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Christopher Charles Benninger is an Indian architect and planner born in America 1942. He studied urban planning at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and architecture at Harvard's Graduate School of Design, where he later taught (1969-72). 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on January 18 1815 (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private, coeducational research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. ... The Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) is a graduate school at Harvard University offering degrees in Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Urban Planning and Design. ...

Benninger studied under Josep Lluis Sert and worked in his studio. He was a protege of the economist Barbara Ward and a member of the Delos Symposium group, contributing many articles to the journal Ekistics. He was influenced by the group's leader, Constantinos Doxiadis who was founder of the Ekistics movement. This brought him into close association with Buckminister Fuller, Arnold Toynbee, Margaret Mead and Jaquline Tyrwhitt. Josep Lluís Sert (1902 - 1983) was a Catalan Spanish architect. ... Barbara Ward Barbara Mary Ward (1914 - 1981) was a British economist and writer interested in the problems of developing countries. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... This article is not related with Apostolos Doxiadis Konstantinos Apostolos Doxiadis (1913 - 1975) was a significant Greek architect. ... Richard Buckminster Bucky Fuller (July 12, 1895 _ July 1, 1983) was an American visionary, designer, architect, inventor, and writer. ... This page is about the economic historian Arnold Toynbee; for the universal historian Arnold Joseph Toynbee see this article. ... Margaret Mead Margaret Mead (December 16, 1901, Philadelphia â€“ November 15, 1978, New York City) American cultural anthropologist. ...

Upon the invitation of B. V. Doshi in 1971 he resigned from his tenured post at Harvard and shifted to Ahmedabad, India as a Ford Foundation Advisor to the Ahmedabad Educational Society, where he founded the School of Planning. In 1976 he shifted to Pune, India, where he founded the Center for Development Studies and Activities. In 1983 Benninger wrote the Theme Paper around which the United Nations Commission on Human Settlements was held in 1984. In 1986 he was engaged by the Asian Development Bank to author their Position Paper to the board, arguing successfully the case for extending loans in the urban development sector. Benninger has been on the Board of Editors of CITIES journal (U.K.) and on the Board of the United States Educational Foundation (Fulbright Foundation) in India. He is a distinguished professor at the Centre for Environmental and Planning Technology University, Ahmedabad, and on the board of the School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday. ... Ahmedabad (Gujarati: , Hindi: à¤…à¤¹à¤®à¤¦à¤¾à¤¬à¤¾à¤¦ ) is the largest city in the state of Gujarat and the seventh-largest urban agglomeration in India, with a population of almost 51 lakhs (5. ... The Ford Foundation is a charitable foundation based in New York City created to fund programs that promote democracy, reduce poverty, promote international understanding, and advance human achievement. ... , Pune (Marathi: à¤ªà¥à¤£à¥‡), is a city located in the western Indian state of Maharashtra. ... The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is a multilateral development finance institution dedicated to reducing poverty in Asia and the Pacific. ... The Fulbright Program is program of educational grants (Fulbright Fellowships) sponsored by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the United States Department of State. ... Established in 1955 by the Government of India to provide facilities for rural, urban and regional planning, the School of Planning and Architecture began as School of Town and Country Planning. ...

While in Ahmedabad he innovated the concept of Site and Services, an approach to housing providing access to shelter via developed small plots, allowing poor families to construct their own homes, according to their means. For the World Bank and the Madras Urban Development Authority 1973 he designed over 20,000 such units in four locations, the largest being at Arambakum in Chennai. With the advent of institutional housing finance in India 1972 he created a unique neighborhood of small ground level houses for about five hundred households in Jamnagar, Gujarat. This was the first shelter program funded by the Government of India for the economically weaker section of society. In 1976-79, using funding from the Housing and Urban Developemnt Corporation(HUDCO), he built a township for low income households at Yusafguda, in Hyderabad with over two thousand houses, public amenities and shopping centres. This was the first project of the Hyderabad Urban Development Authority and provided owners with road acess, storm drains, electricity and sanitary cores. Around these core facilities low income families could construct their own houses. For the World Bank and the Calcutta Urban Development Authority, Benninger was part of a team that devised the (slum) Busti Improvement Program. This approach brought sanitation, potable water,electricity, storm drains, paved lanes with street lighting and community services to millions of low income citizens of Kolkata. Logo of the World Bank The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD, in Romance languages: BIRD), better known as the World Bank, is an international organization whose original mission was to finance the reconstruction of nations devastated by WWII. Now, its mission has expanded to fight poverty by means... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... â€œMadrasâ€ redirects here. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Jamnagar is a city and a municipal corporation in Jamnagar district in the Indian state of Gujarat. ... , GujarÄt (GujarÄtÄ«: , IPA: ) is a state in the Republic of India. ... The Government of India (Hindi: à¤à¤¾à¤°à¤¤ à¤¸à¤°à¤•à¤¾à¤° BhÄrat SarkÄr), officially referred to as the Union Government, and commonly as Central Government, was established by the Constitution of India, and is the governing authority of a federal union of 28 states and 7 union territories, collectively called the Republic of India. ... Hyderabad may refer to: Hyderabad, the independent state Hyderabad State, the pre-1956 state India Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, the capital city of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh Hyderabad district (India) Begumpet Airport, also known as Hyderabad Airport Hyderabad Central, a huge shopping mall in Hyderabad Hyderabad, Uttar Pradesh, a... Logo of the World Bank The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD, in Romance languages: BIRD), better known as the World Bank, is an international organization whose original mission was to finance the reconstruction of nations devastated by WWII. Now, its mission has expanded to fight poverty by means... (IPA: [] Bengali: à¦•à¦²à¦•à¦¾à¦¤à¦¾) (formerly ) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. ...

