CORREA'S LANDMARK LEGACY ( died on 17 June' 2015 At Mumbai)

Jun 18 2015 : Courtesy : Mirror (Ahmedabad)- Times of India-Ahmedbad

CORREA'S LANDMARK LEGACY

AHMEDABAD





GANDHI SMARAK SANGRAHALAY SABARMATI ASHRAM
 
This memorial museum was erected in 1963 in homage to Mahatma Gandhi, and to propagate his ideas


CAMA HOTEL, KHANPUR
 
Rustom Cama hired Correa to build it in 1960.The 26-room hotel was inaugurated a day before Gujarat was formed

GUN HOUSE, KHANPUR
This was built in 1962 to house offices, showroom of the Ahmedabad Rifle Association. The building was designed to give direct access to independent rentable offices


SP STADIUM, NAVRANGPURA
 
Former May Chinubhai Chimanbhai hired Correa to design the stadium and club house in 1960. It has a unique cantilever, pillar-less stadium and can hold 50,000 spectators


NAVRANGPURA BUS STAND, SWASTIK CROSSROADS
 
This is one of the busiest bus stands in the city. However, not many know that Charles Correa had built this architectural wonder

National Crafts Museum, New Delhi

National Crafts Museum is situated on the corner of the Pragati Maidan, facing the Purana Qila complex in New Delhi. It is run by the Ministry of Textiles, Government of India.

The Kanchanjunga Apartments, Mumbai 
 

Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown, Lisbon

The British Council Building, New Delhi

Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur



BV DOSHI
 
 Renowned architect

It is a huge personal loss for me. I have known him for more than 60 years. He was a close family friend and a great professional. It was with him that I had initially thought of starting an architecture school, but he wanted to start one in Bombay while I was keen on Ahmedabad. After I started CEPT, he used to visit us often and admired the way the institute had shaped up. I was also the best man at his wedding.Sadly, the city has failed to preserve the buildings designed by the legendary architect, be it Dilip Parekh's bungalow or Ramkrishna Hari Vallabhdas's haveli or the bus terminus. We must revive the glory of his work. Correa and his buildings inspire people to keep growing and doing better.
BIMAL PATEL President, CEPT University THE NOTED
architect had visited CEPT University in 2014 and in teracted with students as part of a talk series.Charles Correa was the most accomplished and significant Indian architect of his generation and when he spoke to students at CEPT, the event became most memorable for aspiring architects.Charles spoke like a simple problem solver, who is concerned with the practical problems that people face as they go about their lives ­ problems of function, of dealing with the climate and of building an identity. He believed that architects have to be optimistic and believe that difficult problems can be solved. Architects have to show what can be done through their projects. They have to offer solutions, not analyses as social scientists do, or comments, or words of wisdom as philosophers do.Charles did not speak like a mystical guru or use his personality to mesmerize people. The simplicity of his talk is what most inspired young students.The architect's note appreciating my work will always remain my prized possession.Charles requested me to show my work at his conference in Goa last March. I was thrilled that, frail as he was, he attended my session.
TRIDIP SUHRUD Director, Sabarmati Ashram CHARLES
Correa began de signing the Gandhi memorial in 1960 and finished it in 1963.The challenge was to design a building that would reflect the ethos of Hriday Kunj by interpreting the character of the ashram and philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi. It had to be more than a structure of 1960s. Correa ensured uniformity and openness that Gandhiji desired his home to be.The materials used in the construction are similar to other buildings in the ashram: tiled roofs, brick walls, stone floors and wooden doors. No glass windows are used anywhere; light and ventilation are provided by operable wooden louvres. These elements combine to form a pattern of tiled roofs, in a typology analogous to the villages so central to Gandhiji's thinking. They are grouped in a meandering pattern, creating a pathway along which the visitor progresses towards the centrality of the water court.
--Inputs from ebuild.in