Lecture entitled "The Language of Architecture" by Charles Correa, an Indian architect, planner, activist, theoretician and a fundamental figure in the world-wide panorama of the contemporary architecture.

The work of Charles Correa covers a wide range, from the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial at the Sabarmati Ashram, to the Jawahar Kala Kendra in Jaipur, and the State Assembly for Madhya Pradesh - as well as housing projects and townships in Delhi, Bombay, Ahmedabad and Bangalore. He was Chief Architect for 'Navi Mumbai' the new city of 2 million people, across the harbor from Bombay, and in 1985 Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi appointed him Chairman of the National Commission on Urbanization.


 


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BACC Great Hall 08 Mar 2007 19:00 21:00 Lecture Open For Public