Abstract - Charles Correa Memorial

ABSTRACT Charles Correa Memorial & Research centre

The project started with the thought experiment: How to represent a person through a building? As is evident e vident in Gandhi Smarak Sangrahlaya(Gandhi Memorial Museum) designed can be expressed through a by Charles Correa himself, qualities like simplicity and honesty can be thoughtful combination combination of hard materials like stone and brick. Complementing the spaces for photographs, books and letters, there are intermediate spaces for silent contemplation - of Gandhi or something else. The humility of Gandhi is represented through human scale of the structure and honesty through through exposed material work. work. The challenge here is to represent a person who, unlike Gandhi, is already articulate enough to express himself in his buildings. The objective of the project is to imbibe the core of his individuality into a built form without imitating his architectural approach . A representation of a person in any other form than the self is bound to be a interpretation, and that is true for this project as well. The project does not shy away from being an interpretation, but rather enjoys the idea of interpretation of an architect by a student of architecture. The result, thus, does not have to resemble Correa-like Correa-like work but instead is an interpretation of Correa as a person. The objectives of this project are:    

To understand and interpret a person into a built form To conserve and exhibit the works of Charles Correa To provide space for lectures, discussions and symposia To provide support to new firms and independent i ndependent researchers

In addition to exhibition spaces for Correa's built projects, unbuilt projects, drawings, life achievements and executed/unexecuted executed/unexecuted theories, a library and a research centre for architecture and urban design are added to the program to initiate and encourage architecture, urban design and community within the city and work as a consultant for the local urban development authority. This can be done by providing support to students to pursue their own research and support new firms by providing workspace and resources.

The preliminary requirements are listed below: 

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Exhibition of alma mater and built/unbuilt architectural works project-wise in chronological order along with their process sketches, drawings, photographs, -- Public access paintings and models Archive of all works with Architect's sketches, drawings and photographs -- Limited access Exhibition of realized/unrealized urban theories(and their expected impact) -- Public access Reception, Information and Publications -- Public access -- Limited access Office(Administration) Research centre -- Limited access Incubation centre -- Limited access -- Public access Auditorium - to organize seminars