Architectural marvels of Charles Correa

Divya Updated - June 17, 2015 at 06:19 PM.

Charles Correa, who played a defining role in developing architecture and urban planning in independent India, passed away on Tuesday. Here are a few pictures of some landmark buildings designed by him.

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Charles Correa's most celebrated creation is the Sabarmati Ashram. also known as Gandhi Smarak Sangrahalaya, which was designed by him in 1963. Photo: Special Arrangement
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The ashram also has a museum which was inaugurated by Jawaharlal Nehru in 1963. Photo: Special Arrangement ▲
In the 1970s, he was appointed as the chief architect of Navi Mumbai, the new city that came up across the harbour from Mumbai. Photo: Jagatdeep Singh
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Correa designed the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly in Bhopal, which also called the Vidhan Bhavan, in 1967. Photo: A.M. Faruqui
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The Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha building illuminated on the occasion of 50th Foundation Day of Madhya Pradesh, in Bhopal. Photo: A.M. Faruqui ▲
The building of McGovern Institute for Brain Research at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, was designed by Charles Correa in collaboration with the Boston-based firm Goody, Clancy & Associates, Inc. Photo: Wikimedia Commons ▲
Correa was given the task to design the National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum in New Delhi, between 1975 and 1990. Photo: Wikimedia Commons ▲
Champalimaud Foundation, a private Portuguese biomedical research foundation in Lisbon , was designed by him. Photo: Wikimedia Commons ▲
The plan for Jawahar Kala Kendra in Jaipur was prepared by Correa in 1986. Photo: Rohit Jain Paras
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Charles Correa prepared the design of the Bharat Bhavan, an autonomous multi-arts complex and museum in Bhopal, which was inaugurated in 1982. Photo: Wikimedia Commons ▲
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