charles correa

By Abid Shibli (B110356AR)

Akshid Rajendran (B110077AR)

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, CALICUT

THEORY OF DESIGN

brief history

• Born in Secundarabad in 1930

• Studied at UofMichigan and MIT

• Started private practice in Bombay in 1958

• Major figure in contemporary architecture around the world

design theory

• Correa’s early work combined traditional architectural values with Modernist use of materials

• Modernist use of materials was also followed by Le Corbusier, Louis I. Kahn, and Buckminster Fuller

• Influenced by Le Corbusier’s use of striking concrete forms

• Sensitive to the needs of the urban poor

• Used traditional methods and materials

design theory

• Used prevailing resources, energy and climate as major determinants in the ordering of space in all his designs

• His designs are up to date and contemporary but his concepts are derived from tradition

major achievements

• Pioneering work in urban issues and low cost shelter

• He was Chief Architect for Navi Mumbai (New Bombay)

• In 1985, Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi appointed him Chairman of the National Commission on Urbanization.

details

• A ten year project to build 32 three or four bedroom luxury apartments.

• Built from 1970 to 1983

• Location: Bombay

• Building type: Skyscraper/Housing

• Construction system: Concrete

• Style: Modern

design features

• Built in the modern style

• Simple geometric shapes

• Repetition of rectangular openings form a general pattern on the façade

• Pays homage to the vernacular architecture that once stood on the site

design features

• In Mumbai, a building has to be oriented east-west to catch prevailing sea breezes and to open up the best views of the city. Unfortunately, these are also the directions of the hot sun and the heavy monsoon rains.

• To solve this problem he included a verandah

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basic details

• A research centre in Lisbon

• Headed by some of the top scientists of the world

• It is built next to the same river where Vasco da Gama, Henry the Navigator and other great navigators left for their journeys

layout

• Divided into three buildings

– 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

• Large pathway throughout the structure

– Slight slope of 1:20

Quote by Charles Correa:

makes me most proud about this project is that it is NOT a Museum of Modern Art. On the contrary, it uses the highest levels of contemporary science and medicine to help people grappling with real problems; cancer, brain damage and going blind. And to house these cutting-edge activities, we tried to create a piece of architecture. Architecture as Sculpture. Architecture as Beauty.

details

• Jawahar Kala Kendra is a multi arts centre located in Jaipur in India.

• Modern style

• The centre has been made in eight blocks – Museums

– Amphi theatre

– Closed auditorium

– Library, arts display rooms,

– Cafeteria,

– Small hostel

– Art-studio.

– 2 permanent art galleries

other works

• MIT’S Brain and Cognitive Sciences Centre, Boston

• Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Museum, at Sabarmati Ashram, Ahmedabad

• National Crafts Museum, at New Delhi

• LIC Building, Connaught Place, New Delhi

conclusion

• He has played a pivotal role in the creation of an architecture for post-Independence India

• He created contemporary designs while sticking to traditional basics

• Most of his designs were shaped by the climatic conditions

Weblography

• www.greatbuildings.com

• www.wikipedia.org

• www.google.com

• Post Colonial India and it’s Architecture I: Charles Correa, The Tradition in the Modern

Bibliography