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Charles Correa

Charles Correa was an Indian architect known for his sensitivity to the needs of the urban poor. He was influenced by professors at the University of Michigan who emphasized social responsibility in design. Some of Correa's most notable projects include the Kanchanjunga Apartments in Mumbai, which provided garden terraces for low-income housing, the Jawahar Kala Kendra arts center in Jaipur that was based on the city's traditional cosmology, and the Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown in Lisbon, Portugal, where he used a diagonal pathway and open spaces to symbolize the discovery of unknown lands. Correa emphasized principles like incrementality, identity, income generation, and exploring local vern

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Charles Correa

Charles Correa was an Indian architect known for his sensitivity to the needs of the urban poor. He was influenced by professors at the University of Michigan who emphasized social responsibility in design. Some of Correa's most notable projects include the Kanchanjunga Apartments in Mumbai, which provided garden terraces for low-income housing, the Jawahar Kala Kendra arts center in Jaipur that was based on the city's traditional cosmology, and the Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown in Lisbon, Portugal, where he used a diagonal pathway and open spaces to symbolize the discovery of unknown lands. Correa emphasized principles like incrementality, identity, income generation, and exploring local vern

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CHARLES CORREA

Charles Correa is an Indian architect and


urban planner, particularly noted for his
sensitivity to the needs of the urban poor
and for his use of traditional methods and
materials

•Born into a middle-class Catholic family


in Bombay
•Became fascinated with the principles of
design as a child
•At Michigan two professors who
influenced him the most -Walter Salders
and Buckminister Fuller.
•Kevin lynch , then in the process of
developing his themes for image of the
city triggered Correa’s interest in urban
issues
•‘India of those days was a different place,
it was a brand-new country, there was so
much hope; India stimulated me.’
CHARLES CORREA

Education
1946-1948 Inter-science. St. Xavier's college, university of Bombay
1949-1953 B.Arch., University of Michigan.
1953-1955 M.Arch., Massachusetts institute of technology.

Professional Experience
1955-1958 Partner with G.M. BHUTA associates
1964-1965 Prepared master plan proposing twin city across the harbor from
Bombay.
1971-1975 Chief architect to CIDCO
1975-1976 Consultant to UN secretory-general for HABITAT
1975-1983 Chairman Housing Urban Renewal & Ecology Board
1985 Chairman Dharavavi planning commission
CHARLES CORREA Award
s

 1961 Prize for low-income housing


 1972 PadmaShri by the President of India
 1980 Awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the University of
Michigan
 1984 Gold Medal- Royal Institute of British Architects
 1985 Prize for the Improvement in the Quality of Human
Settlements from the International Union of
Architects.
 1986 Chicago Architecture Award.
 1987 Gold Medal- Indian Institute of Architects
 1990 Gold Medal (International Union of Architects)
 1994 The Premium Imperial from Japan society of art.
 1999 Aga khan award for vidhan sabha, bhopal
CHARLES CORREA Principl
es

• Incrementality
• Identity
• Income generation
• Equity
• Attempt to explore a local vernacular within a modern environment.
• Emphasis on prevailing resources, energy and climate as major
determinants in ordering of space.
• Open-to-sky Concept- Can make a decisive difference between livable
habitat and claustrophobia.
• Particularly for low-income groups. - Even in reasonably dense housing,
individual terrace principles were also applied to high-rise buildings in
Mumbai. E.g. : Sonmarg Apartments (1962), Mumbai , Another
variation: to turn this verandah into a garden, preferable of double
height. E.g. : Kanchenjunga apartment, Mumbai
CHARLES CORREA List of celebrated
projects
Jawahar Kala Kendra Champalimaud Centre for the
Jaipur Unknown
Lisbon, Portugal

Kanchanjunga Apartments
Mumbai
Kanchanjunga
Apartments
72, Pedder Road
Mumbai
Garden terraces actually a modern interpretation
of a feature of the traditional Indian bungalow:
the verandah

Each apartment provided with a deep, two


story-high garden terrace that is oriented away
from the sun so as to afford protection from
the elements
Colors of India
Jawahar Kala
Kendra
JLN Marg, Jaipur
JAWAHAR KALA KENDRA

•IT IS AN ARTS CENTRE DEDICATED TO JAWAHARLAL NEHRU


•LIKE THE CITY, IT IS ALSO DOUBLE CODED: A CONTEMPORARY BUILDING
BASED ON AN ARCHAIC NOTION OF THE COSMOS: THE NAVGRAH
MANDALA
•ONE OF THE SQUARES MOVED ASIDE TO PROVIDE ENTRY, JUST LIKE IT
WAS IN THE ORIGINAL CITY PLAN OF JAIPUR.
• External walls, 8m high, clad in
red Agra stone.
• On these external walls, presence
of each planet is expressed by
inlaying on a square white
marble with polished black
granite and mica.
• These are expressed in their
traditional symbols.
• Central square is void – true
source of all energy
Entrance Stairs Central OAT
CHAMPALIMAUD CENTRE
FOR THE UNKNOWN
Lisbon, Portugal
CHAMPALIMAUD CENTRE

• Opened on 5th october,2010


• Location : Lisbon , Portugal on the waterfront.
• Historical significance as portugese sailed from this location to discover the ‘unknown
lands’.
CONCEPT:

The 3 units that constitute the


project (the largest for the doctors
and scientist, the second for the
theatre, the exhibition hall, the
Foundation offices, etc, and the 1
third is an open-air amphitheater for
the city) have been arranged to
create a 125m long pathway leading 2
diagonally across the site, towards
the open seas. 3

• Correa said after visiting the site


“the site must be structured along a
powerful architectural diagonal
axis, an open-to-sky space, going
right from the entrance to the
opposite corner, where you finally
see the river beginning to merge
with the ocean and the great
unknown”
• The pathway is ramped up (at a gentle slope of View through the water body
1:20) – so as one ascend, he see only sky ahead
of him.
• At the end of the ramp are two stone
monoliths, straight from the quarry. When one
reach the highest point, he begin to see a large
body of water, which seemingly connects (i.e.,
without any visual break) to the ocean beyond.
• In the center of this water body, just below the
surface of the water, is an oval shaped object— Pathway
made of stainless steel and slightly convex, so
that it reflects the blue sky and passing clouds
above.
• The material used in making the building is lioz
stone. The Lioz is a well-known limestone from
Portugal, with a considerable history. It iis an
historical Portuguese natural stone that has Lioz stone
been used for centuries on public buildings and
hence the site was a historical site, therefore
this stone was chosen by Correa.
PLAN OF GROUND FLOOR
Section

Key Plan
Vivarium Through the glass vessel

Glass vessel connecting two units Built form


Open air Amphitheatre Two huge monolith columns

Interior of the building

Interior of the built form


CHAMPALIMAUD CENTRE
OTHER SIGNIFICANT PROJECTS
MADHYA PRADESH VIDHAN SABHA
HINDUSTAN LEVER PAVILION
TUBE HOUSE
BRITISH COUNCIL
LIC BUILDING
State Institute of Urban Presented By: Amit Khatkar, Dhir Dhwaj Singh, Priyavarth Singh Arya
Planning and Architecture B.Arch 2nd Year

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