Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (SP)
Mangalore, Apr 8: Under the aegis of Architects Guild, one of India’s most successful architects, Charles Correa, will be making a presentation in the city on April 10. The presentation is scheduled to begin at 4 pm that day at Screen 1, Big Cinemas, Bharath Mall in the city. Registration will begin at 3.30 pm.
This information was given at a press conference held in the city on Tuesday April 8 by Architects Guild.
The presentation by the celebrated architect will be followed by interaction with professionals and students of architecture. This event is being sponsored by Ultra Tech Cement Ltd.
Architect Correa is a renowned figure in the field of contemporary architecture around the world. With his extraordinary and inspiring designs, Correa has played a pivotal role in the creation of architecture in post-independence India. His works including carefully detailed memorial, Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Museum at the Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad, to Kanchanjunga Apartment tower in Mumbai, Jawahar Kala Kendra in Jaipur, planning of Navi Mumbai, MIT’s Brain and Cognitive Sciences Centre in Boston, and most recently, the Champalimad Centre for the Unknown in Lisbon, lay special emphasis on prevailing resources, energy, and climate as major determinants in the ordering of space.
His first important project was ‘Mahatma Gandhi Sangrahalaya (Mahatma Gandhi Memorial)’ at Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad (1958 – 1967). Over the last four decades, Correa has done pioneering work in urban issues and low cost shelter in the third world. He was conferred with Padma Shri in 1972, and second highest civilian honour, the Padma Vibhushan, in 2006, by the government of India. He also was awarded the 1984 Royal Gold Medal for architecture by the Royal Institute of British Architects.
The Architects Guild, Mangalore, has completed 12 years of service to the building design and technical profession in coastal Karnataka. The Guild serves as a platform to educate, create awareness, and foster growth in not only the field of design and structures but also in relationships as well. The Guild has regularly brought to the city valuable presentations by renowned architects from all over India and even from abroad. Past events organized by the guild include technical seminars, workshops, presentations by eminent architects, and building material expositions.
Architects Guild committee members, Venkatesh Pai, Guulshan Roy, Praveen Saldanha and Vinodh Aranha were present at the press conference.