – The Skyscraper Center|website=skyscrapercenter.com|access-date=2017-09-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171002115210/http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/the-imperial-i/889|archive-date=2 October 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web|url=http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/the-imperial-ii/890|title=The Imperial II – The Skyscraper Center|website=skyscrapercenter.com|access-date=2017-09-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911031137/http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/the-imperial-ii/890/|archive-date=11 September 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> He was awarded the [[Padma Bhushan]] in January 2016 by the [[Government of India]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=135783|title=Padma Awards 2016|website=pib.nic.in|access-date=2017-09-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329211831/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=135783|archive-date=29 March 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
Hafeez Contractor was born in [[Mumbai]] on 19 June 1950 in a [[Parsi]] family. He studied at [[Boys' Town Public School]] Nasik then later Academy of Architecture<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://aoamumbai.in/alumni.html|title=Academy Of Archictecure - Our illustrious alumni|website=aoamumbai.in|access-date=2017-09-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922215915/http://aoamumbai.in/alumni.html|archive-date=22 September 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> at the [[University of Mumbai]] in 1975 and won a scholarship to [[Columbia University]], where he completed a master's degree.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/22/magazine/the-slumdog-millionaire-architect.html|title=The Slumdog Millionaire Architect|last=Brook|first=Daniel|date=2014-06-19|work=The New York Times|access-date=2017-09-21|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170622171203/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/22/magazine/the-slumdog-millionaire-architect.html|archive-date=22 June 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
Hafeez Contractor was born in [[Mumbai]] on 19 June 1950 into a [[Parsi]] family.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Veer |first=Peter van der |title=Handbook of Religion and the Asian City: Aspiration and Urbanization in the Twenty-First Century |date=2015-05-19 |publisher=Univ of California Press |isbn=978-0-520-28122-6 |pages=167}}</ref> He attended Boys' Town Public School Nasik before moving on to the University of Mumbai's [[Academy of Architecture]] in 1975. He then won a scholarship to [[Columbia University]], where he completed his master's degree.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/22/magazine/the-slumdog-millionaire-architect.html|title=The Slumdog Millionaire Architect|last=Brook|first=Daniel|date=2014-06-19|work=The New York Times|access-date=2017-09-21|issn=0362-4331|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170622171203/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/22/magazine/the-slumdog-millionaire-architect.html|archive-date=22 June 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
[[File:ImperialMumbai.JPG|thumb|150px|[[The Imperial, Mumbai|The Imperial Towers]]]]
While pursuing his architecture degree, Contractor began working in 1968 as an apprentice under the supervision of his uncle and mentor Tehmasp Khareghat.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Manohar |first=Prathima |title=Architect Hafeez Contractor |date=2006 |publisher=Architecture Publishing |isbn=978-81-901758-0-7 |pages=61–62}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=43832635&privcapId=49531279|title=Hafeez Contractor AIIAGD ARCH. MS ARCH. & UD (USA): Executive Profile & Biography – Bloomberg|publisher=Bloomberg L.P.|access-date=2017-09-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922050533/https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=43832635&privcapId=49531279|archive-date=22 September 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> He joined his uncle's company T. Khareghat in 1977 as an associate partner.<ref name=":1" />
Hafeez Contractor started working in 1968 as an apprentice with his uncle T. Khareghat while working toward his architecture degree.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=43832635&privcapId=49531279|title=Hafeez Contractor AIIAGD ARCH. MS ARCH. & UD (USA): Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg|website=www.bloomberg.com|access-date=2017-09-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922050533/https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=43832635&privcapId=49531279|archive-date=22 September 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1977, he became an associate partner in the firm.<ref name=":1" />


