Innumerable buildings and iconic structures can be credited to the American-Indian architect, Professor Christopher Charles Benninger, the recipient of the John Michael Kohler Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016: The Indian Institute of Management Kolkata, College of Engineering in Pune, YMCA International Camp Nilshi, New towns in Bhutan and Suzlon One Earth Global Headquarters Pune to name a few. A figure of excellence and a celebrated planner, he has lectured in many countries on varied topics surrounding planning and architecture and his firm has received 35 awards and citations to date. On being conferred with this honour, he says,“In many ways John Michael Kohler’s life mirrors mine. He was born in Vienna about a century before me. He migrated from an evolved urban culture to a new frontier, the US; I also moved to India. During the 20th century, he was set to make unique contributions in the country. By the 21st century, I too was prepared to make a difference to this emerging economy.”
the big idea
Ar. Brinda Somaya
Somaya and Kalasmallpa ConsultantsAr. Sarika Shetty
SJK ArchitectsAr. Manish Gulati
M:OFA Studiosbold luxury
Ar. Arpan Shah
MODO DesignsAr.Niels Schoenfelder
Mancini Enterprises Pvt. Ltd.Ar.Niels Schoenfelder
Mancini Enterprises Pvt. Ltd.rebuild & revive
Ar. Monish Paliwal
Monish Paliwal ArchitectsAr. Saurabh Jain
Co.Lab DesignAr. Vishal Shah
Urban Initiativescommunity harmony
Ar. Hiren Patel
Hiren Patel ArchitectsAr. Manish Gulati
M:OFA StudiosAr. Rohan Chavan
RC Architectscommercial
Ar. Tushar Vasudevan
OchreAr. Harsh Vardhan Jain
HVJ-aAr. Rika Chaudhary
Patch Design Studiopublic institution
Ar. Ravindra Kumar
PRAGRUP Architecture|UrbanismAr. Nicola La Noce
Kumar La NoceAr. Prasad Badave
Studio Advaitahospitality
Ar. Akshay Heranjal
The Purple Ink StudioAr. Dhaval Shellugar
FADD StudioAr. Sarika Shetty
SJK Architectsresidential
Ar. Pinkish Shah
S+PS ArchitectsAr. Sangeeta Merchant
SPASM Design ArchitectsAr. Pinkish Shah
S+PS Architectsretail
Ar. Vasanth Packirisamy
Firki StudioAr. Vritima Wadhwa
Project 810