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LAKHMI CHAND STATE UNIVERSITY OF PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS

ACULTY OF URBAN PLANNING & ARCHITECTURE

SOCIOLOGY-VII

ARCHITECT AND SOCIETY

SUBMITTED BY

SUMIT SHARMA
CHARLES MARK CORREA
S E P T, 1 9 3 0 T O J U N E , 2 0 1 5
 INTRODUCTION

 He is an Architect, planner, activist and theoretician, an international lecturer and traveler

 Particularly sensitivity to the needs of the urban poor
 Use of traditional methods and materials
 Correa's work in India shows a careful development, understanding and adaptation of Modernism to a non-
western culture.
 Correa's early works attempt to explore a local vernacular within a modern environment.
 Correa's land-use planning and community projects continually try to go beyond typical solutions to third world
problems
 Charles Correa designed almost 100 buildings in India, from low-income housing to luxury condos.
 Rejected the glass-and-steel approach of some post-modernist buildings, and focused on designs deeply rooted in
local cultures
 Style was focused on reintroducing outdoor spaces and terraces
 AWARDS

1961 - Prize for low-income housing early

1972 - Correa was awarded the Padma Shri by the President of India
1980 - Correa was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the University of Michigan
1984 - He was awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal Institute of British Architects
1985 - Prize for the Improvement in the Quality of Human Settlements from the International Union of Architects
1986 - Chicago Architecture Award
1987 - the Gold Medal of the Indian Institute of Architects
1990 - the Gold Medal of the UIA (International Union of Architects)
1994 - the Premium Imperial from Japan society of art
1999 - Aga khan award for vidhan sabha, bhopal
 MAIN CONCEPTS

COURTYARDS THE
WORK THE
AND HOUSING MACHINE
SPACES PATHWAYS
TERRACES FOR LIVING
 SOCIAL FEATURES

NAVI MUMBAI
 14 well-planned nodes, strung along mass transport corridors, effectively serving civic needs
 45% land reserved for green zones and open-to-sky activities.
 Infrastructure with excellent healthcare facilities in every node.
 Quality housing for every stratum of society.
 Education institutes in every node.
 Reasonably priced commercial and residential real estate.
 Direct access to any part of the country through road and rail.
 Quick access to Central Business District located in the head of the city.
 In close proximity to the most modern seaport - Jawaharlal Nehru Port.
 International airport and Special Economic Zone in the offing.
 Only Indian city to have commercial complex above railway stations.
 Asia's biggest wholesale market, APMC, is located here.

HUDCO HOUSING,JODHPUR
 HUDCO (housing and development corporation) commissioned correa to add 176 houses to an existing development
 Using the basic principles for the units at Belapur, the architect grouped the units around a hierarchy of open spaces
 The houses are to cater to four income categories, from lower to mid-level income categories
 Each unit Is independent from its neighbours which allows incrementality and upgrading as families become upwardly mobile
 SOCIAL IMPACT
 Project demonstrates how high density housing can be achieved in a low-rise typology, while including OPEN TO SKY
SPACES and services, like schools, that the community requires
 Overriding principle - to give each unit its own site to allow for expansion (INCREMENTALITY)
 Consequently, families do not share walls with their neighbors , allowing each to expand his own house (PARTICIPATION)
 Houses constructed simply and can be built by traditional masons and craftsmen – generating employment for local workers
(INCOME GENERATION)
 Several plans exist that cover the social spectrum, from squatters to upper income families (PLURALISM)
 Yet, the footprint of each plan varies little in size (from 45 sqm to 70 sqm), maintaining EQUITY (FAIRNESS) in the
community
 SOCIAL IMPACT

 THE IMPORTANT PART OF HIS WORK IS TO GET THE LOCALS INVOLVED BY WORKING WITH LOCAL
MATERIALS, THEY ARE FAMILIAR WITH AND BENEFITTING FROM THEIR KNOWLEDGE ON HOW TO
WORK WITH CERTAIN MATERIALS.

 HE COMBINES VERNACULAR AND MODERN CONCEPTS TO CREATE DESIGNS THAT SUPPORT THE
CULTURAL IDENTITY OF A PLACE AND COMMUNITY AND EVENTUALLY LEAD TO SUSTAINABLE
ARCHITECTURE.

 IN HIS DESIGNS, WHICH RANGE FROM LOW-INCOME, HIGH DENSITY HOUSING TO ENTIRE
TOWNSHIPS

 SPECIAL ATTENTION TO AIR VENTILATION AND TO PROVIDE HUMANE LIVING ENVIRONMENTS.

 IN INDIA, THE URBAN POPULATION IS INCREASING TWICE AS FAST AS IN ITS RURAL AREAS. HE
TAKES ON THIS CHALLENGE AND DESIGNS HOMES, BOTH FOR LOW AND HIGH INCOMES IN INDIA.

 DESIGNING SMALL SPACES WITHIN THIS HIGH DENSITY ENVIRONMENT, HE INCORPORATES A HIGH
LEVEL OF PRIVACY AND ALSO SHAPES AND CONTRIBUTES TO THE COMMUNITY LIFE WITHIN AN
APARTMENT BUILDING.
 SOCIAL PHILOSOPHY AT MICRO LEVEL

 INDIA IS A LAND OF “ABUNDANT SUN” AND “PLENTIFUL LABOR”

 “OPEN-TO-SKY” AND “TUBE DWELLING”

 COMBINATORIAL GAME OF CELLULAR HOUSING PATTERNS

 STEPPED INTERLOCKING OF SPACES AND DETAILS

 HIGHLY CLIMATIC RESPONSIVE BUILDINGS

 CATERS TO THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC NEEDS

 CORREA'S WORK IN INDIA SHOWS A CAREFUL DEVELOPMENT, UNDERSTANDING AND ADAPTATION

OF MODERNISM TO A NON-WESTERN CULTURE. CORREA'S EARLY WORKS ATTEMPT TO EXPLORE A
LOCAL VERNACULAR WITHIN A MODERN ENVIRONMENT.

 CORREA'S LAND-USE PLANNING AND COMMUNITY PROJECTS CONTINUALLY TRY TO GO BEYOND

TYPICAL SOLUTIONS TO THIRD WORLD PROBLEMS.
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