C P Kukreja Architects

C P Kukreja Architects
Practice information
Key architectsDikshu Kukreja (Managing Principal)
FoundersC. P. Kukreja
Founded1969
No. of employees200 +
LocationNew Delhi (India), New York (USA)
Significant works and honors
BuildingsJawaharlal Nehru University (1972)[1]
National Archives of India[2]
Gautam Buddha University (2012)[3]
Projects[4]Jacob, Shine (21 March 2018). "600 railway stations may bear the stamp of India's top architects soon". Business Standard.[5]
Website
www.cpkukreja.com

C P Kukreja Architects (CPKA) is a multi-disciplinary design company, established in 1969, headquartered in New Delhi and New York.[6][7][8]

C P Kukreja Architects was established in 1969 by architect C P Kukreja, after an education in Melbourne and Canada. C.P. Kukreja with his firm had been designing in various institutional projects, embassies, recreational, educational and housing projects etc.[3]

At the age of 32, C.P. Kukreja designed the Jawaharlal Nehru University, which was a winning entry in a national design competition, completed in 1970.[1] In May 2019, C.P. Kukreja died aged 80. Kukreja was also the author of the book ‘Tropical Architecture’ which was published in 1978 by McGraw Hill Education.[9]

In 2019, the company acquired the Indian arm of Chicago-based design firm dbHMS.[10]

C P Kukreja Architects, along with IDOM Spain, is designing one of India’s largest convention centers in Dwarka for the G20 Summit in 2022.[11]

In 2021, The Government of India has awarded the project of Development of Ayodhya to C.P. Kukreja, Larsen & Toubro and Canada based firm Lea Associates.[12]

Awards

Notable works

References

  1. ^ a b "A retrospective on the late architect CP Kukreja presents his focus of material science and sustainable construction". The Indian Express. 6 May 2019.
  2. ^ CPKA. The Daily Telegraph. 14 March 2022. ISBN 978-81-949691-3-6.
  3. ^ a b Balsavar, Durganand. "Designs of the future". The Hindu.
  4. ^ Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
  5. ^ "CP Kukreja bags $60 mn project in Kuala Lumpur". Business Standard. 24 August 2016.
  6. ^ "CPKA to design township of HPCL Rajasthan Refinery".
  7. ^ Mukhopadhyay, Swastika (30 November 2019). "Experts bat for responsible development". The Hindu.
  8. ^ "Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation Limited". irsdc.in.
  9. ^ "Eminent architect CP Kukreja passes away at 79". Times Now.
  10. ^ "C P Kukreja Architects acquires Indian arm of US-based design firm dbHMS". Business Standard India. 18 February 2019.
  11. ^ "World-class convention centre in Dwarka by 2025, contract awarded for phase-1". Hindustan Times. 3 January 2018.
  12. ^ Rashid, Omar (10 February 2021). "Three firms to prepare Ayodhya development blueprint". The Hindu.
  13. ^ "WA100 2020: The big list".
  14. ^ Achary, Gouri. "C P Kukreja Architects win the HUDCO Design Awards for HRRL Township, Barmer". Retrieved October 22, 2020.