{"id":130224,"date":"2026-10-23T12:45:16","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T07:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=130224"},"modified":"2026-10-23T12:45:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T07:15:17","slug":"charles-correa-gold-medal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/charles-correa-gold-medal\/","title":{"rendered":"Charles Correa Gold Medal"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Charles Correa Gold Medal Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Kochi-based student of architecture recently won the 28th Charles Correa Gold Medal in architecture in Mumbai.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Charles Correa Gold Medal<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an <\/span><b>annual award initiated <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in <\/span><b>1998 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">by the <strong>I<\/strong><\/span><b>ndian architect and urbanist Charles Correa.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The medal <\/span><b>recognises <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">quality and talent among young<\/span><b> students of architecture <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for their <\/span><b>undergraduate thesis project<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in a<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">first <\/span><b>professional degree course.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Charles Correa Foundation (CCF) administers <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the Gold Medal annually.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Eligibility<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><b>Final-year students pursuing undergraduate professional degree <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">at eligible Indian architecture colleges.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Selection<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Participating colleges nominate one student\u2019<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">s individual thesis project.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>student <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">must be the<\/span><b> sole author<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the project.<\/span><b> Group work <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is <\/span><b>not permitted.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A <\/span><b>jury of eminent architects<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> review the submissions and identify an outstanding student who will be awarded the Medal.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The applicant college of architecture must be located in India and approved by the Council of Architecture (COA).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Initially the award was open only to Mumbai and Goa architecture colleges, but from 2022 forward, CCF <\/span><b>invites all colleges across India.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>From 2025 to 2027<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the medal focuses on thesis projects that <\/span><b>address \u2018Equitability through Design\u2019.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Who was Charles Correa?<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He was a <\/span><b>renowned Indian architect<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>urban planner.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Born in Secunderabad, India, in 1930, he studied architecture at the University of Michigan and MIT. He died in Mumbai on June 16, 2015 at age 84.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He was credited with the <\/span><b>creation of modern architecture<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in <\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/post-independence-india-notes\/\" target=\"_blank\">post-Independence India<\/a>.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Understanding the needs of the <\/span><b>urban poor,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Correa used <\/span><b>traditional methods <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and materials to plan the <\/span><b>urban designs.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the majority of his designs, he applied for the <\/span><b>&#8216;open-to-sky&#8217; concept.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His <\/span><b>major projects <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">include the <\/span><b>Mahatma Gandhi Memorial at the Sabarmati Ashram,\u00a0 National Crafts Museum in New Delhi, Bharat Bhavan in Bhopal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Jawahar Kala Kendra in Jaipur, and the <\/span><b>British Council in Delhi.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He was one of the <\/span><b>chief architects of Navi Mumbai.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His work also includes projects in townships and public <\/span><b>housing projects in Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Bangalore), and other cities in India.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In <\/span><b>1984 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">he <\/span><b>founded <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the <\/span><b>Urban Design Research Institute in Mumbai, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and a year later he became <\/span><b>Chairman of the National Commission for Urbanisation.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Awards and Recognitions:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He was awarded the second highest civilian honour, the Padma Shri in 1972 and the <\/span><b>Padma Vibhushan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in 2006.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He was also honoured with the <\/span><b>1984 Royal Gold Medal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by the <\/span><b>Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA).<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He was <\/span><b>acclaimed <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">as <\/span><b>\u201cIndia\u2019s greatest architect\u201d<\/b> <b>by RIBA <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">when it mounted an exhibition on him in 2013.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/cities\/mumbai\/indian-architecture-has-critical-markers-for-all-generations\/article71612848.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>TH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Check the Charles Correa Gold Medal, its eligibility, selection process, 2025\u20132027 theme, and the architectural legacy of Charles 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