Charles Correa

Charles Correa
Charles Correa
	Correa in December 2011
Born	Charles Mark Correa; 1 September 1930; Secunderabad, Hyderabad State, British India (now Telangana, India
Died	16 June 2015 (aged 84); Mumbai, Maharashtra India
Alma mater	University of Mumbai; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; University of Michigan
Occupations	Architect; urban planner;
Spouse	Monika Correa (m. 1961)
Children	2
Awards	Padma Shri (1972); Padma Vibhushan (2006); Gomant Vibhushan (2011)
Buildings	Jawahar Kala Kendra, National Crafts Museum, Bharat Bhavan

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.^[1]

^ An Architecture of Independence: The Making of Modern South Asia Archived 3 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine University of Pennsylvania.

[1] An Architecture of Independence: The Making of Modern South Asia Archived 3 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine University of Pennsylvania.

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Charles Correa
Correa in December 2011
Born	Charles Mark Correa (1930-09-01)1 September 1930 Secunderabad, Hyderabad State, British India (now Telangana, India
Died	16 June 2015(2015-06-16) (aged 84) Mumbai, Maharashtra India
Alma mater	University of Mumbai Massachusetts Institute of Technology University of Michigan
Occupations	Architect urban planner
Spouse	Monika Correa (m. 1961)
Children	2
Awards	Padma Shri (1972) Padma Vibhushan (2006) Gomant Vibhushan (2011)

Buildings	Jawahar Kala Kendra, National Crafts Museum, Bharat Bhavan