Charles Correa is an Indian architect known for his sensitivity to the needs of the urban poor. He was influenced by professors at the University of Michigan and became interested in urban issues through the work of Kevin Lynch. Correa designed several notable projects in India using traditional materials and methods, emphasizing local resources, climate, and income generation. Some of his most famous works include the Kanchanjunga Apartments in Mumbai, Jawahar Kala Kendra in Jaipur, and the Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown in Lisbon.

1. 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

2. 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

3.  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 Award
s

4. • 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 Principl
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5. CHARLES CORREA List of celebrated
projects

6. Jawahar Kala Kendra
Jaipur
Kanchanjunga Apartments
Mumbai
Champalimaud Centre for the
Unknown
Lisbon, Portugal

7. Kanchanjunga
Apartments
72, Pedder Road
Mumbai

19. 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

20. Colors of India

21. Jawahar Kala
Kendra
JLN Marg, Jaipur

22. •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.
JAWAHAR KALA KENDRA

26. • 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

27. Entrance Stairs Central OAT

28. CHAMPALIMAUD CENTRE
FOR THE UNKNOWN
Lisbon, Portugal

29. • Opened on 5th october,2010
• Location : Lisbon , Portugal on the waterfront.
• Historical significance as portugese sailed from this location to discover the ‘unknown
lands’.
CHAMPALIMAUD CENTRE

30. 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
third is an open-air amphitheater for
the city) have been arranged to
create a 125m long pathway leading
diagonally across the site, towards
the open seas.
• 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”
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31. • The pathway is ramped up (at a gentle slope of
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—
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
been used for centuries on public buildings and
hence the site was a historical site, therefore
this stone was chosen by Correa.
Lioz stone
View through the water body
Pathway

32. PLAN OF GROUND FLOOR

33. Key Plan
Section

34. Vivarium Through the glass vessel
Glass vessel connecting two units Built form

35. Open air Amphitheatre Two huge monolith columns
Interior of the built form
Interior of the building

38. CHAMPALIMAUD CENTRE

39. OTHER SIGNIFICANT PROJECTS

40. MADHYA PRADESH VIDHAN SABHA

41. HINDUSTAN LEVER PAVILION

42. TUBE HOUSE

43. BRITISH COUNCIL

44. LIC BUILDING

45. Presented By: Amit Khatkar, Dhir Dhwaj Singh, Priyavarth Singh Arya
B.Arch 2nd Year
State Institute of Urban
Planning and Architecture