Benninger's best known architectural works are a cluster of academic and educational campuses in the mountainous region between Mumbai and Pune in India. These include the Center for Development Studies and Activities, the Mahindra United World College of India, the Samundra Institute of Maritime Studies, the YMCA International Camp, Nilshi, India, and the International School Aamby. The Centre for Neurological Research at Pune is a radical departure from his earlier work. Other important works are the Kochi Refineries Corporate Headquarters in Kerala, the Alliance Francaise in Ahmedabad and SOS Children's Villages in Kolkata and Bawana outside of Delhi. â€œBombayâ€ redirects here. ... , Pune (Marathi: à¤ªà¥à¤£à¥‡), is a city located in the western Indian state of Maharashtra. ... The Mahindra United World College of India (MUWCI) is one of 12 United World Colleges, located 40 km west of Pune in Maharastra, India. ... The Alliance franÃ§aise is a non-profit organisation whose mission is to promote French language and culture outside France. ... (IPA: [] Bengali: à¦•à¦²à¦•à¦¾à¦¤à¦¾) (formerly ) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. ... Delhi (Hindi: , Urdu: , Punjabi: ), sometimes refered to as Dilli, is the second-largest metropolis in India after Mumbai with a population of 13 million. ...

The Mahindra United World College of India won international recognition as the recipient of the Business Week/Architectural Record Award for Excellence in the year 2000. This Award was sponsored jointly with the American Institute of Architects. Business Week called it one of the ten super structures of the world in the year 2000. The project also won the Designer of the Year Award in 1999. The Kochi Refineries Headquarters Building won the award as one of India's two best office buildings in the 2005, spondored by the Indian Architect and Builder "awards for working spaces". The YMCA International Camp, Nilshi, India won the Archies Award and the Indian Institute of Architect's Award for the Best Public Building 2006. The Mahindra United World College of India (MUWCI) is one of 12 United World Colleges, located 40 km west of Pune in Maharastra, India. ... BusinessWeek is a business magazine published by McGraw-Hill. ... Architectural Record is an American monthly magazine dedicated to architecture and interior design, published by McGraw-Hill Construction in New York City. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The American Institute of Architects (AIA) is the professional organization for architects in the United States. ... BusinessWeek is a business magazine published by McGraw-Hill. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

Benninger's planning work includes the development plans for six regional capitals in Sri Lanka, three new towns in Bhutan, the Development Plans of Kalyan and Thane in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, the plans for twenty-eight urban centres in Madhya Pradesh and the Capital City of Bhutan, Thimphu. For Nepal he designed their decentralized planning methodology 1989 and for Indonesia their Shelter Sector for the Indonesian National Rural Development Program 1979-81. Benninger guided the planners of the Katenga Regional Development Authority in their design of the new economic region in Terengganu, an emerging regionin the North-eastern region of Malaysia. Benninger's work in urban design, city management and town planning resulted in his Principles of Intelligent Urbanism, which guided his planning of the new capital of Bhutan. Kalyan (Marathi: à¤•à¤²à¥à¤¯à¤¾à¤£) is a city in the part of the Konkan (or Kokan) region included in Maharashtra state, and a major railway junction in the vicinity of Mumbai, India. ... For the Anglo-Saxon royal retainer, see Thegn. ... , Madhya PradeÅ› (HindÄ«: à¤®à¤§à¥à¤¯ à¤ªà¥à¤°à¤¦à¥‡à¤¶, English: , IPA: ), often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. ... Thimphu from Sangey Gang Thimphu (Tibetan script: à½à½²à½˜à¼‹à½•à½´à¼‹) is the capital of Bhutan, and also the name of the surrounding valley and dzongkhag, the Thimphu District. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ...

Architectual works in progress include the new campus for the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta; the Indoor Air Conditioned Stadium at Ahmedabad; The Governance Center at Hyderabad; and in Pune the World Headquarters of the Suzlon Wind Energy Company, the new studios for Christopber Charles Benninger Architects, and a new Taj Hotel, amongst others. The Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, was established as the first national institute for Post-Graduate studies and Research in Management by the Government of India in November 1961 in collaboration with MIT Sloan School of Management, the Government of West Bengal, The Ford Foundation and Indian industry. ... Suzlon Energy (SUZLON) on the National Stock Exchange of India Mumbai, India and 532667 on the Mumbai Stock Exchange) is Asias largest fully integrated wind power company. ...

The studio in Bhutan has started construction on the Tsechu Ground, a major ceremonial plazza and pavillion for the annual National Buddhist festival and the Coronation site for the Fifth King; the Supreme Court of Bhutan; and the first two, of the ten, Secretariat Ministries that will form the National Secretariat Complex.The Bhutan Studio is also designing the new UNDP HOUSE in Bhutan. In Bhutan an annual religious festival held in each district featuring sacred Cham Dances. ...

In recognition of his contributions to the architectural and planning professions in India Christopher Charles Benninger has been honored as the first recipient of the (RED) Recognition of Excellence in Design Award (2006). This was conferred by the Royal Society of Designers and Architecture Plus Design journal in India on an Industrial Designer, an Interior Designer and an Architect. Christopher Benninger is currently the sixth winner in India of the Golden Architect Award for Lifetime Achievement (2006) to be conferred in May 2007 by the A+D and Spectrum Foundation.

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