Chennai-based architect Benny Kuriakose specialises in low cost housing.
He started his career by joining Laurie Baker on site in 1984, followed by a stint as Joint Director with COSTFORD in Trichur, involving the construction of demonstration buildings using various cost-effective techniques.

After receiving the Charles Wallace India Trust award for an MA in conservation studies at the University of York, Benny joined the Integrated Rural Technology Centre, Palakkad, and worked with the Kerala State Nirmithi Kendra, coordinating training programmes for architectural and civil engineering degrees and diplomas. In 1994, after the earthquake in Latur, Malayala Manorama asked Benny to design the village of Banegaon, which was sponsored by them. He shifted base to Chennai to do the Kerala Buildings and the Public Buildings in Dakshinachitra (a project of the Madras Craft Foundation at Muttukadu on the Madras-Mahabalipuram Road). Among Benny's conservation projects are the conservation of St.George School in Chennai, Gables Bungalow in Conoor and reports on Srirangapatnam, Pondicherry, Anegundi Palace (Karnataka) and the Senate House in Madras University. He acts as a consultant on various INTACH projects.

Architect's Website: www.bennykuriakose.com/

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