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    Christopher Charles Benninger is an American-Indian architect known for winning the Golden Architect Award. He practices in Pune, India where he founded an architecture school. One of his notable projects is the Mahindra United World College of India, for which he employed his design principles of honesty and expressionism through the use of local materials, a humanistic approach, balancing the design with nature and the community, and using appropriate technology.

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    Christopher Charles Benninger is an American-Indian architect known for winning the Golden Architect Award. He practices in Pune, India where he founded an architecture school. One of his notable projects is the Mahindra United World College of India, for which he employed his design principles of honesty and expressionism through the use of local materials, a humanistic approach, balancing the design with nature and the community, and using appropriate technology.

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    Christopher Charles Benninger is an American-Indian architect known for winning the Golden Architect Award. He practices in Pune, India where he founded an architecture school. One of his notable projects is the Mahindra United World College of India, for which he employed his design principles of honesty and expressionism through the use of local materials, a humanistic approach, balancing the design with nature and the community, and using appropriate technology.

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    Christopher Charles Benninger (CCBA)

    • Christopher Charles Benninger is an American – Indian Architect.


    • He practices architecture in Pune, India and is majorly known as CCBA ( Christopher Charles Benninger
    Architects).
    • Benninger is the 6th architect of India to won Golden Architect Award which known as Great Master Architect
    Award of India.
    • In 2001 he was also honoured for The Aga Khan Award For Architecture for his project of Mahindra United
    World College Of India.

    Pune (पुणे )
    • Pune known as 7th most populous city in India and 2nd largest city in Maharashtra & also rank as most livable city in India several times.
    • Pune is widely regard as 2nd major IT hub in India after Bangalore & also known as oxford of east.

    Top0graphy & Climate Culture & Religion Livelihood


    • The livelihood of Pune city are like
    • Pune lies on western margin of deccan • All religious festival are celebrated in Majorly the IT Hub people lives in
    plateau various part of pune city. Hinjewadi.
    • Mostly famous festival celebrated in • The Sadashiv peth is accommodated by
    Pune is Ganesh Ustav & Christmas. Brahmins.
    • Framers has been living near hilly areas.
    • Now-a-days various township are also
    develop around pune city like Magarpatta
    city, Amanora township, Dsk Dream City,
    • City has an altitude of 560m above sea Nanded City and Many More
    level & confluence of mula and mutha
    river.
    • Pune has tropical wet and dry climate with
    temperature ranging from 20℃ - 28℃.

    • Mostly people live in pune are Hindu


    ,followed by Muslim, and Christian.
    • The peths in pune are accommodated
    by Brahmans, camp by the Christians.

    B.V.D.U College of architecture


    UNIT 5 :Master Architect Sudhanshu R Kamthe , Vidhanraj Salunkhe
    History of Architecture t.y b.arch
    Work Under Shifted to Pune where Won golden Architect
    Joseph Lluis founded center of develop Award known as Great
    Sert study and act Master Architect.

    1942 1966 1971 1976 1983 2000 2001

    Born In Hamilton, US Invited by B.V Wrote theme paper to Honored with Aga Khan
    Doshi where he United Nation (UN) on Award for Mahindra
    founded school of human settlement. United College Of India
    planning

    Christopher Charles Benninger Philosophy


    • Christopher Charles Benninger work with a philosophy that “To Gain Something Beautiful One May Have To Give Up
    Something Beautiful”
    • Which means that one should be punctuate to there work or should scarify there time, things or should come out of there
    comfort zones and work hard passionately.

    Christopher Charles Benninger Design Principles


    1. Honesty And Expressionism 3. Balance with Tradition 5. Balance With Nature
    • Use of material in there form • Use of local Vernacular • Bring the landscape into design & vive versa

    2. Humanism 4. Balance with Community 6. Appropriate Technology


    • Use Of Human Scale As Measuring Stick • The Project should be accessible to • Use of material fabricated and local
    everyone labor force.

    B.V.D.U College of architecture


    UNIT 5 :Master Architect Sudhanshu R Kamthe , Vidhanraj Salunkhe
    History of Architecture t.y b.arch
    Mahindra United World College Of India
    Christopher Charles Benninger Design Principles :
    1. Honesty And Expressionism
    2. Humanism
    3. Balance With Nature.
    4. Balance With Community.
    5. Balance With Nature.
    6. Appropriate Technology.

    1. Honesty & Expressionism. 2. Humanism

    • CCBA used stone masonry in the given project • Charles Benninger has design all the classroom and
    • The stone used in the project were used in various room according to the people who are going to
    there own form which shows the honesty and utilize it or accommodate it like the Classroom with
    express the way he work for his project major opening for natural ventilation While the
    Mahindra United World College residential block close to each other.
    4. Balance With Community
    3. Balance With Nature
    • As the site is in mountainous region local available • Mahindra United schools is has also provided
    materials are Stone, Mangalore tiles ramps for the disabled people to approach each and
    • Which the stone are used for construction & the every corner of built site .
    mangalore tile used as roofing material. • This Shows the architect perspective of design
    which is accessible for each and every person.
    5. Balance With Nature. 6.Appropriate Technology
    • ‘Balance with Nature’ which means that CCBA like • As CCBA used vernacular element in his design like
    to add some landscape element to his design. Stone and mangalore tiles.
    • Like he had provided various open space for sitting , • To construct such building the labour used for
    no. of ground for various activities. construction were also from local village as has
    better knowledge about the thing and construction.

    B.V.D.U College of architecture


    UNIT 5 :Master Architect Sudhanshu R Kamthe , Vidhanraj Salunkhe
    History of Architecture t.y b.arch

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