In 1991, Contractor was enlisted to add buildings to [[Infosys]]' [[Bangalore]] campus.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tfod.in/photo-space/1792/garden|title=Infosys Bangalore|date=2017-09-21|website=The Future of Design|access-date=21 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922051054/https://www.tfod.in/photo-space/1792/garden|archive-date=22 September 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> He went on to design that firm's first software-development park outside [[Pune]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tfod.in/photo-space/1774/exterior-at-night|title=Infosys office at I T Park at Pune|date=2017-09-21|website=The Future of Design|access-date=21 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922051103/https://www.tfod.in/photo-space/1774/exterior-at-night|archive-date=22 September 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> and its corporate educational facility near [[Mysore]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tfod.in/photo-space/1809/exterior---infosys-global-education-school--mysore|title=Exterior - Infosys Global Education School, Mysore|date=2017-09-21|website=The Future of Design|access-date=21 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922051059/https://www.tfod.in/photo-space/1809/exterior---infosys-global-education-school--mysore|archive-date=22 September 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> His most famous project is [[Hiranandani Gardens, Mumbai|Hiranandani Gardens]], a township in [[Powai]], a suburb of Mumbai.<ref name=":0" /> In 2005, Contractor designed the twin-tower residential skyscraper, The Imperial, whose 254 metre-tall Tower I became the tallest residential buildings in India (with Tower II slightly behind) upon completion in 2010 - a distinction it held until it was displaced by [[One Avighna Park]] (266 metre) in 2017. That building was, in turn, displaced by The 42 in Kolkata, which was also designed by Contractor and [[Topping out|architecturally topped out]] at 260m.<ref name=":3" /> He also designed [[23 Marina]] in [[Dubai]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/dubai/23-marina/247/|title=23 Marina - The Skyscraper Center|website=www.skyscrapercenter.com|access-date=2017-09-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922002712/http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/dubai/23-marina/247/|archive-date=22 September 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> which was briefly the world's tallest all-residential building, and is currently third behind the nearby [[Princess Tower]] and [[432 Park Avenue]] in [[New York City]].
In 1991, Contractor was enlisted to add buildings to [[Infosys]]' [[Bangalore]] campus.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tfod.in/photo-space/1792/garden|title=Infosys Bangalore|date=2017-09-21|website=The Future of Design|access-date=21 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922051054/https://www.tfod.in/photo-space/1792/garden|archive-date=22 September 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> He went on to design that firm's first software-development park outside [[Pune]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tfod.in/photo-space/1774/exterior-at-night|title=Infosys office at I T Park at Pune|date=2017-09-21|website=The Future of Design|access-date=21 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922051103/https://www.tfod.in/photo-space/1774/exterior-at-night|archive-date=22 September 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> and its corporate educational facility near [[Mysore]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tfod.in/photo-space/1809/exterior---infosys-global-education-school--mysore|title=Exterior – Infosys Global Education School, Mysore|date=2017-09-21|website=The Future of Design|access-date=21 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922051059/https://www.tfod.in/photo-space/1809/exterior---infosys-global-education-school--mysore|archive-date=22 September 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> His most famous project is [[Hiranandani Gardens, Mumbai|Hiranandani Gardens]], a township in [[Powai]], a suburb of Mumbai.<ref name=":0" /> In 2005, Contractor designed the twin-tower residential skyscraper, The Imperial, whose {{convert|254|m|ft|adj=mid|-tall}} Tower I became the tallest residential buildings in India (with Tower II slightly behind) upon completion in 2010 – a distinction it held until it was displaced by [[One Avighna Park]] (266 metre) in 2017. That building was, in turn, displaced by The 42 in Kolkata, which was also designed by Contractor and [[Topping out|architecturally topped out]] at 260m.<ref name=":3" /> He also designed [[23 Marina]] in [[Dubai]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/dubai/23-marina/247/|title=23 Marina – The Skyscraper Center|website=skyscrapercenter.com|access-date=2017-09-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922002712/http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/dubai/23-marina/247/|archive-date=22 September 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> which was briefly the world's tallest all-residential building, and is currently third behind the nearby [[Princess Tower]] and [[432 Park Avenue]] in [[New York City]].


Contractor's other projects include the [[Domestic flight|domestic]] [[Airport terminal|terminal]] at Mumbai's [[Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport|Chhatrapati Shivaji Airport]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stoneworld.com/articles/85979-awardwinning-airport-renovation-relies-on-indian-granite|title=Award-winning airport renovation relies on Indian granite|website=www.stoneworld.com|access-date=9 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190702230606/https://www.stoneworld.com/articles/85979-awardwinning-airport-renovation-relies-on-indian-granite|archive-date=2 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> and the [[DY Patil Stadium]], which serves as the home stadium for both the [[Mumbai Indians]] [[cricket]] team and [[Mumbai City FC]] [[Association football|football]] team. He also designed the [[Turbhe railway station]] in [[Navi Mumbai]] and in 2018 offered to 19 railway stations for free.<ref>{{cite news |title=Architect Hafeez Contractor Offers To Design 19 Railway Stations For Free |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/architect-hafeez-contractor-offers-to-design-19-railway-stations-for-free-1816958 |access-date=16 December 2020 |work=NDTV.com |date=25 February 2018}}</ref> He was the architect for [[Chief Minister of Telangana]]’s  official residence, [[Pragathi Bhavan]] completed in November 2016. He has been assigned to design the campus of Indian Institute of Petroleum & Energy, Visakhapatnam.
Contractor's other projects include the [[Domestic flight|domestic]] [[Airport terminal|terminal]] at Mumbai's [[Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport|Chhatrapati Shivaji Airport]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stoneworld.com/articles/85979-awardwinning-airport-renovation-relies-on-indian-granite|title=Award-winning airport renovation relies on Indian granite|website=stoneworld.com|access-date=9 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190702230606/https://www.stoneworld.com/articles/85979-awardwinning-airport-renovation-relies-on-indian-granite|archive-date=2 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> and the [[DY Patil Stadium]], which serves as the home stadium for both the [[Mumbai Indians]] [[cricket]] team and [[Mumbai City FC]] [[Association football|football]] team. He also designed the [[Turbhe railway station]] in [[Navi Mumbai]] and in 2018 offered to 19 railway stations for free.<ref>{{cite news |title=Architect Hafeez Contractor Offers To Design 19 Railway Stations For Free |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/architect-hafeez-contractor-offers-to-design-19-railway-stations-for-free-1816958 |access-date=16 December 2020 |work=NDTV.com |date=25 February 2018}}</ref> He was the architect for [[Chief Minister of Telangana]]'s official residence, [[Pragathi Bhavan]] completed in November 2016. He has been assigned to design the campus of Indian Institute of Petroleum & Energy, Visakhapatnam. An interview of his was published in the official<ref>CBSE</ref> Class 8 English book.


