CEPT University Campus

CEPT University Campus is a renowned architecture and planning university campus located on University Road in Navrangpura, Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Established in 1962 as the School of Architecture, it was founded with support from the Ahmedabad Education Society. The campus is notable for its exposed-brick buildings designed by Pritzker laureate B. V. Doshi and associated architects, landscaped courtyards, and studios that exemplify modern Indian architectural education.

Visitors can expect an academic campus with low-rise exposed-brick buildings, open courtyards, studios, workshops and exhibition spaces set among landscaped greens. The architecture emphasizes natural light, ventilation and brick craftsmanship associated with B. V. Doshi. Access is as an educational institution, so visitors explore exterior spaces, corridors and designated exhibition areas with prior permission, observing student work displays and the quiet academic environment.

Founded in 1962 as the School of Architecture by the Ahmedabad Education Society with support from Kasturbhai Lalbhai, later expanded as the Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology (CEPT) and established as CEPT University in 2005. The campus buildings were designed by architect B. V. Doshi, who studied and worked with Le Corbusier, and reflect modernist principles adapted to Indian climate and materials.

A leading centre for architecture, planning, design and building technology education in India, known for its influence on architectural pedagogy, conservation and urban planning discourse. The campus itself is studied as an example of contemporary Indian architecture and hosts exhibitions, lectures and public events related to design and the built environment.