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C P Kukreja Architects

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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)[1]
National Archives of India[2]
Gautam Buddha University (2012)[3]
Projects[4]Jacob, Shine (21 March 2018). "600 railway stations may bear the stamp of India's top architects soon". Business Standard.[5]
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.[6][7][8]

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.[3]

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.[1] 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.[9]

In 2019, the company acquired the Indian arm of Chicago-based design firm dbHMS.[10]

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.[11]

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.[12]

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