Designing For Modern India: The Legacy of Christopher Benninger
Sathya Prakash Varanashi
Prof. Sathya Prakash Varanashi pays tribute to legendary architect and urban planner Christopher Benninger, who passed away at 82.
Prof. Sathya Prakash Varanashi pays tribute to legendary architect and urban planner Christopher Benninger, who passed away at 82.
Christopher Benninger leaves behind a legacy of iconic projects and influential ideas. His notable works include the Mahindra United World College of India, the Samudra Institute of Maritime Studies, and the Supreme Court of Bhutan.
Architect Christopher Benninger, Principal at CCBA, Pune, shares his tribute for B.V.Doshi.
Location: Chakan, Maharashtra, India Status: 2010-Ongoing The Forbes family, doyens of modern industry in India, have been working out of antiquated, inefficient and chaotic structures,
Hostel and Lecture Halls at College of Engineering Pune Pune, Maharashtra, India 2008-2012 Initiated in 1854, the College of Engineering at Pune (COEP) is one
Thimphu, Bhutan 2006-2014 Text and Photographs: Christopher Charles Benninger Architects The Supreme Court of Bhutan is one of the critical components of the Bhutan modernization
Orderly by Nature Bringing things into order, finding patterns generic to things, and making templates into which things can be ‘ordered’ are the unique feats
My passion for life has not really come from architecture. It has come from adventure and exploration, and I see architecture as just one vehicle
Buy Book from Amazon This large format monograph traces architectural practice, through Benninger’s work, over the past five decades of economic transformation and social change.
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