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Jugal Kishore Choudhury (1918 in Goalpara, Assam - 1998) was an Indian architect and urban planner known for his concrete architectural designs.
He studied at the Sir J. J. School of Art in Bombay. He then continued his studies in England at London University. After that he moved to the United States and worked in New York for renowned architect Antonin Raymond.
He was associated with renowned architects like
Biography
He studied at the Sir J. J. School of Art in Bombay. He then continued his studies in England at London University. After that he moved to the United States and worked in New York for renowned architect Antonin Raymond.
He was associated with renowned architects like Le Corbusier
Charles-Édouard Jeanneret (6 October 188727 August 1965), known as Le Corbusier ( , , ), was a Swiss-French architect, designer, painter, urban planner, writer, and one of the pioneers of what is now regarded as modern architecture. He was ...
and Pierre Jeanneret during they worked in Chandigarh.
He designed the Punjab Engineering College main campus buildings in the 1950's and the IIT Delhi main building and Department of Mathematics auditorium in the 1960's.
Awards and honours
The Government of India awarded the fourth highest Indian civilian honour of Padma Shri in 1977. He is a recipient of the Baburao Mhatre Gold Medal from the Indian Institute of Architects, which he received in 1994. Dalmia Cements, a part of Dalmia Group, has established a forum, ''Padmashree Jugal Kishore Chowdhury Forum of Excellence'', in association with the ''Jugal Kishore Chowdhury Charitable and Educational Trust'' and Association of Architects Assam (AAA). The forum has instituted an annual award in Choudhury's name, ''JKC Award of Excellence'' for recognizing excellence in architecture.See also
*Mahendra Raj
Mahendra Raj (19248 May 2022) was an Indian structural engineer and designer who contributed to structural design of many buildings in India including the Hall of Nations at the Pragati Maidan in Delhi and the Salar Jung Museum in Hyderabad. Raj ...
* Kuldip Singh (architect)
Kuldip Singh (1934 – 10 November 2020) was an Indian architect and urban planner known for his brutalist architecture designs.
Biography
Singh was born in Simla in 1934. He received the Bachelor of Architecture degree from the Delhi Polyt ...
* Shiv Nath Prasad
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Recipients of the Padma Shri in science & engineering Artists from Assam 1998 deaths Indian urban planners 20th-century Indian architects Brutalist architects 1918 births {{India-architect-stub