Charles Correa
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| Charles Correa | |
| Born | 1930; Hyderabad, India |
| Firms | Charles Correa Associates, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Notes | |
| At Great Buildings | http://www.GreatBuildings.com/architects/Charles_Correa.html |
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[edit] Works
- Bharat Bhavan, arts complex, at Bhopal, India, 1982
- Kanchanjunga Apartments, at Bombay, India, 1970 to 1983. GreatBuildings page
- Brain and Cognitive Science Complex, at Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2006.
[edit] Discussion
Charles Correa was born in Hyderabad, India in 1930. He studied at the University of Michigan and Massachusetts Institute of Technology after which he established a private practice in Bombay in 1958.
Correa's work in India shows a careful development, understanding and adaptation of Modernism to a non-western culture. Correa's early works attempt to explore a local vernacular within a modern environment. Correa's land-use planning and community projects continually try to go beyond typical solutions to third world problems.
During the 1970s and 1980s Correa has worked on larger projects for which he used a fuller semiotic approach. He is an international lecturer and traveler.
Details
- Recipient of the RIBA Gold Medal, 1984
Recipient of the Alvar Aalto Medal, 1990
Recipient of the UIA Gold Medal, 1990
Recipient of the Japan Art Association's Praemium Imperiale, 1994
[edit] References
- Dennis Sharp. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Architects and Architecture. New York: Quatro Publishing, 1991. ISBN 0-8230-2539-X. NA40.I45. p40.
- "Correa in Cambridge", by Michael J. Crosbie, ArchitectureWeek No. 296, 2006.0726, pD1.1.
- "High-rise Housing in India", by Charles Correa, ArchitectureWeek No. 22, 2000.1011, pN1.1.
- Charles Correa. Charles Correa, Kenneth Frampton, Harles Correa (Contributor). Thames & Hudson (October 1997). ISBN 0500092680. Available at Amazon.com
[edit] External Links
- Charles Correa Praemium Imperiale interview, 1994, online video,
- Charles Correa — Biographical article in the India Times
- Comments on Chandigarh by Charles Correa — as reprinted at Chandigarh web site
- Images Charles Correa - http://archnet.org/pvt/image-collections/collection.tcl?collection_id=69212
