Great Master Architect Prof. Christopher Benninger's wishes for New Year, 2024 | CCBA Designs

Prof. Christopher Benninger's wished everyone good luck and lots of success at the onset of the New Year, 2024. He calls India the 'Youngest Nation', while being the 'Oldest Civilization'. He urges the youth the think how they can contribute to the country and how they can work towards the betterment of everyone's life in the country. Most importantly, he asks everyone to be grateful for being a citizen of the nation.
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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.