‘Indian architecture has critical markers for all generations’
The 28th Charles Correa Gold Medal was awarded to a student from Kochi for a project reimagining energy infrastructure as a public civic space. The event in Mumbai focused on the theme of equitability through design.
Why it matters
The award highlights the evolving role of architecture in addressing social infrastructure and public engagement in India.
‘Indian architecture has critical markers for all generations’ left Nondita Correa Mehtrotra in conversation with Quaid Doongereala and Rahul Gore as part of the Jury Discussion during the Charles Correa Gold Medal Award Ceremony in Mumbai. Emmanual Yogini Emmanual Yogini https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/7td16k/article71613497.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/11908_22_10_2026_20_29_33_3_DSC_4862.JPEG EMMANUAL YOGINI MUMBAI 22/10/2026: Nondita Correa Mehtrotra in conversation with Quaid Doongereala and Rahul Gore as a part of the Jury Discussion during the Charles Correa Gold Medal Award Ceremony in Mumbai. Photo: Emmanual Yogini/ The Hindu ‘The State of Architecture — Practices and Processes in India, A Research Framework’ book release leads to conversations around architectural pedagogy, popular engagement, complex issues affecting architecture Mumbai A Kochi-based student of architecture won the 28th Charles Correa Gold Medal in architecture in Mumbai on Thursday (October 22, 2026).
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