==Architectural style==
==Architectural style==
Contractor has referred to the standardized ratings used in Western countries for certifying [[Green building|green buildings]] as a "joke".<ref name=":2">{{cite news | url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-14/chennai/30153762_1_green-buildings-rating-system-rating-agencies | title=Green buildings are a joke: Hafeez Contractor | date=2011-09-14 | access-date=1 April 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111021052903/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-14/chennai/30153762_1_green-buildings-rating-system-rating-agencies | archive-date=21 October 2011 | work=[[The Times of India]] | url-status=dead }}</ref> In his view, conditions in India require a rating system that takes into account the unique problems faced by that country, such as the loss of [[Agricultural land|farmland]].<ref name=":2" />
Contractor has referred to the standardized ratings used in Western countries for certifying [[green building]]s as a "joke".<ref name=":2">{{cite news | url=https://m.timesofindia.com/city/chennai/Green-buildings-are-a-joke-Hafeez-Contractor/articleshow/9973928.cms | title=Green buildings are a joke: Hafeez Contractor | date=2011-09-14 | access-date=1 April 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111021052903/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-14/chennai/30153762_1_green-buildings-rating-system-rating-agencies | archive-date=21 October 2011 | work=[[The Times of India]] | url-status=live }}</ref> In his view, conditions in India require a rating system that takes into account the unique problems faced by that country, such as the loss of [[Agricultural land|farmland]].<ref name=":2" />


In a ''New York Times'' profile he was described as [[Bollywood]]'s "[[Starchitect]]". The article described Contractor's style as having "no signature, save a penchant for glitz." Contractor said of his own work, "[Y]ou definitely like a woman with lipstick, rouge, eyelashes. So if you make your building more beautiful with some appliqués, there’s nothing wrong."<ref name=":0" />
In a ''New York Times'' profile he was described as [[Bollywood]]'s "[[Starchitect]]". The article described Contractor's style as having "no signature, save a penchant for glitz." Contractor said of his own work, "[Y]ou definitely like a woman with lipstick, rouge, eyelashes. So if you make your building more beautiful with some appliqués, there’s nothing wrong."<ref name=":0" />
 
