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⚫ '''Shirish B Patel''', born 1932, is an ] ] and the founder of Shirish Patel & Associates (SPA),<ref></ref> a company which designs, manages and inspects structural engineering projects. Patel is also a writer and speaker in the media on the topic of ] and urban density.<ref></ref><ref></ref><ref></ref> Patel also helped to form the Indian Institute for Human Settlements.<ref>http://www.business-standard.com/elections/news/nilekanis-donate-rs-50-cr-to-indian-institutehuman-settlements/139518/on</ref><ref></ref><ref></ref>
'''Shirish B Patel''', born 1932, is an ] ] with interests that extend to the engineering design of public works, notably dams, bridges, and marine structures; ], and urban affairs; planning of factories, and other complexes that benefit from an inter-disciplinary approach; ] research and software development.


== Career == == Career ==
Patel founded his firm in 1960. He was the main designer of the Kemp’s Corner Flyover, the first in India, using new construction technology which had not been tried in India before.<ref></ref><ref></ref>


⚫ Patel and two other authors created a plan in 1965 to create a new city across the harbour from Bombay.<ref>http://archnet.org/library/places/one-place.jsp?place_id=1557&order_by=title&showdescription=1</ref><ref></ref> When the project was accepted by the government, Patel co-ordinated the implementation of the plan as New Bombay was constructed between 1970 and 1974. <ref></ref><ref>http://www.mumbaionline.in/Administration/local-bodies.aspx</ref><ref></ref>
⚫ Shirish Patel founded Shirish Patel & Associates (SPA),<ref></ref> a structural and project management firm, in the year 1960. He was also involved in setting up the Indian Institute for Human Settlements.<ref>http://www.business-standard.com/elections/news/nilekanis-donate-rs-50-cr-to-indian-institutehuman-settlements/139518/on</ref><ref></ref><ref></ref>
⚫ Shirish was the principal designer for Kemp’s Corner Flyover<ref></ref><ref></ref>, Bombay; the first flyover in India, built in 6 months. The design was altered to a cast-in-situ pre-stressed multi-cell box girder supported on concrete hinges, used for the first time in India. (1965) Shirish was also one of the three original authors of a plan to develop New Bombay across the harbour <ref>http://archnet.org/library/places/one-place.jsp?place_id=1557&order_by=title&showdescription=1</ref><ref></ref>, using ownership of land acquired by Government to finance the infrastructure and construction of the new city. The government accepted the proposal for New Bombay and set up City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) in 1970. Shirish co-ordinated and led the work of a multi-disciplinary team consisting of economists, sociologists, transportation and city planners, architects and engineers, as well as the construction team for New Bombay. (1970-1974)<ref></ref><ref>http://www.mumbaionline.in/Administration/local-bodies.aspx</ref><ref></ref>


Patel has been a writer and speaker in the media on the topic of urban density.<ref></ref><ref></ref><ref></ref>




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Shirish B. Patel
Born1932
Nationality India
OccupationCivil engineer
Known forKemp's Corner Flyover

Shirish B Patel, born 1932, is an Indian Civil Engineer and the founder of Shirish Patel & Associates (SPA), a company which designs, manages and inspects structural engineering projects. Patel is also a writer and speaker in the media on the topic of urban planning and urban density. Patel also helped to form the Indian Institute for Human Settlements.

Career

Patel founded his firm in 1960. He was the main designer of the Kemp’s Corner Flyover, the first in India, using new construction technology which had not been tried in India before.

Patel and two other authors created a plan in 1965 to create a new city across the harbour from Bombay. When the project was accepted by the government, Patel co-ordinated the implementation of the plan as New Bombay was constructed between 1970 and 1974.


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  2. More on Mumbai Floor Area Regulations | PlaNYourCity
  3. As maximum as it gets - The Hindu
  4. Let crowd density of a place decide FSI: Experts | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis
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  6. Nilekanis gift Rs 50 crore for school on environment - The Times of India
  7. Nandan, Rohini Nilekani gift IIHS Rs 50 cr - Indian Express
  8. Crawford Market to Sion in 25 minutes?
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  13. http://www.mumbaionline.in/Administration/local-bodies.aspx
  14. Investigating the redevelopment of India’s most famous informal settlement, Dharavi | View | Architectural Review
  15. Keshub Mahindra, Shirish B. Patel resigns from HDFC board
  16. IIHS Appoints Former SEBI Head C. B. Bhave as its Executive Chairperson | INDIA CSR
  17. The Morung Express: Nagaland Latest & Breaking News, Northeast & India News - Make Way for High Rises: Who Benefits from Slum Demolitions in Mumbai?
  18. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation to be blamed for Airport Express line shutdown : North, News - India Today
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