About

    Team

    ADVISORS

    Rahul Mehrotra

    Principal of architecture firm RMA Architects (founded in 1990 as Rahul Mehrotra Associates) of Mumbai, India and is Professor in Urban Design and Planning and Chair of the Department of Urban Planning and Design at the Harvard Graduate School at Design (GSD) in Cambridge, Mass. USA. He was also executive director of the Urban Design Research Institute (1994-2004), where he is now a trustee.

    Abin Chaudhuri

    Inspired by the ‘Sen House’ by Charles Correa in Kolkata, Abin’s journey started as a student of Architecture in 1993. As the principal of Abin Design Studio (founded in October 2005), Abin is a practicing architect in Kolkata. His studio works on projects of varying scales ranging from institutional and urban projects to private residences, installations and socially responsible design. His studio believes that architecture is metaphor of the living world and aims to provide a ‘soul in the shell’.

    Manish Chakraborty

    Principal of conservation practice, Continuity founded in 2000, he is a consultant to World Monuments Fund, National Museum of Denmark, Asian Development Bank and Archeological Survey of India. He has authored books and publications and is a visiting faculty to schools of architecture in India. Recipient of numerous awards for two decades of sustained conservation practices, his project won the UNESCO Asia Pacific Heritage Award of Distinction in 2017. He is presently the Head of the Department of Architecture, Sister Nivedita University, Kolkata. 

    PATRON

    Ambuja Neotia

    Ambuja Neotia is one of the most prominent and respected corporate houses headquartered in Kolkata with its forte in real estate and subsequent forays into hospitality, healthcare and education. The company under the stewardship of Mr. Harshavardhan Neotia (Padmashree) has been responsible for landmark projects in and around Kolkata including Correa’s only large project in Kolkata – City Centre Salt Lake, the mall that went on to re-write several retail rules. In all its projects, Ambuja Neotia is deeply mindful of its environmental responsibility and creating spaces that offer a better and greener life.

    Ambuja Neotia readily agreed to support the Annual Memorial Lecture in memory of the legendary architect. The architectural fraternity, followers and admirers of Correa are grateful to Ambuja Neotia for their support.

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    CONCEPT AND INITIATIVE

    Ashish Acharjee

    Before graduating in Architecture from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, Acharjee had interned with Correa and later joined him as a Project architect and worked on some of his landmark projects – Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur, MRF head Quarters, Madras, Cavelossim Beach Resort, Goa etc. Presently Acharjee practices in Kolkata and divides his time between practice, research and activism.

    WEBSITE EDITOR & ARCHIVE DIRECTOR

    Rukmini Mukherjee

    Currently practicing in Delhi, Rukmini is a Senior Architect and a postgraduate from Jadavpur University. She believes growth in architectural learning and practice go hand in hand and has several research publications in national and international journals.