== List of works ==
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|[[Apollo Hospital, Indraprastha]]
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|[[File:Apollo Hospital Indraprastha.jpg|100x100px]]
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|Sarala Birla Academy
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| ITC Grand Central
| 2004
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| [[Mumbai]]
| [[Art Deco|Art deco]] styled Hotel skyscraper
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| [[ITC Royal Bengal]]
| 2019
| [[File:ITC_Royal_Bengalz.jpg|100x100px]]
| [[Kolkata]]
| [[Art Deco|Art deco]] styled Hotel skyscraper
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|[[DY Patil Stadium]]
|2008
|[[File:D Y Patil Sports Stadium.jpg|100x100px]]
|[[Navi Mumbai]]
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|[[The Imperial (Mumbai)|The Imperial]]
|2010
|[[File:The Imperial Towers SP.jpg|151x151px]]
|[[Mumbai]]
|[[List of tallest buildings in India|Tallest building in India]] between 2010 and 2018
|<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5" />
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|[[23 Marina]]
|2012
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|[[Dubai]]
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|[[One Horizon Center]]
|2014
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|[[Gurgaon]]
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|<ref>{{Cite web|title=One Horizon Center – The Skyscraper Center|url=https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/one-horizon-center/27293|access-date=2022-12-04|website=skyscrapercenter.com}}</ref>
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|Mantri Pinnacle
|2016
|[[File:Mantri Pinnacle Bangalore.jpg|150x150px]]
|[[Bangalore]]
|[[List of tallest buildings in Bangalore|Tallest building in Bangalore]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mantri Pinnacle – The Skyscraper Center|url=https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/mantri-pinnacle/14522|access-date=2022-12-04|website=skyscrapercenter.com}}</ref>
|-
|[[The 42 (Kolkata)|The 42]]
|2019
|[[File:The 42 - Residential Building 01.jpg|133x133px]]
|[[Kolkata]]
|[[List of tallest buildings in India|Tallest building in India]] between 2018 and 2019
|<ref name=":3" />
|-
|[[Lokhandwala Minerva]]
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|[[Mumbai]]
|
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lokhandwala Minerva – The Skyscraper Center|url=https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/lokhandwala-minerva/10431|access-date=2022-12-04|website=skyscrapercenter.com}}</ref>
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|[[Turbhe railway station]]
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|[[File:Turbhe-Railway-Station.JPG|100x100px]]
|[[Navi Mumbai]]
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|CIDCO Spaghetti Housing
|2005
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|[[Navi Mumbai]]
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File:Turbhe-Railway-Station.JPG| Turbhe railway station in [[Navi Mumbai]]
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</gallery>
==Awards and recognition==
* '''2016''': Hafeez was awarded India's third highest civilian award, the [[Padma Bhushan]], in 2016.<ref>{{cite news |title=Padma Awards 2016: Complete list {{!}} India News – Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/padma-awards-2016-complete-list-of-padma-vibhushan-padma-bhushan-and-padma-shri-awardees/articleshow/50719773.cms |work=The Times of India}}</ref>


==References==
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*[https://books.google.com/books?id=IG85li6h8_0C&client=firefox-a&source=gbs_navlinks_s Book: Architect Hafeez Contractor: Select works (1982-2005)]
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=IG85li6h8_0C Book: Architect Hafeez Contractor: Select works (1982-2005)]


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Hafeez Sorab Contractor
Hafeez Contractor (left) in 2016
Born (1950-06-19) 19 June 1950 (age 76)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Alma mater
OccupationArchitect
Spouse(s)
Pearl Contractor
(
m. 1962)
Children2
Parent(s)Sorab Contractor
Roshan Contractor
AwardsPadma Bhushan
PracticeArchitect Hafeez Contractor
Buildings
Websitewww.hafeezcontractor.com

Hafeez Sorab Contractor (born 1950) is an Indian architect.[1] He has designed many skyscrapers in India, primarily in the city of Mumbai.[2] As of 2019, he is the architect of the three tallest buildings in India – The 42 in Kolkata,[3][4] and the twin towers of The Imperial in Mumbai.[5][6] He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in January 2016 by the Government of India.[7]

Early life[edit | edit source]

Hafeez Contractor was born in Mumbai on 19 June 1950 into a Parsi family.[8] He attended Boys' Town Public School Nasik before moving on to the University of Mumbai's Academy of Architecture in 1975. He then won a scholarship to Columbia University, where he completed his master's degree.[9]

Career[edit | edit source]

While pursuing his architecture degree, Contractor began working in 1968 as an apprentice under the supervision of his uncle and mentor Tehmasp Khareghat.[10][11] He joined his uncle's company T. Khareghat in 1977 as an associate partner.[11]

In 1991, Contractor was enlisted to add buildings to Infosys' Bangalore campus.[12][9] He went on to design that firm's first software-development park outside Pune,[13][9] and its corporate educational facility near Mysore.[14][9] His most famous project is Hiranandani Gardens, a township in Powai, a suburb of Mumbai.[9] In 2005, Contractor designed the twin-tower residential skyscraper, The Imperial, whose 254-metre-tall (833 ft) Tower I became the tallest residential buildings in India (with Tower II slightly behind) upon completion in 2010 – a distinction it held until it was displaced by One Avighna Park (266 metre) in 2017. That building was, in turn, displaced by The 42 in Kolkata, which was also designed by Contractor and architecturally topped out at 260m.[3] He also designed 23 Marina in Dubai,[15] which was briefly the world's tallest all-residential building, and is currently third behind the nearby Princess Tower and 432 Park Avenue in New York City.

