Bimal Patel

An architect, urbanist and academician, Bimal studied architecture from CEPT Ahmedabad, and did dual Masters in Architecture and City Planning and a PhD in City and Regional Planning from the University of California, Berkeley. Currently the President of CEPT University, he heads Ahmedabad-based HCP Design, Planning and Management Pvt Ltd., and is also the founder of Environmental Planning Collaborative (EPC). In 2019, he was awarded the Padma Shri for his contribution to the field of architecture and planning.