Robert ‘Fellowes’ Chisholm Memorial Lecture

* We regret the poor quality of the lecture.
* Due to the last minute change by the speaker to deliver his lecture away from the designated podium, the audio and video quality of the lecture was affected.

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In a career spanning over five decades, Correa’s planning and community projects have always sought new and eloquent ways to express the cultures in which we live. He was the Chief Architect for the planning of ‘Navi Mumbai’ and appointed the first Chairman of National Commission on Urbanisation by the late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. He has been awarded the Aga Khan award for Vidhan Bhavan in Bhopal, the RIBA Royal Gold Medal, The UIA award and the Premium Imperiale of Japan. In 1984, he founded the Urban Design Research Institute in Mumbai which is dedicated to protection of built environments and improvement of urban communities. With an array of accolades and social initiative Charles is a legend that has had architecture see new frontiers in the past decades globally.

In the lecture Charles Correa takes through this profound journey of his works. In his narrative he shares stories that overlap in his architecture practice and life. His personal discoveries, inventions, inspiration and the unique patterning of aspirations of the masses are the few highlights of this lecture.

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