Hafeez Contractor is India’s starchitect and an inspiration for many. If Bollywood ever fails to find a rags-to-riches story, the film industry can adapt the story of Hafeez Contractor who once lived in a single-room house but went on to design India’s tallest building.
“How far the profession of architecture will be able to meet the social, economic, cultural and environmental challenges posed by Indian urbanisation will hold the key to the success of architecture as profession in the Indian context,” says Architect Jit Kumar Gupta