Jugal Kishore Choudhury (1918 in Goalpara, Assam[1] - 1998) was an Indian architect and urban planner known for his concrete architectural designs.[2][3][4]
Punjab Engineering College (PEC) academic wing, at Chandigarh, 1953IIT Delhi main building, constructed in 1968Department of Mathematics auditorium, constructed next to the IIT Delhi main building at the same time
He designed the Punjab Engineering College main campus buildings in the 1950's and the IIT Delhi main building and Department of Mathematics auditorium in the 1960's.
Awards and honoursedit
The Government of India awarded the fourth highest Indian civilian honour of Padma Shri in 1977.[5] He is a recipient of the Baburao Mhatre Gold Medal from the Indian Institute of Architects, which he received in 1994.[6] Dalmia Cements, a part of Dalmia Group, has established a forum, Padmashree Jugal Kishore Chowdhury Forum of Excellence, in association with the Jugal Kishore Chowdhury Charitable and Educational Trust[7] and Association of Architects Assam (AAA).[8] The forum has instituted an annual award in Choudhury's name, JKC Award of Excellence for recognizing excellence in architecture.[9]
^"Interview: Manoj Kumar Das". Assam Times. 21 July 2007. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
^ ab"Photographing Delhi's Architecture". Art Slant. 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
^ ab"Concrete masterworks". Business Standard. 6 June 2009. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
^"Remembering Jugal Kishore Chowdhury - A Legendary Indian Architect On His 101st Birth Anniversary". Worldarchitecture.org. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
^(PDF). Padma Shri. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
^. Indian Institute of Architects. 2015. Archived from the original on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
^"New project to protect the 'Ethnic Architecture' of NER". Morung Express. 11 April 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
^"Dalmia Cement Introduces knowledge-sharing platform for Architects" (PDF). Dalmia Cements. 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
^"Dalmia Cement pumps in Rs 2,000 crore for North East business". Economic Times. 17 January 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
External linksedit
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choudhury, jugal, kishore, choudhury, 1918, goalpara, assam, 1998, indian, architect, urban, planner, known, concrete, architectural, designs, jugal, kishore, choudhuryborn1918goalpara, assam, british, indiadied1998occupationarchitectknown, forconcrete, archit. Jugal Kishore Choudhury 1918 in Goalpara Assam 1 1998 was an Indian architect and urban planner known for his concrete architectural designs 2 3 4 Jugal Kishore ChoudhuryBorn1918Goalpara Assam British IndiaDied1998OccupationArchitectKnown forConcrete architectural designsAwardsPadma ShriIIA Baburao Mhatre Gold Medal Contents 1 Biography 2 Awards and honours 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksBiography edit nbsp Punjab Engineering College PEC academic wing at Chandigarh 1953 nbsp IIT Delhi main building constructed in 1968 nbsp Department of Mathematics auditorium constructed next to the IIT Delhi main building at the same timeHe studied at the Sir J J School of Art in Bombay He then continued his studies in England at London University After that he moved to the United States and worked in New York for renowned architect Antonin Raymond He was associated with renowned architects like Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret during they worked in Chandigarh 2 3 He designed the Punjab Engineering College main campus buildings in the 1950 s and the IIT Delhi main building and Department of Mathematics auditorium in the 1960 s Awards and honours editThe Government of India awarded the fourth highest Indian civilian honour of Padma Shri in 1977 5 He is a recipient of the Baburao Mhatre Gold Medal from the Indian Institute of Architects which he received in 1994 6 Dalmia Cements a part of Dalmia Group has established a forum Padmashree Jugal Kishore Chowdhury Forum of Excellence in association with the Jugal Kishore Chowdhury Charitable and Educational Trust 7 and Association of Architects Assam AAA 8 The forum has instituted an annual award in Choudhury s name JKC Award of Excellence for recognizing excellence in architecture 9 See also editMahendra Raj Kuldip Singh architect Shiv Nath Prasad nbsp India portal nbsp Architecture portalReferences edit Interview Manoj Kumar Das Assam Times 21 July 2007 Retrieved 28 June 2015 a b Photographing Delhi s Architecture Art Slant 2015 Retrieved 28 June 2015 a b Concrete masterworks Business Standard 6 June 2009 Retrieved 28 June 2015 Remembering Jugal Kishore Chowdhury A Legendary Indian Architect On His 101st Birth Anniversary Worldarchitecture org Retrieved 22 November 2022 Padma Shri PDF Padma Shri 2015 Archived from the original PDF on 15 October 2015 Retrieved 18 June 2015 Baburao Mhatre Gold Medal Indian Institute of Architects 2015 Archived from the original on 30 June 2015 Retrieved 28 June 2015 New project to protect the Ethnic Architecture of NER Morung Express 11 April 2015 Retrieved 28 June 2015 Dalmia Cement Introduces knowledge sharing platform for Architects PDF Dalmia Cements 2015 Retrieved 28 June 2015 Dalmia Cement pumps in Rs 2 000 crore for North East business Economic Times 17 January 2015 Retrieved 28 June 2015 External links edit nbsp Media related to J K Choudhury at Wikimedia Commons nbsp nbsp This article about an Indian architect is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title J K Choudhury amp oldid 1160914702, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
