The 3rd Construction World Architect & Builders Awards were distributed by the Governor of Maharashtra to recognize exceptional work done by Architects and Builders in various aspects of infrastructure and real estate industry.
The awards for the first time used the perception mapping process and conducted an exhaustive survey to select the winners.
The winners included Niranjan Hiranandani, Managing Director of Hiranandani Developers, Milind Korde, Managing Director of Godrej Properties, J C Sharma, Managing Director of Shobha Developers, architects Hafeez Contractor, Noshir Talati, Abhin Alimchandani and I M Kadri among others.
The awards were organized by ASAPP Media Information Group and supported Builders Association of India (BAI) and Maharashtra Chamber of Housing Industry (MCHI) and represented by national and international firms.
LIST OF WINNERS - ARCHITECTS (Alphabetically)
1. Abhin Alimchandani - Stup Design Forum
2. Arunjot Singh Bhalla - RSP Architects Planners & Engineers (India) Pvt Ltd.
3. Hafeez Contractor - Architect Hafeez Contractor
4. I M Kadri - Kadri Consultants Pvt. Ltd.
5. Kamal Malik - Kamal Malik Architect
6. Noshir Talati - Talati & Panthaky Associates Pvt. Ltd.
7. Prem Nath - Prem Nath & Associates
8. Raja Aederi - Raja Aederi Architect
9. Sanjay Puri - Sanjay Puri Architect Pvt. Ltd.
10. Shahrukh Mistry - Mistry Architects
LIST OF WINNERS - BUILDERS (Alphabetically)
1. Brigade Group - M. R. Jaishankar, Managing Director
2. DLF Group - Rajiv Singh, Vice Chairman
3. Godrej Properties - Milind Korde, Managing Director
4. Hiranandani Developers - Niranjan Hiranandani, Managing Director
5. K. Raheja Corp - C. L. Raheja, Chairman
6. K Raheja Universal - Ashish Raheja, Managing Director
7. Kalpataru Constructions - Mofatraj Munot, Chairman
8. Shapoorji Pallonji & Co. - Cyrus Mistry, Managing Director
9. Sobha Developers - P N C Menon, Chairman
10. Unitech - Sanjay Chandra, Managing Director
The world is soon to have a new Le Corbusier research center/museum. It's been announced that the sixth such building will be constructed in Chandigarh, India, a city for which Corbusier laid out the master plan for in the 1950s. It's the second building in India, and it will feature a museum, like in all the other locations, but also plans to be a destination for architects and designers to work in their respective fields (though much more like a research library and most of it will have to do with the famous designer/architect himself). What's more, it will also be built to resemble and function in the way Le Corbusier would have likely wanted it designed, the planers hoping that it will resemble how things operated when the man was there working lo those many years ago.
Here's a bit:
The centre will be divided into six sections portraying the archival records, original plans, elevations, sketches and studies, maps and models, documents, photographs and furniture. Three rooms will serve as reception, reference and digital library with internet facility.
"We will establish a 'Chandigarh heritage conservation cell' for monitoring the conservation activity within the city. The materials that will be displayed in the centre will be collected on a permanent loan basis from various public, private and international institutions," he said.
The open courtyard would be used for the temporary exhibitions to promote ancient, medieval and Contemporary art and architecture in the region.
