Urban designer, architect Ranjit Sabikhi dies at 89 + SSC_CGL?.ToString()?? SSC_CGL?.ToString()+" Current Affairs";

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Urban designer, architect Ranjit Sabikhi, known for Delhi’s Yamuna Apartments and Shimla’s Oberoi Wildflower Hall, dies at 89.
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In 1961, he co-founded the Design Group with the late architect Ajoy Choudhury. The group gained recognition for its innovative designs, with one of its most notable projects being the Yamuna Apartments, commissioned by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA). Sabikhi focused on balancing urban design and architecture, always placing people at the centre of his design plans.
The Design Group was known for its well-planned open spaces and geometric minimalism across their many buildings, which included the now-demolished Shakuntalam Theatre; YMCA Staff Quarters; The Syrian Christian Church at Hauz Khas; August Kranti Bhavan at Bhikaji Cama Place; Janakpuri District Centre and DLF Centre at Sansad Marg. It was also known for then Mughal Sheraton (now ITC Mughal), Agra; Oberoi Wildflower Hall, Shimla; Taj Bengal at Kolkata; ITDC Hotel at Varanasi; NDDB – Regional Training Centre at Jalandhar; NDDB staff housing at Noida, and the Indian embassy in Kuwait.
From 1959 to 1975, Sabikhi taught at the School of Planning and Architecture in New Delhi, where he became head of the Department of Urban Design.