Shirish B Patel

Shirish B. Patel

Born| 1932
Nationality|  India
Occupation| Civil engineer
Known for| Kemp's Corner Flyover

Shirish B Patel (born 1932), is an Indian Civil Engineer and the founder of Shirish Patel & Associates (SPA),[1] a company which designs, manages and inspects structural engineering projects. Patel is a writer and speaker in the media on the topic of urban planning and urban density.[2][3][4]

Patel also helped to form the Indian Institute for Human Settlements.[5][6][7] He was also a founding member of the Housing Development Finance Corporation.[8]

## Career

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Patel founded his engineering 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.[9][10]

Patel and two other authors created a plan in 1965 to create a new city across the harbour from Bombay.[11][12] 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.[13][14]

As well as planning and design, Patel and his company are often called upon to perform infrastructure inspections,[15] data collection and analysis[16] and other consulting work.

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## References

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1. ^ Cracks noticed on metro pillars connecting Noida - Rediff.com India News
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
5. ^ Nilekanis gift Rs 50 crore for school on environment – The Times of India
6. ^ Nandan, Rohini Nilekani gift IIHS Rs 50 cr - Indian Express
7. ^ IIHS Appoints Former SEBI Head C. B. Bhave as its Executive Chairperson | INDIA CSR
8. ^ Keshub Mahindra, Shirish B. Patel resigns from HDFC board
9. ^ Crawford Market to Sion in 25 minutes?
10. ^ 'Jam' at Pedder Rd flyover meet - The Times of India
11. ^ "Mumbai". Archived from the original on 2010-01-31. Retrieved 2011-11-28.
12. ^ Development Glitch
13. ^ History – NMMC
14. ^ Investigating the redevelopment of India’s most famous informal settlement, Dharavi | View | Architectural Review
15. ^ Delhi Metro Rail Corporation to be blamed for Airport Express line shutdown : North, News - India Today
16. ^ The Morung Express: Nagaland Latest & Breaking News, Northeast & India News - Make Way for High Rises: Who Benefits from Slum Demolitions in Mumbai? Archived 2014-10-26 at archive.today
17. ^ IIHS Appoints Former SEBI Head C. B. Bhave as its Executive Chairperson | INDIA CSR
18. ^ ASB Bengaluru - Recent News & Events

## External links

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* Indian Institute for Human Settlements
* Shirish Patel and Associates Consultants Private Ltd.
* Larsen and Toubro, Engineering Construction & Contracts Division
* India Habitat Centre
* Housing Development Finance Corporation
* The Institution of Engineers, India
* American Concrete Institute
* Consulting Engineers Association (India)
* American Society of Civil Engineers
* International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering
* International Association for Shell & Spatial Structures