The Great Indian Architect Charles Correa Passes Away.

Architect Charles Correa
Sept. 1, 1930 - June 16, 2015

Undoubtedly, India's greatest Architect, The former Chief Architect of Navi Mumbai (1970-75), Charles Correa, 84 passed away following a brief illness. He received number of National and International Awards for his remarkable extraordinary Work. 

May his soul Rest In Peace. 

Here, we are sharing some of his memories and some his landmark buildings. Have a look!

Ar. Charles Correa received many prestigious National & International Awards which includes -

Padma Shree
Padma Vibhushan, 

The Premium Imperiale- Japan's Highest Award

The Gold Medal of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)

The Gold Medal of  the Union of International Architects
7th Aga Khan Award for Architecture
The Gomant Vibhushan

Ar. Chales Correa with Ar. K.S. Mahajani, at Aayojan School of Architecture, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

His renowned buildings are :-

The Gandhi Memorial Museum, at Sabarmati Ashram, Ahmedabad, Gujrat 

Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly, Bhopal

Kanchanjunga Apartment Tower, Mumbai

National Craft Museum, New Delhi

British Council, Delhi

City Centre, Kolkata

Bharat Bhawan, Bhopal

Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur, Rajasthan

MIT'S Brain and Cognitive Sciences Centre, Boston

Champalimad Centre for the unknown, Lisbon

Parumala Church

Ismaili Centre in Toronto, Canada
The permanent Mission of India, UN, New York
Kala Academy, Goa

...and many more pioneer buildings

Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Gandhi Memorial, Sabarmati Ashram, Ahmedabad, Gujrat 

Ar. Charles Correa designed his first important project The Gandhi Memorial, at the Age of 28 only.

The Jeevan Bharati Building, CP, Delhi

The Champalimaud Centre, Lisbon, Portugal