DUBAI: LIPSTICK ARCHITECTURE & IDENTITY | Prof. Christopher Benninger & Ramprasad Akkisetti
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ส.ค. 2024
- Prof. Christopher Benninger (Founder & Principal Architect of CCBA Designs) and Mr. Ramprasad Akkisetti (Managing Director) were answering student questions at Sri Balaji University in Pune when a student asked them about Dubai and its architecture. Prof. Benninger said that Dubai's architecture was flashy and did not solve any functional problems, while Ramprasad lauded the Burj Khalifa for its unique approach to place-making and giving identity to the desert kingdom.
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Professor Christopher Benninger is the founder, mentor & principal architect of CCBA Designs.
With a post graduation in urban planning from Massachusetts Institute of Technology & post graduation in architecture from Harvard University, Prof. Benninger emigrated to India in 1971 where he co-founded Faculty of Planning CEPT University as a Ford Foundation advisor. He later shifted to Pune in 1976, where he founded the Center for Development Studies and Activities (CDSA). In 1995, Christopher along with Mr. Ramprasad Akkisetti started his architectural practice ‘Christopher Charles Benninger Architects’. This was renamed to CCBA Designs Pvt. Ltd. in 2005 a name under which it continues to flourish till today.
Winning the Indian Institute of Architects Annual Awards for excellence six times, a feat unmatched by any other architect, Prof. Benninger is one of India’s great modernists. His undeniable talent and dedication to planning, urban design and architecture has created an array of renowned and award-winning projects both in India and abroad.
His portfolio includes creating urban development plans for prominent places like Goa, Thane, six cities in Sri Lanka, and five cities in Bhutan, along with numerous masterplans, award-winning institutional buildings, and benchmark housing developments. Under Prof. Benninger, CCBA Designs has the ability to produce outstanding work across all scales and typologies, irrespective of location. With his in-depth understanding of the cultural, social dynamics, and natural constraints Prof. Benninger’s designs artfully blend cultures and innovation creating timeless spaces that resonate with authenticity and purpose.
Great speech .I highly appreciate the discussion.with humble respect.You both are genuine gentle genius.No words .you both are above than beyond my imagination
Very well said ❤
Very well explained😇😊
Lipstick architecture is the correct term to describe burge khaleefa and such showy buildings. It doesn't serve any purpose except the one mentioned by you
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A building does not have to solve problems that are visible. The mentioned building is other such architecture creates a ripple. A ripple that is tangible or intangible. It shapes the city, it shapes entire socio economy. If you dwell into that argument, burj did solve many problems, that may or may not be relevant to pure architectural plan.