Charles Correa Gold Medal 2024

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The Charles Correa Gold Medal is an award initiated in 1998 by the Indian architect and urbanist Charles Correa. The medal recognises quality and talent among young students of architecture for their undergraduate thesis project in a first professional degree course. The Charles Correa Foundation (CCF) administers the Gold Medal annually. Initially the award was open only to Mumbai and Goa architecture colleges, but from 2022 forward, CCF opened up the competition to all colleges across India. The entry is free and each year the provocation addresses key design ideas, philosophy, or issues addressed by Mr. Correa. He started the award on the 40th anniversary of this practice and last year we completed 25 years of the Charles Correa Gold Medal. A jury of eminent architects involved in practice and academics review the submissions, and identify an outstanding student who will be awarded the Medal. The winning thesis is awarded a prize money of Rs. 25,000 along with a Gold Medal designed by Charles Correa himself. In addition to this, two students are identified as Special Mention. The format of the Gold Medal intends to not only challenge students and schools of architecture to focus on pressing issues, but also to reinforce what Correa often stated – “at its most vital, architecture is an agent of change.”

Storehouse:
The ‘Storehouse’ is a digital repository of undergraduate architectural thesis projects that were received as a part of the Charles Correa Gold Medal. The Storehouse is a compilation of curated academic projects from across India, that is updated annually after the Gold Medal Awards hosted by the Charles Correa Foundation. It is presented as a referential space to redirect the current students and practices towards comprehending new methods of understanding physical environments and its representation on paper and pixel.

The Charles Correa Gold Medal 2024 Award Ceremony - December, 2024.