Charles Correa

Charles Correa, architect and urban planner was famous for applying modernist design principles of contemporary times to local climates and building styles. Correa started studying at Saint Xavier’s College at the University of Mumbai, and later he went on to study at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor (1949–53) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Massachusetts (1953–55). In 1958 he came back to India and commenced his practice in Mumbai. The initial works of Charles Correa had a traditional touch in them. He tried to blend local cultural values in architecture. Traditional symmetrical spaces, modernist use of materials, exemplary concrete forms and sensitivity towards site were some major characteristics of his work. He always designed buildings complementing the context and landscapes of India.