Snehal Shah studied at CEPT University, Ahmadabad, graduating in 1980. His thesis was supervised by BV Doshi. He undertook postgraduate studies at the Architectural Association Graduate School in London under Royston Landau and Robin Middleton. He worked in Lugarno at the studio of Mario Botta for two years before returning to India in 1987. In that year he passed the RIBA Part Three professional exam and began practice in Ahmedabad. Since 1987 he has been an honorary professor at CEPT. He has lectured in Asia, Europe and the USA, as well as many cities of the country. His writings on the history of Indian architecture include the book Ahmedabad, with George Michell. ’Footprints of Visvakarma’, selected essays of late Professor M.A. Dhaky that he edited was published in 2017. ‘The Water Architecture of Western India’ is a forthcoming edition of UME by the end of 2018.
