CHARLES CORREA . pdf

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1. CHARLES
CORREA

2. WHO?
Charles Mark Correa was an Indian architect
and urban planner. Credited with the creation
of modern architecture in post-Independent
India, he was celebrated for his sensitivity to
the needs of the urban poor and for his use of
traditional methods and materials.

3. 1930- a Roman Catholic of Goan descent, was born on 1 September
1930 in Secunderabad.
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.
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
2015 - passed away
HIS
TIMELINE

4. "Unless you believe in what you do, it becomes
... boring,"
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.
HIS CONCEPT

5. Few cardinal principles in his
vast body of work-
· Incrementality
· Identity
· Pluralism
· Income generation
· Equity
· Open-to-sky space
· Disaggregation.