NEW DELHI — Charles Correa, one of India's greatest contemporary architects, passed away on Tuesday in Mumbai following a brief illness. He was 84.
Correa was responsible for designing many landmark buildings including the Gandhi Memorial at Sabarmati, Vidhan Bhavan in Bhopal, the Permanent Mission of India at the UN, New York, Kala Academy in Goa and the Kanchanjunga residential tower in Mumbai.
Born on September 1, 1930 in Secunderabad, Correa studied at St Xavier's College in Mumbai before going to the University of Michigan in 1949 and then the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1953. He was awarded with numerous awards during his lifetime including, Padma Vibhushan in 2006 and Padma Shri in 1972.
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Correa was responsible for designing many landmark buildings including the Gandhi Memorial at Sabarmati, Vidhan Bhavan in Bhopal, the Permanent Mission of India at the UN, New York, Kala Academy in Goa and the Kanchanjunga residential tower in Mumbai.
Born on September 1, 1930 in Secunderabad, Correa studied at St Xavier's College in Mumbai before going to the University of Michigan in 1949 and then the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1953. He was awarded with numerous awards during his lifetime including, Padma Vibhushan in 2006 and Padma Shri in 1972.
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