Charles Correa

Charles Mark Correa (1 September 1930 – 16 June 2015) 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.

For the Brazilian canoeist, see Charles Corrêa.

Charles Correa
Correa in December 2011
Born
Charles Mark Correa

(1930-09-01)1 September 1930
Secunderabad, Hyderabad State, British India (now Telangana, India
Died16 June 2015(2015-06-16) (aged 84)
Mumbai, Maharashtra India
Alma materUniversity of Mumbai
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
University of Michigan
Occupations
  • Architect
  • urban planner
Spouse
Monika Correa
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(m. 1961)​
Children2
AwardsPadma Shri (1972)
Padma Vibhushan (2006)
Gomant Vibhushan (2011)
BuildingsJawahar Kala Kendra, National Crafts Museum, Bharat Bhavan
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