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Jugal Kishore Choudhury is an Indian architect and urban planner from Assam,[1] known for his concrete architectural designs.[2][3] He was associated with renowned architects like Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret during they worked in Chandigarh.[2][3] The Government of India awarded the fourth highest Indian civilian honour of Padma Shri in 1977.[4] He is a recipient of the Baburao Mhatre Gold Medal from the Indian Institute of Architects, which he received in 1994.[5] 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[6] and Association of Architects Assam (AAA).[7] The forum has instituted an annual award in Choudhury's name, JKC Award of Excellence for recognizing excellence in architecture.[8]

Jugal Kishore Choudhury
Born
Assam, India
OccupationArchitect
Known forConcrete architectural designs
AwardsPadma Shri
IIA Baburao Mhatre Gold Medal

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ReferencesEdit

  1. ↑ "Interview: Manoj Kumar Das". Assam Times. 21 July 2007. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Photographing Delhi's Architecture". Art Slant. 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Concrete masterworks". Business Standard. 6 June 2009. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "Padma Shri" (PDF). Padma Shri. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "Baburao Mhatre Gold Medal". Indian Institute of Architects. 2015. Archived from the original on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  6. ↑ "New project to protect the 'Ethnic Architecture' of NER". Morung Express. 11 April 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  7. ↑ "Dalmia Cement Introduces knowledge-sharing platform for Architects" (PDF). Dalmia Cements. 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  8. ↑ "Dalmia Cement pumps in Rs 2,000 crore for North East business". Economic Times. 17 January 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015.


   

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