Contractor's other projects include the domestic terminal at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Airport[16] and the DY Patil Stadium, which serves as the home stadium for both the Mumbai Indians cricket team and Mumbai City FC football team. He also designed the Turbhe railway station in Navi Mumbai and in 2018 offered to 19 railway stations for free.[17] He was the architect for Chief Minister of Telangana's official residence, Pragathi Bhavan completed in November 2016. He has been assigned to design the campus of Indian Institute of Petroleum & Energy, Visakhapatnam. An interview of his was published in the official[18] Class 8 English book.

Architectural style[edit | edit source]

Contractor has referred to the standardized ratings used in Western countries for certifying green buildings as a "joke".[19] In his view, conditions in India require a rating system that takes into account the unique problems faced by that country, such as the loss of farmland.[19]

In a New York Times profile he was described as Bollywood's "Starchitect". The article described Contractor's style as having "no signature, save a penchant for glitz." Contractor said of his own work, "[Y]ou definitely like a woman with lipstick, rouge, eyelashes. So if you make your building more beautiful with some appliqués, there’s nothing wrong."[9]

List of works[edit | edit source]

Name Year

completed

Image City Notes Ref
Apollo Hospital, Indraprastha
Sarala Birla Academy
ITC Grand Central 2004 Mumbai Art deco styled Hotel skyscraper
ITC Royal Bengal 2019 Kolkata Art deco styled Hotel skyscraper
DY Patil Stadium 2008 Navi Mumbai
The Imperial 2010 Mumbai Tallest building in India between 2010 and 2018 [5][6]
23 Marina 2012 Dubai
One Horizon Center 2014 Gurgaon [20]
Mantri Pinnacle 2016 Bangalore Tallest building in Bangalore [21]
The 42 2019 Kolkata Tallest building in India between 2018 and 2019 [3]
Lokhandwala Minerva Mumbai [22]
Turbhe railway station Navi Mumbai
CIDCO Spaghetti Housing 2005 Navi Mumbai

Gallery[edit | edit source]

Awards and recognition[edit | edit source]

  • 2016: Hafeez was awarded India's third highest civilian award, the Padma Bhushan, in 2016.[23]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ TNN (18 December 2010). "Architect for conserving rare heritage monuments". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
  2. ↑ "Hafeez Contractor – The Skyscraper Center". skyscrapercenter.com. Archived from the original on 22 September 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "The 42 – The Skyscraper Center". skyscrapercenter.com. Archived from the original on 22 September 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "'The 42' in Kolkata becomes India's tallest building". The Times of India. 16 April 2019. Archived from the original on 29 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "The Imperial I – The Skyscraper Center". skyscrapercenter.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "The Imperial II – The Skyscraper Center". skyscrapercenter.com. Archived from the original on 11 September 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  7. ↑ "Padma Awards 2016". pib.nic.in. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  8. ↑ Veer, Peter van der (19 May 2015). Handbook of Religion and the Asian City: Aspiration and Urbanization in the Twenty-First Century. Univ of California Press. p. 167. ISBN 978-0-520-28122-6.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 Brook, Daniel (19 June 2014). "The Slumdog Millionaire Architect". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 22 June 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  10. ↑ Manohar, Prathima (2006). Architect Hafeez Contractor. Architecture Publishing. pp. 61–62. ISBN 978-81-901758-0-7.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Hafeez Contractor AIIAGD ARCH. MS ARCH. & UD (USA): Executive Profile & Biography – Bloomberg". Bloomberg L.P. Archived from the original on 22 September 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  12. ↑ "Infosys Bangalore". The Future of Design. 21 September 2017. Archived from the original on 22 September 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  13. ↑ "Infosys office at I T Park at Pune". The Future of Design. 21 September 2017. Archived from the original on 22 September 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  14. ↑ "Exterior – Infosys Global Education School, Mysore". The Future of Design. 21 September 2017. Archived from the original on 22 September 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  15. ↑ "23 Marina – The Skyscraper Center". skyscrapercenter.com. Archived from the original on 22 September 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  16. ↑ "Award-winning airport renovation relies on Indian granite". stoneworld.com. Archived from the original on 2 July 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  17. ↑ "Architect Hafeez Contractor Offers To Design 19 Railway Stations For Free". NDTV.com. 25 February 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  18. ↑ CBSE
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 "Green buildings are a joke: Hafeez Contractor". The Times of India. 14 September 2011. Archived from the original on 21 October 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  20. ↑ "One Horizon Center – The Skyscraper Center". skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  21. ↑ "Mantri Pinnacle – The Skyscraper Center". skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  22. ↑ "Lokhandwala Minerva – The Skyscraper Center". skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  23. ↑ "Padma Awards 2016: Complete list | India News – Times of India". The Times of India.

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