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F I D A Z A I N

CHARLESCORREA



Education

1946-1948 inter-science. St. Xavier's college, university of Bombay1949-1955 B.Arch., University of Michigan.

1953-1955 M.Arch., Massachusetts institute of technology..

Professional Experience

1955-1958 partner with G.M. BHUTA associates1958- to date in private practice.

1964-1965 prepared master plan proposing twin city across the harbor

from Bombay.

1969-1971 invited by the govt. of Peru

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 palnning commision



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.’



AWARDS

1961 Prize for low-income housing early

1972 Correa was awarded the PadmaShri by the President of India

1980 Correa was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the Universityof Michigan

1984 He was awarded the Gold Medal of the RoyalInstitute 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 the Gold Medal of the Indian Institute of Architects 1990 the Gold Medal of the UIA (International Union of Architects)

1994 the Premium Imperial from Japan society of art.

1999 Aga khan award for vidhan sabha, bhopal



Diversity

In Bombay - Salvacao Church at

Dadar ; Kanchanjunga Apartments

In Goa for the Cidade de Goa Hotel

and the Kala Academy,

In Ahmedabad - Gandhi Smarak

Sangrahalaya ; Ramkrishna House

Delhi - The LIC Centre; British

Council Building

Kerala - Kovalam Beach Resort

Hotel

Andamans - Bay Island Hotel in

Port Blair

Architectural utility and grandeur

spread over the subcontinent



Principles

Few cardinal principles in his vast body of work;

incrementality

pluralism

participation

income generation

equity

open-to-sky space

disaggregation.

Belapur housing being the one project where he has literally

used these principals

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Architect, planner, activist and theoretician, an international

lecturer and traveler

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.

India's first man of architecture has a very simple

philosophy: "Unless you believe in what you do, it becomes

… boring,"



Correa and Corbusier

Like most architects of his generation he has been influenced by Le Corbusier , but by

his response to the Mediterranean sun with his grand sculptural decisions he believes

that Corbusier’s influence in the colder climates has not been beneficial because these

heroic gestures had to withdraw into defensible space, into mechanically heated (and

cooled) interiors of the building.

On way back to Bombay in 1955 - saw the Jaoul House (le Corbusier) in Paris under

construction

‘I was absolutely knocked out . It was a whole new world way beyond anything being

taught in America at that time .then I saw Chandigarh and his buildings in Ahmedabad .

They seemed the only way to build.”



Correa and Gandhi

Gandhi's goal for an independent India had been a village

model, non-industrial, its architecture simple and traditional

In these early works Correa demonstrates uncompromising

execution of an idea as a powerful statement of form



Vidhan Sabha Bhopal Kanchanjunga Apartments Kovalam Beach Resort , Kerala Gandhi Smarak Sangrahalaya

Pareek House , Ahemdabad Jeewan Bharti , Delhi Church at Parumala Belapur housing

Case studies…



MP VIDHAN SABHA‘Vidhan Bhavan is a public building which should say something very

powerful about democracy, It is a building which has got to down with the idea of governing yourself. It has to express the role it has to play and tell

people that this is your city, this is your state and you must participate in it, It must not be low- key. It should have a presence.’

Charles Correa



deep understanding of the Vedic principles

Won prestigious AGA KHAN award for this

in 1999



The building is located in the centre of bhopal. Since the main access road isnot axial , but swings towards the site in a rather casual manner , the plan of the building developed as a circle, so it could have an autonous unity andpresence, regardless of the direction from which it is approached. References of this circular form are – parliament building in New Delhi, Buddhist stupa near

Sanchi.



The new Vidhan Sabha houses the many diverse functions crucial to afunctioning democracy . The plan is a pattern of gardens within gardens,divided into 9 squares . The five central ones are halls and courtyards , while the 4 corner positions are occupied by specialized functions. The Vidhan Sabha , the Vidhan Parishad, central library, and combined hall.It also contains a host of other facilities : offices, cabinet rooms, cafeterias,

common rooms for security staff etc.. According to the requirements there are 3 main entrances- for public, VP’s, MLA’s . These 3 main streams separated from each other experiencethe complex internal space of the building while moving along verandahand overlooking courtyards and gardens – as in traditional architecture of India.



The whole buildig presents as extremely pleasing vision of powerful curvesand sraight vertical and horizontal lines. Whereas the building could havefallen into the trap of being merely monumental, its pristinely simple linesraise it to an altogether different plane. This is the genius of Charles Correa



Correa has used open to sky courtyards and a labyrinthine pattern of pathways to organise the complex requirements of adminstrative andlegislative functions.



The whole composition is enclosed by a wall that defines its exterior formlike a circular inner city- a model of the city of Baghdad. This approach hasgenerated an interesting roofs cape and skylines, too often missing incontemporary architecture, the use of gateways and domes and a tower todevelop the imagery of this landmark complex is very much in the tradition

of the harmonic order found in the traditional architecture of islam



KANCHENJUNGA APARTMENTS

The building had to be oriented east – west to capture prevailing sea breeze and

views to the city.



But also the orientation for hot sun and heavy rains

Solution in old bungalows – wrapping a protective layer of verandahs around the

main living areas

Kanchanjunga an attempt to apply these principles to a high-rise buildingThis building has 32 different apartments with 4 types of flats varying from 3 to 6 bedrooms.

Interlocking of these variations expressed externally by shear end walls that holdup the cantilevers

Minimalist surfaces cut away to open up double-height terrace gardens at thecorners

Complex spatial organization of living spaces



Superficially, this 28-story tower, with its

concrete construction and large areas of

white panels, bears a strong resemblance

to modern apartment buildings in the West

Tower’s proportion 1:4

(21 sqm and 84 m high)



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



KOVALAM BEACH RESORT,KERELA



Accommodates 300 guests , centers for massages and yoga, water sport etc.The facilities had to be deployed in the manner which would create a criticalmass for each activity and at a time open up several strategic points on thesite so as to increase future growth options.

The master plan there fore does not concentrate all the facilities in one area , but generate a large number of potential growth points, thus allowing a moreflexible response to future demands .The guest rooms come in 3 configurations-:1. On the edge of the beach hidden under the palm trees . They are suits for

longer stay with cooking facilities etc.

2. overlooking the beach there are 100 guests rooms. Here the facilities aresuch that every room gets its own private sundeck..

3. Between these two are private detach ho units .

Construction is in traditional vernacular of

Kerala-: plaster walls with red tiled roofsOther pavilion consists of little bamboo

chhatries with coir matins on the floorand local Kerala handicrafts.



Gandhi Smarak Sangrahalaya

Material used:Tiled roof Brick wallStone floor Wooden floorLight and ventilation by operable wooden

louversThese elements combine to form a patternof tiled roofs which are grouped in casualmeandering pattern, creating a pathway along which the visitors progressestowards the centrality of the water court



Philosophy:

Successfully shows the life of GandhijiMinimalist architectureMaterial honesty Contemporary architectureGlow of spaces

Water court at center

Gandhi ashram



CHURCH AT PARUMALA The church can accommodate 2000

people inside the walls and 3000outside.The form of the church has beenderived from tri-partite structure of Coptic and Syrian traditions .However the rituals themselves , with

the faithful sitting and kneeling onthe floor are completely indigenous.



BELAPUR HOUSING

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