Hafeez contractor biography template
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Hafeez Contractor
Indian architect (born 1950)
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
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
While pursuing his architecture degree, Contractor began working in 1968 as an apprentice under the supervision of his uncle and mentor Tehmasp Khareghat.[