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Indian design company
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)
National Archives of India
Gautam Buddha University (2012)
ProjectsJacob, Shine (21 March 2018). "600 railway stations may bear the stamp of India's top architects soon". Business Standard.
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.

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.

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. 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.

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

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.

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.

Awards

Notable works

References

  1. ^ "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. ^ 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.
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